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The four-hand collaboration between literary masters Borges and Casares - "One rainy morning Bioy said to me that we should write something based on this story. I reluctantly agreed. That morning we determined the signature of the novel, Honorio Bustos Domec. Domec is the name of one of Bioy's great-grandfathers, and Bustos is the name of one of my great-grandfathers. ""Chronicles of Bustos Domec" is a fictional sketch co-written by Borges and the Argentinian writer and his close friend Adolfo Bioy Casares, published in 1967. The two writers invented a fictional author named Bustos Domec, and used his mouth to describe the imaginary modern eccentric artists - architects, sculptors, poets, novelists, tailors... The novel is written in the style of a pious modern critic, with fiction and reality, reality and fantasy. The style itself is a kind of joke.

This book is Thorne Smith's most poignant social satire and humorous novel, set during the implementation of the Volstead Act (the Prohibition Act). A stubborn, unrestrained older man and woman are celebrating the twenty-fifth anniversary of their successful mutual seduction. Rex Pebble, a fashionable older man, is having a tryst with another woman behind his wife's back, while his partner, Spray Summers, is a difficult lover. Their Japanese male servant Nojima's behavior is infuriating, he drinks excessively, and uses English as judo to talk to his master. The two slipped into the garden swimming pool. They didn't know that the water in the pool had just possessed the magic power to return people to youth. The man and woman threw away their clothes and modesty. After emerging from the water, they suddenly looked decades younger and regained their youthful bodies. The two experienced and skillful people, plus a girl who turned into a sculpture standing in the middle of the pool, a few neighbors, two robbers, a team of firefighters, Mrs. Pebble who came in a hurry, and a psychic who didn't know where they came from, all these people were wild and carnival, and staged one incredible farce after another from dusk to dawn the next day? Comedy? A satire?

David Lodge was born in London in 1935. He studied at the University of London in his early years, received a PhD from the University of Birmingham, and is a member of the Royal Academy of Arts. He was awarded the Order of the British Empire and the French Chevalier des Arts for his literary contributions. Since 1960, he has taught in the English Department of the University of Birmingham. He retired in 1987 to engage in creative writing. He is also an honorary professor of modern British literature at the University of Birmingham. This book is the first of the Rocky Campus Trilogy. In the novel, teachers from universities in two different countries are focused on portraying them. They participated in an inter-school exchange project and thus experienced each other's life on the other side of the Atlantic: politics, lifestyle, students, colleagues, and in the end even exchanged wives, which ended badly.

This book mainly tells the story of a 19th century first mate named Edmond Dantès who was about to achieve happiness but was framed for no reason and his tragic experience, as well as his subsequent successful revenge as the Count of Monte Cristo. The Gothic storyline, philosophical human laments, vivid characters, and fascinating ending have attracted countless readers and are a classic among Alexandre Dumas' novels.

I never really lived until I started living for myself! A milestone in modern Japanese literature, the pioneering work of romantic literature, and a history of spiritual change during the Enlightenment Period in modern Japan. A must-read masterpiece to understand Japanese literature! Ogai Ogai, a modern Japanese writer who is as famous as Natsume Soseki, is a Japanese writer that Lu Xun particularly loves, and has profoundly influenced literary masters such as Akutagawa Ryunosuke, Mishima Yukio and Dazai Osamu! The reason why "Dancing Girl" is a must-read in Reader's Classic Library! 1. Carefully select 8 masterpieces of Mori Ogai's short stories, including not only "Dancing Princess", the debut novel that made Mori Ogai famous in one fell swoop, but also "Goose", "Takase Fune" and other works that are regarded as classics in Japan. 2. The classic translation by Japanese translator Gao Huiqin strives for excellence in wording and sentence making, truly restoring Mori Ogai's language style. 3. Specially includes the translator's preface, providing an in-depth interpretation of Mori Ogai's creative career and understanding the story behind "Dancing Princess". Japanese young man Ohta fell in love with a dancing girl during his study tour in Germany. He longed for freedom and love, but did not have the courage to give up his originally smooth career. In his imprisoned life, Ota's self gradually awakens. How will he choose? In the history of human literature, "Maihime" by the representative Japanese writer Ogai Mori is full of self-establishment and exploration of the liberation of human nature. It can be called a history of spiritual change in modern Japan's Enlightenment period and is known as a milestone in modern Japanese literature.

"Rain Drum" tells the story: In the 15th century, the Ottoman Empire sent troops to besiege the castle in Albania. The Pasha led thousands of troops to garrison the city. Various strange siege methods were performed in turn, and endless factional struggles between military committees emerged one after another. The soldiers who set foot on the battlefield for the first time hurriedly charged into battle, and the sound of rain drums heralding rain was like the roar of God.

Lao She is a famous modern Chinese writer and a representative figure of Beijing School literature. His works have a unique humorous style and rich flavor of life, and are deeply loved by readers. This book collects many of his works. The three-act drama "Tea House" is a classic in the history of Chinese drama. Each character's lines are designed to be very vivid, expressive, full of personality, concise and concise, and have profound meaning. It is still a standing repertoire of modern theaters. Mr. Lao She's works are wise, concise, simple and humorous. The chapters selected in this book are all representative works praised by experts and readers, allowing readers to appreciate the writer's unique literary characteristics.

In Moscow in 1913, Nellie, the wife of printing company owner Frank, suddenly left home and abandoned their three children. Compared with the upcoming big changes, Frank's life fell into chaos in advance: Selwyn, a devout believer in Tolstoy, Culkin, a Russian businessman who raised bear cubs, and Volodya, a student who secretly sneaked into the printing factory with a gun... Frank shuttled among them, trying to properly solve all problems, but always one wave after another. Why exactly did Nellie leave? What caused this series of changes? The mystery continued until early spring came, when all the houses in Moscow opened their windows.

"Love and Sacrifice" describes Goethe's ability to write "The Sorrows of Young Werther" and tells the story of the famous British actress Sidneys and the story of the British novelist Lytton. Several stories are all based on real historical achievements, and they contain profound lessons that smart readers will understand.

"The Good Soldier" is one of Ford's most important masterpieces. It was created before the First World War and tells the tragedy of "The Good Soldier" Edward Ashburnham, with a complex and tortuous plot. In fact, the novel uses the narrator John Dowell to tell the emotional story between two couples in a seemingly casual tone. Among the four protagonists, three are dead and one is crazy... A large number of disorderly flashbacks are mixed in, and there is also a lot of space left for the readers to imagine and fill in... Ford's concept of "literary impressionism" has been fully reflected in this novel. No wonder some commentators call it "the father of impressionism in British novels." The original title of this novel was "The Saddest Story", and the first sentence at the beginning was: "This is the saddest story I have ever heard." After the outbreak of World War I, Ford changed the title of the novel to the current ironic "The Good Soldier" (The Good Soldier). In 1998, this novel was ranked 30th among the "100 Best English Novels of the 20th Century" by Random House Modern Library. In addition, it has been adapted into a TV series.

After "White Night Walk", Keigo Higashino's most popular work. The work goes beyond the scope of mystery novels, but is more exciting than mystery novels. It won the Central Public Literature Award the same year it was published. There is a grocery store next to a secluded street. Just write down your worries and throw them into the letter slot at the front door of the store, and you will get the answer in the milk box behind the store the next day: Because her boyfriend is terminally ill, the young girl Jingzi is wandering between love and dreams; How will a chance encounter in life lead to a completely different life?

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In 2006, Paulo Coelho, who was about to turn 60, was already famous all over the world. But he was dissatisfied with his overly stable status quo, and was called by his inner uneasiness. He decided to listen to his inner voice, travel, and re-understand the world. Paulo Coelho visited seven strange places as a way to find answers: In Russia, he met a sensitive Turkish girl and took a train to Siberia with her; on the train, he and her accidentally entered "Aleph", a point where time and space intersect; in Aleph, Coelho suddenly discovered the truth of life that he had never faced face to face...

Duroy, who was born as a peasant, was bold, cold and cruel. He broke into Paris alone with his good looks, mixed in the circle of Parisian noble ladies, and acted like a fish in water, performing scenes of debauched farces. However, those cuckold husbands rushed to recommend and promote him, so that he quickly entered the upper class and became a political upstart. The novel reveals the emptiness, debauchery, and depravity of the upper class society, shows the shamelessness of bourgeois politicians, exposes the dark inside story of the political world and the press, and strongly criticizes the dark social reality. This novel has a very profound and broad influence in the world and has strong practical significance.

The protagonist of the story, Charles Ryder, and the aristocratic Sebastian are classmates and friends at Oxford University. Through Sebastian's introduction, Ryder gradually enters the other person's life world and learns about the little-known past events of the family living in Brideshead Manor. Sebastian's father, Marchman Sr., Abandoned his wife and emigrated abroad; his mother, who appeared dignified and virtuous, actually lived a selfish and extravagant life. Her irresponsible parents left a mark of shame on the lives of several children and distorted their nature. Sebastian couldn't stand the depressive family atmosphere, ran away from home, and drank all day long to drown his sorrows. Although Ryder and Marchman's daughter Julia were in love with each other, religious reasons prevented the two young people from getting together after all. Ryder also realized that he had a considerable distance from them in terms of social status and spiritual beliefs.

The story begins in a building in Paris called the Apartment Vauquer. One of the two daughters became a countess and the other became a banker's wife. However, the old father, who only had a few hundred francs left for living expenses every year, had to do everything possible to raise money to pay off their debts. In the end, he died of poverty in his attic on the left bank of the Seine. A poor student who wants to squeeze into the upper class, a gangster who is good at disguise, a timid and timid apartment owner... From the poor and shabby alleys between the Latin Quarter and the gates of Saint-Marceau, to the magnificent aristocratic mansions in the Saint-Germain district, a dazzling Parisian society slowly emerges before our eyes...

This is the first in-depth exploration of the suffocating living conditions and distorted inner lives of ordinary people in the "era of total control". The Stalinist era (1924-1953) was both the beginning and the climax of an era of total control. The transformed Soviets both feared political power and worshiped it. Almost every one of them has become a "whisperer" - either hiding in a corner and whispering to each other, or secretly pandering and becoming a whistleblower to the authorities. Many historical works about the Soviet Union focus on the horrific external phenomena of the gulag, arrests, sentences, imprisonment and even killings, but almost no one pays attention to the private lives of ordinary Soviet people and what they really thought and felt. "The Whisperer" focuses on the living conditions and inner souls of the most extensive ordinary people. It is the first oral history work to deeply explore personal and family life during the Stalin period.

The famous work of "National Great Writer" Natsume Sakiki is printed on the Japanese yen! A classic unanimously praised by Lu Xun, Haruki Murakami, and Ryunosuke Akutagawa! This book was serialized in the "Cuckoo" magazine in 1905. It vividly reflected the thoughts and life of Japan's petty and middle-class bourgeoisie at that time, and sharply exposed and criticized the "civilized and enlightened" capitalist society of the Meiji era. As the epitome of the cat owner Kushaya in the novel, Natsume Soseki mocked the helplessness and ignorance of intellectuals in the Meiji era, as well as the ugly face of the supremacy of money. The cat's own world is also an interesting part of the novel. The funny scenes of doing the cat dance with the rice cake demon and trying to catch mice but ending up in embarrassment make people laugh. Cats' usual sports, such as "catch cicadas", "sliding on the pine", and "walking on the fence", are all reminiscent of the funny behaviors of cat people outside the novel world. The social life of cats is equally colorful. The bad cat "Heizi" from the coachman's family and "Sanmaozi" from the two-stringed harp master's family enrich readers' imagination of the world of cats. The world of cats also reflects the world of humans.

After her father, Mr. Hull, left the Church of England pastorate, Margaret Hull, the heroine of the novel, moved her family from Hampshire in southern England to Milton, a fictional industrial town based on Manchester. Here Margaret met Mr. John Thornton, who ran a textile mill. The vastly different lifestyles between the wealthy southern towns and the northern industrial towns made Margaret deeply sympathize with the miserable lives of workers, and she clashed with the capitalist Mr. Thornton many times over misunderstandings. Margaret developed a deep-rooted prejudice against the cold-looking Mr. Thornton, and Mr. Thornton was deeply dissatisfied with Margaret's cold and arrogant attitude. However, Margaret and Mr. Thornton gradually fell in love with each other in their "disgust" with each other...

This book uses the various situations after the plague in Oran, a city in Algeria, to express the extreme life of people in the epidemic city, the "suffocation" they felt and the "atmosphere of threat and exile" they experienced. It successfully created a great myth of a person who resists evil and whose strengths overcome weaknesses. The male protagonist, Dr. Rieux, represents the warmth of human nature. He proves with his hard work and tenacity that in the game against the plague and the game against life, what a person can win is nothing more than knowledge and memory. Humanity must have hope. Without hope, there is no peace.

A legendary novel that makes serious people laugh. In the history of human literature, the history described by Alexandre Dumas is the nail on which novels are hung. The Musketeers are passionate French legends who held up half the sky of romanticism in the 19th century. "The Three Musketeers" has been popular in the world for two hundred years. It is one of Alexandre Dumas's famous and representative works, making Alexandre Dumas famous all over the world. The story tells the story of D'Artagnan, a young provincial who came to Paris, met the king's three musketeers: Athos, Porthos, and Aramis, and became friends of life and death with them. The four friends embarked on a series of adventures against the background of the ever-changing palace struggle.

The protagonist, the sixty-two-year-old Ogata Shingo, has a son and a daughter. The son is mentally disabled due to participating in the "World War II", and the daughter is separated from her son-in-law and takes the child back to live with her parents. Recently, Shingo has felt strongly about his aging. He thought of his former lover, his wife Yasuko's deceased sister, the "eternally holy girl" in his mind, and saw the image of his former lover in his daughter-in-law Kikuko. After his son Shuichi had his lover Kinuko, he completely ignored Kikuko's existence. Shingo had sympathy and pity for Kikuko beyond what he should have as a father-in-law, but he still could not change Kikuko's situation. The life of Shingo's family is considered to be the epitome of ordinary family life in Japanese society at that time, embodying the consistent themes in Kawabata Yasunari's literary creation - death and dreams.

This book is like a love letter to Manhattan, exquisite, elegant, humorous, fresh love and bread. Which one will you choose? There are no always right answers in life. In New York in the late 1930s, the Great Depression was coming to an end, and there was no threat of war. Under the peaceful atmosphere, a group of young people were looking for their ideals and love here. Katie Conten, a calm and wise commoner girl full of poetry, and her roommate Eve met a noble and charming young banker Tinker in a jazz bar. Katie fell in love with Tinker, but a car accident completely changed her life.

Albert Camus's "The Stranger" fully exposes the absurdity of the world and the opposition between man and society by creating the image of Meursault, an "outsider" who is deviant and incompatible with the world. Meursault's behavior seems absurd and unnatural, but it is his weapon to fight against this absurd world. "The Outsider" has been reprinted many times, with tens of millions of copies printed. The "outsider" has therefore become one of the most classic characters and one of the most important keywords in the history of Western literature and philosophy.

The novel describes Raskolnikov, a poor college student who was poisoned by anarchist ideas and believed that he was a superman and could do whatever he wanted. Forced to make a living, he killed the old loan shark Alyona and her innocent sister Lizaveta, creating a murder that shocked the whole of Russia. After experiencing a painful confession, he finally surrendered under the persuasion of the Christian girl Sonia and was sentenced to exile in Siberia. The work focuses on depicting the protagonist's psychological changes after committing a crime and reveals the miserable life of the Russian lower class people.

"La Traviata" has created some vivid and distinctive artistic images for us, and the most prominent and unforgettable among them is naturally the heroine Margaret. Margaret is beautiful, smart and kind. Although she has fallen into the world, she still maintains a pure and noble heart. She pursues a true love life with passion and hope, and when this hope is shattered, she is willing to sacrifice herself to help others.

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In Shanghai during the isolation period, the traitor leader died in an explosion in his apartment. In order to hunt down the assassin, the Japanese army sealed off the apartment and launched a closed terrorist investigation. Hunger and panic enveloped all residents. In order to save himself, a novelist with an imaginative mind used the mysterious woman in his novel as a bait to convince the Japanese soldiers to believe her truth step by step and complete the fatal blow. Xiaobai's story is full of suspense and reversals, recreating a Shanghai that is different from Zhang Ailing's. This book also includes the novella "Agent Xu Xiangbi", which won the 10th Shanghai Literature Award, and takes people into the mystery of twin brothers "exchanging lives".

In 1942, Lisbon, Portugal, gathered many exiles waiting to go to the United States. Late one night, two strangers met at the pier. One person is wandering around because he has no boat tickets, and the other person is willing to give away his two tickets on the condition that the other person will listen to him until dawn, and the story unfolds. The person who sent the ticket was the German Joseph Schwarz. Because he opposed the Nazi regime, he was denounced by his brother-in-law, who was a Gestapo, and was imprisoned in a concentration camp. He later escaped from Germany, but took the risk to return home to visit his wife Helen. Helen decided to leave Germany with Joseph. They traveled to Switzerland, France, and Spain, separated and reunited several times, escaped various pursuits and imprisonment, and finally arrived in Lisbon, but at the last moment they were unable to board the ship to the "Promised Land"... Joseph and Helen's escape is an "epic composed of horror, comedy, escape, bureaucracy, despair and love."

The first winning work of the Mao Dun Literature Award, the highest award for contemporary literature in China, the film of the same name is directed by Xie Jin and stars Liu Xiaoqing and Jiang Wen. The novel makes a serious review and profound reflection on the nearly 20 years of China's history from the late 1950s to the late 1970s through the experiences of Hu Yuyin, a female vendor in Furong Town, and Qin Shutian, a "rightist" and others in a series of movements from the "Four Cleans-ups" to the "Cultural Revolution." The ups and downs in Furong Town are a microcosm of the history of contemporary Chinese society. The author adopts an almost chronological approach and expresses the true face of various characters in the face of history through the ups and downs of many characters. At the same time, he also sends out a call for humanity and a celebration of beautiful emotions. The novel's use of individual "sexual" psychological motivations to explain historical events is a major breakthrough in contemporary literature.

"The Moon and the Campfire" is the last and most important novel of the Italian writer Cesare Pavese, first published in 1949. The abandoned baby "Eel" is tired of struggling in the United States and returns to the northern Italian countryside in search of his lost childhood. Unexpectedly, he learns about the cruel past of his hometown during the fascist occupation, and realizes that the hometown he is looking for has long been broken. In endless melancholy, he embarked on a journey again.

Ge Liang's urban anecdotes series includes two volumes, "Raccoon" and "Mysterious Crow". "Raccoon" tells the story of our lives, accepting a certain perspective. A pair of eyes from everyday life. A cat or a parrot, even a beetle or a crab. We don't know what it will look like in the next second. What's worse is that it will fall apart when we are most interested in living. There are seven short stories in "Mysterious Crow". Among them, "Mysterious Crow" tells the story of a young couple who, by chance, raise a crow by mistake, and thus fall into a series of bizarre encounters, which even end in tragedy. "The Bankless River", "The Legacy of Love on the 37th Floor", "Private Island", etc. All have a mysterious atmosphere of fate, and the vanity and struggle of urban young people are revealed between the lines. It may be like a dream, or it may be restless, or it may be as trivial as chicken feathers.

On this side of the sea is a luxurious resort hotel; on the other side is a bustling city. The two stages face each other across the sea through the hot and humid air of midsummer. The story shot switches repeatedly inadvertently as consciousness flows: the city on the other side of the sea is filled with a jubilant atmosphere and is about to usher in a grand carnival. At the same time, three teenagers picking up peaches killed wild dogs on the garbage mountain; in the military mansion, the lonely colonel continued his crazy whispering in front of his lover; in the circus, the middle-aged guard took his wife and children to watch the deserted and failed performance; in the hospital ward, the tailor watched his dying mother moaning and struggling with swelling and itching... On this side of the sea, the young painter was enjoying a luxurious beach vacation, but the shadow of that city reflected in his eyes: noisy, chaotic, dirty, filthy, rotten, degraded, and helpless. Will the sea bring the corpses from across the sea here? No, the dead body will probably disappear without a trace on the way, and the greedy and sharp-toothed fish will peck at it. The thick salt will melt the bones in the sea water. This is the sea. The sea lay between that city and us.

The 2019 Booker Prize-winning work, a talented and sharp-edged masterpiece of contemporary literary realism, has a stunning Chinese version. In a polyphonic way, it narrates the twelve very different adventurous lives of twelve British women who lived in different eras and had different skin colors, personalities and careers. "Girls, Women, Others" is the winning work of the 2019 British Booker Prize. It majesticly depicts a group portrait of black British women: from avant-garde playwrights, to serious and conservative school teachers, to non-binary social media celebrities, they are diverse and full of vitality. Their speeches are precise and dazzling, but they are often ignored by society. This book records all of this in a unique and progressive creative style. The strong realistic style, combined with free verse language, vividly outlines the survival difficulties faced by women in the past century, as well as their breathtaking courage and strength.

Dylan, a 15-year-old single-parent girl, has a world in a mess. She decided to visit her father whom she had not seen for a long time, but a traffic accident occurred on the road. After she desperately climbed out of the train wreckage, she was horrified to find that she was the only survivor, and there was a wasteland in front of her. At this time, Dylan saw the figure of a boy on the hillside not far away. Their fate took an unpredictable turn from the moment they met... After experiencing a thrilling choice, Dylan finally broke the boundary between life and death and came to the real world. At the same time, a ferryman named Susanna also yearned for life in the real world. For this reason, she deceived a soul who was extradited by her, and triggered a great change...

The book is divided into two parts. The first part begins with the death of Meursault's mother and ends with him killing the Arabs on the beach. It is a story narrated in chronological order. In the second part, the prison cell replaces the sea, and social consciousness replaces Meursault's spontaneous consciousness. In an objectively recorded "zero style", the book describes in broad strokes the various absurd things that the protagonist Meursault has experienced in an absurd world, as well as his own absurd experience. Camus sympathetically praised Meursault for his proud attitude of contempt for religion and death. Although this kind of resistance is negative, it deeply reflects the uneasiness and despair about the world that spread in Western society after the outbreak of World War II, and therefore has certain practical significance.

"Dream" is the posthumous work of Zweig's novel. The heroine Christina is a female clerk from a poor family. The vacation opportunity provided by her wealthy relatives caused her unchanging life to undergo a "change". This change was actually only "short-lived" and "dream-like." After this short-lived, dream-like change came to an abrupt end, the heroine's real life did not change at all. It was still the hopeless, poor, and monotonous life that she could not get rid of no matter how hard she tried. This was the heroine's fate, which made her resentful, suffocated, and despairing. She complained repeatedly in her heart about this, but in the end she stopped complaining and decided to use real actions to change this fate without hesitation.

"Candide" is a masterpiece among Fold's philosophical novels. The protagonist "Candide" is the illegitimate son of a German baron's sister. He grew up in a closed environment, simply trusting the optimism of his tutor, thinking for the best in everything, and firmly believing that the Baron's house was paradise on earth. However, because he fell in love with his cousin Miss Cunegon, he was kicked out of the house by the baron and embarked on a journey to explore the world. During this journey, he did not see a single positive thing. Natural disasters and man-made disasters, as well as all kinds of people in society, made him slowly abandon his optimism and become moderate and practical.

"The Stranger", one of Camus' famous and representative works. In an objectively recorded "zero style", it describes in broad strokes the various absurd things that the protagonist Meursault experienced in an absurd world: from attending his mother's funeral to becoming a murderer by mistake, and then being sentenced to death. Meursault is indifferent to everything, existing indifferently and indifferently.

After the aid construction in Longxia County was getting better, Guo Yiqing was ordered to withdraw and continue to take charge of the Jinghan City Party Committee Office. He still served Miao Buju, the executive of the provincial party committee and the secretary of the municipal party committee. At the end of the year and the beginning of the year, the GDP growth rankings of cities in Hanbei Province were released. Jinghan City fell back to the middle and lower reaches of the province. Miao Buju, who broke out in a cold sweat, tried to find a solution. As a policy, he created an evaluation method for economic and social development, and handed over this political wisdom to Guo Yiqing at the helm. Departments at all levels strived not to be ranked last in the quarterly evaluation, and managed top and bottom, competing. Poll representatives also tried their best for their own interests, secretly public relations, Guo Yiqing worked hard to deal with the outside world and the inside side. During this period, Guo Yiqing gradually became confused and confused by the bloody fights between evil forces, the behind-the-scenes operations in corporate restructuring, the hidden rules in demolition compensation, the confusion in the love field, etc. Facing the "big test" and the whirlpool of love, Guo Yiqing struggled...

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The 36-year-old dentist Kenichi Kuhara, who has always been single, lives happily after a blind date and marriage with the beautiful Hariko. Kuhara knows that the 27-year-old Hariko has a cousin who committed suicide due to a failed crush on him. Kuhara does not care. The second night after marrying Kuhara, Hariko felt guilty because she dreamed about her dead cousin. With the help of a doctor friend, Jiuyuan investigated the condition of his cousin's neurasthenia and reassured Zhizi. However, the good memories and God-given blessings of Zhizi seemed to be gradually disappearing.

"You are on the Plateau (set of 10 volumes)" edited by Zhang Wei is full of shocking and adventurous reading. I can't help but tell you about the spirit Aya, which is a tortuous and profound treasure in my heart. In this era of vigorous awakening, on the road of breathless pursuit, stop and listen to me recount the memories of love and childhood, cruelty and mercy, misfortune and immortality.

"Gulliver's Travels" is a novel in the form of a travelogue. Through Captain Gulliver's own narration, it depicts the protagonist's strange experiences in Lilliput and the Land of Adults. It is full of whimsical plots and humorous wit. The author used exaggeration to exaggerate the vitality of the era, and used absurdity to denounce the shortcomings of the era. He is famous in the history of world literature for his sharp and profound satirical art.

"The Outsider" reveals the paradoxes in the modern judicial process through the true feelings of a clerk. By completely excluding the client from the judicial process, he is placed in an outsider status of being "replaced" and "excluded", and ultimately the client is sentenced to death. The social significance of "The Outsider" lies in its profound revelation of absurd reality.

Everyone who is wandering in a foreign land must read "The Missing" to live the life he wants! Kafka used a Chaplin-style comedy story to once again brilliantly create a protagonist who is exiled from society and reveal the eternal dilemma of life. The unfinished posthumous work of Kafka, the pioneer of Western modernist literature, is one of the "Loneliness Trilogy". Six reasons why you must read "The Missing" in Reader's Classic Library: 1. Based on the 1983 revised edition, the deleted content and unfinished manuscripts are restored to truly present the original appearance of Kafka's work! 2. Includes a professional introduction by Geng Yiwei, director of the China Taipei Arts Festival! 3. Includes the foreword by Klaus Mann, son of Thomas Mann! 4. Included is the postscript edited by Newst Schilenmai, the editor of the revised edition! 5. Includes the postscript of Kafka's friend Max Brod! Contains Kafka's chronology and rare photos! "The Missing" is Kafka's first novel after he entered his creative period. Like the footage of a black-and-white documentary, it calmly and faithfully expresses those real and long-lasting stories. The protagonist Karl is a kind and ordinary young man, born in a wealthy family in Prague. When he was sixteen, he was seduced by the family maid and became pregnant, and was expelled to the United States by his father. In the United States, his uncle helped Carl enter the upper class. However, in that era when capital was particularly crazy, Carl experienced various difficulties and his life deteriorated...

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Disgusted by people's vanity, sinologist Peter Keane gave up his official position and lived in isolation, spending all his time with books. Unexpectedly, his housekeeper was evil-hearted and tried every means to win his trust and marry him. However, she humiliated him in every possible way after the marriage. Isolated and helpless, Keane introduced a liar as his best friend, was tricked and fooled again, and was even falsely accused of being a psychopath. Although his brother finally drove away the evildoers and recovered his property, Keen, who was mentally stimulated, became frightened. After a daydream, he ignited a collection of thousands of books and threw himself into the sea of ​​​​fire. "Confusion" was written in 1935. It is Canetti's only novel and his masterpiece. His unique and profound insights, wise and pungent language, criticism of vulgar society, and prediction of the rise of totalitarianism are all vividly displayed in this work.

Tess, a graceful woman, as sensitive as gossamer and as pure as snow. On a misty moonlit night, Tess followed her "cousin" Alek, who was pretending to be a noble, into a hunting forest. From then on, her life suffered an irreversible change. The shadow of this sad experience enveloped Tess, and she could not let go even if she met the love of her life, Claire. Tess experienced sweet love and suffered painful separation. When her husband left and life was difficult, Alek's entanglement again pulled her into a deeper quagmire. Fiery love and strong hatred, bright light and heavy darkness, intertwined into Tess's life that ended in tragedy. This is the trauma of an era, which is touching, worrying and sad.

"Setting Sun" (1947) is a very important work in Japan's post-war literary world. It has set a best-selling record for post-war literary works. The term "Setting Sun Clan" is widely known as a pronoun for declining aristocrats. The work shows the declining social status of the descendants of the nobles after the war and the dilemma of losing their glory. It can also be said to be Dazai's elegy to the declining nobles.