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On the pounding Izu Mountain Road, a young man from Tokyo met a group of artists and they walked together. The young man was attracted by Xun, a pure, lovely, charming and charming dancer who was traveling with him, and a ray of tenderness sprouted in his heart. He seemed to see a ray of light, and his heart, which had been troubled for a long time, suddenly forgot about gains and losses. The stubbornness and awkwardness of the past and the humiliating feeling of being given charity suddenly disappeared. The two have never expressed their feelings, but in the fleeting daily life, they have accumulated feelings of mutual admiration. Full of youthful poetry, the lyricism reveals Kawabata-style sadness, but only lightly. This novel became a masterpiece of Japanese youth literature. The book includes "The Dancing Girl of Izu", "Snow Country", "Years", "Thousands of Cranes", "Thousands of Birds on Blue Waves", "Ancient Capital" and "Beauty and Sorrow". It also comes with the author's chronology, Nobel Prize award speech and speech, and a long introduction by the translator.

Woolf's "A Room of One's Own" was originally based on two lectures. On October 20 and 26, 1928, Woolf came to the University of Cambridge twice from London, delivering lectures on the topic of women and novels at Newnham Women's College and Gorting Women's College respectively. Afterwards, in March 1929, she combined the two speeches into one article, entitled "Women and Novel", and published it in the American magazine "Forum". At this time, her novel "Orlando" was published and she built a small building for herself. Here, she greatly revised and expanded "Women and Novel" and wrote the book "A Room of One's Own".

Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck's famous work "Pancake Flat" is Steinbeck's early work. It was published in 1935 and tells the story of a group of homeless people enjoying life after World War I. This was Steinbeck's first major success, and he began to attract critical attention. It was also from this work that Steinbeck firmly reflected life, portrayed characters, and described the lives of people in the middle and lower classes of society in a delicate style. "Jianbingping" highlights the carefree mood of the homeless people and praises their simplicity and simplicity in extreme poverty. They do not yearn for wealth and hate "the pressure of having property on their backs." All this is in sharp contrast to the greed-ridden capitalist society. When some readers criticized the hobos as an eccentric bunch, Steinbeck responded: "They are people I know and like, good and honest people."

This book is the representative work of Flaubert, the French critical realist novelist. It tells the story of Emma, ​​a peasant girl who received an aristocratic education. She looked down on her husband Bovary, a rural doctor, and dreamed of a legendary love. However, her two affairs not only failed to bring her happiness, but also made her an object of exploitation by loan sharks. In the end, she accumulated so much debt that she had no choice but to commit suicide by taking poison. With a seemingly indifferent attitude, Flaubert very "objectively" revealed the causes and consequences that led to this tragedy, and stated the responsibility that society cannot shirk.

This book is based on Gorky's hometown and uses real people and events as materials to create a flesh-and-blood image of Nilovna, a mother who is constantly awakening. Nilovna is not only a traditional good wife and mother, but also a hero in the revolutionary era. The uniqueness of the novel is that it not only depicts the young people's revolutionary passion and fighting spirit, but also records the mother's gradual awakening and development from a short-sighted housewife to a revolutionary. The changes and development of the mother's character illustrate the wide spread of the proletarian revolutionary spirit and the deep influence of revolutionary truth.

"Human Weakness", Dale Carnegie's masterpiece during his lifetime, the greatest spiritual teacher of the 20th century, is a best-selling tutorial on interpersonal relationships, communication and social interaction around the world. After the book was published in 1936, it immediately became popular all over the world. It has been translated into 58 languages ​​and has sold more than 100 million copies in total. Over the past 80 years, "Human Weakness" has changed the destinies of thousands of people, including many business and political figures, and even several U. S. Presidents. U. S. President John F. Kennedy, investment tycoon Warren Buffett, oil tycoon Rockefeller, Disney, the father of Mickey Mouse, hotel tycoon Hilton, business wizard Jack Ma and other top figures in the world have read, benefited from and highly recommended this book.

"Demons" is the most controversial work of the great Russian writer Dostoevsky. The work created a portrait of the old liberal intellectuals in the 1840s and the radical youth in the early 1970s. Liberal intellectuals represented by Stepan Trofimovich had social conscience and advocated truth, goodness and beauty, but at the same time they were timid and mediocre; social radicals represented by Peter Verkhovinsky opposed the old social order and despised the powerful, but at the same time they were cunning, vicious and shameless. The other protagonist, Stavrogin, is a typical Dostoevsky character. He has a dual personality. On the one hand, he is despicable, dissolute, and an extreme hedonist. His soul and body are far away from Christ, and he lives a devilish life; Stavrogin has a strong sense of guilt, but he is unable to bear his own sins and cannot redeem himself, so he can only eliminate his sins by annihilating his own body-committing suicide. In this world full of evil, there is always some sense of goodness, and a faint light shines brightly or covertly in everyone.

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Greek myths and legends are precious heritage in the treasure house of world literature. They have had a huge impact on world civilization and have been praised by mankind since ancient times. They have inspired novelists, poets, playwrights, painters, sculptors, and musicians of all generations to recreate. Western culture has two pillars, one is the Bible and the other is "Greek Mythology". Being familiar with these two pillars will help understand the origin and development of Western culture.

"Culture does not create people, people create culture." "I have made a choice and will no longer feel guilty about my femininity." In 2012, Adichie was invited by TED to give a speech on feminism, which quickly became popular around the world. "We Should All Be Feminists" is a revised version of this speech. Are feminists unhappy people? A man hater? People who don't like wearing lip gloss and high heels? Starting from her own experience, Adichie corrected some of the stereotypes carried by the word "feminist"; she used a feminist perspective to cut into the life we ​​are accustomed to and tell the common difficulties encountered by women; she borrowed a series of short stories she had personally experienced and witnessed in Nigeria and the United States to highlight the gender bias in the culture and inspire people to work together to build a more gender-equal future.

Zhongtian's Reading China series, a 20-year classic, has sold millions of copies, covering Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Xiamen, Chengdu, and Wuhan. If you understand the city, you will understand ourselves!

This book is known as the pioneer work of stream-of-consciousness novels. The book is divided into eighteen chapters. Its internal structure is closely related to Homer's "The Odyssey". Each chapter has its own unique writing skills and corresponds to a story theme of "The Odyssey". The characters and plots also correspond to the "Odyssey" at different levels. In 2000, some important British and American media unanimously listed "Ulysses" as one of the most influential masterpieces in the world in the 20th century.

It includes four masterpieces: "Clown's Flower", "Girl's Disciple", "Cherry" and "Disqualification in the World: Sunset", including short and medium-sized novels, essays and warnings, and private novels, highlighting the writer's creative achievements in various periods.

This book is a collection of Huaben and Huahua novels compiled by Feng Menglong in the late Ming Dynasty. It is collectively called "Three Words" together with the other two collections of novels compiled by him, "Yu Shi Ming Yan" and "Awakening Shi Heng Yan". "Jingshi Tongyan" contains forty novels written in the Song, Yuan and Ming dynasties. All works have been processed by Feng Menglong to varying degrees, and some have even been rewritten. Some of them can be definitely referred to as Feng Menglong's personal works, such as "Old Disciple Repays His Gratitude in Three Lives" and so on. Most of these forty novels are "cautionary" works, and nearly half of them reflect love and marriage and family changes caused by love and marriage. In addition, there are some works in "Warning Words" that express traditional themes such as friendship, chivalry, joys and sorrows, intelligence, anecdotes, etc. The contents may be touching, the plots may be tortuous, or they may be humorous, and most of them can teach and inspire people.

Pip lost his parents at an early age and grew up in loneliness, dependent on his sister and brother-in-law. When he was seven years old, he happened to meet a fugitive in a cemetery and stole food from the house to give to the fugitive. A few years later, a famous lawyer in London suddenly visited. He was entrusted by an anonymous person to send Pip to London for further study. After arriving in London, Pip's life has undergone earth-shaking changes. He is full of joy and thinks that he has a great future, so he begins to alienate his former friends. However, when his behind-the-scenes benefactor appears, Pip's fate reverses again... Pip's growth experience is like a mirror, allowing every reader to see his or her own soul.

"John Christophe" (four volumes) contains ten volumes in total, telling the story of the protagonist John Christophe's struggle in a society full of vulgarity and strife. From the awakening of his musical talent in his teenage years to his unruly personality in his youth, he suffered the ups and downs of life, including lovelorn, unemployment, betrayal, and separation. Finally, with his persistence in music and his love for life, he found peace in life amidst the hardships.

This book contains a total of 19 short stories and short stories by Mark Twain, among which "One Million Pounds", "Running for Governor", and "The Story of a Californian" are the most famous. "One Million Pounds" is currently included in Chinese language textbooks and is a pearl among Mark Twain's many short stories. The protagonist Henry in "Million Pounds" is a poor American young man who wanders to England. He was accidentally chosen by two rich men and became the person who won one million pounds in the bet. One of the rich men bet that Henry would starve to death in the streets within 30 days, and the other bet that he would not starve to death. In the exaggerated money-oriented society at that time, Henry's life also changed drastically because of this sudden check of one million.

"Moby-Dick" is a representative novel by the American novelist, essayist and poet Herman Melville. It tells the story of Captain Ehab of the whaling ship - he is determined to hunt down the ferocious and intelligent white whale Moby Dick who bit off one of his legs. After sailing almost all over the world, he finally encounters Moby Dick. After three days of hard tracking, he hit the beluga with a harpoon, but his ship was hit by the whale and was tangled in the whale rope and taken into the sea. In the end, he and the whole crew died together with the white whale, and only sailor Ishmael was saved. "Moby-Dick" has become a classic of world marine literature with its substantial ideological content, epic scale, and mature and thoughtful writing style.

A classic of romantic literature and a masterpiece of historical novels by Alexandre Dumas. A chivalrous historical legend and a boy's growth story. During the reign of King Louis XIII of France, Cardinal Richelieu had great power. In order to sow discord between the king and the queen, he carefully arranged a series of conspiracies and used the femme fatale Milady to achieve his goals. The young d'Artagnan and his three loyal and courageous Musketeer friends risked their lives for the dignity of the king and queen, and started a battle of courage and resourcefulness with this series of conspiracies and this femme fatale who should not be underestimated...

"The Shackles of Life" is a recognized masterpiece by the British writer Somerset Maugham, and it is also an autobiographical novel. Since the book came out, it has been adapted for the big screen three times and was selected as one of the "Top 100 English Novels of the 20th Century". The protagonist Philip in the book has lived an unfortunate life since he was a child. Both of his parents died, he was born lame, and he spent his childhood in a strange and oppressive environment. When he entered society, he experienced the pain of disillusioned ideals and the pain of love. Although he suffered a lot, he never gave up on himself, but moved forward resolutely on the more bumpy road of life. After going through various hardships, Philip finally got rid of the shackles that had restricted his mind and spirit before, and found a direction in life that suited him.

Descartes's masterpiece is also his creation for the public in French rather than Latin. The book is divided into six parts: 1. Views on various disciplines; 2. Several principles for the author's pursuit of this method; 3. Several codes of conduct derived from this method; 4. Reasons used by the author to prove the existence of God and the existence of the human soul; 5. A series of physical problems that the author has studied; 6. What the author believes must be done to further advance natural research, and the reasons that prompted him to write this book. This book is recognized as the manifesto of modern philosophy and has set up the banner of rationalist epistemology. It was precisely based on these methods that Descartes "slowly raised himself to the level that his intelligence and life allowed" and invented important tools for the development of modern science such as analytic geometry and the rectangular coordinate system. This edition also includes a selection of Descartes' early letters.

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In the past, roses were fragrant because of celebrities, but today people only hold the name of roses. "The Name of the Rose" is Umberto Eco's masterpiece, known as the ancestor of "cryptographic mystery novels". In Japan, a country with great mystery literature, it was even selected as the first place in the overall evaluation list of the "This Mystery Novel is Amazing" award since its establishment 20 years ago. Thirty years after publication, the author has made some revisions and deletions in response to feedback from readers about the Latin citations and the extensive knowledge background. In order to enrich the reading experience, the newly revised edition will also include the article "Notes on the Name of the Rose". "The Name of the Rose" takes place in a medieval monastery. The monk William and his disciple Adso came to the monastery to prepare for the mediation between the emperor and the pope. As soon as the two arrived, a murder occurred in the monastery. William, who is good at reasoning, was entrusted by the dean to investigate, but the murders did not stop, and one person died every day. The maze-like library in the monastery holds many secrets. When the secret is revealed, the truth about the murder is also revealed. Finally, the monastery was destroyed in a fire.

Kanoko Okamoto said: "Novel is my first love." But before traveling in Europe, Kanoko Okamoto had never been involved in novel writing. Three years before her death, at the age of 47, she began to be active in the literary world as a novelist. In just three years, she has left many popular works. After her death, the fireworks-like creative process triggered an upsurge of mourning in the Japanese literary world, and people re-understood this legendary writer in mourning. Kawabata Yasunari lamented: "After Okamoto's death, her reputation as a writer has increased day by day." "Okamoto Kanoko" is a collection of novels written by Kanoko Okamoto, including 10 short stories and short stories. Kanoko Okamoto's writing style is smooth and delicate. Although modern, it is unique in the era in which she lives. She tells stories that are either warm or gloomy in a calm manner.

A passionate book written by Winterson, the author of "Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit". Hot contemporary British writers: In terms of aura and talent, few writers can compare with Janet Winterson! Writer Zhou Jianing polished the translation to present the charm of the original work! What kills love? Just this: ignore. When you stand in front of me I don't see you, I don't think of you for the smallest things, I don't clear the roadblocks for you, I don't set the table for you. I choose you out of habit, not desire, and never stop when I pass the flower shop. Not washing the dishes, not making the bed, ignoring you during the day and taking advantage of you at night. Kissing you on the cheek but longing for someone else; speaking your name but turning a deaf ear, assuming it is mine and can be called upon at will.

Patrice Yuhei, a Japanese-French child born in Paris, accidentally discovered a memoir about family stories written by his grandfather Yutaro Arimori, a physicist who immigrated to the United States after World War II. Patrice decided to learn Japanese with a friend to decipher it, and translated the contents of the memoir into French for her elderly mother Makiko. This mysterious memoir written in Japanese tells the story of the five generations of the Arimori family living at the foot of Mount Fuji, the "Mountain of Fire", from before the Meiji Restoration to Japan's defeat in the Pacific War, until the ups and downs of the 21st century. The novel is centered on this memoir, interspersed with the stories of Yutaro's five sisters, the writings of Yutaro's father, Genichiro Arimori, a geologist who has long studied Mount Fuji, and the phone calls and letters exchanged between Patrice and his friends, showing the lamentable fate of a large family for several generations.

A classic work that reflects on youth and confusion; a representative work of Japanese post-war rogue literary writer Dazai Osamu; Lin Shaohua's new translation, which uses the Chinese translation of "Human Disqualification" for the first time, the most authoritative translation among 17 versions; includes "Setting Sun" and "Human Disqualification", the top works of Japanese post-war literature; Japanese writer Li Changsheng has included them in the eleven must-read Japanese literature; "Setting Sun" is about the declining aristocracy and life like the sunset. Does the destruction of old morality lead to the emergence of new morality? Kazuko and her mother gave up their home in Nishikata Town, Tokyo, and moved to this slightly Chinese-style villa in Izu in early December of the year Japan surrendered unconditionally. However, life was not quiet, and my mother fell ill. This noble family has begun to decline. "Setting Sun", which is the culmination of Dazai's literature, describes the psychological transition of a member of a declining aristocratic family, interweaves the perspective of hope and disappointment in life, and stirs up a new life of loneliness. It is known as "Japan's Cherry Orchard". It set a best-selling record for post-war literary works, and the term "Setting Sun Clan" became widely known as a synonym for declining aristocrats. "Human Disqualification" describes human disqualification, that is, the loss of human qualifications. It depicts the protagonist Ye Zang from adolescence to middle age, experiencing the harshness of the world, indulging in wine and sex, and finally destroying himself. "The Disqualification of Man" written by Osamu Dazai before his death can be said to be a self-portrait of his entire life. From it, we can see his step-by-step process of losing his qualifications as a human being from a sentimental boy. It is known as the "immortal masterpiece" in the Japanese literary world and the "final settlement" of Dazai's literature.

A collection of novels, published in 1941, including seven short stories. Among them, "The Garden of Forking Paths" is Borges's most well-known work. It is a "detective novel in which the reader sees the implementation process and all the preparations for a crime." The spy Yu Zhun evaded the tracking of British officers and sneaked into the home of Sinologist Albert. He and Albert talked about a messy novel manuscript called "The Garden of Forking Paths", and suddenly shot and killed Albert, thereby successfully passing the intelligence to the Germans. The "novel-garden-maze" context first appeared in Borges's works and became a keyword in his art. The understanding of different sequences of time that are parallel, divergent, converging, or intertwined is integrated into writing, and endless possibilities arise from this.

"The Age of Innocence" is the representative work of the famous American writer Edith Wharton, which won the 1921 Pulitzer Prize. The film of the same name is directed by Martin Scorsese and stars Daniel Day-Lewis, Michelle Pfeiffer, Winona Ryder and others. The main plot of the book takes place in the upper class society of New York in the late 1870s and early 1880s. It was the place where Wharton spent her childhood and youth, where she grew up, entered society, became engaged and disengaged, and then married Edward Wharton of Boston, where she spent the first few years of her marriage. Forty years later, as a novelist, she looks back at the society that raised her and restrained her. Her feelings are complex, with both cordial attachment and sober criticism.

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Dazai uses his own experience of a suicide attempt on the Kamakura Koshiko Dosaki Coast as the material to reproduce the various world phenomena of the protagonist Oba Haizou among selfish adults after his failure to die for love in multiple dimensions. The writer uses experimental techniques to observe the pettiness and ugliness of human nature, weaving his own extensive sensibility and subjective hesitation and uneasiness. How can we save ourselves on this giant ship of life? Through naked writing, writers provide the possibility of a new life for people who are tired of complex interpersonal relationships.

After the Great Kanto Earthquake, Japan in the early Showa era was in the midst of a transformation involving the replacement of the old with the new and the integration of the East and the West. As one of the centers of kabuki culture and Shitamachi, Asakusa saw a large influx of actors and wandering girls. Human traffickers roam the streets, and parks and open spaces are populated by gang members, orphans, and scores of homeless men and women. The protagonist comes from out of town. When he was roaming Asakusa, he met members of the youth gang "Red Band". Under the leadership of the leader Yumiko, he visited the streets of Asakusa, which was at the forefront of the times at that time. The protagonist examines the daily lives of these people with a distant and calm gaze, describing the destruction and establishment, beauty and ugliness, glitz and poverty of Tokyo in that era, and also faintly conveys Kawabata's uneasiness about the current situation as an anti-war opponent.

Sakumi's father died suddenly of cerebral thrombosis, and her sister Mayu died in a car accident while drunk driving after taking sleeping pills. Therefore, she formed a strange new family with her mother, her half-brother Yuio, her cousin Mikiko, and her mother's childhood best friend Junko, living under the same roof. One day, Sakumi hit her head on her way to work and lost part of her memory. After that, she began to date her sister's boyfriend Ryuichiro, but the memory of her sister Mayu always lingered around them. At the same time, her younger brother Yuono starts to skip school for some reason, her mother has a new boyfriend, and her long-lost student friend Eiko suddenly breaks into her life... Although sadness is inevitable, Sakumi gradually discovers that time is as beautiful as nectar.

"The Complete Collection of Nabokov's Short Stories" is the first complete collection of the literary master Nabokov's short stories in the country. 68 Short stories in different styles, edited by Nabokov's son Dmitry in chronological order. The man at the desk at night is disturbed by an uninvited guest, who turns out to be a wood elf from his hometown; the long-lost son reunites with his mother, but appears at an extremely embarrassing moment; the exiled barber named "Razor" shaves the man who once persecuted him; the groom has to report the bride's death to his father-in-law after the honeymoon; A shy dreamer makes a soul-deal with the devil... In these dark and magical stories, Nabokov perfectly demonstrates dazzling novel techniques, wild imagination and intellectual games, and fascinating insights into the unavoidable ambiguity and loss in life. They are called "the miracle of English literature".

Baba Yaga is a witch, but does not belong to the group of witches; she can be both a good person and an evil person; she is a mother and the murderer of her daughter; she is a woman, but does not have and has never had a husband; she lends a helping hand and plots conspiracy; she is expelled from human society, but she also communicates with humans; she is a warrior, but she also does housework; she is a "dead person", but she is also alive She can fly, but is also tied to the ground; she is just an "accidental character", but she is also a key stop on the protagonist's journey to happiness: the "polite" and "rude" protagonists stop in front of her hut. They eat and drink, take a comfortable bath, listen to her advice, take away the magic gift she gave, and then disappear without a trace. Translated into more modern language, she is a dissident, an exile, a loser, a recluse, a spinster, an ugly creature. Her image relies on oral tradition, is the result of a collective creation, and serves as a collective mirror. Her life story begins in better times, when she was the Golden Barba, Mother Earth. Later, she became an outcast scarecrow, but still ruled the people with her tricks. Now, she huddles in the hut and suffers for days, like an embryo in the womb or a corpse in a coffin. No one knocked on her door again with flowers and chocolates.

A Room of One's Own: Mr. Bennett and Mrs. Brown and Others is based on two lectures. On October 20 and 26, 1928, Woolf came to the University of Cambridge twice from London, delivering lectures on the topic of women and novels at Newnham Women's College and Gorting Women's College respectively. Afterwards, in March 1929, she combined the two speeches into one article, entitled "Women and Novel", and published it in the American magazine "Forum". Later, she greatly revised and expanded "Women and Novel" and wrote the book "Room".

De Botton's only work about the wisdom of religion calls on everyone to learn something from religion for their own use and to comfort their souls. The world invented religion out of two core needs. These two needs are endless and secular society has not yet been able to respond particularly effectively. First, although humans have deep-rooted selfish thoughts and violent impulses, we ultimately need to live harmoniously together in social groups; second, we need to deal with various pains in life, whether it is frustration in the workplace, troubles in interpersonal relationships, the loss of loved ones, or dying of old age. Human beings are too prone to disasters. God may be dead, but the burning questions that once prompted us to establish Him still linger and still demand solutions. One can certainly remain a staunch atheist, but one can also find that religion can be useful, interesting, and comforting from time to time. Each religion has its own way of preaching and preaching, improving morality, creating community spirit, using art and architecture, inspiring believers to travel far to seek the Dharma, tempering their thoughts and inspiring wisdom, motivating people to be grateful for the beauty of spring, etc. Even after the core teachings of religion are abandoned, many specific contents of religion still retain their beneficial significance, and we should draw nourishment from them without shame to enrich secular life outside the sect.

"Living Posthumous Works" is Musil's "personal posthumous work" that was "personally published while he was still alive". It includes some short narrative works, such as "Flypaper" and "Looking at Sheep from a Different Eye", etc. These narrative works are also the embodiment of the spirit of essays. Through the observation of subtle and "tiny" objects, they show the author's thinking about the microcosm of life and soul. These microcosms are a reflection of the background of the big era. Therefore, their value may not be less than that of works with a larger caring perspective.

The content of this book includes wolf, female goat and kid, little mouse, little rooster and cat, picky heron, little rabbit, weasel and cat, mouse and oyster, gardener and bear, two pigeons, monkey and cat, man and snake, little mouse and owl, old cat and little mouse, etc.

65-year-old Harold has been unknown all his life. His son died young and his wife Maureen separated from him. On a Tuesday, Harold received a farewell letter from an old friend. For this reason, he embarked on a pilgrimage to save his friend - as long as I leave, Queenie can survive! A man, 65 years old, 87 days, 627 miles, across the whole of England. "I have done nothing in my life, and now I finally try something. I must complete this journey." This is an adventure started by a farewell letter, and it is also a spiritual journey across time and space. Harold's journey into nature is also a journey that allows him to delve into the darkest corners of himself.

When they were twelve years old, Sam and Sadie met in the playroom of a children's hospital. Their love for video games brought them into each other's world, and a friendship that lasted 609 hours ended in a misunderstanding. Eight years later, they met again at a subway station. Sparks sparked again between the two smart and interesting souls, and they joined hands to establish an independent game studio that would become a legend in the future. In their hottest years, they became people whose profession was to create the world. They experienced the brightest moments that attracted much attention, and the dark years of sadness and helplessness. They never gave up their ideals of vigorous growth, nor could they escape the betrayal of their own hearts...

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"Watermark: Essays on Venice" is Brodsky's most witty, elegant and charming portrait of Venice, the most beautiful city. It captures every aspect of the city, from its waterways, streets, and buildings to its politics and people, customs and even traditional cuisine, fully displaying the natural and humanistic charm of Venice. What's more important is that this city has become a part of Brodsky's life experience and is inseparable from his flesh and blood. "Watermark" is the most beautiful and classic of all the narratives about Venice in the 20th century. It is Brodsky's only prose work that has been published in a single book. It has also become the poet's most sold and translated literary work.

"Ada or Eros" is the pinnacle work of Vladimir Nabokov, the author of "Lolita" and the master of novels. It was written in Nabokov's later years. It is the longest of all his works and one of the novels that he attaches most importance to. It forms an incomparable trilogy with "Lolita" and "Dark Fire". The story takes place on a planet called "Counterland". In the summer of 1884, 14-year-old Van Veen visited his aunt's house in Aldis Manor and met his two cousins ​​for the first time - 12-year-old Ada and 8-year-old Lucette. Fan and Ada are attracted to each other, and thus begin a life-long affair shrouded in the family's confusing historical background. They also accidentally involve Lucette in their fiery wheel of destiny. Nabokov used his skillful novel techniques to build a complicated labyrinth of words, incorporating his experience of passion and philosophy about time to construct an endless life story.

The moment you become an adult, you also understand Of Mice and Men. Nobel Prize-winning work, a true American national novel! The first of the top ten reading classics for American high school students. Bibliography of compulsory high school courses in European and American countries. "Guardian" 100 life classics. "One hundred of the best novels" (voted by librarians across the United States) "The most challenging books of the 21st century" (National Library Association) "British's 100 favorite novels" (British BBC) Recommended reading list for the TOEFL test. In the history of human literature, "Of Mice and Men" uses a short and concise fable to describe the beauty and cruelty of human existence in the world. It is a landmark classic in the history of Western literature in the 20th century! It has been published in more than 200 languages, triggering a fierce copyright battle in the history of American publishing. A friendship as golden as a mirage. Homeless workers George and Lennie are good friends who grew up together. Lennie, who has a mind like a child, keeps getting into trouble, and George has to take him on the run. The two have always dreamed of owning a piece of land of their own, where they could grow alfalfa and raise Lennie's beloved rabbits without ever being evicted. But when they finally stopped wandering, their dreams came to an end...

Don't despair, and don't despair because you don't feel hopeless. --Kafka Kafka started keeping diaries in 1910, and until 1923, this was also the most creative period in his life. Compared with his novels, he is more candid and free in his diary, allowing us to have a glimpse of his unique and rich inner world. This book collects Kafka's diaries written from 1910 to 1913. During this period, he recorded conflicts with his father, inner struggle between writing and work, interest in Jewish history, acquaintance with his lover Phyllis, etc. At the same time, it also allows us to see fragments of his inspiration, unfinished manuscripts, and his complete weakness and loneliness in his heart. This version is based on the German version compiled by Brod and is a classic translation by the famous German translator Ji Jianmei. The text is carefully annotated, the index title is listed in the table of contents, and the manuscripts and graffiti are included. Enter Kafka's real life in this authoritative reading.

"The Essays of Montaigne" concentrates on Montaigne's rich humanistic thoughts. It consists of three volumes. It is the world's first collection of essays and is known as one of the three major philosophical prose classics in modern Europe. In the following hundreds of years, it was translated into many languages ​​and became popular around the world. It has endured for a long time. "Montaigne's Essays" selects 50 world-renowned classic essays. It is rich in content and plentiful, and profoundly reveals various confusions and problems in life. It can be called a "philosophy book of life". Montaigne constantly self-analyzes and introspects in the article, answering our questions and solving difficulties. Every line of words projects a positive and intelligent attitude towards life, and also teaches us an art of life.

"The Decameron" (1348-1353) is the first realist masterpiece in the history of European literature. The work begins with a prologue, describing what happened to ten young men and women who took refuge in a villa in the countryside against the background of the plague in Florence. Each of the ten young people told a story every day, and a total of one hundred stories were told in ten days, hence the name "The Decameron". Each story is of different lengths and all-inclusive in content, and humanistic thought is the main thread running through the book.

"Walden" is not only a quiet, tranquil, and wise book, but also a fresh, healthy, and inspiring book. The book starts with spring, goes through summer, autumn and winter, and ends with spring, which seems to indicate the cycle of life. The end is the starting point, and the starting point is also the end. This is the case with all things, starting over and over again. The book is full of the author's thoughts on nature, life, human nature and many other issues, as well as his unremitting efforts to reshape himself and explore the true meaning of life in the process of close contact with nature. The words shine with the light of tranquility, tranquility and wisdom, inspiring generations of readers.