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This book is the representative work of Nobel Prize winner Jelinek. Since AIDS spread to the last Alpine valley, the factory director in the book can only enjoy the happiness of morality with his wife Gertie. Gertie wanted to escape her husband's compulsive demands. As a mother, she could not live her life normally; maternal love and sexual desire inhibited each other. During her depressed escape, she accidentally met Michael, a college student, and dedicated her sincere love to him. However, this youth idol in her heart was a liar, seducing and insulting her. The author has super powerful language power. She is good at connecting people with nature and mystifying current events. What is particularly unique is that the gender image she describes has the characteristic of relegating men to the realm of culture and women to the realm of nature. Through such stories, we can show, reveal, and explore the role of women in society.

In this elegant and highly readable book, renowned Shakespeare scholar Stephen Greenblatt explores Shakespeare's tyrants and their tyranny from a unique perspective-their horrific and narcissistic folly, their usurpation, madness, and cruelty, their arrogance and lack of talent, their paranoia and evil, their hypocrisy, deception, and thirst for flattery. Never before have those bloody figures come to life as they do now.

Cold War, the most gripping nonfiction book of the year, gives us an unprecedented sense of what it was like to be in a world on the verge of destruction. Here's the truth behind all the spy novels you've read: why the United States and the Soviet Union were at a standoff; how close we came to nuclear catastrophe; what contemporary leaders, from Stalin to Mao, Reagan to Gorbachev, had in mind; how intelligence agents plotted, and how East German vacationers contributed to the fall of the Berlin Wall. This is a story about crisis talk, excuses, tyrants and power struggles, and ordinary people changing the course of history.

This is a youth mystery novel that tells a rather creative mystery story. The protagonist "I" in the novel accidentally saw the figure of a female classmate whom I had a crush on in high school while commuting. Surprisingly, she seemed to be the same as she was in high school and people around her seemed to have become accustomed to it. Even after discussing "I" with her classmates later, I learned that she seemed to be going to high school again and again at the same age. Driven by curiosity, "I" began to search for the truth hidden behind this. While "I" recalled the time when we went to school together, "I" visited classmates and teachers, which triggered a series of interesting stories.

The master of Nordic suspense novels, Yo Nesbo, has created a collection of short and medium-sized novels with the title "Jealousy", which has been shortlisted for the 2022 British Dagger Award. An Athenian police detective goes to a Greek island to investigate a disappearance. The suspects are the missing man's twin brothers, who came here from the United States to rock climb and fell in love with the same girl on the island. The night before the incident, the two brothers were seen having a heated argument in a bar. Is the disappearance an accident or man-made? The detective, also known as "The God of Jealousy," seemed to smell something familiar to him. In addition to "The Jealous Man", this book also includes six stories including "London".

Fourteen-year-old Richard is sent to live with his uncle and aunt in the remote, isolated town of Ballantyne after his parents die in a house fire. When a classmate named Tom goes missing, everyone suspects the new angry boy is responsible for Tom's disappearance. No one believed him except Karen when he said the phone booth at the edge of the woods sucked Tom into the receiver like a scene from a horror movie. She is a charming outsider who encourages Richard to pursue leads that the police refuse to investigate. Richard traces the number Tom dialed during his phone booth prank to an abandoned house in the Forest of Mirrors. There, Richard glimpsed a terrifying face in the window. Then voices start whispering in his ears... When another classmate goes missing, Richard must find a way to prove his innocence and stay sane while fighting the dark magic that controls Ballantyne and destroys him.

Kiyomizu Kiyoshi is an investigative journalist who reported on famous unjust cases such as the Okekawa Stalker Murder Case and the Ashikaga Girl Disappearance Case, which shook the Japanese judiciary and promoted legal innovation. He cannot stand any lies, dares to challenge the power agencies, and is a news hero in the eyes of the public. But behind the glorious reputation, there are countless days and nights accompanied by dangers and failures: running around at the hijacking scene, being fooled by genius liars, fighting with the "statutory statute of limitations" until the last moment... In this complex and ever-changing era, how can people distinguish the true from the false? Why should journalists report and for whom? In this semi-memoir work, Qing Shuijie reviews more than ten major cases he has experienced in his career of more than thirty years, truly reveals his original intention as an investigative reporter, and asks what the mission of news reporting is.

Kanoko Okamoto said: "Novel is my first love." But before traveling in Europe, Kanoko Okamoto had never been involved in novel writing. Three years before her death, at the age of 47, she began to be active in the literary world as a novelist. In just three years, she has left many popular works. After her death, the fireworks-like creative process triggered an upsurge of mourning in the Japanese literary world, and people re-understood this legendary writer in mourning. Kawabata Yasunari lamented: "After Okamoto's death, her reputation as a writer has increased day by day." "Okamoto Kanoko" is a collection of novels written by Kanoko Okamoto, including 10 short stories and short stories. Kanoko Okamoto's writing style is smooth and delicate. Although modern, it is unique in the era in which she lives. She tells stories that are either warm or gloomy in a calm manner.

This book contains four of Kawabata Yasunari's late masterpieces: "The Lake", "Waltz of Flowers", "Sleeping Beauty" and "Arm". In the late period of Kawabata Yasunari's creation, the themes of his works became more bold and the thoughts he expressed became more profound. "The Lake" reveals the loneliness that cannot be cured throughout a person's life, and all pursuits and longings are nothing but sorrow and illusion; "Waltz of Flowers" expresses the author's belief in art through a lingering and pathos first love; "Sleeping Beauty" and "Arm" embody Kawabata's unique thinking on the philosophy of life based on the Eastern cultural tradition. Although the content is absurd, it is full of Zen principles. The inclusion of Kawabata's late masterpieces in one book reflects the literary professionalism of People's Literature Publishing House in selecting the collection of Kawabata Yasunari's works. The translator of this book, Chen Dewen, has been immersed in the translation of Japanese classic literature for many years. He not only has a special liking for Kawabata Yasunari's writings, but also has many years of painstaking research, making him the best choice to translate Kawabata's works. In this publication, the text has been revised again to make it more concise and elegant.

"The Dancing Girl of Izu" is an autobiographical novel written by Kawabata Yasunari based on his trip to Izu when he was nineteen years old (1918). The author lost his parents when he was young, and when he was sixteen, all his relatives left him. His tragic life experience gave him a withdrawn and melancholy character. In order to relieve this depressed mood, the author started a journey to Izu alone when he was nineteen years old. On the way, he met a group of artists who made a living from touring performances. The author was moved by the innocence and kindness of one of the fourteen-year-old dancers, and followed them all the way. Unfortunately, the huge identity difference between the two made this hazy love affair end in vain. Through the delicate description of the scenery, the author allows readers to immerse themselves in the beautiful scenery of Izu and at the same time sigh at the beautiful and hazy emotions between ignorant boys and girls, achieving a harmonious blend of love and scenery. The novel is the author's early masterpiece and most famous work. It was widely praised as soon as it was published and has been adapted to the screen many times. It is a famous article in the history of Japanese literature describing the innocent love between young men and women. This book also includes several famous short stories by Kawabata Yasunari.

This is a Japanese youth light novel. Shu Matsumoto dropped out of college and became a NEET, feeling that he had no value in survival. At the invitation of Brother Chen, his friend for many years, he returned to his alma mater in junior high school, where he met his childhood sweetheart who was an entertainer and had a close relationship with him - Kiriyama Sheon... This encounter once again promoted Osamu Matsumoto's destiny. This is a slightly bitter youth story for adults, dedicated to people who have missed opportunities and given up something. It has certain social value and can trigger readers to think about life, examine themselves, and regain hope. The novel retains Japan's unique aesthetic concepts, and during the reading process, it arouses thoughts on the ultimate meaning of life, love, loneliness, etc.

This book is a mystery novel. After a long investigation, Daniel Miller was considered to be the suspect "Sandman" in the serial murder case. His wife Kelly will face trial as his accomplice. The FBI, the District Attorney, the media, and all Americans believe she knew about and helped cover up her husband's crimes. Eddie Flynn received a defense commission and he believed that Kelly was just another victim of "The Sandman". As his wife goes on trial, the hidden 'Sandman' is forced to emerge, and in order to protect her, everyone involved is his target. As the investigation deepened, the case gradually came to light, and the real "Sandman" was uncovered. The writing of the work is smooth, ups and downs, and highly readable. The story finally uncovers the real murderer and the mastermind behind the scenes, and the intention is positive.

This book includes Kawabata Yasunari's three representative works "Celebrity", "Dancing Girl" and "Sound of the Mountain". Kawabata Yasunari, Japan's first Nobel Prize winner for literature, wrote many works throughout his life. Publishing his anthology first involves the selection and collection of texts. As a national-level professional publishing house for domestic literary publishing, the People's Literature Publishing House publishes Kawabata Yasunari's anthology, which also reflects the professionalism of literature. The three works selected in this book, "Celebrity", "Dancer" and "Sound of the Mountain", are masterpieces from Kawabata's creative prime. The contents of these three works are different. "Celebrity" tells the story of a Go player; "Dancer" reflects the uneasiness of post-war Japanese society through the love story of a dancer mother and daughter; and "Sound of the Mountain" is a representative of family novels in Japan's aging society after the war. The three novels not only have different story themes, but also different artistic ideas expressed, from which we can see the author's superb creative level. The translator of this book, Chen Dewen, started translating Japanese classic literature as early as the early 1980s. He has been immersed in Japanese literary translation experience for many years. He not only has in-depth research on Kawabata Yasunari's literature, but also has unique insights. He is the best choice to translate Kawabata's works. In this publication, the text has been specially revised to make it more concise and elegant.

The author of this book was inspired by the heroes he admired - Melville, the author of "Moby Dick" and Stevenson, the author of "Treasure Island" - and determined to go on an exploratory voyage to the Pacific Ocean. In 1907, he, his wife and crew sailed from San Francisco on the Snark. Despite being seasick and suffering from tropical illness, London continued to write, and in addition to some important novels and short stories, he also wrote this non-fiction book, including "The Leper of Molokai", "The Crater of the House of the Sun" and "The Secret of Tybee Valley". These humorous and magical adventure chapters record London's adventure experiences and stories at sea and on the islands, reflecting his indomitable and courageous manhood. London's psychology and behavior of not being satisfied with the status quo and liking to explore are well reflected in the book. Readers will see that while traveling around the world brings excitement and joy, it is also full of dangers, tests and challenges, which has implications for our real life. With its unique charm, this work has been included in the world-famous "Penguin Classics" series.

Christopher Clark, the author of this book, evaluates it as: "The only true European revolution in history." This book uses a multi-dimensional perspective and integrates micro narrative and macro analysis to reconstruct the panoramic view of the European Revolution of 1848, placing this turmoil sweeping the European continent within the complex network of social structure, ideology and global change. This book first starts with the underlying social issues and analyzes the deep social crises on the eve of the revolution: class conflicts caused by poverty and famine, and political incompetence caused by the collapse of the old order. The second chapter turns to ideological debates, analyzing the tug-of-war between "order" and "freedom" among various ideological factions, reshaping European political discourse, and providing a spiritual program for subsequent actions. Chapters 3 and 4 restore the process of the outbreak of the revolution and reproduce how the people broke through the shackles of the old system with violence and ideals. However, the joy of victory is fleeting: in chapters five to seven, the revolutionary regime faces paradoxes and challenges, while at the same time, conservative forces have quietly reorganized the power network. Finally, Chapter 8 describes the counter-revolutionary counterattack and the return of the monarchy. But the book does not stop at the "failure" of the revolution. Chapter 9 casts its horizons around the world, revealing how the aftermath of the European Revolution of 1848 continues to reverberate across a wide range. This book is not only a magnificent history of European revolutions, but also a revelation about ideals, power, human nature and historical contingency.

The Taoist priest goes down the mountain, fighting monsters and leveling up along the way!

A new book has been released - Taoist friend Tuogu: Immortality begins with cultivating a witch Interested fellow Taoists can add bookshelves to browse. (There are many female protagonists in this book, so please feel free to eat it) When I opened my eyes again, it was actually fairy hell? The fairy who is not stained by the mortal world makes Ling Bai, who has just traveled through time, a little excited... Evil spirits are rampant, demons are rampant, and fairies fall into the mortal world. As long as you gain the admiration of the fairy, you can awaken your magical powers. Guide the fairy to practice and get gifts from the fairy. From [Flower in the Mirror, Water and Moon] to [Double Swords of Thunder and Fire]. From [a clear understanding of the mind] to [quiet as a virgin]. Crazy criticism of fairies? Sanwulongniang? Fox-eared Master? He stared at the supernatural power of Wei Wu, who had a serious name but was domineering. Ling Bai sometimes thinks that maybe fairies are his spiritual practice.

Under the guidance of the "White Moonlight Offline System", Ji Ranyue diligently completed the offline tasks in nine worlds, and came to the last world. After three years of hard work, she achieved the perfect ending of the subjugated princess. She only had to jump off the city wall at the end, leaving an indelible mark on the hearts of the male protagonist and all the supporting actors, before she could return to modern times. But who knows, just when she climbed the city wall and the three armies besieged the city, her system was swallowed up by another pheasant system. "Hey, the destiny system is being bound!" "It is detected that the host meets the binding requirements and has been successfully bound!" Ji Ranyue: "..." Tired, destroy! In the end, under the influence of the destiny system, Ji Ranyue had no choice but to score five kills with tears in her eyes. Therefore, this book is also called - "Help, I really don't want to harm the country anymore" Demining: The female protagonist is beautiful, scumbag and strong, and there is no male protagonist.

"The Diamond as Big as the Ritz" (The Diamond as Big as the Ritz) is a classic novella by the famous American writer Fitzgerald. The story follows a young Southerner who travels to Montana to escape the summer with a wealthy college classmate. But it turns out that this classmate's family is much more than just rich...

"A Clean Well-Lighted Place" is a short story written by Hemingway in 1933. The story is set in Madrid, Spain after World War I, and through a scene in a midnight coffee shop, it profoundly reveals the nihilistic dilemma of postwar society and mankind's pursuit of dignity.

"Bartleby, The Scrivener" is a representative novella by Herman Melville, the American writer and author of "Moby-Dick". When Bartleby first entered the law firm, he was capable and diligent, but soon he was unwilling to do anything except copywriting. For all the tasks assigned by his boss, he responded with "I would rather not"...

"A Piece of Steak" is a short story published by Jack London in 1909. It depicts the tragedy of boxer Tom King in a realistic way when he is forced to participate in the competition due to hunger and poverty. In the story, steak is not only the food needed for survival, but also a metaphor for the protagonist's gradually disappearing physical strength and dignity.

"The Bear" is a novella written by American writer and Nobel Prize winner William Faulkner in 1941. It is included in the novel "Go, Moses" and forms its core chapter. This book tells three hunting stories, using symbolic techniques to metaphor the erosion of nature by industrial civilization.

"The Dead" is a masterpiece of short stories by the famous Irish writer James Joyce. After the Christmas party, intellectual Gabriel falls into a mental breakdown as his wife Greta reminisces about an old lover who died of illness. The image of "it's snowing all over Ireland" at the end sublimates personal emotional crisis into a meditation on life and death, love and national destiny. The image of snow covering the living and the dead has become a classic scene in modernist literature.

"To Build a Fire" is a short story published by American writer Jack London in 1907. It tells the tragedy of a gold digger who froze to death in an extremely cold environment because he ignored the laws of nature. It is regarded as a classic of naturalistic literature. Through the comparison between humans and dogs, the novel reveals the fragility of human reason in the face of natural forces, and criticizes industrial civilization's arrogance towards nature.

"White Fang" is Jack London's classic animal novel about the transformation of a wolfdog. The young White Fang survived the severe cold and was later domesticated as a sled dog by an Indian tribe. He was then trafficked and turned into a fighting dog. When it was about to die, it was saved by the kind-hearted Scott. Because of Scott's patience and love, it gradually lost its wild nature. When gangsters attacked his master, White Fang protected his master with his life and completed his ascension. The novel reveals the good and evil of human nature through the perspective of animals, and shows the power of trust and redemption.

The four-part Lucy Barton series: "My name is Lucy Barton", "It's not that bad, I guess", "Oh, William!" "I know it's about loss."

The prayers were wrapped in bloody memories and dyed the cross pitch black. Facing Ishihara who killed his daughter, Zongyou, who has been praying for redemption all his life, just wants to push him to hell at this moment. The man who exchanged four lives for a death sentence laughed wildly in court and thanked him, viewing death as a ticket to heaven. When the dawn of the execution ground pierces the fog, the conversation between the priest and the murderer has already crossed the boundary between life and death... Humanity, struggle, destruction, redemption... Approaching the darkness of motiveless murder, do you really have the courage to stare?

The new book "Douluo: Reincarnation of Zhongli, I Didn't Want to Fight" has been released, please support (\u003E_\u003C)! ! ! FarmingGou DaoImagination Novel plot + comic setting + some secondary settings Holding the useless golden finger that can lead to resurrection in the new world after constant death, Nirvana is reborn after death, and the former mortals will eventually ascend to the throne of gods. Lu Yu: Xuantian Kung? The method of soul? Doukai? Dragon God? They are all just remnants of the old era! I will use what I have learned throughout my life to reshape the bright world of Douluo! This book is also called, "Douluo: If you prevent me from becoming a Taoist, the Taoist will kill me, believe it or not!" "Douluo: I am finally going to become a Taoist!" People are in Douluo, starting the era of soul control

On August 6, 1945, an atomic bomb known as "Little Boy" was dropped from an American aircraft on Hiroshima, Japan. On this day, this prosperous city with a population of 300,000 suffered an unprecedented fire storm. One-third of the population died, buildings were burned, and bustling markets were reduced to ashes. But this was not the end of the war, but the terrible dawn of the atomic age. What followed was decades of paranoia, suspicion, and the ultimate fear of humanity's self-destruction, shock waves that continue to this day. In "Shock Waves", the outstanding director Stephen Walker panoramically reproduces the thrilling 21 days before the atomic bomb exploded in Hiroshima and the 18 hours after the explosion. This is a direct and dangerous drama. Walker turns history into a suffocating heartbeat, and objectively presents the shocking collision of technology, military and civilian destiny with a narrative like a movie lens. You will travel between the memories of scientists, bomber crew members, and Japanese soldiers and civilians who participated in the development of the atomic bomb. Together with the characters in the book, you will experience the long 30 minutes, 3 minutes, and 45 seconds before the nuclear explosion, and witness the tragedy after the explosion with the survivors. Shapes: Corpses that have been charred to the point of being out of shape, fire storms that sweep across everything, "walking zombies" whose bodies are so charred that they can no longer tell whether they are male or female... "Nuclear Explosion Shock Wave" is not about telling history, but taking you into history and experiencing the moment before the world changes. This history must be retold so that its terrible lessons are never forgotten.

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"Red Star Shines on China" is a reportage written by American journalist Edgar Snow based on his interviews in the Yan'an Soviet Area. It is also the first documentary literature to report the activities of the Chinese Communist Party to the world. It has been a best-seller around the world since its publication. In June 1936, through the introduction of progressive figures such as Soong Ching Ling and Lu Xun, and with the help of the underground party of the Communist Party of China, Snow passed through numerous blockades and arrived in "Red China" in northern Shaanxi. Here he witnessed with his own eyes one of the few miracles in the practice of idealism in history: the successful Long March of the Red Army under the leadership of the Communist Party of China and the opening of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Revolutionary Base Area. In the next more than 100 days, Snow traveled to Ansai, Baoan and other counties and towns, interviewed hundreds of Red Army generals and soldiers including Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Peng Dehuai, and used his own eyes and writing to record the legendary stories of this group of people who had experienced 25,000 miles of hardships: how they lived, how they fought, and how they rose up as a red force on the Loess Plateau, created a new world, and became the "light of hope" shining on ancient China. The main body of this book consists of twelve chapters, which mainly describe the fighting, study and life of the leaders of the Communist Party of China, Red Army generals, soldiers, farmers, herdsmen, workers, Communist Youth League members and Young Pioneers in the Soviet Area. The most important contents are Chapter 4 "The Origin of a Communist Party Member" and Chapter 5 "The Long March". "The Origin of a Communist" is Comrade Mao Zedong's only autobiography that was personally revised and narrated in the first person. It truly demonstrates the ideals, beliefs and magnanimity of the Chinese Communists. "The Long March" tells the entire process from the Red Army's failure in the fifth counter-encirclement and suppression campaign to the Red Army's victory in the Long March, including breaking through the four blockades, flying to seize the Luding Bridge, and crossing the snow-capped mountains and grasslands. It is not only the core of the entire work, but also the most exciting chapter in the history of the Chinese revolution. The author Snow uses a unique line drawing technique to vividly restore those passionate years for today's readers: from the heroic spirit of the leader to the simple faith of the soldiers, from the barren desolation of the Loess Plateau to the prosperity of the spiritual world of the revolutionaries. The book also predicts the turning point of China's destiny and the victory of the Communist Party twenty years in advance. This book is based on the 1968 English supplemented and revised edition of "Red Star Shines on China" as the translation base. For some obvious historical errors in the original work, corrections and supplementary annotations are also made with reference to relevant historical materials.

"Fox Treasure Bag: My Boyhood" is a collection of autobiographical memories of Shibusawa Tatsuhiko. Using his boyhood in the early Showa era as a clue, he recalls food, comics, ballads, baseball, sumo wrestling, Tokyo air raids and other life fragments, linking together the special experiences of an ordinary Japanese family during the war years. The sweet nectar in New Year's cuisine, the nursery rhymes that only he can sing, the summer sceneries of the Koshien baseball game, the nostalgic big iron umbrella, the lunatic asylum adjacent to the junior high school and General Awara... The frail and sickly Tokyo teenager glimpsed the shining golden age through the "diorama". Under the gentle recollection, the cruel reality of war is looming, and the despair and loneliness of that era are outlined like a gray line. This is not "hometown" or "childhood", but the entrance to dreams and death, an echo of the origin of Shibusawa Tatsuhiko's aesthetics. In this collection of essays with "memory" as the core, he rarely removes the mask of "gorgeous", "weird" and "black aesthetics" in his previous works. What he writes is the world in the eyes of a child, gentle, clear, and even a bit "bright", showing the rare sincerity and nostalgia of Shibusawa Tatsuhiko. Hidden in the quiet memories is the loneliness and confusion shared by a generation.

Several books were selected as Douban's annual suspense books! New revised versions, unlocked in sequence. The king of Nordic suspense novels, the detective series of Harry Holler, by Yo Nesbo. They are "Bat", "Cockroach", "Mockingbird", "Avenger", "Penta", "Redeemer", "Snowman", "Cheetah: All Two Volumes", "Ghost", "Police", "Thirst", "Blade" and "Blood Moon", all 13 volumes.

**The core healing point of this story is:** 1. **The belief of never giving up:** The fifteen years of persistence of the nine sisters is the ultimate expression of love. 2. **The combination of professionalism and love:** The "third direction" represented by the third sister ensures that the reunion is not only physical, but also a spiritual return, avoiding secondary damage. 3. **Tolerance and support of the group:** Nine sisters with different personalities provide all-round love and support, allowing Xiaoyu to be firmly supported. 4. **Hope for growth:** Xiaoyu's process from being closed to slowly opening her heart shows strong vitality and the possibility of healing. 5. **Warm details:** Details such as rainbow candies, paintings, eye-level gestures, and quiet hugs convey delicate warmth. I hope this story can bring you warmth and strength.

Japanese reasoning master Aoyagi Aokito's black humor reasoning subverts fairy tales! They are "Little Red Riding Hood met..." And "After Little Red Riding Hood picked up Pinocchio, she met..." Western fairy tales? Murder mystery? Netflix's live-action movie × comic book adaptation is a double hit. When the shadow of blood infects Thumbelina, Snow White, the Pied Piper of Hamelon, the Three Little Pigs... All the classic fairy tale characters are involved in a series of mysteries! When Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, and the little match girl are involved in the mystery, what is the truth... A subversive reading experience!

The third part of Deborah Levy's trilogy on women's coming of age: On women and private property. This book won the Los Angeles Times Book Award and was named a book of the year by Time Magazine, The Washington Post, and others. In addition to a room of their own, women may need a house of their own. A collection of personal documentaries that intelligently and subtly explore women's home ownership, living alone, and spiritual life. Why do we always want to buy a house? What does it mean to live alone? Levy used himself as an example to reveal the psychological and social reasons behind women's desire for real estate, pointing out that real estate is not the key. The freedom, independence, security, and warm life brought by real estate may be what women really desire. London, New York, Mumbai, Paris, Berlin... Writer Levy, who is about to enter his sixties, begins his journey of celibacy. She shuttled between rental houses with different styles, and the desire to own a house of her own always lingered in her heart. Virginia Woolf said that if a woman wants to be a writer, she must have a room of her own. In "A House of One's Own," Levy takes stock of a woman's real and imaginary possessions with profound insight and keen wisdom, prompting readers to question their own cultural understanding of possessions and property, and to think about the value of women's personal material and intellectual lives.

This classic non-fiction work by the master of oral history Craig Taylor took 5 years and more than 200 interviews to tell the tragic and joyful stories told by 85 ordinary Londoners. "Londoners are the ordinary people you see." Like us, they are looking for and losing in the big city, praying and confused in the big city, gaining rewards in the big city, and being hurt by the big city. Writer Craig Taylor spent 5 years, day and night, traveling to every corner of London, selecting 85 ordinary people from more than 200 interviews. Among them, there are currency traders who have realized their professional ideals, lost and found office staff who are accustomed to all kinds of things in the world, plumbers who have been actors, as well as sanitation workers, taxi drivers, emergency paramedics, real estate agents, chefs, pilots, etc. These true stories of ordinary people, a mixture of sorrow and joy, constitute the ukiyo-e of all living beings in the city of London. Every word touches our hearts and resonates with us. "When a person is tired of London, he must be tired of life." However, only those who have lived in a big city will understand the complexity of it: love it, hate it, long for it, be tired of it, escape from it, or stay and continue living.

Ken Follett, author of "Fall of Giants" and master of all-night novels, has a new work! At the end of the 18th century, the British Industrial Revolution was quietly rewriting the world structure. Machines replaced manual work, factories swallowed up villages, and war spread across Europe. Technology is running wild, beliefs are being torn apart, old systems are collapsing, and a new era has yet to come. In such great changes of the times, a tenacious female textile worker, a small workshop owner who sympathizes with the workers, and a cloth merchant who survives in the cracks - they come from the bottom of society, but they struggle, fight, fall in love, and betray each other, looking for value and dignity under the rolling wheel of history. They failed to change history, but with the power of fighting against fate, they jointly wrote an epic that belongs to mortals. Ken Follett, with his usual profound writing power, outlines the pain and hope of social transformation, and tells how ordinary people struggling in the center of the storm become the masters of their destiny.

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

This work is a prequel and is a supplement to all the world views of the official work. The main content is to explore the social outlook. Scientific outlook. Cosmology. As well as ideas and outlook on life. Can't think of any more.

George Orwell is one of the most thought-provoking and vivid essayists of the 20th century. He is famous for his extraordinary energy and uncompromising language, using pen and paper to fight against the prejudices of his time. This book contains the author's two classic essays "Why I Want to Write" and "Hanging". For readers who are new to Orwell, this book is an excellent introductory book; for readers who are familiar with Orwell, "Why I Write" will be a valuable collection.

For diver Kino, finding a magnificent pearl means the prospect of a better life for his impoverished family. The dream blinded him from seeing the greed and disaster caused by the pearl. Steinbeck's classic reveals the absurdity of the American Dream - where wealth solves all problems - and how we fall from innocence and then back again.

In this collection of essays, Russell explores the social and political impact of his beliefs with characteristic clarity and humor. In Praise of Idleness is a masterpiece that only Bertrand Russell could have done.

"Lottery in June makes the banker gain money quickly." On a sunny day in June, in an idyllic village, the villagers gathered together to hold the annual lottery event. Children look around for smooth and round stones and put them in their pockets...

One Ring rules all the Rings, one Ring seeks all the Rings, one Ring summons all the Rings, and one Ring binds all the Rings in the dark! A unique and completely authentic Lord of the Rings universe! Awakening from the depths of the well of time, it is rich in detail, extremely entertaining and profound!

"Cannery Row" was published in 1945 and focuses on life in a certain community during the Great Depression: both community prosperity and personal loneliness. Based on his recollections of real residents of the California place, including his long-time friend Ed Ricketts, Steinbeck portrays many fascinating characters in a difficult time, creating a novel that is both humorous and poignant.

The story takes place in the southern United States and tells the story of a group of people. Apart from being very lonely, they seemed to have little in common. A young girl, a drunken man, and a black doctor are attracted to the gentle, compassionate deaf-mute John Singer, whose presence changes their lives.

Provocative and extraordinarily forward-looking, this book explores the changing role of marriage and sexual ethics and boldly proposes a new morality shaped by the dramatic social changes of the early 20th century.

"The Lord of the Rings" (The Lord of the Rings), also translated as "The Lord of the Rings", is a long fantasy novel by the British writer and Oxford University professor Tolkien. It is recognized as a modern classic fantasy literature in the West. It is divided into three parts: "The Lord of the Rings", "The Two Towers" and "The Return of the King".