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This scene takes place in Troy. A group of proud Greek princes, full of anger, gathered their ships loaded with weapons for a fierce battle at the port of Athens; sixty-nine warriors wearing crowns set out from the Gulf of Athens to Phrygia; they swore to conquer Troas, because within the strong walls of Troas, Helen, the princess of Menelaus, who had lost her virginity, was sleeping in the arms of the romantic Paris: this was the cause of the war. When they arrived at Tenedos, they unloaded their armored soldiers from the huge ships; these Greeks, who had just entered the battlefield and had not yet faced the enemy, set up their mighty camp on the plain of Dardan.

From 1776 to 1778, Rousseau, whose reputation fell and was exiled, spent a turbulent time in Paris, France. At the end of his life, without any brothers, relatives or friends, and alone, he put down his disgust for the surrounding environment and in-depth analysis and reflections on himself in the form of prose, creating the last autobiographical work before his death, "The Reveries of a Lonely Walker". The ten "Wanderings" are Rousseau's daydream diaries when he walked on the streets, walked in the fields, studied plants, and recalled the past. They are also Rousseau's attempt to calm his anxiety and soothe his lonely soul over and over again in a state of contradictions and hesitations. He talked with himself and nature, and then conducted a philosophical reflection on human beings and the spiritual world.

"Portraits and Observations" collects various characters who left a mark on Capote's heart in his life, from bright Hollywood stars to cold-blooded and perverted serial killers. Each portrait is both real and imaginary, and lifelike. Capote spent the rest of his life in and out of the upper class, wearing bright clothes and horses, playing music every day, but he had an extremely delicate and sensitive heart and an equally delicate brushwork. The celebrities from all walks of life who flashed past his eyes like a merry-go-round - Marilyn Monroe, Greta Garbo, Chaplin - played exquisite notes that touched the heartstrings one by one. You will be surprised that a simple look or an unintentional word from them can trigger such emotional turbulence. "Hand-Carved Coffin", another non-fiction crime novel that can be called a companion piece to "In Cold Blood", presents a creepy but charming villain. It is difficult for readers to distinguish how much of this image is real flesh and blood, and how much is Capote's darkest nightmare.

Known for documenting the beautiful but harsh Far North of Alaska, Michio Hoshino is not only an ecological photographer but also a travel writer. "Traveling Wood" selects 33 essays written by Michio Hoshino from 1993 to 1995. Published at the beginning of the author's fame, they are 33 travel notes, 33 stories, and 33 encounters. For the author, he always wants to know what kind of map the people he meets on the road will draw in his future life. Through traveling, I found the answer, recorded it quietly and meaningfully, and wrote it into a book, which is a "happiness report". Michio Hoshino's writing has the unique tenderness of a person who "farewells to a certain life". This book allows us to see many scenery side by side with him.

Anne Frank (1929-1945) was a Jewish girl born in Frankfurt, Germany. An asteroid numbered 5535 was named "5535 Annefrank" after her. During World War II, the Nazis implemented anti-Jewish laws. In order to escape persecution, Anne hid in a secret room with her parents. Anne's family hid here for 25 months, during which Anne recorded every bit of life here in a diary - this was her thirteenth birthday gift. She wrote about the confusion of growing up in this special environment, her expectations for love, her fear of war and persecution, but more importantly, her enthusiasm and hope for life. Her courage and amazing perseverance can be seen between the lines. "The Diary of Anne Frank (full color translation)" became a witness to the extermination of the Jews by Nazi Germany during World War II. After Anne's family was arrested, the diary was discovered and preserved by Mape Gies. It was republished as "The Diary of Anne Frank" in 1952. It has been translated into multiple languages ​​and adapted into numerous plays and movies.

We are watching, we are listening, we are feeling; we are laughing, we are distressed; occasionally there are days that we want to keep in our hearts and are difficult to replace. Maybe these are days when nothing happens; however, we are still waiting. We are waiting for something to come, or recalling the interesting things about light and shadow when we were young, or interpreting popular films in a unique way, or recording behind-the-scenes shots on the set. "Garbage Basket Cinema" may be the film utopia in Shunji Iwai's mind.

"Pillow" is the only work of Seishonagon that has been handed down in his lifetime, other than waka. There are 305 paragraphs in the book, which are divided into three categories: diary, diary, and random thoughts. The random list lists various things in life, involving geographical features, vegetation, flowers and birds, life interests, etc., Reflecting Seishonagon's aesthetic taste; the diary records Seishonagon's life in the palace, from which we can understand the living conditions and tastes of the royal family and nobles in Japan's Heian period; the random thoughts are my casual feelings about nature and life, expressing a bright and free attitude towards life.

"I put some hard, heavy, and even violent things into literature. They are related to life situations, to the language of the world I lived in before I was eighteen years old, and to a world of workers and farmers. They are always real things. I think, in my Writing was the best thing I could do under the circumstances, as a class-spanner, as a political act and as a gift." For nearly a year, the writer Frédéric-Yves Genet peppered Anne Hernault with questions. In these responses, the author strives to provide an account of her writing practice that began thirty years ago, describing her working methods and explaining the "purpose" of her texts. This book is well worth reading and moving because it rejects fiction and does a rigorous, progressive work on lived experience. This book helps ordinary readers understand Erno's own experience and writing characteristics, and is also an important reference for literary researchers.

"False Documents" contains ten essays written by Luiselli when she debuted: some passages record her thoughts about self and space while roaming (or riding) between cities and countries; some passages explore the boundaries of reading and writing. The word "fake document" is taken from her experience of getting a permanent residence card in Venice during her trip to Venice and visiting Brodsky's grave in the beginning and end. It also metaphors the complexity and change of the flow of the author's own experience. The detached perspective and graceful writing style of essay writing reflect Luiselli's ambition and honesty as a writer, and it also provides readers with a new way of seeing the world around them.

The book is a collection of essays written by the author in the "Weekly Modern" column from 1993 to 1994. The content brings together the author's thoughts on Japanese politics, economy, society, education, medical care, marriage and love status, and other aspects. With sharp vision, novel perspective, popular language and fluent translation, it leads readers to experience the joys, sorrows and joys of life, and appreciate the colorful world. From it, they can gain a glimpse of the real state of Japanese society and ideological trends in the 1990s.

This book is a collection of prose works by the famous American writer Whitman. In the literary world of the United States and even the world, Whitman is a well-known name. The prose in this book includes beautiful essays expressing love for nature, flowers, plants, birds and animals, and meditation, as well as sketches remembering the streets and alleys of American cities, operas, dramas, and dances, as well as essays about patriotism, full of human pursuits, longing for peace, and warmth between people. It has strong literary appreciation value.

The work of global best-selling author x lifestyle leader x speaker Alain de Botton has a new preface specially written by de Botton for Chinese readers. Host Liu Xuan, cartoonist Ouyang Yingji, writers Zheng Huajuan and Lu Yujia jointly recommended it. The airport was originally just a transitional space during travel, where only "departures" and "arrivals" occurred. However, in the eyes of Alain de Botton, it has become a museum integrating various cultural aspects. One summer, Alain de Botton was invited to be the "first writer-in-residence" at Heathrow International Airport in the United Kingdom. He can get to know passengers from all over the world and interview all kinds of people, including security personnel, pilots, CEOs, and even airport chaplains; he can also enter and exit the departure hall, arrival hall, airport restricted area and airport hotel at will. In the familiar and mysterious "non-place" of the airport, De Botton uses his unique perspective to explore and observe the wonder and vulgarity... A week later, De Botton wrote this extraordinary cross-border cultural and creative work with his consistent writing style that combines humor and wisdom. He explores travel, work, relationships, and the nature of everyday life, showing us that spending time in an airport can be more enlightening than we give it credit for.

Part Two of Deborah Levy's Trilogy of Women's Growth: On Women and Family Life. It was named one of the "100 Best Works of the 21st Century" by The Guardian and won the 2020 French Femina Foreign Literature Prize. "Life falls apart. We try to control ourselves, to stay calm. Then we realize that we don't want to stay calm..." How much does it cost a woman to break old boundaries and gain a small role in a world that is stacked against her? This is the story of every woman in history-who created a home with their love and labor that ended up meeting the needs of everyone but themselves. In this short, emotional, and controversial documentary work, writer Levy not only candidly reviews the darkest moments of his life, including the breakdown of his marriage and the death of his mother, but also thinks about what is a meaningful, valuable, and fun life for women. She cites the works of artists or thinkers such as Simone de Beauvoir, James Baldwin, Elena Ferrante, Marguerite Duras, David Lynch and Emily Dickinson to outline what is the ultimate freedom in women's lives. Recommended by Li Yiyun and Janet Winterson, it is the desk book of Oscar-winning actress Natalie Portman.

This book is Gissing's masterpiece of prose. The hermit Rycroft described in it is obsessed with books, natural scenery and reminiscing about his past life. In fact, it was Gissing who expressed his feelings and analyzed his inner world through Rycroft's autobiography. Therefore, this book is the most autobiographical collection of sketches. Gissing's own poverty-stricken life, his hobby and pursuit of literary masterpieces, and his yearning for a quiet life in nature are all fully reflected in the book. This book is divided into four parts: spring, summer, autumn and winter. It is beautifully written and fluently written. It is one of the treasures of short essays in British literature.

At the end of March 1845, Thoreau came to Walden Pond, started to build a cabin, and moved in on July 4, the American Independence Day. He also planted a small piece of land by the lake to maintain a minimum life. While observing the animals and plants in the forest, listening to the revelations of nature, he was engaged in reading and writing. Thoreau wrote "Walden" based on what he saw, heard and thought at Walden Pond. The manuscript was revised seven times in seven years. The first edition of the book was titled "Walden, or Life in the Woods." However, from the second edition onwards, the author only retained the title "Walden." "Walden" not only vividly describes the author's independent and leisurely life in the forest, but also contains introspection and criticism of the human value system at every turn, making people feel as if they have found a pure land of the soul after reading it, and their spirit has been sublimated. This book has been called one of the "Ten Wonderful Books That Shape the American Character."

"Praise to the Shadow" is a collection of prose essays by Junichiro Tanizaki, a master of Japanese aesthetic literature. It contains six beautiful essays: "Praise to the Shadow", "Speaking of Laziness", "Love and Pornography", "Weary of Visitors", "Variety of Travel" and "Odds of the Toilet", all of which are Tanizaki's representative works. Among them, the opening work "Praise to the Shadow" is the most famous and can be called a literary classic showing Eastern aesthetics.

Tokutomi Asuka's intention is to "publish to the public a few pages of sketches about nature and life." This is Tokutomi Asuka's sketch of nature and his attitude toward life. His magnanimous natural feelings, romantic spirit and philosophical thoughts are everywhere in the book, which has a profound influence on the Japanese literary world. Everything he saw and heard was recorded with his leisurely and elegant pen and ink: the dawn on Mount Fuji, the sunset on Sagami Beach, the summer temple in Kyoto, the cicadas chirping outside the house... Japan's scenery of soft water and warm mountains, and the strong and soft people leaping on the paper, are unforgettable.

Travels in France and Belgium is a collection of letters and notes written by Hugo during his travels in France and Belgium, as well as the Alps and Pyrenees. The author traveled through famous cities and countryside, lingered in ancient buildings, churches and museums, explored countless castle ruins, and described the beautiful mountains and rivers, the morning light and the setting sun, the mist-filled valleys, and the rough sea. In these accounts, the poet Hugo presented the unparalleled magnificence of nature with his rich historical knowledge and cosmic awareness, extraordinary imagination and keen observation.

If you keep looking for the meaning of life, you will never live it. The only real duty of a person born into this absurd world is to survive. It is awareness of one's own life, one's own resistance, one's own freedom.

Julien, the youngest son of a country carpenter, has always worshiped Napoleon fanatically and hopes to make achievements on the battlefield and become famous. Because he was proficient in Latin, Julien became a tutor at the mayor's house. At the mayor's house, the hostess, Mrs. Reina, unconsciously developed an admiration for him. After his affair was revealed, he left the town in a dangerous situation with a bullet grazing his body. Julien came to Paris and became the personal secretary of the extreme royalist leader, the Marquis de La Mour, and won the deep love of the Marquis's daughter, Miss Mathieu, with his personal charm. But he didn't expect that he would be involved in an unexpected love game. Later, Madame Reina, who loved him deeply, actually sent a denunciation letter to Paris, and Julien was guillotined for this.

He has been in the literary world for many years with his unique style. What kind of person is Murakami in real life? This has great 3D images and real answers. The first book of the "Murakami Asahido Series", with a total of 92 chapters. There are 95 illustrations of Anxi Shuiwan. 1. Murakami's hobbies and habits, interesting stories about celebrities he met, etc. 2. Murakami's views and discussions on social issues, such as marriage, travel, movies, music, etc. 3. Murakami's interesting discoveries in daily trivial matters, such as books, diet, insects, etc. Murakami combines personal experience with various aspects of the world, and combines narratives and discussions. He is original, humorous, lively, friendly, casual, authentic and credible, reflecting Haruki Murakami's unique unrestrained and whimsical style.

"La Traviata" begins with the author's own narrative. At the auction of the famous prostitute Margaret's belongings, Dumas bought a novel signed with Armand's name. A few days later, Armand came to see him and wanted to buy the book back with a large sum of money, but Dumas generously gave it to him. Armand told him the touching story of his true love with Margaret, the Lady of the Camellias. The language of "La Traviata" is fluent and gives people a real and natural feeling. The book has also been adapted into plays and operas, which have a long history.

Karl Ove Knausgaard, a master of contemporary literature and a genius of observation and introspection, has created the second volume of a tetralogy based on the four seasons. In preparation for the arrival of new life, Knausgaard looked at our world with the fresh eyes of a first sight, incorporating daily musings into letters to his unborn daughter. With his unique and sensitive brushstrokes, he carefully outlines themes such as the moon, water, chaos, owls, and birthdays. He completely sets aside our usual perceptions and gives new meaning to these familiar, everyday things. New life is about to come, but the earth is still in hibernation, waiting for the weather to warm up and all things to revive. Knausgaard's writing is precise, beautiful and full of compassion. He writes about the world we know well, but it is very different from our daily cognition. This is the true face of the world from another perspective: both banal and magnificent.

This is a novel written by Hemingway after he returned from traveling and hunting in Italy in 1949. The protagonist, Colonel Cantwell, has the shadow of the author himself. The book describes how the protagonist, who participated in two world wars, went to Fossalta in Italy shortly after the war to revisit the place where he was injured in the battle, went to Venice to play, and hunted wild ducks with his friends. It also focused on the innocent love between him and the beautiful Italian girl Renata without any utilitarian purpose, reflecting the author's disgust for war, concern for the future of mankind, and thoughts on the value of life, love, and death. The title of this book is taken from the words of Thomas Jackson, the Confederate general during the American Civil War, before his death. It reflects the "tough guy" in Hemingway's works - including his own strong character who regarded death as his own.

On the streets of Paris the heroine stops a truck and asks for a ride. The heroine got into the truck and chatted with the driver for an hour and twenty minutes, talking about everything. The prototype of the heroine in "Truck" writer Marguerite Duras is the writer herself, and hitchhiking was also her personal experience.

"The Ladies and the Philosophers" is Fitzgerald's first collection of short stories, which includes eight of his published short stories: "The Pirates of the Offshore," "The Ice Palace," "Head and Shoulders," "The Cut Glass Vase," "Bernice with a Short Hair," "The Gift," "The Misguided Daley Rimbole," and "Four Times." This collection of short stories depicts the life scene of American society after World War I with a new perspective and vivid writing style. It expresses the conflict between modern consciousness and traditional concepts, and praises the young generation's rebellious mentality against old culture and old morals as well as their longing and pursuit of a better future. It earned Fitzgerald the reputation of "Poet Laureate of the Jazz Age".

The novel "Little Thing" is a semi-autobiographical work that tells the story of Little Thing's experiences. It is mainly based on the first-person self-narration of the protagonist, and also inserts the third-person narrator's point of view. The first half is Daudet's own experience, in which there is more pain than joy, and more tears than smiles; the second half, except for his brother Jacques, is entirely fictional. The family ethics expressed by the author are very clear: only pure love can build a healthy family, and family affection is an indispensable spiritual pillar in life. This is the realization gained from personal experience by the protagonist, who was naive and ridiculous when he first came into the world.

This book tells the story of love and revenge that took place in Wuthering Heights and lasted for three generations. After the gypsy outcast Heathcliff was adopted by Mr. Earnshaw, the owner of Wuthering Heights, he fell in love with his daughter Catherine and resisted the tyranny of his son Hendry. Because of the disparity in social status with Heathcliff and her own vanity, Catherine accepted the proposal of Edgar, the owner of Thrushcross Grange. Heathcliff ran away angrily and returned home three years later when he got rich. He found out that Catherine had married Edgar, so he took cruel revenge on the person who took away his love and happiness. He took away Hendry's family fortune through gambling, made his son Hareton a slave, and deliberately married Edgar's sister Isabella to persecute him. Although Heathcliff's revenge was successful, he did not gain happiness from it.

This book is a full-length novel. Eric, who was born with a deformity, was abandoned and could only wear a mask and hide under the opera house, but he had amazing musical talent. He fell in love with the innocent Christina and helped her get on the big stage, but she still had his heart set on something else. In the end, the ghost sacrificed himself to fulfill his beloved, and staged a bizarre, sad, and heartbreaking human "ghost" tragedy, which showed the steadfastness and greatness of love.

We call those women who dare to break the rules and long for the unknown Wilderness Women. Now, ladies and gentlemen, let us invite the "Lady of the Wilderness" to make her debut - "Furball": A lover's betrayal is nothing, even if she takes revenge, she must find another way. "Isis in the Dark": Does anyone still write poetry in this impetuous era? She is the light that has not disappeared in the ordinary world. "Clay Man": She can give a man divinity, but of course she can also take away his aura at any time. 10 Stories, 10 women who actively survive in the wilderness of life tell you: life is not a track, but a wilderness that can be explored to your heart's content.

The British genius Alain de Botton has the critical depth of Milan Kundera and the deconstructive temperament of Roland Bartel; however, he has a more three-dimensional love thinking than Kundera, and is more attuned to the love nerves of lovers than Bartelle, activating people's new reading experience. This book is a detailed and vivid record of the love process that combines rationality and sensibility. It faithfully records all the details of the relationship with your girlfriend, especially the psychological and philosophical thoughts. The text is vivid and full of wit. It is not only a great pleasure to read, but also makes you endlessly memorable after reading it.

"Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" is the pinnacle of science fiction by the French writer Verne. It is the second part of the "Verne Trilogy" (the other two are "Captain Grant's Children" and "The Mysterious Island"). The book leads readers to appreciate the beautiful scenery of the sea, see magical marine life, and experience a thrilling adventure.

Arthur Conan Doyle's classic detective novels "The Complete Sherlock Holmes", including "A Study in Scarlet", "The Sign of Four", "A History of Adventures", "Memoirs", and "The Hound of the Baskervilles".

"The Three Musketeers" is a story about justice and ideals. D'Artagnan, a rural boy from a grassroots background, went to Paris to join the army with the dream of becoming a musketeer. By mistake, he became life-and-death friends with three legendary musketeers of the King's Guard, practicing the knight's declaration of "everyone for one, one for everyone." In order to thwart the conspiracy of the villain Cardinal, the Musketeers brothers, who are resourceful, brave and each with their own strengths, embarked on a thrilling adventure...

I can say: "If I can get all the happiness I want, I will be happy." I can also say: "If I achieve the best self-improvement, I will be happy." - Erich Fromm The first part of "The Art of Existence" clarifies the nature of the two modes of existence, possession and existence. The dominant results of these two modes of existence are for the well-being of mankind. The comprehensive humanization of human beings needs to break through from possession-centered to activity-centered, from selfishness and self-centeredness to solidarity and altruism. The second part of the book offers some practical suggestions that may help humanize the world. To start discussing the art practice of life, we first need to think about what is the goal of life? What is the meaning of human life?

The character of Carmen comes from the writings of the 19th-century French writer Mérimée. Her alluring charm is world-famous and she is regarded as one of the most mythical female characters in the West. This book also includes nine short stories and short stories, including "The Vision of Charles XI" and "The Capture of the Bastion".

The works selected in this book come from the two periods before and after Chekhov's creation. Among the early works, in addition to "Chameleon" which is familiar to Chinese readers and has a certain realistic criticism, there are also some light-hearted and purely humorous novels. "The Man in the Trap" is the most famous of Chekhov's later novels selected in "Selected Short Stories of Chekhov". This novel expresses the dull and depressing atmosphere of the times and satirizes the generally rigid and restricted mental state of Russian society.

You and I all have friends like this - ordinary office workers, middle-aged, married, with one child, working hard to earn a living. Maybe you yourself are such a person and have entered middle age unknowingly in such a life. The protagonist Charles in "The Moon and Sixpence" is exactly like this, but one day he suddenly responded to the call of his heart and left a note saying: Dinner is ready. He abandoned everything and ran away from home, pursuing his passion for painting. He went to Tahiti in the South Pacific to live with the indigenous people, and he never looked back despite poverty and illness. Charles dared to become an unreasonable madman in the eyes of others. Many people said that he was an idiot and even irresponsible. But only he knew the passion in his heart and the ideal he pursued, and chose his own life path in the way he liked! But in real life, how many people just timidly look up at the moon and continue to lower their heads to chase the sixpence they depend on for food and clothing?

"Crime and Punishment" is an outstanding social psychological novel. It describes the story of 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 Sophia 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.

"The Education of Love" was written by the famous Italian writer Amicis who spent 10 years writing it. The book adopts the form of a diary, telling the story of the growth of a little boy named Anlike when he was in the fourth grade of elementary school. It records what he saw and heard in school, family and society during this year. The diary was written from the first day of the fourth grade in October until Amway left school in July of the following year. It includes various touching stories about Amway's learning and life, admonishing and encouraging articles written by his parents and sister in his diary, and the wonderful "monthly quotes" read by the teacher in class. Here are the upright and brave Kalon who often helps the weak, Dailosi who is good at both morals and academics and is kind to others, Kelati who memorizes his lessons while working, Sidi who is not willing to be outdone but is down-to-earth and diligent, as well as the principal who loves the students as his own children, and the teacher who does not forget to make up for the students when they are sick. , The blacksmith who was moved by his son and returned to his old job, the fire chief who was not afraid of the fire to save the people, the young detective who was not afraid of sacrifice and sacrificed his life for the country, the young man who cared about his family and secretly worked for his father, the filial son Marco who traveled six thousand miles to find his loving mother, and so on.

This book is a novella written by Hemingway in Cuba in 1951 and published in 1952. It is one of Hemingway's most famous works. It tells the story of an elderly Cuban fisherman fighting a giant marlin in the Gulf Stream far offshore. This book established Hemingway's status. The book won the 1953 American Pulitzer Prize and the 1954 Nobel Prize for Literature.

"Letter from a Strange Woman" is a collection of novels by the famous Austrian writer Zweig, which includes 9 masterpieces of novellas such as "Letter from a Strange Woman" and "Forgotten Dreams". Among them, "Letter from a Strange Woman" was evaluated by Gorky as "an astonishing masterpiece". The writing style of the whole book is clear and delicate, with passionate emotion in the silence and pathos in the writing.

A tough guy writer who can compete with Hemingway, a private book for a decent man, a powerful detective suspense novel... The confession of a writer who is caught in the double torment of sanity and madness, first-class murder, strange betrayal, overloaded mystery... The writer Madden, whose creative inspiration is increasingly exhausted, fell into depression and drank all day long to have fun. One day he met a beautiful blonde, and after a night of partying with her, he got involved in a bizarre murder. A blond woman's head inexplicably appears in the marijuana field where he grows. At the same time, the tattoos on his arms, the blood stains in his home and car, and the testimony of his psychic friends all indicate that he is the murderer. Many coincidences made Madden's hair stand on end, and the broken and chaotic memories left him at a loss. In order to uncover the mystery of the murderer, Madden was involved in the whirlpool of love, blood and murder. However, every clue shows that everyone around him is inextricably linked to the murder, and no one rules out the possibility of the murderer... Including himself. Who is the deceased? Who is the murderer? Tim fell into a double torment of sanity and madness. ?

German literature is famous for its poetry and "novelles" (short stories). Most of the famous German writers have written some excellent short stories and short stories. Short and medium-sized novels in German-speaking countries, especially short stories based on one moment and one event, have the advantage of seeing the big from the small. Like mountain flowers and weeds with strong vitality, they grow everywhere in German-speaking countries and develop in colorful ways. The novels of Romantic writers such as Hoffmann exude the fragrance of mysterious "orchids"; the works of Swiss novelists such as Gotthelf are filled with the bright sunshine and fresh air of the Alps; the novels of Sturm, who grew up on the coast of the North Sea, are always like a layer of mist, filled with desolate and soft poetry... This book selects and translates famous works of German literature masters such as Goethe, Heine, Zweig, and Kafka. The title of this book comes from a story in Genesis. The story tells that Noah, the ancestor of mankind, sent a dove out of the ark to find out news when the flood on the earth began to recede. However, after he sent out the third dove, this dove never returned and there was no news. The author uses this fable to condemn the imperialist world war and express his deep concern for the fate of mankind.

Certain historical figures were buried twice, first in a tomb and then in the shadow of their fame. This is the case for Jacques Cole, the protagonist of "The Dream Maker". He was the first French merchant to set his sights on the East and the supervisor of King Charles VII. He lived in the early fifteenth century and witnessed this era of continuity and the transformation of the Middle Ages giving way to the Renaissance. This separation of the past and the future made people ignore his own reality, the instigator of the revolution. This book is written in the voice of Cole, who lives in exile on the island of Chios, recalling his magnificent life: from the golden leopard that represented the Eastern dream in his childhood to the calm and precocious young man during the siege, from the ambitious businessman and powerful official who traveled around the world to his precarious life in exile, and his only love. It was not until Agnès Sorel appeared on his path that he understood how happy and painful the human heart can be...

This is one of Balzac's many works. The book tells the love story of a young man named Albert Savaron who graduated from law. Albert Savaron fell in love with an Italian princess. In order to be worthy of the one he loved, he kept struggling. For more than ten years, he experienced intrigues in the world. Their love also withstood many tests, but they were eventually separated by others. Albert Savaron also abandoned the world and escaped into a monastery. In this novel, Balzac, who is famous for exposing moral decay, materialistic desires, and the evils of money, passionately eulogizes a pair of lovers who are outstandingly independent and fight tenaciously for true love in a society where love has become a slave to money, and composes a shocking and pure love song.

This book is an anthology of Chekhov's short stories, including more than 20 of Chekhov's representative short stories such as "The Chameleon", "Death of an Official", "Wanka", "Ward No. 6", And "The Man in the Trap". Chekhov is known as one of the three greatest short story writers in the world. His short stories are outstanding representatives of Russian and even world realist literature at the end of the 19th century. The works selected in this book represent Chekhov's creative achievements in different periods. Many of them have been selected into primary and secondary school textbooks and are well-known to every household.

This book is a collection of Mérimée's short stories and short stories. It includes six masterpieces of short stories and short stories that best represent his novel achievements and embody his artistic characteristics, such as "Kalman's Love and Death", "Da Mango's Bloody Story at Sea", "Matteo's Killing of His Son", "Federigo's Resurrection", "A Gamble Lost and Eternal Hate" and "Venus Stuns the City of Illuminati".

In the Federal Minimum Security Adult Correctional Facility, the decadent little old man Walter Stebke is waiting for the jailer to lead him out of prison. In his past life, he was the son of Slavic immigrants, a Harvard University graduate, a former Communist Party member, a former federal government official, and a participant in the "Watergate Incident"... Soon he will also gain a new identity, a mysterious...