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Su Yue's Counterattack

Su Yue's Counterattack

General Fiction

Coffee Aroma

379K0

[Women in the workplace + workplace struggles + real estate + comeback against the wind + boss chasing his wife] Either stand out or be eliminated. How can you be willing to become a chess piece that can be abandoned at any time? ! Su Yue, a novice in the workplace, suddenly died of a spokesperson at an event. She took the blame for losing her job and was blocked from finding a job. She met a noble person by chance and had a discerning eye, which also gave Su Yue a chance to make a comeback... In five years, she started from the project planning manager and worked her way up to the marketing director. She was no longer the rookie who was expelled from East Real Estate five years ago. However, sudden changes occurred, the company was acquired, and she was parachuted as CEO, and everything seemed to be back to square one... But she couldn't give up! And... Her love!

I Won the Master of the Pavilion by Relying on the Case

Mr. Qinghuan

155K01

[Time Travel + Happy Enemies + Long-lasting Love + Anti-routine] Who said that time-traveling women have golden fingers! Wen Sheng, a writer of suspense novels in the 21st century, was reborn into ancient times due to an accident. He never expected that the original owner would be a woman who made even evil people fearful. He never expected that she, a little white rabbit who could even kill a chicken, would be forced to become a plum-blossom embroidered dress. I thought I could drink tea and read books all day, and live the life of a veteran cadre for a long time. Who knew that another lunatic would pop up and insist on dragging her to solve the case, your sister!

New Yorker Stories

New Yorker Stories

General Fiction

(us)ann Beatty

390K0

In their twenties, they insist on traveling around the country on motorcycles because they can feel the changes in the air; in their thirties and forties, they strive for alone time every Tuesday night, away from their husbands, children, and trivial matters; in their fifties and sixties, they call their daughters far away, only to find that they have stopped talking... In the 32 years from 1974 to 2006, The New Yorker published 48 short stories by Ann Beatty. The characters in her works, like her, have gone from youth to middle age. What has changed is their appearance and personnel, but what remains unchanged is the confusion and hesitation that runs through life, as well as those small but profound warmth.

Robin Project

Robin Project

General Fiction

J

156K0

At the police station's year-end banquet, an urgent note brought shocking news: the suicide of a female teacher fifteen years ago was actually a homicide, and the suspects were three problem students who sneaked into the campus that night. The statute of limitations for pursuing the case is about to expire, with only twenty-four hours left! The police urgently restarted the investigation and found that behind the case was not only the truth about the death of the female teacher, but also intertwined with unknown secrets and unhappiness. What is even more shocking is that this case seems to be inextricably linked to the "300 million yen robbery case", one of the "Three Major Unsolved Cases of the Showa Period". In the process of extreme pursuit of the murderer, the police uncovered mysteries one after another, but they did not know that they were stepping into a more complicated conspiracy...

Grassroots Emperor Han Gaozu Liu Bang

Shunyan

166K0

Liu Bang can be called the most awesome "grassroots counterattack king" in history. Born in a farm family, he doesn't like farming and spends all day doing nothing. He is a "gangster" in the eyes of his fellow villagers, but he cherishes the ambition of "a man should be like this." Liu Bang did not have any "hard core skills". He was not as good as Han Xin in fighting, not as good as Zhang Liang in strategy, and not as good as Xiao He in governing the country, but he was first-class in employing people. He boldly appointed talents and allowed them to develop their talents. Han Xin was not reused by Xiang Yu, but after Xiao He recommended him, he was worshiped as a general by Liu Bang. With the help of these talents, Liu Bang stood out from the crowd and transformed from a commoner to the founding emperor of the Han Dynasty, writing a super burning legend!

Hibiscus Daughter

Hibiscus Daughter

General Fiction

Talk About Zhengheng

205K0

This book is a novel with the Anti-Japanese War as the background. Most of the characters portrayed in the book have prototypes. The novel uses the characters' experiences as clues and the local characteristics of southern Anhui as the background. It shows the ups and downs of intellectual women in a specific historical period, and at the same time depicts a custom painting of southern Anhui with rich local colors. The novel describes that during the Anti-Japanese War, Fuchu, the daughter of the Li family who was born in a scholarly family, ran away to avoid the Japanese invasion and bombings and was taken in by a country gentry. Later, she went to study in several places with the newly founded Nanling Middle School. With the final victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Fu graduated from junior high school and worked at Zhongshan Middle School. After the war, the economy was depressed, ponds and trees were abandoned, and everything was desolate. My friend Fu Juying married far away in Sichuan, and another friend Caiwei died in childbirth. Fu Chu was hurt both physically and mentally. The young man rose up in depression to find a way to the light. The novel has beautiful words, delicate emotions and exquisite conception. It is based on the local culture of southern Anhui and reflects the customs and customs of southern Anhui. The novel is rooted in history and nurtured in the countryside. It is not only the writing of personal growth experience, but also the reproduction of local history, revealing the profound themes of female survival and female value.

Hollywood Mysteries

Hollywood Mysteries

General Fiction

Shunyan

112K0

This is a crime novel full of suspense and thriller, telling the dark side behind Hollywood. The protagonist Erin Harrison is a senior private detective and former senior criminal detective in Los Angeles. She received a case in which a well-known director died in a luxury villa. It initially seemed like a suicide or accident, but as the investigation deepened, it was discovered that this was a well-planned murder. Behind the case involves Hollywood power struggles, celebrities' private disputes and unresolved old cases. Each clue makes Erin more confused, and there seems to be a deeper conspiracy behind the death. As the truth gradually unfolds, she discovers that the case is related to a mysterious disappearance twenty years ago, suggesting that Hollywood is hiding deadly secrets.

The Legend of Hulan River

Xiao Hong

97K0

"The Story of Hulan River" takes Xiao Hong's hometown Hulan Town as the writing object. It describes the customs and customs of Hulan Town in Heilongjiang Province with the characteristics of northeastern rural areas, as well as the ordinary lives of local people. The people there are kind and brave, but also insensitive to real life and just muddle along. In this contradictory emotion, Xiao Hong expressed her nostalgia for her childhood and her hometown. "The Story of Hulan River" not only creates a beautiful and quiet picture of life, but also exposes and criticizes the weaknesses of the national character from a unique perspective and his own life experience. The author uses the description of human tragedy to see through the tragedy of a wide range of human life, and even the tragedy of the entire society, so that his novel contains unique and rich cultural connotations.

Roadside Stone

Roadside Stone

General Fiction

(japan) Yamamoto Yuzo

179K0

Aikawago was a bright young man, but he dropped out of school due to family poverty and was forced to become an apprentice in a classmate's home. He suffered from cold shoulder and bullying. After his mother passed away, at the age of fourteen, he came to the big city of Tokyo to work alone with the desire to find his father and change his destiny. At first, his life was like a boat in a storm, battered by wind and waves. First, he wandered on the streets and relied on funeral teams to beg for food. Later, he became an apprentice in a printing factory but was ridiculed and despised because of his status as a foreigner... However, the indifference of the bustling city could not dampen his passion for struggle. In the end, this stone on the roadside that everyone despised finally became the master of his life. "Stone on the Road" has not only been adapted for the big screen many times in Japan, but has also been adapted into TV series and animations. Moreover, in order to praise the achievements of the author Yuzo Yamamoto, the Ishikawa Cultural Foundation established the "Roadside Stone Literature Award" named after the work. The first winners of this award were announced in 1979, and have been awarded for 23 times so far. In 1986, the "Stone on the Road Youth Literature Award" was established to encourage outstanding literary works suitable for young children to read. Works by writers such as Tetsuko Kuroyanagi's "Little Bean by the Window", Kaori Ekuni's "My Little Bird", Mitsuyo Tsunoda's "I Was Kidnapped by My Father" have all won this award.

The Core of the Incident

(english) J. S. Fletcher

125K0

J. S. Fletcher is an outstanding representative of the golden age of British detective novels. He is famous for his complex plot design, exquisite reasoning logic and distinctive characterization. His works are always full of suspense, and it is difficult for readers to uncover the truth until the last moment. This article "The Core of the Incident" continues Fletcher's consistent style, bringing readers into an interlocking mystery. As the story unfolds, every detail may become a key clue, and every character seems to be hiding a dark secret.

Charming April

Charming April

General Fiction

(uk) Elisabeth Von Arnim

132K0

"Charming April" tells the story of four British women with very different personalities on holiday in Italy. In order to escape the troubles and stress in their lives, they decided to rent a villa in Santa Magdalena, Italy, for a month's vacation. During this period, they gradually found inner peace and re-examined their lives and relationships.

Murder in Paradise

Murder in Paradise

General Fiction

J

131K0

Ten minutes ago, Pemberton Bryce, who had just been fired, kindly gave directions to a stranger. After walking out of the consultation room, he saw the stranger's body and a mysterious note in the Paradise Cemetery. As the investigation deepens, Bryce is inevitably involved. The jewelry from decades ago reappears in the world, and the grievances and resentments of twenty years never end. The love of the three people rotates back and forth. Can Bryce finally get his wish and get what he longs for?

Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu, Son of Destiny

Shunyan

104K0

Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty Liu Xiu, the founding emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty, was often called the "Son of Destiny" or even the "Magician" by later generations. His legend began in Nanyang, from an ordinary commoner to dominating the world, as if God was helping him every step of the way. Liu Xiu's "magic" is reflected in his repeated dangers. In the Battle of Kunyang, he defeated Wang Mang's army with a small number. Historical records record that "meteors falling from the sky" helped him defeat the enemy, as if God was playing tricks on him. What's even more amazing is that when he raised his army in Hebei, with only a few thousand troops, he was able to grow rapidly and finally bring peace to the world. The miraculous thing about Liu Xiu may not be that he really knows magic, but that he can always seize opportunities, adapt to the weather and make the impossible possible. He is a lucky man in history and the embodiment of wisdom.

Mazarov Murder Case

Mazarov Murder Case

General Fiction

J

126K0

Mr. Salim Mazarov is an informal and generous traveler. He traveled far and wide, often taking out diamonds from his jacket pockets in public places and talking to people like a farmer showing off grains of wheat. Until one day, he was finally found dead in a "den of thieves" in the wilderness of northern England. This was clearly a robbery-murder, possibly the work of a homeless man, or a well-planned crime. But the most puzzling thing is that he left all his inheritance to me, Melvin Holt, whom he had only known for less than a few months. When the suspicious eyes of the police and greedy coveters approach at the same time, is this huge inheritance falling from the sky a blessing or a curse?

Misty Detective Girl Amy

Shunyan

140K0

Welcome to London in 1912, where the streets are not only shrouded in fog, but also lurking in the shadow of crime. Meet Amelia Mayfield - fifteen-year-old and self-proclaimed "London's most powerful teenage detective" (and she's convinced of it!). This energetic little detective is good at cross-dressing, observant, but occasionally inexperienced, and... Super afraid of ghosts. Let's take a look at her "assistant" - Levi. This young man who just wanted to visit England quietly was accidentally involved in a difficult murder case. When this impatient little detective meets an "assistant" from China, can these noisy and happy enemies find out the truth amid numerous doubts?

Vera

Vera

General Fiction

(uk) Elisabeth Von Arnim

129K0

Is Vera really as ignorant as the man named Wilms said? Is there another hidden reason for her death? Did Wilms really love Vera? For Lucy now, can they really spend the rest of their lives together with twice the age difference? What kind of double-faced life does Wilms have? Is he a devil disguised as a hypocrite? Let us enter this book and reveal his true face together!

Diamond Murder

Diamond Murder

General Fiction

(english) J. S. Fletcher

127K0

An elderly man dies mysteriously at home, and Lauriston, the young man who first discovered the body, becomes the main suspect. As the investigation progresses, the case becomes more confusing: new victims appear one after another, and an orange-yellow diamond worth 80,000 pounds and a large amount of cash mysteriously disappear. Two Chinese with braids and a Japanese came into the police sight. Who is the real murderer behind the scenes? How should Lauriston prove his innocence?

Marriage First, Love Later - Love at First Sight

Sixi Pumpkin

205K0

[Marriage first, love later + cute baby + infatuation] Seventeen-year-old Hua Qing was held hostage. As the captain of the rescue team, Li Yanqing rescued Hua Qing from the brink of death. Hua Qing fell in love with him at first sight. Li Yanqing repeatedly refused. Twenty-four-year-old Hua Qing became a teacher and decided to give up this relationship that was destined to be fruitless. However, she discovered that the father of the child in the class was the sweetheart she had dreamed of for many years... She gritted her teeth and chased after him again, just once! Hua Qing: "It doesn't matter. We can get to know each other slowly. We have to get along so that you can understand me." Li Yanqing: "So what if we do, I don't love you." Hua Qing vowed: "As time goes by, you will love me, Captain Li, you will fall in love with me." Later, Li Yanqing really loved her to the core, but she was never willing to look back. Captain Li began to pursue his wife with his son.

Missing You is the Pain of Breathing

Chen Nan

161K0

"Missing You is a Breathing Pain" is a book that narrates dozens of the most tear-jerking love stories in the world. Through different chapters and stories, the book shows the rich diversity of love and the profound pain it brings. These stories may involve the sweetness, bitterness, parting, reunion and other aspects of love, allowing readers to feel the complexity and sincerity of love during the reading process. At the same time, the stories in the book also reflect the beauty and flaws of human nature, as well as people's struggles and growth when facing love.

Counter War

Counter War

General Fiction

Written By Lin Chaoxian, Wu Weilun, Liang Fengying, Adapted By Wu Xiaoyue

100K0

The book is adapted from the movie "Reverse War" of the same name, telling the life and death story between Wan Fei, a police officer from the International Security Bureau, and Wan Yang, the biological brother of an international crime syndicate. The book version may continue this main plot and revolve around themes such as brotherhood and the battle between justice and evil. In the book, the protagonists may be in a world full of dangers and challenges. They not only need to face threats from enemies, but also overcome their inner fears and conflicts. Through a series of thrilling adventures and battles, the protagonists gradually grow and transform, and finally achieve self-salvation and family reunion.

Please Close Your Eyes When it Gets Dark: a Terrifying Story That Makes People Tremble

Editor-in-chief Lei Jianjun

177K0

The book selects more than 100 horror stories that are widely circulated in the folk and online world. The content covers many aspects such as campus suspense and horror, hospital ghosts wailing, strange shadows and sounds in the office, unresolved love between humans and ghosts, ghosts disappearing, ghosts and ghosts, and suspicion. It makes people tremble and feel weak.

Selected Works of Hechi Writers: Red Sun Scroll (trilogy of Literary and Art Circles)

Red Sun

396K0

"Agree for Reimbursement" takes the work of the Federation of Literary and Art Circles as a clue and reflects a broad aspect of social life. "Scrap" is about changing cars, "Reimbursement" is about repaying debts, and "Reporting" is about road construction. These three things may not exist in other places, other departments and units, or even other individuals, or It is said to be "a piece of cake", but it is an easy matter to solve. However, in a "prostate" department such as the Federation of Literary and Art Circles, which is extremely strapped for funds, and a remote and impoverished mountain village like Longgu Village, the matter is of great importance, related to the survival of livelihood, and the will of the people, and solving it is even more difficult than climbing to the sky...

Please Take Your Seat

Please Take Your Seat

General Fiction

Red Sun

124K0

This is a novel that reflects the special struggle against gangs and evil. The novel tells the story of a retired old policeman who met at a banquet the underworld leader who he had arrested and then released. After a thrilling battle, he was finally sent to prison. The novel shows the scenes of the special struggle against gangs and evil from a completely new perspective, creating a vivid image of a "black man" with a special identity and unique image, which greatly enriches the character images of new era literature. The protagonist of the novel, Ah Fu, is a retired policeman who has just "unloaded his gun." Faced with Uncle, the underworld leader who had committed many crimes back then and now became an entrepreneur, after enduring temptation, coercion, and intimidation over and over again, he went through all kinds of hardships, and finally brought him to justice and dug out his protective umbrella.

Notes from the Village (trilogy of Literary and Art Circles)

Red Sun

146K0

This is a story about targeted poverty alleviation. Poverty alleviation means who to support, who to support, and how to support. Poverty alleviation is the thread or clue of the entire novel. After the Seventh Targeted Poverty Alleviation Team, composed of Zhiping, Bing'er, Guoling, Ayang and Acai, was ordered to station in Hongshan Village, a poor village in Tianma Township, Hecheng County, they tried every means to find funds, run projects, and launch a major battle for infrastructure construction. Through donations from a company, an iron cable bridge was built; with the support of the Provincial Development and Reform Commission, cement roads were built to connect the four areas of the village; with the help of the power department, the power grid of the whole village was transformed; the water conservancy department was responsible for the implementation, and a centralized water supply project was built in the four areas of the village to solve the drinking water problem for the people in the mountainous areas; a professional ecological breeding cooperative was established, and food processing companies were introduced to form an industry for people in poor mountainous areas to get rid of poverty and become rich; the training of reserve talents for village cadres was strengthened and the leadership team of the two committees of the village was enriched. They adhere to a people-centered work orientation and regard the people as their relatives. They have developed a deep friendship with the people through targeted assistance and have won the trust and support of the people. However, when targeted poverty alleviation entered the critical stage of "dual recognition", the farmers they assisted refused to sign the acceptance form. They have done a lot of effective work, why are they not recognized by the people? Relevant departments formed an investigation team to conduct in-depth investigation and verification of farmers. The survey results are unexpected... The novel truly and vividly presents the scene of targeted poverty alleviation that is currently in full swing. This is an "archive" about targeted poverty alleviation and a "memoir" of the village secretary and poverty alleviation team members. Every poverty alleviation team member may read his or her own story from the novel, and every assistance cadre can find his or her own reflection in the novel...

Star Essence (world Science Fiction Masters Series)

K

257K0

Humanity discovered and took possession of a large ship that had been drifting in space for hundreds of millions of years. The so-called "ship" is actually a huge planet equipped with propulsion equipment. Humans live and multiply in this world called the Big Ship, and carry other intelligent races as passengers. In this way, he has traveled and lived in space for countless generations. During this period, humans continued to explore the structure of this magical ship that was not designed and manufactured by themselves. In the era when the story takes place, mankind made a major discovery: the core of this large ship was actually a hollow, and in this hollow, suspended an all-metal planet with extremely large mass and small volume. This small planet is the core of the big ship, its "star marrow". An exploration team composed of large ship elites secretly went to Star Marrow. After arriving, whether due to accident or conspiracy, the connection between Xingmui and the ship was cut off. The exploration team was isolated on this small planet and stranded for thousands of years. At that time, human beings had achieved immortality, multiplied and multiplied for thousands of years, and formed new civilizations and races. The survival purpose of this new race is: to return to the ship and seek revenge.

Snake Knot

Snake Knot

General Fiction

(france) François Mauriac

98K02

Lawyer Louis came from a humble background, was stingy with wealth and vicious and cold-blooded. He spent his life trapped in a cage of suspicion and revenge. When he was approaching old age, he wrote a suicide note in which he complained about his wife and children. In the letter, he poured out his resentment, complained about his wife's past love history, scolded her for being cold to him, and hated that his children coveted his inheritance. He carefully planned and made various calculations, planning to give his property to his illegitimate son to take revenge on his family. However, an unexpected critical illness wiped out his accusations and hatred, and his suicide note turned into a confession and repentance. When death came, he faced his twisted soul fed by resentment and untied the "snake knot" that had entangled him throughout his life in love and faith. The alienation of love, the rift of marriage, the calculation of family affection, the loss of faith... Mauriac uses cold writing to reveal the fatal knots intertwined in intimate relationships, allowing hatred and redemption to fight fiercely in the dying candlelight. "Inability to love" is a disease. Only by cutting off the snake knot can we learn how to love.

Book of King Yu

Book of King Yu

General Fiction

Feng Yulei

257K0

This book is a novel about archeology and jade culture that the author spent seven years (2017-2023) writing. It uses the love story of the legendary sage Dayu and his wife and daughter as the main framework, and the history of Longshan culture developing westward and influencing Qijia culture before the establishment of the Xia Dynasty. The background is based on the academic investigation of the Jade and Silk Road culture series and in-depth study of archaeological data, combined with many myths and legends such as Pangu's creation of the world, Cangjie's creation of characters, Kuafu's pursuit of the sun, etc., To creatively retell and write about the great spirit and achievements of Dayu and others who ignored selfish interests and survived nine deaths without regrets. "The Book of King Yu" transforms archaeological research and academic results through the art of fiction, and eulogizes the core values ​​and Chinese spirit carried by jade culture throughout the occurrence and development of Chinese civilization.

Morning Star

Morning Star

General Fiction

(norway) Carl Ove Knausgaard

350K0

Arne and Tove took their children to summer vacation in South Norway. When driving at night, hundreds of crabs gathered on the road in front of him; their friend Egil was divorced and lived alone in a holiday house on a nearby island, and temporarily needed to take care of his ten-year-old son for a week; the pastor Katrin was bored with her marriage. She had just returned from a business trip and was about to host a funeral for a man she met at the airport - and the funeral was arranged ten days ago; supermarket cashier Aislin returned to her rental house When he was about to fall asleep in the attic where he lived, someone knocked on the door frantically for help; nurse Zolfai assisted the doctor in extracting organs from a patient who had been declared brain-dead. After cutting open the patient's body, the electrocardiogram reappeared beating; reporter Jorstein hung out in the bar after get off work, and after receiving news from friends, he set off alone to the scene of the murder of a death metal band; his wife Tirid was a nurse in a mental hospital, and on the night she was on night shift, a patient escaped from the hospital. Following "Mein Kampf", this is the first in Knausgaard's latest novel series. This allegorical work traces the lives of nine characters who are related to each other. It outlines mysterious and strange events based on daily details, and explores important philosophical themes: death, faith and despair at the rhythm of a suspenseful narrative.

Baba Yaga Laid an Egg

Baba Yaga Laid an Egg

General Fiction

H

165K0

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

A Small Life (2024 Edition)

(us) Yanagihara Hanya

519K01

The handsome, kind-hearted William works in a restaurant and dreams of becoming an actor; the confident, humorous JB tries to make a name for himself in the art world; the well-off Malcolm works in a well-known architectural firm, but has lost his original love for architecture; and there is the introverted and enigmatic Jude, a talented assistant prosecutor. After getting acquainted with a famous university in Massachusetts, they first came to New York to make a living. They were high-spirited but penniless and drifting. As he grew older and had a successful career, the friendship spanning more than thirty years faced the greatest challenge - the elusive Jude himself. He didn't want to talk about the shadow of his past with others, and chose to harm himself again and again in loneliness. With the help of his friends, Jude's inner defenses gradually disintegrated... "I know my life is meaningful because I am a good friend." "A Small Life" is a hymn of brotherhood and an odyssey to explore the meaning of life. In friendship, what is damaged in us becomes whole again.

Gulliver's Travels (2025)

H

143K0

"Gulliver's Travels" is the representative work of the 18th century satirical fable writer Jonathan Swift. The story is told in the voice of Captain Gulliver, narrating his strange experiences in Lilliput, Adult, Flying Island and Huima. Since its publication in 1726, it has become a household classic and is loved by readers all over the world because of its absurd plot, vivid language and profound satire. This work is not only suitable for children to read, but also worthy of careful reading by every adult. A classic travel story popular among teenagers around the world, an incredible fantasy adventure. Lilliput, Big Man, Flying Island Country, Hui Ma Country, people are as short as pencils, tables are as huge as mountains, islands can fly, horses can talk, and the weird Royal Academy of Sciences... What kind of strange adventure has Gulliver experienced? What unusual life experiences have I witnessed? I hope every reader will open this book and read it.

With Light

With Light

General Fiction

Jia Pingwa

299K0

This book is another surprise that Jia Pingwa has brought to the literary world and readers. The work not only maintains the author's previous artistic characteristics, but also reaches a new literary height. The protagonist of the novel is a female township cadre named "Dai Deng". Her original name is "Ying", which means firefly, and she looks like carrying a lamp patrolling in the dark night. This name also shows the fate of the lamp, which burns and illuminates desperately, but is destined to be weak and powerless and eventually return to dust. Dai Deng is the director of the town's Comprehensive Management Office. She is beautiful, solitary and a bit out of place. She is mainly responsible for handling all disputes and petitions in the countryside. Every day, she faces trivial matters and troubles from farmers. The trivial matters in the countryside are both annoying and sympathetic. Dai Deng fulfills her duties as a township cadre amidst contradictions. She is unwilling to harm the people but also wants to maintain the stability of the grassroots society. From the moment she appeared on the stage, Dai Deng showed a unique detachment. She has a rich heart and rich emotions. She prefers to find peace in the mountains, wind, trees and valleys in the countryside. In 2014, "With Lamp" was awarded "2013 Chinese Good Book".

Silent Wilderness: a Memoir of Love, Illness, and Nature

W

161K0

In the previous work "Salt Road", Renault and her husband Maus lost their home due to the betrayal of their friends, and at this time Maus was terminally ill. In a desperate situation, the two decided to go on a fearless hiking trip. During the trip, Maos's health improved, and the two started a new life in a foreign land. However, their new life is full of challenges: When Renault's mother suffers a stroke and is hospitalized, her life hanging on a thread. Should Renault, as a daughter, choose full rescue or palliative care? Suffering from a degenerative disease and once unable to take care of himself, Maus struggled to complete his studies or gave up? Faced with a sudden gift, will the betrayed and displaced couple still have the courage to trust others again and accept the kindness of strangers? How can Reno open his heart, use pen and paper to fight Maos's illness, and save his husband's memory? With their strong will and infinite love for nature, Renault and Maus bravely embrace the life that belongs to them...

Altar Scorpion

Altar Scorpion

General Fiction

(uzi) Abdullah Qadiri

161K0

This is a romantic love story that took place at the end of the Kokand Khanate in Central Asia in the 19th century. The handsome and knowledgeable orphan Anwar and the beautiful and innocent girl Nora are childhood sweethearts, and they are in love with each other. However, their peaceful life was broken by an appointment from the Khan. Anwar was promoted to chief clerk of the palace. His high position also aroused jealousy. A scorpion-like villain who was jealous of Anwar repeatedly told the lustful and cruel Khan about Nora's beauty. The Khan coerced and lured, and finally made Rano's father agree to marry his daughter to him. Anwar and Nora worked hard to protect their love. With the help of their friends, they fought bravely against the evil forces, and finally escaped from the clutches of the devil and rushed to a new life. The novel uses this tortuous and touching love story to depict a secular picture of the late Khanate: when kind people cannot stand the harsh rule, they will resolutely embark on the road of resistance. It is the confrontation between good and evil, innocence and greed, bravery and weakness that makes this legendary novel gripping and exciting.

Green and Yellow Journey

Meng Chige

102K0

This book tells the story of three young men, Ru Sheng, Li Yi, and Wu Huan, who were evicted by their landlord and accidentally joined a tour group to travel to Guangxi. During the trip, they met three elderly people including Uncle Rong, mother and daughter Ge Xin, and two young girls Xue Yan and Yin Yue. They "rescued each other" along the way and forged friendship at a bonfire party. This elderly group created a group care model on its own, and decided to take in these homeless young men after the trip. In later life, young people learn to get along with different elderly people and take good care of their lives. They teach the elderly new ways of life and help them solve the problems they encounter in life, clarify their inner emotions, fill their emotional sustenance, and gain self-liberation. In addition to giving young people a place to live, the elderly also do their best to help young people overcome debt crises, raise money to start businesses, and get out of trouble. The publication of this book can make readers feel the warmth and kindness between people, and make people believe that young people and the elderly can remove prejudices, take off their disguises, tear down walls, and move forward hand in hand. It will help draw people's attention to the mental state and living conditions of young people and the elderly in the new era.

Secret Language of Bronze Drum

Zi Ling

112K0

This book uses the search for the sacred relic "Bronze Double-sided Drum" that has been guarded by Simiao Village for generations as a clue to connect the story of the thrilling treasure hunt adventure of Lu Meng, a descendant of the King of Medicine, Budini, the new patriarch of Simiao Village, and others to find the holy relic. In Simiao Village on the Qisha Peninsula, it is said that the ancestors hid amazing secrets in the bronze double-sided drum, and whoever can crack it can obtain the mysterious power. During the annual "March 3rd" event in the village, the villagers discovered that the small drum had been accidentally lost. The old patriarch was so angry that he handed over the task of finding the drum to his granddaughter Bu Dini before he died. On the way to find the drum, Budini, Lu Meng and others formed a temporary team to pursue it all the way. In the end, they went through joys and sorrows and endured hardships to protect the sacred objects. The whole book uses the bronze drum, the magnificent cultural flag of Guangxi, as a clue, and connects the humanistic customs of various cities in Guangxi through a "puzzle-like" structure. The publication of this book will help to inherit and develop the excellent traditional Chinese culture.

Elephants Come and Go

Elephants Come and Go

General Fiction

Bai Zhongcai

210K0

This book is a novel about the harmonious coexistence of man and nature. It revolves around the story of Lin Feng and the Asian elephants. Lin Feng lost his father due to an unexpected human-elephant conflict. He was forced to drop out of school and return to his hometown to work as a farmer. During his long life in the tropical rainforest, he gradually understood the elephant language and grew up to be a monitor of Asian elephants, actively participating in the work of protecting Asian elephants and their habitats. Relying on his understanding of Asian elephants, Lin Feng provided early warnings for villagers to travel safely and rescued Asian elephants in distress; he relocated Asian elephant herds to avoid the hunting of Asian elephants by poaching criminal gangs; he promoted beekeeping and elephant prevention methods to avoid direct conflicts between humans and elephants. Lin Feng spent his life fulfilling his commitment to protecting Asian elephants. The book is fluent in writing and highly readable, with three-dimensional characters and relaxed story progression. It shows the historic achievements of China's biodiversity protection and the vivid practice of people of all ethnic groups participating in the construction of ecological civilization and building a beautiful homeland where man and nature coexist harmoniously. It is a work that is highly unified in theme, ideology, artistry and literature.

Jarami

Jarami

General Fiction

Wu Bei

177K0

This book is a female realistic online novel that tells the love story between Hainan Li youth and urban white-collar workers. Hai Shuyu, a female doctor from Wuhan, traveled to Hainan and met Ji Moyun, a young teacher of the Li ethnic group in an accident. It turns out that the two of them had already met in the online world. With similar interests, they met to travel and embark on an unusual journey to explore the Li ethnic group. After the two fell in love on the road, they encountered various obstacles and struggled to maintain their long-distance relationship. A disaster suddenly broke out. Hai Shuyu led a team to rescue the disaster area and sacrificed his young life. Ji Moyun devoted all his thoughts to his lover to education and the construction of revitalizing his hometown. The novel focuses on topics such as female emotions and family relationships, and reflects the changes in the emotional and value views of modern men and women with their views on love and marriage as the core. The publication of this book has positive significance in focusing on realistic topics such as women's workplace, family, and self-growth, and describing contemporary women's thinking and exploration of individual life choices and intimate relationships.

Shackles of Silence: a Desperate Father's Suicidal Revenge

Wanshunzhang

115K0

A blind six-year-old girl × a frustrated cellist, a father who lost his daughter × a mother whose marriage failed, a sharp-minded female reporter × a secretive migrant worker, several mutilated people, because of an unexpected murder, deliberately approached, cared for, and pretended to care, playing a symphony of truth and lies. Cellist Li Ran was about to end his life during the trip. When he was about to die, he learned that his daughter had died in an "accident." In a rental house in a foreign land, a six-year-old girl who was born blind experienced the most terrifying thing in her life. Her brother "killed" a neighbor girl. Li Ran returned to the city that tore him apart, and accidentally became the cello teacher of a blind girl. While investigating the truth behind his daughter's death, he carefully played a revenge movement with his bow... Until the truth was exposed, which was enough to change everyone's fate.

A Personal Pilgrimage 3: Maureen Goes to the Garden of the Past

K

94K0

Ten years ago, Harold, a sixty-five-year-old winery salesman, left home one morning and walked 627 miles to visit his friend Queenie, who was at the end of her life. His wife Maureen also went through a journey, but it was not the heroic journey that Harold is so talked about. She is always at home. While Harold walks across England to save a woman he once worked with, Maureen is at home cleaning the kitchen sink. Today, he is seventy-five and she is seventy-two. Over the years, she thought she had dealt with the past, but there were times recently when she hated the world because the people she loved most were taken away. That man was her son David, who would have been fifty years old this year if he were still alive. Her past self turned into a cage, trapping her and unable to enjoy the happiness that was so close at hand. Harold understands everything. He looked at her pain and knew she needed her own pilgrimage. "Let's go now. Let's go." He pushed her. Maureen picked up her shoes and quietly closed the bedroom door behind her. If she doesn't leave now, she may never be able to leave. She walked towards the garden Queenie had built by the sea before her death, where a secret about David was buried. She was going to find her own answer.

Folding Universe 1: Swallowing Civilization

Hao Jingfang

229K0

It tells the story of a young woman, Yun Fan, who step by step grows into a hero who saves the earth. When alien civilizations pose threats to the earth, the earth's major alliances are still plunged into chaotic wars, and the war situation is getting more and more intense. The other members of the Space Jumper team were trapped in the whirlpool. Only Yunfan had the chance to rescue his allies and explore the truth. As Yunfan took action step by step, she was kidnapped by a careerist who forced her to take him to jump to the more developed planet Li Phoman in order to obtain the secrets of top technology. In the process of Yunfan's struggle with this careerist, she unexpectedly learned the real reason why the planet Lipholman gave the earth higher technology - instead, it was to restrain the development of the earth. She obtained the truth about the Sanxingdui civilization and established her determination and belief in maintaining peace on earth. Back near the Earth, Yunfan's teammates used their own strength to regroup, defeat the careerists, cut off the connection between the moon and the threatening planet, and restore peace to the earth. Yunfan became a champion of earth civilization.

Space Robot

Space Robot

General Fiction

Zhu Dingju

81K0

This novel is a science fiction novel that explores cutting-edge science. It tells the story of what happens between humans and robots, and involves the most cutting-edge technologies such as quantum theory, artificial intelligence, intelligent robots, virtual reality, augmented reality, and parallel worlds. At the same time, this novel contains rich cultural connotations and philosophical speculations. From a unique perspective of time and space, this book philosophically thinks about how intelligent humans and intelligent robots will get along with each other in the future. This book uses fascinating literary techniques to contain profound thoughts between the lines and runs throughout the book.

Selected Korean Contemporary Short Stories

Compiled By Park Gwanghae

315K0

This book collects 27 short stories published in the Korean culture and art quarterly magazine "Korea" from 2010 to 2020. Most of these works have won important literary awards, and their writers are the backbone of contemporary Korean literature. The works have been published over a long period of time, covering diverse themes and writing techniques, and can present the current situation of contemporary Korean short stories in a more three-dimensional manner.

Strange House Mystery 2

I

99K03

A case of a sixteen-year-old boy killing his family occurred in Shizuoka City. Subsequently, a terrible rumor spread like wildfire: There was something wrong with the layout of the house. According to the house plan, this two-story house is very ordinary. However, if you try to think of yourself as a resident in a house and think about it for a moment, you will find that there are various things in this house that are not suitable for living. Bedrooms without doors, entrances and exits prone to quarrels, living rooms with stinky smells when eating... A troubled boy who grew up in a space with no privacy... No, the darkness bred in this house may be more than that... There is a strong sense of dissonance hidden in 11 ordinary houses. Can you see through the floor plan to see the truth?

Dispersion: Interstellar Transfer

(australia) Greg Egan

189K0

Greg Egan's new science fiction work has won international SF awards from Japan and Spain. Each orphan is an explorer, sent to chart unknown territories. Each orphan is uncharted territory in itself. In 2975, in the city-state of Xiaoxi, "orphans" were born from the digital genetic code "mental species". Tuo traveled through the "landscape" of computer networks that gave birth to life in the solar system, exploring and sipping endless truths along the way. Then he went to Atlanta with citizen "Inojo" and got acquainted with the local community of flesh people. 21 Years later, the gamma rays erupted by the collision of neutron stars are about to rush towards the earth. The orphans and Inojo return to Atlanta and try to warn the fleshly people, but they are questioned. Until disaster strikes. The survivors are determined to find out the cause of the premature collision of neutron binaries, but there are no answers. These scattered people eventually arrived at a cleverly modified planet, where a message from an older traveler came: a disaster greater than a neutron star is coming, and the only escape route is to the outside of the seen universe.

After the Divorce, I Became the Granddaughter of the World's Richest Man

Chestnuts Are Not Sweet

1.2M0

After three years of marriage, Li Ge hadn't even touched Huo Jincheng's finger, let alone given birth to a son and a half daughters. Until a plane crash, as a survivor, she bumped into Huo Jincheng accompanying another woman to a prenatal check-up in the hospital. Only then did she realize that she had never entered this man's heart. The moment she decided to let go, she suddenly became the granddaughter of the world's richest man. Since Mrs. Huo can't do it, then become Huo's sworn enemy so that he can never climb higher again!

Past

Past

General Fiction

(uzbekistan) Abdullah Qadiri

218K0

In the Kokand Khanate in Central Asia in the mid-19th century, the brave and wise young Atabek, the pure and beautiful girl Kumush, the twists and turns but unswerving love... Under the many obstacles such as war, tribal disputes, power struggle, parental tyranny, conspiracy, jealousy, misunderstanding and other obstacles, the flower of love bloomed proudly, looking so sincere and touching. But is the ending as stated in the book, "Time changes the color of the sky, and fate separates lovers"? Let "The Past" take us through the mists of time, into that thrilling and turbulent time, into the exotic Khanate of Kokand, and into this refreshingly realistic love epic.

Forbidden City Treasures

Yellow River

291K0

The novel is based on the great transfer of treasures from the Forbidden City in Peking before the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War in the last century. In 1924, Feng Yuxiang launched a coup in Beijing and expelled the deposed Emperor Puyi from the Forbidden Palace. From then on, the Forbidden Palace became an empty city. The large number of treasures hidden in the palace became the coveted objects of warlords, politicians, gangsters and foreign treasure stealing groups at that time. Some of the exiled palace maids and eunuchs and the military police guarding the Forbidden Palace colluded with foreign barbarians to guard and steal. On a dark and stormy night, Ma Jiatian, a young man from Northeast China who came to the capital to look for his relatives, ran into a treasure thief, so he stepped forward to protect the treasure... After the "September 18th Incident", the Japanese invaders entered the country. Due to the situation, in February 1933, the largest treasure transfer in human history began in Peiping. The gangsters and robbers from Pingjin and other places in the international treasure stealing syndicate took action upon hearing the news, and the thrilling show began one after another...

Narrative Research on Mo Yan's Novels: a Close Reading of Texts Based on Narrative Perspective and Person Mechanism

Wang Xiqiang

174K0

Taking the diachronic investigation and analysis of the narrative perspective, person-changing mechanism and narrative function of Mo Yan's novels as the starting point, the manuscript conducts a comprehensive and systematic investigation of the narrative style of Mo Yan's novels, and conducts appropriate rhetorical and academic rational research on the aesthetic style achieved through the narrative efforts of Mo Yan's novels. The whole book consists of introduction, main body and conclusion. The introduction part briefly introduces the status of creation and research of Mo Yan's novels and the perspective of this study. The ten chapters of the main text analyze the reference and transcendence of Mo Yan's novel narratives on Chinese and foreign literary narrative traditions, sort out the formal and spiritual connections and changes in the narratives of Mo Yan's previous and later novels, explore the narrative perspective experiments, person mechanism characteristics and the aesthetic effects achieved in Mo Yan's novels in different periods, summarize and propose Mo Yan's novels. Talk about several personal perspective mechanisms of narrative (such as compound personal perspective, extreme person switching, scattered perspective, "object perspective", perspective superposition and horizon hybridity, etc.) And narrative structure modes (such as "self-directed thinking" narrative, polyphonic narrative, carnival narrative, narrative empathy, stylistic hybridity, sojourn narrative and dialogue narrative, etc.

Mrs. Xian (volume 2)

Mrs. Xian (volume 2)

General Fiction

Cui Weidong

342K0

This book is a long biography and illustrated novel of Mrs. Visionary, courageous and resourceful, she was an outstanding female politician and military leader. She maintained the peace and stability of Lingnan for more than 110 years and promoted national integration and local economic development. Prime Minister Zhou Enlai once called her: "The first female hero in the history of our country." "One person." The famous historian Mr. Wu Han said: "She contributed to the stability of local people's lives and production development at that time, and contributed to the unity and unity of all ethnic groups in the motherland. Such a character should be affirmed and praised in the story drama. Mu Guiying takes the lead, She Saihua takes the lead, and the female generals of the Yang family. I would like to suggest to the dramatists, why not write about Mrs. Xian? Her life is worthy and should be written into a historical drama" ("Guangming Daily", January 14, 1961). Today we are committed to completing the great cause of the reunification of the motherland, opposing separatism, strengthening national unity, and building a society of great unity and harmony. This book carries forward the spirit of Mrs. Xian in the form of a novel, which has far-reaching practical significance. The novel is structured in the form of chapters, with elegant writing, twists and turns in the plot, and lifelike characters. The style of this novel is unique and refreshing.

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