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The third installment of the Kaidan Hyakumonogatari series! Mishimaya in Edo Kanda is a place where you can tell your 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. A happy girl who is about to get married, but she shares a pool that will tear her lovers apart? A retired businessman who has just recovered from a serious illness has been entangled with a house that can change its appearance for the rest of his life? Why did the dying old man try so hard to reveal his bad fate with the crying baby? How can a young samurai who cannot die for his mother pay homage to his mother who has a special mission?

Peri Medea, also known as the Triple City, is the bride of the sea and the mistress of the civilized world. It is a country of its own and has stood for thousands of years. Bardas Loredan lives in an inconspicuous corner of the Lower Town slums. His background is not difficult to find out, and no one cares about his past; his profession is a bit special, as he is a court swordsman who relies on his excellent swordsmanship to help clients litigate cases, but he can be considered quiet and low-key. No one knows what kind of destructive power all these things put together contain. The way of heaven is unpredictable. When the wheel of history begins to turn, some people are mercilessly run over, some take chestnuts from the fire, and some try to stop them, but inadvertently add force...

When the gold rusts, the unknown third force will invade this world; at that time, the world will be turned upside down, thousands of graves will open together, and all souls will cry together; only the gatekeeper can open the gate, and only the gatekeeper, one day, one day! Ruard, a former magician, has now lost his magic power and dignity, and will always bear the pain of loss and wander forever; Damir, the little servant of the great magician, is at the mercy of others, embarking on a journey of identity swapping, not knowing where to go. The mysterious third force is snooping and knocking on the door; people on the journey are struggling and searching. Love and hate, life and death, heaven and earth, will the world be turned upside down? Will the gate be opened? Who will be the gatekeeper?

My name is Yemu, a young man with bandages all over his body and the smell of a tomb. It all starts from that winter in that village in the mountains. I was 11 years old that year. I was frail and sick, and I was home alone with a cold and fever. On a whim, I played a game of summoning a fox fairy named Sanae. She could sense the weather in advance, foresee accidents, and successfully predicted the death of my friend. I admire and trust. Even relying on her. At that time, I even naively thought that as long as I listened to Sanae, I could control everything in the world. Until one day Sanae told me that I would die in pain in four years.

Those who stare into the abyss are also stared into by the abyss, and those who listen to strange stories are also part of the strange stories. Are there really ghosts in this world? Are those frightening and lamentable monsters unknowable ghosts or our hearts? "Hyakumonogatari" is a game that emerged in Japan during the Edo period. On summer nights, light a hundred candles and sit around in the darkroom telling strange stories. Blow out a candle after each sermon. Legend has it that when all the candles are extinguished, monsters will appear. The famous bag shop "Mishimaya" in the Edo period had a chess room "Black and White" surrounded by manjus and sandals. One day, the girl Akon entertained chess players on behalf of the shopkeeper who was out of town for some reason. Unexpectedly, the other party actually said that he saw a human face on the Manzhushahua blooming in the courtyard. Then he recounted a past event that had been hidden deep in his heart for many years. From then on, people with stories hidden in their hearts came here. Akon collects the story of Hyakumonogatari in a unique way.

A fantasy classic epic, comparable to "A Song of Ice and Fire" and "The Lord of the Rings". Bruno embarked on a journey to find his long-lost childhood home, Mithril Hall. Drizzt, the halfling Regis and the barbarian Wulfgar also set out with Bruno. The group went through obstacles all the way and finally arrived at Mithril Hall. What they saw was unexpected... Entreri, a highly skilled, cruel and insidious assassin, kidnapped Bruno's adopted daughter Catti-brie. He was brewing a huge conspiracy to know what the fate of Catti-brie would be.

From "Songs of the Four Seasons: A Selected Collection of the Bucket Rider", The Bucket Rider is known as China's Kafka. He makes Chinese fantasy become real literature. He also integrates the simplicity, ethereal, beauty and weirdness of Chinese characters, where the poetry, absurdity and imagination of the East reach their peak.

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This book is an indispensable classic document for studying the origin and birth of Gandhi's non-violent resistance movement. It details Gandhi's arduous struggle for political rights for Indian expatriates in South Africa for twenty-one years. It shows the formation of Gandhi's doctrine of non-violent resistance and the birth and practice of Gandhi's non-violent resistance movement. It laid the foundation and accumulated experience for him to carry out large-scale non-violent resistance movements in India in the future.

This volume is the second "New World" in the "History of the English-speaking Peoples" series. Between 1485 and 1688, the English-speaking people began to expand around the world and defeated the Spanish Empire. After the sea lanes were opened, American colonies were established one after another. A number of small, vibrant and independent societies arose on the west coast of the Atlantic that would later form the United States of America.

Anna Yin, the goddess of heaven and earth, enters the tomb of the world alone. There is the underworld ruled by her twin sister. All living people will pass through the seven gates and never return. In order to save Anna Yin, her best friend went to the heaven to seek help from her fathers, and then went to the end of the city and the edge of the desert to find the great mother goddess Ningma. The Fathers established laws to separate the earth from the earth, leaving mankind in a state of endless toil and short-lived joy. Human beings cannot understand everything about life and cannot achieve happiness. In order to find a new order for the world, Anna Yin and the Great Mother want to open the tomb, shake the foundation of the world, and reconnect the world as a whole. In the end, Anna Yin returned from the underworld and came back to life... "There is only one word difference between 'past' and 'future', 'coming and going - going back and forth -', just like a calling."

Satan came to Moscow pretending to be a foreign professor, Woland, and led a group of demons to cause havoc in the capital. The young poet Ivan was imprisoned in a mental hospital because of their pranks and met the master. The master is an unknown writer, and his lover Margaret admires his talent and calls him a master. He wrote a novel about Pontius Pilate's trial of Jesus. He was criticized, burned the manuscript in panic, and was admitted to a mental hospital. Margaret searched for the Master everywhere, met Satan's followers, regained her youth, and after experiencing many strange things, finally rescued the Master. Under the guidance of Satan, the souls of the Master and Margaret flew over Sparrow Hill in Moscow to their eternal home. "The Master and Marguerite" combines historical legend, mysterious fantasy and real life, and is considered the pioneering work of magical realism in the twentieth century.

This book is the second half of "The Master of the Dark Hunter: King of Kunlun" by the Japanese fantasy literature master Meng Zhenyu. It is also the last book in the author's "The Master of the Dark Hunter" series. In order to cover up his family's secrets, Saichiro decided to give up the commission for Ninety-Nine Ranzan. Luan Zang was attracted by the hidden secrets and determined to find out the truth on his own, and the past events surfaced. It turns out that fifteen years ago, in order to build a dam, the powerful Kuganuma family killed Han Yueweng's son and daughter-in-law, and even sacrificed his grandson as a human pillar under the auspices of the priest Benimaru. For fifteen years, Han Yueweng worked hard to take revenge, and finally cursed Yangtaro, disrupted the Kuganuma family, and attracted Benimaru. With the help of Kujiu Ranzang and Dragon King Yinhong, the great revenge was finally avenged.

The novel tells the story of a young couple, Frank and Amber Wheeler, who lived in the suburbs of Connecticut on a road called "Revolutionary Road" in the 1950s. Many middle-class families similar to them lived in the nearby community. Frank (also meaning "frank") is a down-to-earth corporate white-collar worker, while April (also meaning "April"), a housewife, is lively, romantic and full of fantasy. The gap between ideal and reality put their relationship into trouble, and the increasingly frequent quarrels almost suffocated the two. Epper's plan to move to Europe to find himself once saved the crisis and gave them a brief hope of changing their lives. However, the plan was ultimately shattered and their fate was irreversible. It slides into tragedy... As Yates himself said: "The characters in my novels are all within the limitations of their known and unknown. They want to be the best and do what they can't help but do, but in the end they inevitably fail because they can't help but go back to their original appearance."

After burying his father, Nathan Zuckerman, who was in his late teens, suddenly suffered from an undiagnosable pain that spread from his shoulders and neck to his torso, and even his mind was occupied by this pain. No doctor knew where his ailment came from. He had to rely on painkillers to survive, could not continue writing, and even his movements were hampered by pain. Bored, he began to let his mind wander, recalling his failed marriage and family relationships. Outbursts of extreme nostalgia and ambition to conquer his illness, Zuckerman determined to return to his alma mater, the University of Chicago, where he would study medicine... Rashness and meticulousness, lyricism and irony blended together, admonitions and confessions running through it, with a knowing, benevolent authority. Featuring some of the funniest and most brutal scenes in Philip Roth's novels, this is a grand comedy about illness.

A fantasy classic as famous as "A Song of Ice and Fire", "The Lord of the Rings" and "Dragonlance"; a boy with white hair and purple eyes walking alone in the darkness, wielding his two swords, cutting off the shackles of fate, and composing a legendary growth poem. The classic fantasy that influenced Chinese online literature has been republished in Chinese after fifteen years. "The Dark Elf" is the work of R. A. Salvador and includes three stories: "Homeland", "Exile", and "Sojourn". It takes the dark elf Drizzt Do'Urden as the protagonist and tells the story of how he was tired of the fighting in his hometown, left the underground and started a new life on the surface. As the series gained popularity, Drizzt became one of the most famous characters in the Dungeons & Dragons: Forgotten Realms novel series. A classic Western fantasy work, with magnificent descriptions of battlefield scenes and profound writing that touches people's hearts, it surpasses similar modern works.

Pascal Mercier conquered millions of readers with his novel "Night Train to Lisbon". In this book, he wants to tell the story of Laiya. After the death of her mother, Laiya began to embark on the path of becoming an outstanding violinist, with a brilliant career beckoning ahead. Although he has a good father who cares for his daughter, and has met good teachers like Mary and Levi, Laiya's tragic fate seems unstoppable, just like the priceless Guarneri violin. What is the cause of the misfortune of the father and daughter who love each other deeply? Pascal Messier successfully integrates philosophical reflection, psychological insight and superb narrative art in this novel, making it another excellent literary work that provides readers with a unique reading experience.

Harold Fry, sixty-five years old, retired quietly after working as a sales representative for a brewery for more than forty years. The inertia of life for most of his life has covered him like iron armor. He lives with his wife in the British countryside, living a peaceful life and being estranged from each other day after day. One morning, he received a letter from his old friend Queenie, whom he had not seen for twenty years. She had cancer and wrote goodbye. Harold wrote a reply, and on the way to send it, he thought about himself from Queenie, traveling further and further. Finally, he traveled from the southwest to the northeast, across the entire England. 87 Days, 627 miles, with only one belief: as long as he left, Queenie would survive. This is the story of Harold's journey of thousands of miles. From the moment he stepped forward, parallel to his journey of more than 600 miles, was another inner journey through time. This journey passed through himself, through various aspects of modern society, and spanned time and geographical landscapes. He opened his scarred heart and let his life shine again.

"Songs from the Sad Cafe" is a collection of Carson McCullers' finest short and medium-length works. There are 7 works including the classic and handed down Song of the Sad Cafe and Childhood, among which "The Song of the Sad Cafe" is the most famous. The novel tells the weird and absurd love story between Miss Amelia, the criminal Marvin Macy and the hunchback Raymond in a small town. In a weird, mysterious and absurd way, it expresses a human theme as eternal as love - loneliness. Love is not the salvation of loneliness, absurd love confirms the necessity of loneliness.

This autobiographical novel not only has an attractive plot with ups and downs, but also shows the enlightening and thought-provoking aspects of the changing times. The author attempts to use stories to show the social life history of ordinary rural people in Taiwan's economic development process and the stories behind the "Taiwan Economic Miracle", and to see through the life picture of Taiwan's rural areas and the difficulties and hardships in the transformation to an industrial society and a commercial society over the past century. And those scenes that seem familiar during the rapid development process are worthy of deep thought and reference by mainland readers.

Bipolar disorder is both youthful and life-threatening. Philip Roth, the No. 1 American literary figure, is a well-received work, the Guardian's Book of the Year, and a popular and high-scoring work on Goodreads and Amazon. He uses a national anthem to hold the United States to account for its history and reality, and writes about an emotion that confronts ubiquitous spiritual circumcision. A "March of the Volunteers" sings the suffering behind individual anger. When the world becomes a slaughterhouse soaked in blood, individuals, especially young people, in the context of war, are so innocent and helpless. "Rage" is set against the backdrop of the Korean War and tells the story of the rebellious struggles of a group of young and restless college students at Winesburg College in northern Ohio. The protagonist is Marcus, a young man from a Jewish family. He seeks a breakthrough in identity and spiritual freedom among family, faith, love, and secular rules. In the process of searching, he conflicts with the surrounding environment. After passive endurance and angry struggle to no avail, he finally reaches a tragic ending.

A spiritual elegy of self-analysis, a bitter and sincere lonely monologue. Segawa Umatsu, an intellectual young man with a fiery heart but a weak character, was born in the untouchable class at the bottom of society. In an era of strict class divisions, Chou Song concealed his origin in order to escape the prejudice and discrimination of the world. After experiencing the self-sacrifice of relatives, the help and trust of close friends, the words and deeds of teachers, and the perseverance of lovers, faced with the bullying of society, Usomatsu finally made up his mind whether to break through the cage of prejudice... Shimazaki Fujimura's delicate and calm style, true and straightforward description, depicts the dissatisfaction of modern Japanese youth with social prejudice and the awakening of personal consciousness. The protagonist Segawa Umatsu not only expresses the antipathy, dissatisfaction and resistance of modern Japanese youth towards society, but also reflects their weakness. Through the description of the process from observing the precepts to breaking the precepts, it reflects the entanglement between the modern concepts of eliminating class differences and advocating human rights liberation and freedom and equality, and the remaining feudal class consciousness in Japanese society.

The confusion of being a human being, the hesitation of being unable to love. It is an in-depth analysis of the soul and a profound interpretation of human nature by the writer Dazai Osamu. It is the source of inspiration for Haruki Murakami's works, an immortal masterpiece widely circulated in Japan. "Disqualified in the World" begins with "I"'s thoughts after seeing three photos of Ye Zang. In the middle are three notes written by Ye Zang. The three notes correspond to the photos and introduce Ye Zang's experiences in childhood, youth and adulthood respectively. In the work, Dazai Osamu cleverly hides his life and thoughts in the life experiences of the protagonist Ye Zang. Through Ye Zang's monologue, we can get a glimpse of Dazai Osamu's inner world - "a life of shame and shame". After reading it, you will find that you are not alone, let your soul breathe a sigh of relief, and let you see the sunshine in the darkness.

"Fisting All the Way: Selected Novellas by Sun Chunping" includes five novellas written by Sun Chunping in recent years. The works maintain his consistent creative style. They not only reflect the realistic theme "The Year of the Ears", but also "The Independent Division of the Northeast Army" about the brave resistance of the Northeast people against foreign aggression decades ago; "Who Are You, Second Uncle" which focuses on the realistic rural theme, and "Fisting All the Way" which writes about urban life at close range. The works accurately and uniquely reflect the huge changes in the concepts of various groups during the social transformation period. "The Bunker at Bodhi Bay" focuses on a railway bunker and writes about the development and changes of a village for decades. It contains both a profound reflection on history and a vivid description of the current reality. The many characters in the work are lifelike and have their own characteristics.

Benedict Cumberbatch stars in the original novel of the popular drama - an anti-heroic epic about a prodigal son, the haunting childhood shadow, and the costly road to self-rescue. Twenty-two-year-old Patrick Melrose was deeply addicted to drugs. His father passed away suddenly, and he had no choice but to go to New York to retrieve his father's ashes. For an entire weekend, Patrick frantically searched for drugs on the streets of Manhattan, haunted by old acquaintances and inner nightmares. He stayed alone in the guest room of the Pierre Hotel, pushing his body and mind to the brink of destruction - just one step away from being swallowed up by the rapidly eroding past.

"The Dying Ao" is the masterpiece of the 16-year-old genius writer Otoichi who made a sensation in the Japanese literary world. It is another dark masterpiece after "Summer, Fireworks, and My Corpse" that looks directly into the abyss of people's hearts. "The Dying Green" uses a suspenseful and gripping strange story to delicately depict the pain and warmth of growing up, as well as the coldness and beauty of human nature. It is written for everyone who lives alone in the crowd. Synopsis of the story of "The Dying Blue": "'I am worse than everyone. I am like a slug. I am stupider than an earthworm. I am fat. I am a pig. I am inferior to everyone. I have no value in living. I am a fool. I should die. I have a dark personality and am not good at sports, so I can't make friends.' The teacher asked me to repeat these words twenty times each." Masao was disgusted by the teacher and ostracized by his classmates. In front of him, a mysterious boy with blue skin appeared. Masao discovered that no one else in the class was aware of the boy's existence.

The author of the world's top best-selling book "A Pilgrimage" is a new work with great reputation. The British media said that this book has established Rachel Joyce's status in the literary world. Readers in 30 countries are moved to recommend it! Don't be afraid of losing the courage to live, because it never leaves us for a moment. There are two stories here. 1972, Boy Byron. At the age of eleven, attending Winston Private School for Boys, his future was already planned, speaking with the right accent, learning the right knowledge, and interacting with the best people. Afterwards, entering Oxford or Cambridge; the beautiful but lonely mother Diana does what an ordinary housewife should do, but has a different self. Byron loved his mother so much, she was the only beauty he wanted to protect. A misunderstanding of time changed the trajectory of life. A tear-jerking story. Across two time and space, kind, anxious, imperfect but truly charming souls strive to make up for the damage in love, and will eventually gain strength and walk from darkness to light like a hero, thus reminding us: Don't be afraid of losing the courage to live, because it has never left us for a moment.

The representative work of Richard Yates, "the writer among writers", "the great writer in the age of anxiety" and the author of "Revolutionary Road". "Eleven Kinds of Loneliness" describes the lives of ordinary New Yorkers in the 1950s and 1960s after World War II in a cold way. It writes about eleven kinds of lonely lives. The protagonists are all people who lack security and live unsatisfactory lives: fired white-collar workers in Manhattan office buildings, people with outstanding imaginations A taxi driver, a young man who has been frustrated many times but wants to be a writer, a man and a woman who are about to get married but are extremely confused, an eccentric old teacher, a newly transferred primary school student, a tuberculosis patient, an old and sick wife, a jazz pianist, a depressed military officer and a retired soldier, etc. Yates writes about the ordinary lives of ordinary people, describing their loneliness, loss and despair. He himself once said: "If there is any theme in my works, I think there is only one simple one: people are lonely, no one can escape, and this is their tragedy."

This book is Anne Ernault's second published novel. The protagonist is Anna, an adolescent girl who has graduated from junior high school and is about to enter high school. She longs to understand the world and contact others, but she cannot escape loneliness after all. As she grows up, Anna's feelings about her parents, education, and sex change, and she becomes more mature, but also more conflicted and unhappy. She found that she had surpassed her parents in education and worldview, and was getting further and further away from them. Anna's story is splendidly narrated in a colloquial language style and stream-of-consciousness writing. The value of this work is not only that it allows us to see the beginning and development of Erno's writing style, but also allows us to witness the literary turning point of a master, which is fascinating.

"Eugénie Grandet" takes the father's wealth accumulation and the daughter's love tragedy as the main lines, depicting a vivid picture of provincial customs. The novel has a classical structure and concise writing style. It is a simple epic that has been widely loved by readers since its publication.

"The Plague" is a Nobel Prize-winning work by French philosopher and writer Camus. It tells us the story of the people of Oran, represented by Dr. Rieux, facing the sudden threat of plague and death, from initial doubts and panic to the final fight against the epidemic together, facing the disaster, and finally winning. In a city captured by the plague, a group of desperate people redeem themselves. It shows the fighting spirit of people in trouble and their pursuit of justice. It reminds each of us that in a crisis moment that is not what we want, the only right thing is to choose to walk with kindness and sincerity.

"The Diary of Anne Frank" is a diary written by Anne Frank, a German Jew. It is a record of her life and emotions while hiding in a secret room. As a growing teenager, she confided in her diary the confusion of constant conflicts with her mother and her sexual curiosity. At the same time, the record of 25 months of hiding and terror-filled life in a secret room also makes "Annie's Diary" an eyewitness report on the suffering life of the people under German occupation.

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In the turbulent Romania, two friends, Adina and Clara, Adina, gradually developed from good friends to a broken friendship; Lola, a college student from a poor rural area, sold her body in order to go to college in a big city, but was suddenly discovered to have committed suicide in her dormitory. The protagonist and several of her classmates tried to figure out the truth behind Laura's death. Unexpectedly, under the shadow of Ceausescu's totalitarianism, the path to find was confusing and violence followed. A female garment factory worker wanted to go to a beautiful country where exported clothes could be reached, so she stuffed communication notes into the exported clothes, hoping that a foreign man would pick her up. After being reported, she was interrogated for three consecutive days. Then a second batch of notes showed up at the factory, and she was fired. From now on, he must be summoned by the police regularly... The non-linear plot structure and poetic language tell the story of the broken life in the authoritarian country and the past of Romania!

"This kind of love is destined to be destructive." The author of "Lolita" and the novel master Nabokov's masterpiece, the passion, intoxication, madness and fall of a chess genius, using scalpel-like precision to write about the hidden corners behind the genius boy. "Defense" is a masterpiece of Nabokov's novels recognized by the 20th century novel master. It tells the story of a genius boy who gradually becomes insane due to his long-term addiction to chess games. Passion, intoxication, madness and decline are the themes throughout the novel. The protagonist Luzhin was an unattractive, withdrawn and melancholic child when he was a child. Real life always made him feel anxious, so he used chess as a refuge to escape from real life. It turned out that he was a chess genius and became a chess master. However, he also paid a price for this: the chess game gradually replaced his real life, and his real life became a dream. Nabokov devoted great enthusiasm to this early work, outlining the hidden corners behind the aura of genius with anatomical precision.

"The Life of Monsieur Molière" is a biographical novel written by Bulgakov for the French comedy master Molière. Molière was one of Bulgakov's favorite comedy writers. Bulgakov not only adapted many of his plays, but also wrote biographical novels about him, recording his life of "laughing and telling the truth" like a play in a vivid and humorous way. Although the two masters who are well versed in the highest spirit of comedy live more than three hundred years apart, there is an emotional resonance and spiritual agreement between them. They used sarcastic, humorous and absurd comedy language to tear off the ugliest coat of society and system of their respective eras. They all marched hard on the road to adhering to their creative ideals and never gave up.

"The last knight of German Romanticism" and the autobiographical masterpiece of Hesse, the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, Haruki Murakami recommends reading works and is a spiritual book for the young generation. The protagonist Hans has been extremely intelligent, diligent and studious since he was a child, and is regarded as a child prodigy by everyone. He was sent to a seminary to study. Influenced by his extended family and society, he was eager for fame and studied hard in an isolated school without any free time. His physical and mental health was damaged. His classmate Herman is stubborn by nature, despises fame and is not tolerated by the school; but Hans feels that only Herman is his confidant. Hans worked too hard, became physically weak, and his grades dropped; the school blamed Hermann for this. Hermann was expelled from school, and Hans felt even more lonely. He was scolded by teachers and ridiculed by classmates from time to time. Later, he suffered from neurasthenia, which made him unable to continue his studies and had to return to his hometown to work as a fitter to make a living. Social discrimination and frustration in life made him feel as if he had fallen under a ruthless and huge wheel.

The time spans from the late Qing Dynasty to the Anti-Japanese War, and the area spans Guangzhou, Hankou, London and Nanjing. From the revenge of the protagonist Zheng Yinchuan, a young man full of ambition and tragedy, to his sadistic love affair with the heroine Pan Jingning, it depicts the life of modern professional managers in China and shows the ups and downs of business war legends behind their luxurious lives. The grievances and hatreds of two big families, a thrilling revenge story of a prince, a rolling pain and love in the world of mortals... The love between children, the dream of family and country, the past is as vague as smoke.

Dr. Himiko, who serves as the director of the mental hospital, is from a famous family, is beautiful, noble, and has superb medical skills. However, he was found to have performed unconventional "special treatment" on several patients. The nurse Beitaxiang was obsessed with Himiko. Although he was suspicious of his behavior, he still followed her without hesitation. Is it for financial purposes or to satisfy the "devil's heart"? With the patient's sudden death, the truth was revealed step by step, and Himiko's unknown past gradually surfaced...

The work "Collected Works of Woolf: Voyages" took nearly nine years from conception to final publication, and went through several revisions. It was finally published in the UK for the first time in March 1915, and received a very good response at that time. In April of that year, the "Observer" published an article congratulating Woolf and making the following evaluation of the novel: "... The humor, irony, and occasionally spicy writing and creative talent shown in the book are impressive..."

The story of this book is majestic, the plot is twists and turns, and the characters are distinctive. It is the author's masterpiece of this kind of work. What is shown in front of readers is not only the anti-corruption struggle within the party (represented by the secretary of the provincial party committee, a large number of pioneers who are loyal to the party's cause and insist on putting the interests of the people first), but also the desperate struggle between the public security officers and disciplinary inspection cadres (represented by the one-armed hero, the public security director) and the underworld group who are not afraid of sacrifice and regardless of personal life and death. It's a thrilling and soul-stirring read.

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Caizigou Xiaheyuan is an old house with a history of a hundred years. In order to treat his stupid son whose life is hanging by a thread, Dongjiazhuang is determined to let his son marry a 22-year-old girl, Deng Yan, to come in to "make happiness". On the way to welcome the bride, the insidious and vicious housekeeper Liu Gen tried every means to kill the bride, so that the "happy" event would not happen, and Zhuang Di's only son Ming Wang would die, so that he could seize the opportunity to annex the huge family property in Xiaheyuan. Unexpectedly, the bride, Deng Wick, saved the day and successfully married into Xiaheyuan. She also used her resolute methods to expose a series of conspiracies of the housekeeper Liu Gen...

Werther is an emotional young man who yearns for a free life. At a dance, he met the judge's daughter Lotte and fell deeply in love with her. But not long after, Lotte's fiancé came back, and Werther also left under the persuasion of his friends and returned to the city to work as a clerk. The conservative and corrupt officialdom, the vulgar citizens, and the arrogant nobles all caused him to constantly conflict with the reality around him. In the end, the disillusioned Werther ended his life with his lover's husband's pistol.

The story takes place in Chongqing, the capital of the Nationalist Government in 1945. Here gathered a group of people who were feasting, feasting, and living in intoxication. Everything revolves around money. Corruption of officials, speculation by businessmen and bankers, and women being swindlers have become a common trend. The novel uses the clues of Wei Duanben, a young civil servant, and his beautiful but vain wife Tian Peizhi as they live together and break up. It takes the opportunity of many characters to rush to buy gold savings certificates to make the country's hard-earned wealth, and unfolds a complicated story. When the Anti-Japanese War was won, everything for the speculators was in vain. The work directs criticism towards the ugly, humble world in the Kuomintang-controlled areas on the eve of the victory of the Anti-Japanese War. It reveals the loss and struggle in the face of human nature and money in a special era.

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K. Was a land surveyor employed by the castle. When he arrived at the village below the castle and wanted to stay overnight in the village, he was given a cold reception because he did not have a stay permit from the castle. In order to confirm his appointment by the castle, K. Tried every means to get close to the castle. But facing the castle with strict management system and the villagers who abide by the rules, K. Felt very helpless. It seemed that every step forward would block a road to the castle. Although the castle is close at hand, it is beyond K.'S reach...

The Crimes of Woman (1798) is Wollstonecraft's unfinished posthumous work and is generally regarded as her most radical feminist work. The novel adopts a gothic absurdist approach and revolves around a woman who is imprisoned in a mental hospital by her husband. Maria, who came from a good family, sought satisfaction outside of the shameless marriage behind the halo of respectability. After everything fell apart, she started a love affair with a fellow patient in the same hospital, and at the same time established a friendship with a lower-class woman who took care of her. The author believes that what obscures reason is often not the illusion of emotion, but passion. It is passion that leads ordinary people to the edge of dangerous mistakes, leading to the most intense emotions and leaving an indelible mark.

1965, As Gorge, Provence. This is a country that belongs to childhood, or to be more precise, it is a country that belongs to children, a lonely child, a lost child. 12-Year-old Beike lives with his parents in a gas station. He is a unique child. His language skills are limited and he is often laughed at by other children in the class. His teacher also suggested that he be sent to a special school. Beike was very worried that one day his parents would really send him away and no longer care about him, but that day came anyway. Curious about the smell of cigarettes, Shell accidentally set fire to the bushes, and his parents were tempted to send him away. In fear, Beike quietly left home. On the first morning after leaving home, he met an equally "strange" little girl Vivian, and Beike's true understanding of the outside world began.

Zweig's collection of short and medium stories, including "The Invisible Collection", "Twenty-Four Hours in a Woman's Life", "The Story of Chess" and other masterpieces. Among them, "The Story of Chess" was the last novella published by Zweig during his lifetime. In 1939, Zweig fled to Brazil with his family, and the story background of "The Story of Chess" is set on a ship bound for Buenos Aires. By chance, a mysterious stranger played against world chess champion Czentovic and easily defeated him. But just as the game continued, the stranger encountered an unexpected situation... This was his last game of chess. Where is he from? What kind of experiences have you had? His story is surprising and sad at the same time.