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"Iphigenia" is an important dramatic work by the French poet Racine in the seventeenth century. This work is based on Euripides' "Iphigenia at Aulis". Although the characters and plot have been changed, the spiritual temperament is still in line with the ancient Athenian theater - and the changes and inheritance are actually an undercurrent of the dispute between ancient and modern times under the King Louis XIV. This book also includes Racine's self-written preface to the play and his reading notes on studying ancient Greek classics. Racine claimed to "firmly respect and yearn for the ancient classics". The trinity of drama, preface and notes is not only a polemic against contemporary critics, but also a dialogue with ancient poets.

"The Autumn Wind and Autumn Rain Are Sorrowful" is a short story written by Lu Yin with the Revolution of 1911 as the background. It shows the fate of individuals in the tide of the times through a female perspective. "A Glimpse of Willow Island" reveals the shady story of Japan's prostitution industry in a cold and stern way. Under the surface of extravagance and extravagance, there is the mental decay of women who have been reduced to commodities. "Thoughts of Autumn in a Foreign Country" describes that in the fragrance of osmanthus in Inokashira Park, the wanderers feel sad when they see things, and the exotic autumn scenery triggers the thoughts of home and country. "Spring Light Outside the Window" is set in a prison-like missionary school. The girl glimpses the blooming Phalaenopsis from the cellar window, fighting the coldness of reality with her broken dreams. In the folds of turbulent times, the awakening and hesitation of modern women are everywhere. The sorrows of spring and the hatreds of autumn eventually become the fireflies that illuminate the dark corners of history.

"Europa Hotel" uses its unique writing style to depict the bottom life of Harbin in Northeast China during the occupation period. What happened to the poor couple Xiao Hong and Xiao Jun in the hotel was sigh-inducing. From the initial pure fantasy, to being ruthlessly awakened by reality, in the hotel, with no money and no food to eat, he was sleeping on a straw mattress, and the long sword he carried was also taken away by the patrolman. "Pawn Shop" uses "my" experience of pawning clothes and buying food to show the dignity and self-comfort that I still maintain in the midst of hardship. "Snowy Day" depicts "my" desire for intimate relationships and confusion about the future amid hunger and loneliness. "Thirteen Days" writes that "I" fell ill and was sent to a friend's house to recuperate. The physical pain and mental alienation were intertwined, highlighting the sorrow of the poor and homeless. "Auction Furniture" and "Advertiser's Dream" record the author's difficulty in selling his only home and finding a job under the pressure of survival. "Thirteen Days" describes the depressed state of mind after falling ill. These chapters come together to form a picture of the people at the bottom struggling to survive in the cold secular world. They are full of Xiao Hong's unique pathos and poetry, and the lines are filled with profound insights and accusations of suffering.

"North and South Pole" is an early work created by Mu Shiying. It was a work before he fully formed the "New Sensationism" style. It focuses on the survival plight and class conflicts of the bottom workers and has a distinct color of social criticism. The story revolves around a group of lower-class workers. In the novel, the resistance of the people at the bottom carries primitive, wild and rough strength, but often ends in failure. Class conflicts have become incompatible; individual anger, powerlessness, and even human nature are distorted and burst out. All these are vividly portrayed and have a strong sense of substitution.

"I" and Jian, who are living in Japan, are looking forward to the arrival of new neighbors, Mr. And Mrs. Ke. Mr. Ke had a fierce appearance and soon became violent to his wife. After "I" and Jian intervened to stop her, they learned a lot about the whole story: Mrs. Ke had resisted an arranged marriage and went to Japan to study, but was deceived by Mr. Ke into a private life. She was abused by him immediately after the marriage, lost her first child, and could not escape the beatings even if she became pregnant again. "I" encouraged her to fight for her own happiness. Although she planned to join her relatives and friends in Kyoto, she compromised due to Mr. Ke's negotiation and the persuasion of others, and ultimately failed to leave. Mrs. Ke's timidity is not a simple character flaw, it is also the real dilemma of some women after the May Fourth Movement - even if they have a sense of independence, they are still difficult to break free from the remnants of feudalism, survival pressure and traditional concepts. Lu Yin uses this character to express his deep compassion for the fate of women. This book also includes two articles: "A Writer" and "Ode to Summer". All are masterpieces of Lu Yin.

"PIERROT" is a common clown in European dramas, especially in French pantomimes. The whitened cheeks, the loose white clothes, the expression that seems to be smiling but not smiling, and wanting to cry but not crying, are like the companions of the deprived people, the lonely fellow sufferers. Mu Shiying has written about "PIERROT" type characters in many works. Although such works have different styles and themes, people who have fallen off and have no "home" to return to, who fell off modern trains but failed to catch up, and who end up wandering around, can all be seen as the "fallen PIERROT" that Mu Shiying loved and wrote about repeatedly. By repeatedly writing and depicting travelers who have lost their homes and roots, the writer responds to the real life situations of modern people - all living people will eventually understand that the journey to escape from the world can never be completed, and chasing the passing modern years is only in vain. In the end, we can only paint the pale face of a clown, seeming to be happy but angry, looking at the other shore from a distance, and casting a gaze that says "there is neither sorrow nor joy". It is in this sense that "PIERROT" makes Mu Shiying one of the best modern writers in modern China.

The novel "Five People in a Nightclub" was published in 1932 and tells the story of five urbanites who experienced great changes in their lives on the same day. The novel uses stream-of-consciousness techniques and film montage techniques to show the glitz and decadence of Shanghai in the 1930s, and profoundly reveals the confusion and despair of the characters at that time under the dual material and spiritual dilemmas. This work by Mu Shiying is known as one of the representative works of the "New Sensation School" in the history of modern Chinese literature, reflecting the spiritual crisis and human dilemma of that era.

Mu Shiying's "May" focuses on Cai Peipei, an 18-year-old mixed-race girl. She has longing for youth. In the romance of May, she has emotional entanglements with three single young men, Song Yiping, Jiang Jun, and Liu Cangbo. The three of them each had their own thoughts, and Peipei swayed in ignorance and temptation, but in the end their emotions failed. As the month of May passed, they were left with the melancholy of a girl's thoughts and the petty desolation of youth. "May" is not only an emotional sketch about youth, but also uses the flow of seasons as a metaphor to describe the rush of youth and the lightness of emotions in the urban context. In the aftertaste of the romantic atmosphere, readers can touch the individual's emptiness and emptiness under the torrent of the times. The emotional throbbing of a girl and the pursuit of youth trigger a profound inquiry into urban humanity and the essence of youth.

"The Baker Who Stole Bread" tells the story of a baker who works in a bakery and tries to steal a cake from the store several times in order to celebrate the birthday of an old man and satisfy his family's wish to eat "pastry". He struggled internally and finally stole it, but unfortunately he was discovered by the supervisor and lost his job. The article describes the baker's family's helplessness towards the current difficult situation, their desire for a dazzling array of Western pastries, and the baker's complex psychology as a son, husband and father. "Night" uses a first-person perspective to describe the experience of a drifting sailor in Shanghai at night. "CRAVEN "A"" is also narrated in the first person, describing "I"'s romantic and dark encounters in the jazz dance hall. Through careful observation and psychological analysis of the heroine, the author shows women's multiple and complex personalities. It is considered to be one of the representative works of Mu Shiying's "New Sensation School" style.

"Farm House Scenery" is a short article with a slightly leisurely farm atmosphere: the boat sails into the cross village full of camellias, and you can get a glimpse of the local customs and customs; Father Yun misses the rich days of the past and laments that now he lives in embarrassment eating sweet potatoes and farm produce. The young girl Xiao Ling is innocent and happy, but Yun Er is deeply confused. Because he realizes that farming cannot solve the problem of food and clothing, he thinks of going to Shanghai to make a living. While the villagers were playing and joking around, Mr. Ding was about to lead a security team to the countryside to collect rent and grab grain. When the news came, it was like a dark cloud. The novel combines the beauty of mountains and rivers with the difficulties of people's livelihood with delicate writing. It not only describes the quiet beauty and smoky atmosphere of the countryside, but also tells the struggle of the bottom farmers under the pressure of the times and the helplessness of the destiny of the countryside in a specific era.

"The Lady in the Dark Green Shirt" uses a modern stream-of-consciousness technique to describe an illusory and sensual love affair between "me" and a mysterious lady wearing a dark green shirt, which took place on a glitzy urban night full of jazz and prosperity. The story combines sounds, colors, and smells to materialize perceptual experiences, and explores the empty spiritual world and desire for romance among young people in modern cities. "The Red Huntress" tells the story of a young woman with rouge-colored roses on her temples who seeks excitement and self-exile in the feasting and feasting. "Smoke" has a similar core, using "smoke" as a metaphor to explore the anxiety and confusion of modern people.

This book contains three chapters: "Cemetery", "Hundred Days" and "Old House". Among them, "Cemetery" is the most famous and was once listed in the top 50 of the top 100 books of the century. The article writes that "I" go to the cemetery every day to accompany my deceased mother, and get to know Miss Ling, who also comes to sacrifice her mother. The two chat about my mother's past and walk in the countryside. "I" have secret feelings but am always timid and never express them. Ling suffered from lung disease and later died of illness. She was buried next to her mother's tomb. "I" received her belongings and went to the new tomb to pay homage. The novel depicts the regrets of youth's secret love with delicate brushstrokes. The emotions are sincere and moving, and it accurately captures the cowardice and loss in human nature. It is an excellent work that shows the weight of time and emotion. In "Hundred Days", Mrs. Lu raises money to build a dojo for her husband's 100-day celebration, but after all her savings are still not enough, she borrows money and is treated coldly. She thinks of her husband well, but her heart is filled with sadness and embarrassment. In "Old House", "I" receive a letter from my father and recall the joys of childhood in the old house. However, my family fell behind and moved away. When I revisit the old house, I find that things have changed. All three articles are about human despair.

"Second Love" tells the story of the protagonist "I" returning to Hong Kong after seven years. The core of the novel lies in describing "loss" - lost youth, lost time and unrecoverable love. Seven years later, Zhang Shixuan returned to Hong Kong and found that the city was still blooming with flowers and the scenery was still the same as before. However, he is no longer the young man with orange cheeks and cheerful mood. What is gone is finally gone. Alienation and sentimentality, etherealness and familiar strangers, confusion and loneliness of emotion and identity permeate the lines of the novel.

"The Story of a Fold of Wasted Manuscripts in the Newsroom of the Local News Column" unfolds from the unique perspective of a newspaper proofreader. He works in the editing room every night. His greatest pleasure is to look through the scraps in the wastebasket and get a glimpse of the joys and sorrows of ordinary people in Shanghai. He records these ordinary stories that do not qualify as "news" or "fiction." For example, the story of Lin Bamei is a record about a dancing girl that "I" discovered in a scrap manuscript. The article is written in a reporter's style, revealing a scandal that occurred in the "Palace Dance Hall". The other two stories, "Finger", reveal the tragic fate of lower-class workers. In "Street Scene", the author depicts the living beings of different classes in the bustling city, including the leisurely lives of nuns and wealthy men and women, as well as the bitterness of beggars, girls, coolies and other people struggling to survive. The contrast is sharp and full of sadness.

"Intoxication" is a novel written by Zhang Henshui. It is set in Chongqing on the eve of the victory of the Anti-Japanese War. It uses the marriage crisis of a young civil servant Wei Duanben and his wife Tian Peizhi as the main line. It depicts social chaos such as collusion between officials and businessmen, gold speculation, and the degradation of women, and reveals the reality of social moral decay and human alienation in the wartime rear areas. Zhang Henshui used a realistic approach to depict wartime beings, breaking through his romantic style. It is regarded as an important representative work of Zhang Henshui's literary creation transformation. Mao Dun once commented that he "uses popular writing methods to write about the troubled times".

"Yunluo Girl" and "Lishi's Diary" are two classic works by Lu Yin that profoundly reveal the spiritual plight of young people during the May Fourth Movement. "Yunluo Girl" depicts the tragic emotional tug-of-war between Yunluo and Ling Jun in a delicate way. "Lishi's Diary" opens the spiritual wounds of female awakenings in the form of letters and diaries. Lu Yin writes in a poetic style about the pain of awakening people - when individuals break away from the shackles of traditional ethics, they find it difficult to move forward in the mud of reality.

"Sakura Tree Head" takes the emotional entanglement between a young man studying in Japan and a Japanese girl as the starting point, revealing the objectified living conditions of Japanese women after the Meiji Restoration. "Bathing" uses the sensory impact of exotic bathing scenes to compare the differences in body concepts between China and the West, and reflects on the distorted aesthetic alienation under the discipline of ethics; "The Martyr's Wife" uses the tragic life of Huanghuagang's widow as a mirror to interrogate the struggle of human nature under the shackles of "loyalty". The three works constitute a multi-prism of modern women's awakening: there is not only the loss of identity in a cross-cultural context, but also the torn confrontation between traditional ethics and modern consciousness.

Osamu Dazai's entire confession in the last 500 days of his life, including the goodbyes he never finished saying; an analysis of the nihility and despair of the post-war era, facing the abyss of human nature and the desire for survival; a book of the soul about degradation, struggle and redemption, seeing fragility, loneliness and the eternal longing for love and recognition. This book is a collection of works by the Japanese literary giant Dazai Osamu. It contains a total of 18 works. It is the last two years of Osamu Dazai's life that concentrated his brilliance. These include many representative works such as "The Unworthy of the World" and "Setting Sun", as well as the posthumous work "Goodbye". Together, these articles describe the decadent atmosphere of postwar Japanese society and the plight of individual spirits. Osamu Dazai used his trademark self-deprecating and desperate style to create a series of images of "marginal people" who were sunk in alcohol, drugs and emotions. They either struggle to survive in the decline of aristocratic families, or explore the meaning of existence in self-exile, or they wander painfully between family and morality. The lines are full of doubts about traditional morality, confusion about being a human being, and a deep desire for love and understanding. This collection of works is not only the core microcosm of Osamu Dazai's literary world, but also a mirror that reflects the loneliness and emptiness common to mankind. With its ultimate truth and beauty, it faces the complexity and fragility of life.

Only when you speak loudly can the world listen to you! People who are good at observing and deeply involved in life will always find that there are flaws in life everywhere, and they can't scream loudly at all times! Select 54 short essays to learn the "art of swearing" from Liang Shiqiu. He sees opportunities in ordinary situations and pokes fun at the world.

This book is a collection of essays that Mr. Yu Guangzhong personally reviewed before his death. It shows his undying passion for life and his unwavering nostalgia for his hometown. In mainland China, Yu Guangzhong is a well-known "nostalgic poet" and the literary seed of exile in a foreign land; in Taiwan, he is the leader of a generation of literati and "the master in the eyes of the masters." Yu Guangzhong writes poetry with his right hand and prose with his left hand. Prose is an extension of his poetry. In the love and beauty of prose, I hope readers can explore the second "writing space" in Yu Guangzhong, appreciate the ups and downs of wandering life, see the calmness and freedom of those with rich hearts that transcend time and space, and find the true meaning of life.

[Literature, classic works, prose by famous writers] The Boji New Knowledge Library series collects the works of modern and contemporary famous masters and creates a reading book of beautiful essays by famous writers! The first set contains 5 volumes, namely "Moving Peiping", "Hometown Moonlight, Lovely World", "White Goose: All Things Are Lovely", "Morning Flowers Picked at Dusk" and "Back View".

The novel "Manli" begins with a dialogue between "I" (Sister Sha) and my friend Tong Fen, which leads to the story of Manli. Manli is an innocent and enthusiastic patriotic girl who blindly joins a certain party in order to realize her ideal of "sacrifice everything for the justice of the country". However, after personally participating in revolutionary work, she witnessed the chaos, corruption and intrigue within the party. The disillusionment of her ideals caused her to suffer a mental breakdown and was admitted to the hospital. She confessed her failures and regrets in her diary. Through Manli's experience, the novel reveals the difficulties and disillusionment faced by passionate young people in the pursuit of their ideals under the social background of that time. The novel "The Landlord" depicts the experience of "I" (an urban intellectual) getting along with a simple and kind-hearted landlady and her family during summer vacation. By describing the landlord's diligence and contentment and the rural people who "only care about their conscience", it contrasts the hypocrisy and worldliness of the city. The story of the "Miss Cave" told by the landlady also satirizes the collapse of superstition and reflects the wavering of traditional concepts in the changing times. "To the Old Owner of the Plum Nest" is a letter written to "my" friend "the old owner of the Plum Nest". The letters express a cherished friendship and hope despite seeing the world's "big flaws." The three novels jointly explore the conflict between ideal and reality, the confusion of the spiritual world and the pursuit of pure beauty.

"Can Your Soul Be Sold", from the perspective of a female worker named He Gu, reveals the oppression of workers' spirit and humanity by capitalist factories. The novel passes through He Gu's question - can the soul be sold? --Raising a profound social issue: Under material predicament, has individual spiritual and ideological freedom been alienated and commodified? Another included novel, "After Victory," explores the confusion and loss of highly educated intellectual women in marriage and family life. The novel uses Qiong Fang and Ping Zhi's daily life as clues, and through Qiong Fang's correspondence with her friends, it shows the huge gap between these women's ideals and reality. The novel profoundly reveals the difficulties faced by new women in the pursuit of personal happiness and self-worth realization in the Chinese social environment at that time.

Zhang Henshui's "Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai" is set in the Eastern Jin Dynasty and is adapted from one of the four major folk love stories in ancient China. The novel tells the story of Zhu Yingtai, a beautiful and intelligent woman who disguised herself as a man to study. On the way, she met scholar Liang Shanbo. The two were classmates for three years and developed a deep friendship. Before Yingtai returned home, she hinted at her daughter's identity, but Shanbo failed to detect it in time. After his proposal was rejected, he became depressed and fell ill, and unfortunately passed away. When Yingtai was forced to get married, she passed by Shanbo's tomb and was distraught. The tomb opened and she jumped into it, and then the two of them turned into butterflies and danced. The work depicts the psychology of the characters with delicate brushstrokes, retaining the poignant core of the traditional story while giving it modern thinking, becoming an eternal ode to love and freedom.

This book contains seven excellent political essays including Liang Qichao's "Introduction to China's Evolution in Fifty Years", "Theory of the Transitional Era", "Bitter Condemnation", and "The Proletariat and the Unemployed Class". It summarizes the difficult progress of the Chinese nation in terms of national expansion, abolition of imperial examinations, and ideological awakening. The author acknowledges the regression of concrete politics and emphasizes that the people have realized the fundamental consciousness of "national founding" and "democratic spirit." These wonderful articles are not only the crystallization of Liang Qichao's thoughts on seeking a prescription to save the country, but also a true portrayal of modern China's difficult search amidst drastic changes. It is like an eternal mirror, reflecting the great spirit of the people who have advanced from tradition to modernity. Liang's strong spiritual core, like a candle, constantly inspires each generation of Chinese people to continue to shoulder the historical responsibility of national rejuvenation.

This book selects Liang Qichao's political commentaries, essays, biographies, and wonderful speeches and collects them into one volume. It collects excellent chapters such as "Introduction to China's Evolution in Fifty Years", "Theory of the Transitional Era", "How I Will Serve the Country in the Future", "The Ratio of Civilization and Heroes", "Autobiography at Thirty", and biographies of the Six Gentlemen of 1898. These wonderful words, like the beating pulse of the times, elaborate on the constitutional proposition of promoting civil rights and opening a parliament, and analyze the paths and methods of reform and innovation, with both historical depth and practical concern. The lines are filled with the feelings of family and country and the sharpness of thought of the "owner of the ice-drinking room", which is a vivid portrayal of the ideological trend of saving the country from the nation in modern times. These texts spanning a century provide a precious model for future generations to understand the awakening and pursuit of modern China. These words are so inspiring that they still have strong spiritual power even today.

Mu Shiying's "The Idle Major" uses delicate psychological description and cross-cultural perspective to dissect moral dilemmas and reflect on the distortion and destruction of human nature by war and the instability of individual destiny - war is always cruel and brings only suffering. I hope that everything in the past can continue to alert the world and that tragedies will never happen again.

"To Old Friend in Yanbei" is an epistolary novel, which collects the author's letters to friends far away, and sincerely records her journey from pain and confusion to her gradual recovery. The writing is delicate and full of melancholy and sentimental tone, reflecting the author's deep thinking after experiencing a series of life changes such as the death of a loved one. This collection also includes several articles such as "The Glory of Life", "The Drunk Queen", and "Under the Leifeng Pagoda", which jointly and jointly depict how sorrow can become a kind of power. And how to find the meaning of life and the glory of life in the baptism of pain and sorrow.

"Remembering the Shikachi Couple" records the difficult experiences of a Japanese anti-war couple, Shikachi Wataru and Ikeda Sachiko, in Shanghai on the eve of the Anti-Japanese War. Facing the imminent outbreak of war, they, as Japanese, were in a very dangerous situation in China. The author's family knew them well and had close contact with them. In the process, they comforted and helped each other. The Shikachi duo often had to hide and move, and were even chased by the Japanese police. Despite their difficult circumstances, they still actively participated in anti-war propaganda and exposed the crimes of Japanese militarism by writing articles and diaries, showing their firm ideals and unyielding spirit. "The Thief, the Coachman and the Old Man" microscopically shows the bitterness and kindness of the people at the bottom through simple sketches of wooden poles used for burning fires; "The Tutor is a Robber" uses the horrific "black letter" incident to reflect the fragility of trust between people in a turbulent social environment; "The Theater Troupe" describes the author and his friends who repeatedly checked the manuscript due to fear of censorship while rehearsing a play, revealing the suppression of freedom of speech during the war and the extreme inner uneasiness of people at that time. Together, these stories form a true picture of the fate of individuals in troubled times, showing the struggle and fearlessness of ordinary people in the torrent of history.

"Someone's Sorrow" unfolds in the form of letters. The protagonist Yaxia reveals her life trajectory and mental dilemma through many letters to her friend KY: Influenced by the concept of "playing the world", she suffered from insomnia and illness due to her uncle's entanglement. She was exposed to religion when she was hospitalized but did not find relief; she went to Japan to seek "light", but witnessed human intolerance, class oppression and hypocritical peace. Weiyi even died of her illness. In the end, in pain and confusion about the true meaning of life, Yaxia threw himself into a lake in Hangzhou. The work draws on the tragedy of Yaxia to outline the struggle of intellectual women after the May 4th Movement between tradition and modernity. It reveals the pain of repeatedly hitting a wall in their pursuit of spiritual solutions. It is the author's inquiry into the nature of human nature and the meaning of life, and illuminates the spiritual dilemma and anxiety of the times among a generation of intellectuals.

"The Story of Red Glass" tells the story of the widow Aunt Wang, who saw the similar fate of herself, her daughter and three generations of women in the red glass flower tube played by her granddaughter when she was visiting her daughter. From this, she realized the poverty, loneliness and horror of life, and her outlook on life changed. This article also includes several excellent works such as "Departure", "In the Blur" and "Red Orchard". "Departure" describes the scene of young Li Van saying goodbye to his family and friends before leaving home. From the perspective of a young mother, "In the Brink" tells the story of her husband staying away all night and she learns about her husband's cheating on her from the rumors next door. The work depicts women's confusion and helplessness in marriage, as well as their inner suffering when faced with sudden changes in life. "Red Orchard" tells the story of a male teacher who is unable to complete a love story while facing the seasonal changes in the orchard outside the window. Together, these works constitute Xiao Hong's deep meditation on the dilemma of survival and the struggle of human nature, showing the fragility and tenacity of the spiritual world of ordinary people under the torrent of the times.

"The Gilded Doctrine" shows the plight of intellectual women in the old society through the perspective of "I". In the article, "I" regard my uncle as my only idol. He is upright and knowledgeable. He often teaches "I" to be simple, not to boast, and not to apply makeup. Under his influence, "I" developed a strong interest in knowledge and literature. However, when "I" wanted to go to school, my father used various excuses to stop me. My uncle, who was originally supportive of me, suddenly changed his attitude. Not only did he despise women's education, he even mocked female students as "ridiculous." This left me feeling disillusioned. Finally, "I" accidentally discovered that my uncle had a failed love affair, and his young lover was now gray-haired. At this time, "I" realized that my uncle's opposition to "me" pursuing knowledge was not because he really believed in those doctrines, but because he himself had succumbed to the prejudices and moral constraints of the old society. His so-called doctrine is just a layer of "gilding" to cover up the helplessness and pain deep in his heart. Under the heavy pressure of paternal authority, it was difficult for me to break through the embarrassment. This book also includes excellent works such as "Sickness", "Frost on His Upper Lip" and "Spring Again".

"A Wisp of Sorrow Pays to Zhenghong" is a letter written by Yunyin to her friend Qiang. The article describes her experience of going to Taoranting in the rain on a rainy day. In the letter, she used this journey to reminisce about the past with her late friend Han five or six years ago, and compared her own sadness, longing, and frowning experiences, thus expressing her deep nostalgia for her old friend, her helplessness about her fate, and her sense of depression at being unable to express her grief happily. Another article, "I Hope Autumn Will Always Stay in the World," overturns people's traditional impression of autumn's desolation, viewing it as a season rich in color and full of lively spirit, enough to awaken a numb mind. "The Last Destiny" takes the disillusionment with marriage and love as its theme and explores the confusion and helplessness in life. It believes that love is like a "magic lantern", which is gorgeous when viewed from a distance but boring when viewed up close. "Coffee Shop" and "Temple Fair" express the author's observations and thoughts on modern society and human hearts by depicting scenes of urban life and traditional beliefs. Several articles are written with delicate writing and sincere emotions, revealing Lu Yin's inner world and struggles as a female writer during the "May Fourth Movement" period.

Tian Han's "Apricot Girl" depicts the tragic fate of two "roadside flowers" in the form of memories. The experiences of the two women reveal how the lives and dreams of women at the bottom of the old society were imprisoned and destroyed. Another piece included is "Moonlight", in which he recalls what he saw and felt on the Mid-Autumn Festival nights in three different years, expressing his inner grief and longing for his deceased wife. Finally, he calmed down his emotions and decided not to indulge in sad memories, but to face a new life bravely and with concentration. The protagonist specifically quoted Whitman's poem, expressing that he should continue to walk his own "road" like the "bright and silent sun".

"Night of Street Fighting" is a novella anti-Japanese war military novel written by Zhang Henshui. It is set in Tianjin and Qianshan under the Japanese attack. It tells the story of an ordinary teacher who grew up to be a guerrilla captain in the struggle against the Japanese army and led the people to rise up in resistance. The novel depicts the heroic struggle of the people during the war with real and delicate writing, and shows the awakening and resistance of the people at the bottom under the iron heel of the invaders. The protagonist's growth trajectory reflects the author's strong desire to unite in the war of resistance, and highlights the durability of the war of resistance and the unyielding spirit of the people with a sense of historical depth.

"The Death of Aunt Wang" is set in the northeastern countryside and tells the story of the tragedy of Aunt Wang, a peasant woman. The novel profoundly exposes the cruel exploitation of farmers by the landlord class and reveals the suffering of the people at the bottom. "The Story of Wang Si" reveals the tragedy of the grassroots people at the bottom who cannot truly integrate into the upper class society even if they give everything they have through the experience of a loyal old cook Wang Si. He ends up losing his wallet while working, losing his life savings, his sense of identity, and ultimately being lost in ridicule. Feng Shan, the old hunter in "Stable Night", has been looking for companions and a sense of belonging all his life. When he finally waited for his old friend "Wu Dongjia", he found that they had been separated by class and time, leaving only the emptiness of memories.

"Cause of Crying and Laughing" is a chapter-length novel written by Zhang Henshui. It is set in Peiping during the reign of Beiyang warlords. Through the emotional entanglements between Hangzhou young Fan Jiashu and drum calligraphy artist Shen Fengxi, chivalrous girl Guan Xiugu, and wealthy daughter He Lina, it shows the world and human emotions under social turmoil. The novel combines elements of romance, martial arts and social criticism, and breaks through the limitations of the traditional chapter style with delicate psychological descriptions. It has become a classic of popular literature in the Republic of China. It has been adapted for the screen six times and adapted into TV series seven times.

"The Wife and the Watermelon" delicately depicts the indifference and vanity of the upper class through the interaction between a rich lady and the footman who delivers the watermelon. The ladies use the gifts given by others to put on airs, take the gifts of others for granted, and even sneer at them. The morbid view of human nature revealed between the lines is full of irony. In several other novels, the author's writing is equally powerful. "On the Road in the Morning" depicts all the living beings on the streets in the early morning. From cigarette boys and old men selling pulp to disabled beggars, they are all struggling to survive in poverty. At the same time, the warmth of mutual support among the people at the bottom is not lost. "Yali" is a story about exile and ideals. The protagonist "I" has established a deep friendship with Yali from North Korea. Although Yali is in a foreign land, she cannot forget her suffering hometown and her father who fought for the revolution. In the end, she chose to give up her personal peace and embark on the road of shedding blood for the motherland. "Two Frogs" describes the tragedy of lovers Hirano and Qin Zheng. The sweet time in the past is only a dream. Each story is like a mirror of the times, reflecting the glory and darkness of human nature, while also conveying the author's deep concern and compassion for the suffering lives.

This book contains a total of 8 short stories and 5 essays, which were published by Fitzgerald from 1930 to 1939. At this time, the glamorous Jazz Age ended and the Great Depression began. Fitzgerald's American dream was shattered. He had problems with his body, marriage, and finances, and his life was under great pressure. His works at this time mainly have two characteristics: - full of nostalgia for the past, nostalgia for the loss of health, fame and wealth, and frustration that the market for his novels will no longer exist; - although he was depressed and desperate due to the difficult situation, he still did not lose his creative conscience and ambition. Haruki Murakami deliberately compiled the works of this period into a collection and explained them precisely because he saw Fitzgerald's persistence in writing during this period. He said in the commentary, "Fitzgerald is the kind of writer who takes daily life experience as the core, uses his imagination to create novels from it... He tried his best to get through the deep despair, tried to grasp a weak light source, and slowly moved forward with a firm will. This may be Fitzgerald's strong instinct as a writer." Murakami, who compiled this book, hopes that readers can see this side of Fitzgerald.

This book is a selection of Feng Zikai's prose works. The theme of this book aims to express Feng Zikai's love for life. It contains 36 classic prose works such as "White Goose", "Train Car Society", "Bamboo Shadow" and "For My Children". It integrates the author's innocent heart into the pen and expresses the innocent mood and open-minded and optimistic attitude towards life of a generation of literary masters.

"Selected Letters of Dostoevsky" is a collection of Russian writer Dostoevsky's letters to his family, friends, relatives and others. These letters provide valuable information about the writer Dostoevsky's creations, thoughts, social activities, and even the writer's personality in various periods. They are undoubtedly an important part of his literary legacy. They have left a rich mine for us descendants, allowing us to better interpret his novels, intervene in his era, and understand his thoughts. This book has selected and translated more than 200 of his letters. The content mainly involves the writer's creation, literary and artistic views, political thoughts and major events in his personal experience. It plays an important role in comprehensively and deeply understanding the writer's creation. This time, a new translation jointly translated by Wang Luyao and Han Yuqi is used to create a literary classic that is more suitable for current people's reading.

Ten summer reflections; seeing the world through Duras's eyes; poetic expressions of ordinary life. In early 1980, the editor-in-chief of Liberation invited Duras to write articles of any length for one year. Duras responded: One year is impossible, three months is possible, because summer lasts for three months, one article per week. Hence the book "Summer of 1980". In the windy and rainy summer of 1980, Duras looked at the black rocks, wet beach and sea from his balcony. In the summer of 1980, in the summer of Gdansk, the world condensed in her eyes: the Moscow Olympics, Polish workers' strikes, famine in Uganda, the funeral of the Shah of Iran, Russian tanks in Kabul... In the summer of 1980, "the summer when our story takes place", Jan Andrea Steinay, the last lover in Duras's life, knocked on her door and officially entered her life. In the summer of 1980, the summer of the gray-eyed boy, who neither swam nor sang, was perhaps Duras himself. "This book suddenly appeared in a terrifying loneliness, gaining eternity due to its sudden interruption."

Turgenev's masterpiece, a pastoral pastoral of Russian natural scenery and humanistic care; with beautiful words, it brings pure aesthetic enjoyment; translated by the famous Russian translator Feng Chun. "Hunter's Notes" is Turgenev's masterpiece. The book uses a hunter's hunting as a clue to string together twenty-five self-contained stories. The natural landscapes full of Russian style and the typical images of kind and honest Russian farmers are vividly written on the page. Under the interaction of the scenery and people, it reveals the national character and simple nature of the Russian people from the outside to the inside. "Hunter's Notes" is not only artistically unique and embodies Turgenev's highest artistic achievement, but also shines with deep humanistic care between the lines. Through the delicate portrayal of the complex relationships between various characters, it expresses resistance to all oppression and bullying. Regardless of the differences in people's identities, personality and dignity are always the most precious assets that everyone has equally.

Duras's masterpiece of essays, writing about "a moment" of life; heroic dreams in tired life, magical metaphors of all things in the world; adopted Mr. Wang Daoqian's classic translation, with a translation postscript: "I have no story. Likewise, I have no life. My story, every day, every second of every day, is shattered by the present of life. If nothing happens, that is the most worthy event to think about." "Material Life" " is a very unique and iconic collection of essays by the French writer Marguerite Duras. The writing is free, rich and poetic. It originated from Duras's narration to her friend Jérôme Beaujour. It is collected into "Chemical Smell", "Lady of Black Rock", "Alcohol", "Hanoi", "Black Mass", "The Blue of the Shawl", "Man", "Animals", "Racine Forest", "Liar Man", "Clever Talk", "Green Steak" and "Wouldn't You?" "Mediterranean Sea", "Paris", "Red Deck Chair", "Wardrobe", "Time Lost", "Night Food", "Dangerous State", "Apparition" and other forty-eight articles, ranging in length from 400 to 500 words to 10,000 words. "It is not a novel, but it is closest to the writing method of a novel". The theme is "induced from daily events". It has Duras's writing view, understanding of language and drama, and the writing background of certain works. There are explanations of ideas and the influence of the writing environment; there are also social observations, such as judgments about men, analysis of the inherent functions of men and women in daily life, criticism of social injustice, and opinions on the news stance; there are also confessions of private life, such as living habits, diet, clothing, exotic scenery in childhood memories, family life, emotional past, acquaintance with lover Yang, unbearable illness, delirium, etc. Duras's life and writing are integrated. Reading "Material Life" is like listening to Duras's memories: memories of creation and memories of life. As Duras said: "The flowing writing style of "Material Life" allows for communication back and forth between me and you, and between you and me during the period of time we live together."

[Best-Selling Traditional Chinese Studies Classic Set: Six Chapters of a Floating Life + 2 Volumes of Human Words] "Six Chapters of a Floating Life" is an autobiographical prose written by Shen Fu in the Qing Dynasty. It was originally written in six volumes, two of which have been lost, and only four volumes remain today. The author narrates his life experience for most of his life in pure and beautiful words. The content is unpretentious, real and moving. The turmoil, sorrow, joys and sorrows displayed in the book also reveal another true face of life in the floating world. This book is "happy but not obscene, sad but not sad". It occupies a very important position in Qing Dynasty notebook literature and has been passed down to this day and has become a classic. "Human Words" is the representative work of Wang Guowei, a master of modern Chinese studies. In the form of traditional Chinese words, it integrates Western philosophy, literature and aesthetic ideas to provide a wonderful and unique commentary on traditional Chinese literature. The whole book takes the theory of "realm" as the core, with incisive arguments and a self-contained system. It can be called a landmark work in Chinese classical literary criticism. This book brings together 64 final drafts, 50 unpublished manuscripts, and 12 deleted drafts of "The Words of the World" that were deleted and edited by Wang Guowei himself. It presents the full picture of "The Words of the World" and provides appropriate annotations and textual translations for each article, allowing readers to easily enter the palace of Wang Guowei's literary and aesthetic thoughts. It also includes two of Wang Guowei's "Prefaces to "The Words of the World"", and organizes Wang Guowei's life and appends them to the text, giving an all-round presentation of Wang Guowei's magnificent life.

"Yashe Essays" is Liang Shiqiu's representative work, and it is also a humorous and fresh collection of essays. Liang Shiqiu lived in Beibei, Chongqing for seven years. During his time off from school, he wrote a thousand-character essay, which he named "Ya She" and was collectively referred to as "Ya She Essays". These series of short essays are famous at home and abroad, and are still read and loved by a large number of readers decades later. They can be called prose classics in modern literature. Liang Shiqiu's writing is unique, with everyday themes. Everyday things such as bathing, queuing, looking at paintings, and walking slowly flow out of his writing, as if playing a jingling short movement of life. Different from the four-volume "Yashe Essays", this book selects about 200,000 words from the "Yashe" series of articles to provide the public with a classic and lively selection.

"Collection of Bacon's Essays" has a total of fifty-nine articles, covering all aspects of human life. The language is concise, the writing is beautiful, the reasoning is thorough, and the aphorisms are repeated. It has been deeply loved by readers from all over the world for hundreds of years. Bacon was knowledgeable and well-versed in the world, and had thought-provoking and unique insights into the issues he discussed. The version included in the Humanities Classics Library for the first time is the perfect version after three revisions by the translator, and it is the exclusive translation of our agency. The translator, Cao Minglun, is a famous translator from Zigong, Sichuan. He has a doctorate from Peking University and a professor at Sichuan University. His main translated works include "The Collection of Edgar Allan Poe", "The Collection of Frost", "The Collection of Willa Cather", "The Essays of Bacon" and "Selected Poems of Scott".

This book is a collection of Zhu Ziqing's essays and is also a variety in the "Humanities Classic Library". "Back" is Zhu Ziqing's masterpiece of prose and a must-read article for primary and secondary school students. It has become an IP symbol with the author's characteristics. This book is named after "Back View", which makes it obvious at a glance that it is a collection of Zhu Ziqing's works. This book selects chapters suitable for teenagers to read and study. It is estimated that 200,000 words will be selected and edited in categories to show readers Zhu Ziqing's creative content and writing style, allowing readers to experience the pleasure and beauty of reading modern prose in detail. The selected articles include "Moonlight over the Lotus Pond", "Hurry", "Spring", "Qinhuai River in the Sound of Oars and Shadows of Lights" and other famous works.

"If You Give Me Three Days of Light" completely collects Helen Keller's widely circulated essay "If You Give Me Three Days of Light" and the autobiographical classic "My Life Story", showing her moving from darkness and silence to a bright and abundant life. This book specially collects more than 100 precious documentary images of Helen Keller. It uses literary style visual design and high-quality visual language to construct an "image biography", transforming Helen's difficult process of establishing cognition into an immersive visual experience that directly touches people's hearts. The "Life Book List" and "Spiritual Friends" sections have been added to reveal Helen's spiritual nourishment and ideological background.

"Cai Lam Eats, Drinks, and Plays in the World Collection Set of 5 Volumes": "Coming to the World Just to Play" is the life-interesting aesthetics of the eighty-year-old urchin Cai Lam. "Things in the Heart, Explained by the Tip of the Tongue" is a masterpiece of gourmet healing by the God of Cookery Chua Lam. "Mountains and Rivers Are Not Important, What's Important is Meeting a Confidant" Cai Lan personally taught the art of making friends and recounted interesting stories about his interactions with Jin Yong and other friends. "There is always joy in everything in the world" is the life guide of Cai Lan, a naughty boy in his eighties. "Have a Break" is a slow life essay by the famous writer Cai Lan. The world is busy, but you can slow down. Take a break and have fun. Slow down life, speed up happiness! We have plenty of time, live life slowly!