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Beauty and Curse

Beauty and Curse

General Fiction

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246K0

Published in 1922, "The Beautiful and the Damned" is Fitzgerald's second novel, which depicts the First World War and the early 1920s, the New York coffee communes of the Jazz Age and the elites of the eastern United States. As in his other novels, the characters in this work are complex, especially those involving marriage and intimacy, while the book's intellectual and literary quality reaches a high level. The Beautiful and the Damned tells the story of Anthony Page, a high-society celebrity in the 1910s and potential heir to a tycoon's estate, and his courtship and relationship with Gloria Gilbert. This book describes Anthony's brief military camp life during World War I, the couple's postwar life having fun in New York, and Anthony's later alcoholism.

Tasmania

Tasmania

General Fiction

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131K0

This book is a novel published in 2022 by Paolo Giordano, an Italian writer and winner of the Strega Literary Award. This is a rich and profound novel. It follows the protagonist walking on the streets of Rome, Italy, the climate summit in Paris, France, Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan, and even the distant Guadeloupe. He talks with meteorologists, physicists, journalists and atomic bomb survivors, trying to show the current moment. It explores the complexity of the world, the spiritual crisis of contemporary people, and explores the dangerous future facing human society. It is a literary work with realistic concern and topical significance. It was praised by the media as "a novel that truly belongs to our times" and won the 2023 French André Malraux Literary Award.

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Au

General Fiction

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315K0

Through Maslova's ordeal and Nekhludoff's appeal process, "Resurrection" extensively and profoundly criticizes the corruption and darkness of courts, prisons, and bureaucracies. It exposes the extravagant and luxurious life of the feudal ruling class and the cruelty and inhumanity of reactionary officials. It tears off the hypocrisy of the official church, reflects the bankruptcy of the countryside and the poverty of farmers, and outlines a social picture of a serfdom Russia that is on the verge of collapse. It has been listed as a recommended reading for middle school students by the Ministry of Education many times.

Pain Department

Pain Department

General Fiction

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119K0

Coming from a country that no longer exists, being taught a language that was fragmented, I stuck out my tongue like a dragon in a fairy tale, and it bifurcated: Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, Slovenian, Macedonian... Can a language so painful, a language that has never learned to describe reality as complex as one's inner experience of reality, be able to tell a story? It was always like this in the beginning. Or that. They did that, went there, and then came to Holland. The exile narrative is undated. Too many things happened in the short "post-war" period, and their psychological clocks broke under the pressure. Everything is broken. Place and time are divided into "before" and "after", life is divided into "here" and "there". They are suddenly without witnesses, parents, family, friends, or even the usual people with whom they can reconstruct their lives. Without these reliable intermediaries, they are thrown back into themselves. In a mediatized world, nothing is real. Memories pass through many intermediaries, taking the form of a Juliette Binoche or a red, white and blue woven bag, translating my personal pain into my language. Only this one thing is true. Pain is silent, useless, but the only true witness.

The Death of Ivan Ilyich (chinese Translation of World Literature Masterpieces Series)

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46K0

Judge Ivan Ilyich, who originally lived a "pleasant and decent" life, suddenly suffered from a terminal illness. The approaching shadow of death was the beginning of his soul awakening. His originally beautiful life became meaningless. He doubted doctors, resented God, and was jealous of his wife and daughter. He suffered physical pain, mental doubts and fear of death, and began to reflect on life and life. The novel uses line drawing to delicately and truly show the extreme psychological process of his gradual approach to death. The style is concise and the details are full of irony and expressiveness. It is the pinnacle of death literature and a masterpiece that shows Tolstoy's constant self-reflection and self-observation and analyzes the secrets of human spiritual life. This novel narrates the history of an ordinary person. As the book says, the life history of Ivan Ilyich is the simplest, most ordinary, and most terrible.

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Literature

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121K0

"Pillow Grass", "Hojo Chronicles" and "Turancao" are considered as "Japan's Three Great Essays", and "The Tale of Genji" are combined as "Twin Jewels of Heian Literature", setting the precedent for Japanese essay literature. Seishonagon wrote down his experiences and experiences in the palace of the empress in the form of essays, including royal life, relationships between men and women, life experiences, mountains, rivers, flowers and plants, etc., All written in a sensitive and elegant way, which is fascinating and is recognized by Japanese academic circles as a model of essay literature. The works involve geographical features, vegetation, flowers and birds, inner emotions, and life interests, reflecting the author's delicate observation and aesthetic taste. Chen Dewen's translation is published for the first time in China.

Selected Short Stories of O. Henry

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205K0

This book collects 33 classic short stories in total that express his creative characteristics, such as "The Gift of the Magi", "The Police and the Hymn", "Devotion of Love" and "The Last Vine Leaf". His works have witty language, twists and turns in plots and unique style. He truly outlines all aspects of life with humorous strokes and presents us with the colorful social reality during the great changes in the United States. The joys, sorrows and joys of ordinary people, as well as the taste of life, are vividly reflected in his writings, vividly reflecting the tragic and embarrassing fate of a considerable number of people in the society at that time.

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Literature

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To be disqualified in the human world is to lose the qualifications to be a human being. It consists of five parts: preface, first notebook, second notebook, third notebook, and postscript. The preface and postscript are narrated in the author's tone, and the three notebooks are narrated in the tone of the protagonist Ye Zang. The protagonist Ye Zang is timid and cowardly, afraid of worldly emotions and does not understand the complex thoughts of human beings. He then entertains others through comedy and hides his true self. Later, I discovered that drinking and having fun seemed to be a better way to escape the world, so I lived a wild life all day long, numbing myself through alcohol, drugs, and women, and eventually led to destruction. He was tortured by the most real pain of being a human being. He spent his whole life seeking love and avoiding love under self-weariness, and in the end he could only destroy himself.

Your Anton: Essays on Chekhov's Letters (the Man in the Box: the Collected Works of Chekhov)

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127K0

A total of more than 300 Chekhov's letters and essays have been selected and translated. Chekhov was modest by nature, did not like to talk eloquently, and rarely wrote critical articles. However, his views on literature and art, his observation of the world, and his evaluation of celebrities of his time are all scattered in letters and essays. Chekhov rarely expressed emotion in his personal letters. Instead, he complained about trivial matters, complained about lack of money, and ridiculed himself like ordinary people. He was seriously ill all year round, but rarely showed sadness; he loved nature, liked sledding, and raised a meerkat; he made various plans, such as planting 60 cherry trees and 80 apple trees, and publishing 1,000 kinds of books. The essay part contains Chekhov's creative reflections, recording the moments of inspiration, from which the prototypes of many masterpieces can be seen. Philosophical and interesting, humorous and venomous.

The Top Ten Masterpieces in the World That Must Be Read in a Lifetime: Robinson Crusoe (youth Edition)

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101K0

Let's experience life on an isolated desert island together! The young British man Robinson embarked on a sailing journey, but unexpectedly ended up on a desert island and began a long and arduous life on the island... This is a widely circulated and influential literary masterpiece, which reflects the strong enterprising spirit and enlightenment consciousness of mankind. Through this novel, the author created a typical image of Robinson Crusoe who dared to take risks and pioneer. Robinson became a hero in the minds of teenagers at that time and was the first ideal explorer image in Western literature.

Walking Reverie

Walking Reverie

Literature

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77K0

Rousseau's "Rambles" was written in older French. Some of the things he described have disappeared, and some of the words he used are no longer in use. In addition, his works are quite personal and philosophical, so it is easy to have different understandings when reading or translating them.

American Notes

American Notes

Literature

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159K0

"American Notes" is a travelogue rich in literary and historical value. From the beginning of January to the end of June 1842, Dickens, his wife and friends conducted a six-month visit to the United States. They visited not only international metropolises such as Washington, New York, Philadelphia, and Boston, but also some little-known small towns at the time such as Cincinnati, Hartford, Worcester, and West Point. He wrote down what he saw, heard and felt at that time in this travelogue. This travelogue is a rare reference for examining the customs and customs of American society in the 19th century.

Romance of the West Chamber (chinese and English)

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100K0

"The Romance of the West Chamber" describes the story of Cui Yingying, a Miss Xiangguo, and Zhang Sheng, a scholar, who met by chance at Pujiu Temple, fell in love at first sight, went through hardships, and finally got married.

Journey to the West Commentary

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This book is based on the tablets collected by Jin Provincial Book Industry Gongji in Wuchen, the 13th year of Qianlong's reign (1748), with proofreading and annotations. It is the first compiled version of Zhang Shushen's commentary on "Journey to the West" to be published. Professor Yuan Shishuo, a well-known ancient literature research expert, was specially invited to write a foreword to guide the reading path of "Journey to the West" and reveal the essence of "Journey to the West".

Criticism

Criticism

Literature

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15K0

"On Criticism" is Pope's first important work. It is a long poem written in heroic couplet. The poem provides valuable suggestions for literary criticism and creation, represents Pope's literary philosophy, and is still helpful to current literature lovers. "On Criticism" has the author's usual wit and wit, and many of its famous sentences have become English idioms.

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Literature

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140K03

As night fell, a general who had been kicked out by his master came to Rashomon. Born in troubled times, Rashomon has not been repaired all year round. Now it has become a terrifying place where corpses are piled up and crows gather. The family will be homeless. If he wants to survive, he has to do whatever it takes, but he can't make up his mind. When he was hesitating, he found an old woman pulling out the dead man's hair inside the door. The family general was horrified, and after careful questioning, he learned that the old woman was forced by life and had no choice but to do this. The general was greatly touched after hearing this, and finally made up his mind, snatched the old woman's clothes and fled from Rashomon without trace. The novel is exquisitely conceived and has a tortuous plot. It describes the choices made by people at the bottom of society when faced with life and death. It conveys the author's thoughts on human nature and is thought-provoking. This book collects the most representative short stories and short stories by Akutagawa Ryunosuke. Although some works have been published for nearly a hundred years, they still have tenacious vitality and have been repeatedly sought after and praised by the world. In the 1950s, "Rashomon" was put on the movie screen by Akira Kurosawa. The film of the same name won the "Oscar Award for Best Foreign Language Film" and received great praise around the world.

The Biography of Fude

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Volde, now translated as Voltaire (1694-1778), was a French bourgeois Enlightenment thinker, philosopher, historian, and writer. "The Biography of Fulde" is one of the many biographies of the biographer Mauroa. Moroa's literary achievements are especially reflected in his biography. The biographies he wrote have vivid characters, interesting plots and the flavor of novels. He can be said to have made innovations in the way he wrote biographies. His works are known as some of the best biographies in the French literary garden, including "The Life of Fude".

The Embarrassment in Our Hearts (gu Zhen Xiaojian·ai Guided Edition)

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Understanding of literature and his own creative experience, this book allows us to see the author's valuable experience and true thoughts during his decades of creation. At the same time, he also did not shy away from talking about his life past, including his childhood memories, the scenery of his hometown and the relationship between his relatives, which shows the growth trajectory of a writer.

Collection of Kawabata Yasunari's Classic Works (set of 3 Volumes in Total)

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270K01

The beauty of Japan is popular all over the world, and Yasu Kawabata is indispensable for its success. He regards beauty as his "belief" and uses beautiful words to expand the realm of aesthetics. His thoughts gradually matured and were scattered in many essays, making it difficult for ordinary readers to get a full picture. Mr. Chen Dewen, a famous translator and scholar, has studied Kawabata Yasunari for decades, carefully sorted out, integrated and translated this book, which completely and accurately presents Kawabata's aesthetic ideological system and presents the essence of Japanese oriental aesthetics in a textbook style. People with high emotional intelligence, simply put, have strong empathy. The first thing is to have a keen sense of perception and be able to distinguish between beauty and ugliness. Reading Kawabata's prose is like communicating with Kawabata Yasumimoto himself, listening directly to the gentle words of this Eastern soul known as "the most sensitive and most understanding of beauty", and understanding the mystery of the beauty of Japan and the East.

The Top Ten Classics in the World That You Must Read in Your Lifetime: Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea (youth Edition)

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102K0

By tracking "sea monsters", this book depicts magical underwater worlds for us. There are underwater plains, underwater forests, underwater cemeteries, pearl worlds, sunken continents and ancient castles... Of course, in addition, the novel also shows us a variety of confusing and magical fish worlds. At the same time, Verne also used his magical pen to set up many thrilling scenes for us, making the whole novel ups and downs and exciting.

Leaves of Grass (selected Translations of Famous Works)

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"Leaves of Grass" is a strange book. From content to form, it subverts the European poetry creation model followed by American poets before it, and it is a conscious subversion. Although it has been controversial and criticized since its publication, it is revered as the birth mark of authentic American poetry and is one of the most important poetry collections in the history of world literature in the 19th century. This translation was translated by translator Zou Zhongzhi based on the "Complete Poems of Walt Whitman" published by the Wordsworth Library Press in the UK in 2006. Based on the "dying edition" of Leaves of Grass, more than ten poems were added to "Echoes of Old Age" that were appended after the author's death, as well as dozens of works that had not been included in poetry collections before. Therefore, this new edition of "Leaves of Grass" can be said to be the most complete and comprehensive collection of Whitman's poems in China to date.

Woman Who Stirs the Water

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171K01

Philippe, a retired army officer from Paris, does all sorts of evil things in order to gamble and spend all his time trying to squeeze more money out of his family. Hearing that his uncle Roge has a large inheritance in the countryside of Isoutun, he comes to the countryside to make careful plans; The stirring woman's incitement, coupled with the cowardice of the old man Roge, soon led to a life-and-death struggle between the two, which eventually evolved into a duel between Philippe and Max... However, has the winning party really become rich since then? The conspiracy in the money society never rests...

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Literature

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Mr. Onuoha Grabaz, notary of the Bonperigust real estate, has come forward to notarize the following matters: "The parties present here, Mr. Gaspar Mitifio, husband of Vivite Cornier, the original owner and resident of the West Carrières property, sold the property in his name to Mr. Alphonse Daudet, a poet from Paris, under your witness. He also publicly promised that he had repaid all debts related to the property on the premise of providing financial and legal guarantees. The property currently has no debt, interest transfer and mortgage issues. "The property is a wind-powered flour mill located in the Rhône Valley, in the center of Provence, on a hill surrounded by lush pine forests and verdant oak forests. The mill has been abandoned for more than twenty years and is no longer able to grind flour. It is covered with wild grapevines, moss, rosemary and a bunch of unnamed green vines wrapped around the windmill.

A Thousand Cranes (nobel Prize-winning Work)

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56K01

"A Thousand Cranes" is one of Kawabata Yasunari's Nobel Prize-winning works. Many years after his father passed away, young Kikuji suddenly received an invitation from Kurimoto to attend a tea party. During the dinner, Kikuji met Miss Yukiko and later Miss Shimamura. In addition, Kikuji also accidentally came into contact with Mrs. Ota, who had a close relationship with his father. This triggered a bizarre love story involving two generations...

Canterbury Tales (translated Classics Collection)

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"The Canterbury Tales" is a collection of verse stories, mostly written in rhymed verse. The book contains a general quotation and twenty-three stories, two of which are prose and the rest are in poetry. It tells the strange stories that a group of pilgrims told to relieve their boredom on their way to Canterbury. This group of people come from all walks of life, including priests, warriors, nuns, college students, craftsmen, etc. Their stories also broadly reflect the social scene at that time. The works are based on humor and satire, depicting characters from different classes, satirizing the ugliness of feudal society, exposing the corruption of society, opposing asceticism, and promoting worldly enjoyment. Short dramatic scenes are connected in between. The content and style of the stories are different and suit the identity of each narrator. The work vividly depicts social life in England in the fourteenth century, embodying anti-feudal tendencies and humanistic ideas.

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Literature

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80K0

The summer birds flew to my window to sing and then flew away again. The yellow leaves of autumn have nothing to sing about, they just sigh and fly down there. A group of little wanderers in the world, please leave your footprints in my words. The world has taken off its majestic mask towards its lover. It became smaller, as small as a song, as small as an eternal kiss. It is the tears of the earth that keep her smile young. The boundless desert passionately pursued the love of a leaf of green grass, and she shook her head and flew away with a smile.

Selected Series of Hemingway's Works: the Old Man and the Sea

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48K0

"The Old Man and the Sea" was created in 1951 and is one of Hemingway's most famous works. It tells the story of an old fisherman's heroic fight with a huge marlin in the sea. Santiago, an old Cuban fisherman, finally caught a big marlin alone after eighty-four consecutive days without catching a fish. However, the fish was so big that he dragged his boat on the sea for three days before exhaustion. He killed it and tied it to the side of the boat. During the return trip, he was repeatedly attacked by sharks. When he finally returned to port, only the head, tail and a spine were left. During the days when old Santiago was at sea, his long-lost friend Manolin had been waiting loyally at the seaside, welcoming his return with confidence. Although this novel is short in length, it is rich in meaning. It creates a typical tough guy image in the history of literature, promotes the spirit of struggle that is not afraid of hardships, and brings Hemingway's simple and clear writing style into play. It has received numerous praises since its publication and established Hemingway's unshakable position in the British and American literary circles of the twentieth century.

Bacon on Life (classic Collection)

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170K0

"Bacon on Life" is a collection of Bacon's essays and a classic of modern European philosophical prose. Since its publication, it has been immortal for four hundred years and can be called a treasure handed down from generation to generation in the history of world prose and thought. The content of the work covers all aspects of human life such as politics, economy, religion, love, friendship, art, education and ethics. Its thoughts are broad and profound enough to enable people to absorb spiritual nutrients on the road of life.

Memories of Life (tagore Collection 05)

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Tagore's prose creations cover a wide range of contents. "Memories of Life" selects his life memories with literary biographies, literary travel notes and beautiful essays on literature, so that readers can enjoy the beauty in their knowledge. "Children's Songs" is Tagore's first important poetic essay, which focuses on his thoughts on children's literature. "Shakuntala" is a review of the plays of the classical Indian poet Kalidasa, praising the natural beauty of Kalidasa's plays. It also includes some works that elaborate on his literary thoughts, including important papers such as "The Nature of Literature", "The Materials of Literature", "Literary Thinkers" and "Aesthetics". Among them, "The Nature of Literature" is an important essay that focuses on Rabindranath Tagore's early literary thoughts.

Men Are Animals? Women Are Plants

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From the perspective of sex, humans are also animals, and this is eternal. From an instinctive point of view, treating humans differently from other animals would be to regard humans as too excellent creatures. This collection of essays explains the different marriage and love behaviors of men and women through the essence of gender.

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General Fiction

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412K0

"The Man Tree" is a famous work by Australian writer Patrick White. It describes the story of Stan Parker's family from the time when they pioneered the land to the time of Stan Parker's death. The character descriptions are rich and delicate, and the text is simple and concise, highlighting the author's consistent style. "Human tree" is also called "human tree", which is somewhat similar to the ancient Chinese proverb "it takes ten years to grow trees and a hundred years to cultivate people".

Leaf Skirt

Leaf Skirt

General Fiction

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271K0

"Leaf Skirt" is a novel about female independence and adventure written from a female perspective by Australian writer Patrick White, winner of the 1973 Nobel Prize for Literature. A sailing ship traveling from Australia to England ran aground on the rocks. Passengers Ellen and her husband survived and drifted to an isolated island isolated from the civilized world. Her husband Austin died in a dispute with the local indigenous people, and Allen became a slave of the indigenous tribe. She climbed trees to catch rats, competed with dogs for food, and even ate human flesh, and was forced to adapt to a barbaric life. Finally, after embarking on an "Adam and Eve"-style escape with white fugitives, Ellen welcomed the dawn of her return to the civilized world. However, being at the crossroads between barbarism and civilization, she didn't know whether she was ready...

Hillier Gives to Children: a Different History of Art

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190K0

"Hillier Gives to Children: A Different History of Art" consists of three parts: painting, sculpture and architecture. The author uses concise and expressive language to tell stories related to those art masters and immortal masterpieces. Like a senior art tour guide, he leads the children through the palace of world art. During the visit, the author will tell the children many interesting details at any time to attract their attention and arouse their interest in reading. Reading this book is like the author accompanying his children on a trip to famous art destinations such as Rome, Paris, and Athens, and getting to know art masters such as Van Gogh, Rodin, Raphael, and Michelangelo. Every painting, every sculpture and every building in the book vividly tells children what beauty and art are.

Taiping Guangji (4)

Taiping Guangji (4)

General Fiction

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Selected Stories from Balzac

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229K0

"Balzac's Selected Novels and Novels (Collector's Edition)" does not seek to be large-scale or comprehensive. Every book included in the light classics has been carefully selected and is of moderate length. The translators are all experts and scholars in their respective fields. The translations have been tested repeatedly by the market and time, and their quality is trustworthy. The translator carefully revised and polished the translation, and added necessary annotations to famous Western allusions, major historical events, characters, etc., To make the text more perfect.

Balcony Stories Collection

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The Piazza Tales is the only collection of short stories and short stories compiled and published by the American literary master Melville during his lifetime. The story is gorgeous, strange, profound, humorous, and the language is moving and fluent. The Chinese translation of the book is published for the first time to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Melville's birth.

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (selected Translations of Famous Works)

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Huckleberry Finn, the young protagonist of "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn", is an orphan and has no one to control him, but he has a kind heart and a clear distinction between love and hate. He helped the black slave Jim escape to the abolition area, met all kinds of people along the way, encountered many difficulties and obstacles, and finally won. The mother of good friend Tom Sawyer wanted to adopt him as her adopted son, but he did not want to accept the so-called "education" and would rather continue to live an unsupervised life, so he escaped again. Every reader will worry about his future fate.

Metamorphosis Castle (classic Translation)

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Kafka is known as "the magician of modern literature" and "one of the best writers of the 20th century." All his novels are part of a vast system of allegories about the human world, of which he himself is a part. Kafka used concise words and profound symbols to gain insight into the nihility, contradiction and absurdity of people's lives, analyze the loneliness, fragility and despair of human nature, and reveal all the truth about life and the world in which it lives with his immortal and incisive knowledge. "Metamorphosis: The Castle" contains two works, "The Metamorphosis" and "The Castle" by the Austrian writer Franz Kafka.

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General Fiction

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The magician Wallander (Satan) parachuted into Moscow in the 1930s with a talking black cat, and used his magic power to "do evil" - vain citizens made a fool of themselves, greedy officials lost their lives inexplicably, and a city that believed in atheism was turned upside down by supernatural forces... At the same time, in another time and space, in Jerusalem two thousand years ago, a far-reaching judgment was being carried out nervously. Should the holy and sinless young man Jesus be executed? The Roman governor fell into a thousand years of entanglement and a thousand years of regret. A love as poignant as moonlight unfolds in Moscow as if destined. God, the devil, the master who burned manuscripts, and the girl who was crazy about love all appeared one by one; executioners, informers, adulterers, and selfish people came one after another. In the bizarre fantasy, a carnival spanning time and space begins... "The Master and Margaret" is considered the pioneering work of magical realism. The author fictionalizes the devil's visit to Moscow and connects incredible magical fantasies, real historical events and banal and vulgar daily life, creating a magnificent world where reality and illusion are intertwined, rationality and absurdity coexist, and fantasy and reality are integrated. It uses a relaxed, humorous and light-weight writing style, a chain comedy, a book-within-a-book structure, and bright, firm, and radiant language to sweep away the heavy, profound, and inaccessible impression that Russian literature has left on readers. It has been rated as the best Russian novel in the 20th century and the first of the 49 ideal collections of Russian literature in France's "Ideal Collection of Books."

One of Us (norwegian Modern and Contemporary Literature Translation Series)

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326K0

The New York Times Book Review, NPR, The Guardian, and Publishers Weekly ranked among the top ten works of the year, and was a finalist for the 2016 New York Public Library Helen Bernstein Outstanding Journalism Book Award. The film of the same name was nominated for Best Film at the Berlin International Film Festival and won the European Film Award for Best Cinematography. On July 22, 2011, Anders Behring Breivik detonated a car bomb outside the Prime Minister's Office in central Oslo, Norway, and then went to the nearby Utøya Island to shoot wildly. Most of the victims were participants in the Norwegian Labor Party's youth camp. "One of Us" narrates the entire process of the Utøya shooting incident in Norway in a delicate way. Through the life trajectories of three young people, it tells the story of this horrific day and its aftermath. How could Breivik single-handedly commit this crime that shocked the whole of Europe? How would a country known for its peace and prosperity respond to the reality of such a massive attack? In the face of huge harm and trauma, how can survivors maintain their faith in civilization? This book is the first time Osna Seerstad, a well-known Norwegian war correspondent, has turned her attention to her own country. Through the intertwined narrative of multiple perspectives, it restores and traces the process of this appalling incident. It also raises a powerful question on how a high-welfare country should deal with the increasing violence in the country. The author's writing style is calm and objective, and with a delicate writing style that is different from ordinary non-fiction works, he truly records one of the most painful tragedies of our time.

A Mystery Within a Mystery

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17K0

At six o'clock this morning, on the top of a mountain on the edge of the city, there was a "ruby" shining brightly and dimly. Fire! "Everyone who saw it woke up and shouted, panicked and picked up the phone to call the police. The hut stood on the top of a bare cliff. The wind was fierce. Fortunately, the fire was controlled and did not spread to the city below the mountain. The silence was more terrifying than the noise. Everyone was waiting for the moment when the beams collapsed, which was the last arrogance of the flames. The strong wind piled up the clouds into a surging vortex, covering them up. Light rain began to fall from the sky. "Boom! "At the moment of the huge thunder, the beams collapsed and the fire weakened. Several wisps of black smoke rose up like the soul of the house and escaped into the sky. Several weak small fires were scattered in disorder, but they were no longer powerful. Just as the fire fighters breathed a sigh of relief, heavy rain poured down.

Uninhabited Island

Uninhabited Island

General Fiction

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18K0

"My daughter is missing." The woman sitting opposite Fang Ding finally spoke after being silent for about ten minutes. Fang Ying poked the ice cubes in the glass twice with his straw. The woman said she had already called the police. After complaining for a while about how the police failed to handle the matter, she took out an envelope from her bag and pushed it in front of Fang Ying. "This is the deposit agreed upon on the phone." Fang Ying looked around and then glanced at the envelope. He whistled and said with a smile: "To be honest, I didn't plan to take over. You know, it's very difficult to find something like this when it disappears, especially in the case of your daughter. At this age, fifteen or sixteen years old, in the rebellious stage, she might have run away from home."

Fragrance·mou

Fragrance·mou

General Fiction

Cold

14K0

Every carefully planned murder has unspeakable killing intent. Master Ikkyu, a Japanese Buddhist monk, once said a Zen saying: "It is easy to enter the Buddhist world, but difficult to enter the demonic world." What does this sentence mean? I can tell you the name of the murderer before this story begins. However, we still don't know what kind of "murderous intention" is hidden in the murderer's heart. As the saying goes, lay down your butcher knife and become a Buddha immediately. Sometimes, it's harder to lift the butcher's knife than to put it down. The reason why people raise the knife is because they cannot let go of the "murderous intention" in their hearts. In the world of detectives, it is not difficult to analyze a case with clear texture. However, trying to detect the murderer's murderous intention is like exploring the most unfathomable strait in the world. Because you are exploring the human heart. In this story, the person who cannot let go of his murderous intention is called "Lin Xi".

Crime Crime 7

Crime Crime 7

General Fiction

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The seventh part of the "Crime" series. The protagonist "I" enters the public security system after graduating from the police academy. My ideal was to be a criminal police officer, but my boss assigned me to work in the archives department. In order to work, I began to look through the dusty files on the file shelf. This is a small town called Qingyang. In the process of looking through the archives and county annals, the bizarre and unsolved cases that have occurred here from ancient times to the present are revealed one by one. Let "I" tell the readers one by one these detective stories that are both alarming and thought-provoking.

Cuckoo Eggs

Cuckoo Eggs

General Fiction

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126K01

Keigo Higashino's long suspenseful masterpiece is about dreams, family love and protection. Did you know? Cuckoos lay their eggs in other birds' nests and let other birds raise them on their behalf. --I found out that my daughter Fengmei was someone else's child, but I allowed her to be added to my household registration. I felt guilty. Perhaps my wife and I had distorted her life. I won't let this kid suffer any punishment. If punishment comes, I will risk my life. One day, a man named Kamijou found me. He seemed to have come prepared.

Eyewitness

Eyewitness

General Fiction

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Whenever he rode his bicycle to the slope next to Wuzoji Temple, Kyouta felt a sense of relief. When he came out of the store across from the station, the milk bottles on the school bag rack made him bend down, forcing him to push his feet as hard as he could. At this time, the cold morning air gradually blended into the atmosphere of the eastern sunrise, making Kyouta feel relieved that today's work was coming to an end. Kyouta is not bored with the job of delivering milk every morning. However, he is a third-grade elementary school student after all. His body is sluggish and thin. Riding a bicycle on the bumpy gravel road and carrying a bag with milk bottles up to the fourth floor is indeed a very hard job.

Phantom of Fire

Phantom of Fire

General Fiction

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103K0

This book is the most proud mystery novel by the famous Japanese writer Chen Shunchen. The protagonist Shogo Hamura's adoptive mother dies mysteriously. Everyone present has perfect alibi. Who is the murderer? As the investigation continues to unfold, larger conspiracies are slowly emerging.

Ghost Stories (set of 3 Volumes)

J

482K0

This set includes: "Kaitan Hyakumonogatari: The Crying Boy", "Kaitan Hyakumonogatari: The Dark Beast" and "Kaitan Hyakumonogatari: The Beginning of the Affair". "Kaitan Hyakumonogatari: The Crying Boy" is about: Mishimaya in Kanda, Edo, where you can tell your unknown secrets. No need to tell me your name, just words and ears to listen. All stories will be forever sealed in my heart, I promise you. As a result, unexpected visitors came one after another.

Jack, Just the Ripper? (2)

Cold

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Before Paul Mankel was arrested on August 7, 2012, the public had various speculations about him. Because he used the "Jack the Ripper" method of committing crimes, people generally thought that he was a tall, strong and fierce man. However, when Edward escorted him out of the hotel room where he was hiding, the media was in an uproar. He is short and thin, only 1.60 Meters tall, and has a lewd gaze. When he raises his eyes to look at people, people always think of a timid mouse and want to slap him. However, it was he who continued the cruel methods of "Jack the Ripper" and killed four women who were all taller than him. Today, sitting in front of Edward and Duncan in the visiting room, Paul Mankel was as wretched as ever, although he had some wrinkles.

The Complete Translation of Detective Di Gong of the Tang Dynasty: the Strange Case of the Lacquer Painted Screen

I

91K0

This book is one of the "Comprehensive Translation of Detective Di Gong of the Tang Dynasty: Gao Luopei's Embroidered Portrait Edition". The abnormal death of a local official leads to a major case of transnational gold smuggling and disrupting the social and economic order. There are suspense and thrills everywhere in the book. The seemingly independent cases are both scattered and intertwined with the main clues. Disappearance cases, murder cases, arms cases, collusion cases; Buddhist disciples, wealthy businessmen, fireworks women, and solitary virgins, who has no hidden secrets? The most surprising thing is that the book also contains a character with a similar genetic mutation, who seems to have come out of the ancient "Book of Mountains and Seas" - he has a long history and is eye-catching. There is also the ghost of the unjust dead man, wandering inside and outside the county government hall... When Judge Dee reveals the mystery and makes the readers excited, the author turns his pen and the mystery once again shows a strange smile.

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