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Birdie

Birdie

General Fiction

J

102K0

"Little Bird" is a novel written by Japanese writer Ogawa Yoko. The story tells the lonely yet warm life of an autistic patient. The author narrates in the younger brother's voice, and uses a calm and sentimental tone to show readers the lives of the two brothers who depend on each other, take care of each other, and redeem each other. The male protagonist of the story has difficulty communicating with the people around him due to congenital deficiencies, but he has learned the language of birds without any teacher. He is affectionately called "Uncle Birdie" by the children in the kindergarten because of his love for birds. Not only could the elder brother talk to all the birds, he even taught his younger brother this mysterious language. When no one is around, the brothers often communicate in this unique language. Outsiders can't understand my brother's language. My mother doesn't understand it, and neither does an education expert from Tokyo. Instead, they call it "a disorganized noise." Many years later, when my younger brother recalled the past, he often sighed with regret, "I wish I had used a tape recorder to record my brother's words." After his elder brother passed away, his younger brother lived alone for many years, pinning his emotions on raising beautiful birds with melodious songs. It was as if his elder brother had never left with the birds by his side.

People Looking for Time

O

96K0

A family secret from many years ago aroused Gigi's curiosity, but there was not much time left for the teenager to explore, because time seemed to be flowing away from our world at an incredible speed. So in order to fulfill her mother's wish and to clarify the family secrets that troubled her, Gigi was led by Annie to the eternal land, and embarked on a fantasy journey that belonged only to him with an outstanding violinist and an injured dog...

The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby

General Fiction

(u. S.) Francis Scott Fitzgerald

94K0

By chance, the poor clerk Nick breaks into the secret world of the spendthrift tycoon Gatsby. Nick is surprised to find that the only thing that binds Gatsby is the little green light on the other side of the river. In the flickering light, lives his beloved old lover Daisy. Gatsby once lost Daisy due to poverty. In order to find love, he used all means to become a rich man and built a mansion, just to let his former lover come and sit for a while. However, the cold reality cannot tolerate misty dreams, and the real tragedy quietly begins at this moment...

Spirituality and Eros

Spirituality and Eros

General Fiction

G

174K0

It tells the life of Narcissus and Goldmund, two talented but very different young men. Narcissus, a young scholar at Mariabronn Monastery, is talented and talented. He has always been strict with himself and upholds the ideal of becoming a theologian who advocates logic and reason. Goldmund, who entered the school as a newcomer, originally followed his father's wish and hoped to become a monk, but accidentally discovered the joy of secular life. Although the two were attracted by each other's unique temperament, their differences in nature led them to embark on completely different paths. As a young man, Goldmund traveled around the world, tasted love and sensual pleasures, learned the art of sculpture, and survived plague and death.

Final Lesson: Selected Short Stories from Daudet

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133K0

This book is a collection of short stories by the famous French novelist Daudet. His short stories play a prominent role in French short story creation. Among them, the famous piece "The Last Lesson" can even be synonymous with Dude, and can be regarded as a model of the combination of ideological and artistic aspects in short stories. "The Last Lesson" describes the last French lesson in a rural primary school that was ceded to Prussia after the Franco-Prussian War and bid farewell to the language of the motherland. Through the self-narration of a naive and ignorant primary school student, it vividly expresses the pain of the French people under foreign rule and their love for their motherland.

Age of Innocence

Age of Innocence

General Fiction

(us) Edith Wharton

175K0

"The Age of Innocence" is a masterpiece by American writer Edith Wharton. The story is set in New York's upper class society at the end of the 19th century. The aristocratic young man Archer is in love with the well-matched lady Mei, and they are about to get engaged. At this time, May's cousin Ellen returned to New York from Europe. On the one hand, she was seeking a divorce from her husband, the dissolute earl, and on the other hand, she wanted to start a new life in New York. The upper class is full of prejudice against Ellen's maverickness, and even avoids "scandals" such as divorce. In the process of Archer's enthusiasm to help Ellen, his childhood sweetheart, reintegrate into New York, the two secretly fell in love. Archer, Ellen and May all face choices under the pressure of their hearts, families and society...

Usha is from the Constellation Ursa Major

(us) Grandi Vandela

172K0

My name is Usha, 9 years old. I'm an alien from the constellation Ursa Major, really! Where is Ursa Major? Right at the tail end of the Windmill Galaxy! Why do aliens look like little human girls? This girl was already dead, I just took over her body. Also, I will never eat broccoli because we don't eat green things at all on our planet. Do you believe it now? Joe didn't believe it at all. The girl suddenly appears at the door of her forest cabin, barefoot and wounded, begging Joe to take her in. In Usha's endless chatter and the hesitant silence, Joe gradually became aware of the deep sadness and fear behind this girl's lies.

Selected Short Stories by Mark Twain

(us) Mark Twain

152K0

This book selects Mark Twain's representative short stories from various periods, including works that have long been known and loved by readers, such as "Millions of Pounds" and "Running for Governor". Through these masterpieces, you can appreciate the humorous and satirical style of Mark Twain's novels. These novels are rich in unique personal wit and witty remarks, as well as profound social insights and analysis. They are masterpieces of humor and poignancy, but also tragic and serious!

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W

General Fiction

X

64K0

There was once someone who might understand me. But this man was exactly the man I killed. On the opening day of the exhibition, a strange girl stayed in front of my painting for a long time - only she saw the small window in the painting that no one cared about. For the first time in my life, someone glimpsed my hopeless loneliness in the dark tunnel. We became lovers, but her mystery, alienation, and elusiveness made me suspicious, angry, and sleepless. After countless hardships, I put the knife that ended the pain in my hand. But I think there will be someone who understands me: even just one person.

Visitors to the Isolated Island

I

147K03

Ryusei Yushu is determined to avenge his childhood friend, and he wants to kill three people. The stage for revenge will be the isolated island - Youshi Island. Youse Island is known for its secret festivals that are held regularly. As early as forty-five years ago, a bizarre tragedy occurred on the island, killing thirteen people. Since then, the island has become an uninhabited island. A group of nine people came to Yuse Island to film a TV show. Yushu, who had murderous intentions, found that one of the revenge targets had been killed... Who made the first move? Will the murderer continue to commit crimes? To complete the revenge plan with his own hands, Yushu must find out the truth.

V

V

General Fiction

J

208K0

He leaned forward and looked down at her - "I'm not targeting you, I just want to see how long it takes to turn into a skeleton. It took a kitten seven months, how long do you think it will take you?" A wooden board was drawn across to cover the hole. She screamed, and the only answer was the sound of stones being piled up. That year, he was fourteen years old. Forensic doctor Maura Ayres found a car parked in front of her house with a body in the driver's seat. The deceased looked exactly like her! After in-depth investigation, it was discovered that the deceased was Maura's twin sister. Maura decided to go to the place where her sister once lived to pursue the truth, and unexpectedly dug up the bones: a pregnant woman was locked in a "coffin", and the kidnappers left her with enough food and a small vent, and it seemed that they did not want her to die...

Weekend

Weekend

General Fiction

(german) Bernhard Schlink

100K0

"Weekend" is a novel written by Bernhard Schlink, an important writer, novelist and best-selling author in the contemporary German literary world. After more than 20 years in prison, Yoelke was pardoned by the president and released. To celebrate his freedom, his sister Christiane organized a weekend party at her house in the suburbs of Berlin, inviting Jörke's friends to attend. Christiana hopes this is a good opportunity to help her brother start a new life, but for those who attended the party, there are mixed emotions and the past is hard to look back on. Jörke was once a member of Germany's "Red Army Faction." This group was deeply influenced by far-left thought and originated from the 1968 student movement in West Germany. It developed into a violent terrorist organization in the 1970s and caused many kidnappings and murders that shocked the world in the 1970s and 1980s. Jörke was a participant in these terrorist incidents. The gathering with Yorke brought all kinds of choices and judgments that seemed to have gone away before everyone again. How should York face the people around him and how should he understand today's world? In three days and two nights of partying, Yorke, his lawyer, his "revolutionary comrades", former lovers, and sons who had lost contact for many years came together... Things have changed, not only Yorke, everyone is looking for their own position again, and everyone is once again faced with the confusion of dreams, responsibilities, sins, forgiveness, friendship, and moral judgment, and today's world facing new terrorist threats makes these more than just retrospectives.

Love's Escape

Love's Escape

General Fiction

P

143K0

"The Escape of Love" is a collection of short stories by Bernhard Schlink, an important writer, novelist and best-selling author in the contemporary German literary world. It contains seven short stories. The seven independent stories told have a common theme - the secret behind love. The story tells the story of a man who has been attracted to a mysterious painting collected by his father since he was a child. When he grew up, he finally learned that the secret behind the painting was his father's controversial identity in the war. Story Two tells the story of an awkward friendship between a man from West Berlin and an East Berlin couple. The third story is about a man who discovers after the death of his wife that under the harmonious marriage for many years, his wife was having an affair with another man, and he begins to track this man. Story 4 tells the story of a successful architect who deals with three women, but encounters a bizarre incident. Story 5 tells the story of a German student whose father had experienced the war and fell in love with a Jewish-American girl. They were repeatedly troubled by differences in beliefs and the shadow of history. Story 6 tells the story of an armistice observer who once again embarked on a dangerous journey. He began to doubt his role as a peace messenger and felt guilty that he had not fulfilled his responsibilities as a father. Story 7 tells the story of a German man over fifty whose relationship with his wife has gradually become colder. He decides to travel to the United States together as a silver wedding anniversary to bring the two closer together, but he hesitates along the way. How love happens and how it ends, the emergence and resolution of misunderstandings, the unfolding of deception and the revelation of the truth, and the various twists and turns in these processes, are what the male protagonists of the seven stories have experienced, and they face more sober and brave women.

Summer Lies

Summer Lies

General Fiction

(german) Bernhard Schlink

125K0

"Summer Lies" is a collection of short stories by Bernhard Schlink, an important writer, novelist and best-selling author in the German contemporary literary world. It contains seven short stories. The author wrote seven sad stories around the key word "lie": a man hesitated to return to a normal life after experiencing a lightning love affair he met on vacation; a woman suddenly discovered that the meaning of life she had believed in for many years no longer existed and began to look for students. People who have loved in time try to undo their past decisions; a son embarks on a journey with his father in order to truly understand him; an old man suffering from an incurable disease arranges a summer vacation with his family to say his final farewell to life; a man listens to the passenger next to him on the plane confessing his legendary experience, but suspects that what he is facing is a scam... Family, friendship or love are entangled in daily life, and life is always wandering between doubt and belief.

Fictional Collection (complete Works of Borges)

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76K0

This book is a representative collection of short stories by Borges, the Argentine poet, novelist, critic, and translator, and a master of Spanish literature. It includes two sixteen novels, "The Garden of Forking Paths" and "The Collection of Fictions." In 1944, Borges officially published these stories under the name "The Collection of Fictions." Borges named his iconic work directly after "fiction", which was also the final form of Borges' version of "The Garden of Forking Paths". "The Garden of Forking Paths", published in 1941, is Borges's most well-known novel. The context of "novel-garden-time-maze" appeared for the first time in Borges' writing and became a keyword in his art. The understanding of different sequences of time that are parallel, divergent, converging, or intertwined is integrated into writing, and endless possibilities arise from this. "Apocryphal Collection" continues the theme of fictional legendary stories. The collection of novels includes the author's "most proud story" "The South", which is regarded as a turning point in Borges's writing.

Jiang Yi's Interpretation of Dreams: Three Novels by Hesse (set of 3)

(germany) Hermann Hesse

249K0

"Siddhartha" is a novella by Hesse published in 1922. "Demian" is a novel published in 1919. Readers will accompany the young Emile Sinclair as he grows up, experiencing the temptation of the complex world, experiencing loneliness, timidity, hesitation, rebellion, longing for love and friendship, and falling into doubts about himself and the outside world until he meets his peer Demian. Under his influence, he will find answers step by step and mature. "Steppenwolf" is a novel published in 1927, with a strong autobiographical flavor.

God Knows (joseph Heller)

(us)joseph Heller

272K0

You've heard of King David, the legendary warrior and king of the United Kingdom of Israel, the husband of Bathsheba, and the father of Solomon. Now, meet the real King David: a proud son of the Jews, a poet who was constantly copied, a husband and a father. In his later years, David was described as haggard and dying. With a bittersweet nostalgia, but more of a regret, he looked back on his magnificent life on his death bed: his early military exploits, eight marriages, several children who broke his heart or disappointed him, constant fights with relatives, and a God who did not know whether he had forgotten or abandoned him. "God Knows" is Joseph Heller's fourth novel, based on the story of King David. Joseph Heller used black humor to restore a more realistic and vivid image of King David. "God Knows" dissolves traditional historical writing, reveals the mystery of theological knowledge through different versions of stories, and dispels the sacred halo of sacred works of Western culture. From deconstructing David to subverting religious classics to dissolving God, Heller subverts everything sacred, from literary classics to religious beliefs. The book is Heller's meditation on his own life and an exploration of Jewish perspectives on family, life, death, and more.

Veil (somerset Maugham Collection)

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118K0

Facing the pressure from society and family, would you choose to marry the person you love or continue to wait for the right person? Katie, who is young, beautiful and vain, chose the former, but was captured by a smooth-talking married man soon after her marriage. She thought she had met true love, so she risked her life, like a moth to a flame. But when the veil is lifted, her illusions are shattered by the truth. For the first time in her life, she began to reflect and grow; perhaps, her mistakes and follies, and the misfortunes she suffered were not in vain, and would eventually lead her to find a way to inner peace. "The Veil" not only presents the bad aspects of love and marriage - betrayal, indifference, suspicion, revenge, but also the uneasiness and self-salvation in the face of life changes. If you understand "The Veil", you will understand yourself.

The Last Hours (joseph Heller's Work)

(us)joseph Heller

301K0

"The Last Days" is the sequel to Joseph Heller's "Catch-22". In addition to Yossarian, Milo, Priest and others in "Catch-22", it also adds Sammy, Liu and other characters who left a deep impression on readers. As they grow older, they no longer fight fascist fire, but disease and death. The black humor of "Catch-22" has been extended and broken through in this book, such as "the priest urinated in heavy water", "a lavish wedding held in a dirty station during the economic depression", "the president mistakenly released a nuclear weapon while playing games"... The greed and hypocrisy of capitalism are clearly visible in Heller's absurdity and profundity.

She Hates Men, She is My Girlfriend

(korean) Min Ji-hyung

95K8.0

After many years of separation, Jin Shengjun met his ex-girlfriend again. This was the second chance given by fate. Although they reunited in a strange way, they quickly resumed their relationship as lovers. However, as they get along with each other day by day, Jin Shengjun discovers that the gentle and virtuous girl who was ignorant of the world has now become an independent, mature and sober feminist. What has happened in these years? It didn't matter after he calmed down his feelings mixed with shock and curiosity. Shengjun thought that as long as he launched a "good man" offensive, he would be able to bring his girlfriend back to where she was before, and then they would get married, have children, and start a family smoothly. But who would have expected that in the successive contradictions and conflicts, not a single thing would develop according to his imagination...

Pillow Book for the Love Brain (4 Volumes in Total)

(day) Sumino Ye Et Al.

376K0

The set includes: "The Story of Pancreas", "When We Meet, Blooming Flowers", "Hello, World" and "The Night of Spring Is Too Short, Girl, Go Forward".

A Person's Pilgrimage (2023 New Hardcover Edition)

J

160K01

65-year-old Harold has been unknown all his life. His son died young and his wife Maureen separated from him. On a Tuesday, Harold received a farewell letter from an old friend. For this reason, he embarked on a pilgrimage to save his friend - as long as I leave, Queenie can survive! A man, 65 years old, 87 days, 627 miles, across the whole of England. "I have done nothing in my life, and now I finally try something. I must complete this journey." This is an adventure started by a farewell letter, and it is also a spiritual journey across time and space. Harold's journey into nature is also a journey that allows him to delve into the darkest corners of himself.

Empty Hope

Empty Hope

General Fiction

(west) Carmen Laforet

128K0

"Empty Hope" is a novel with an autobiographical nature. The heroine, the orphan Andrea, narrates in the first person "I". Andrea came to Barcelona from the countryside to study and stayed at her grandmother's house. It coincided with the difficult economic period just after the Spanish Civil War. Life in my grandmother's family was very difficult, and hunger and poverty were always her loyal "partners." In addition to starvation, she also had loneliness. In this conflict-ridden and indifferent family, she had no relatives or friends with whom she could speak the truth. At school, due to the huge gap in social status between her and her friends, she could not get rid of her inferiority complex during the communication process. A year later, Andrea left Barcelona with helpless disappointment and good vision for the future.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Translated by Zhang Yousong

(us) Mark Twain

360K0

This book contains Zhang Yousong's translation of two representative novels by the famous American writer Mark Twain: "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" and "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn". "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" satirizes and criticizes the hypocritical and vulgar social customs and stereotyped school education in the United States through the adventures of the protagonist. It describes the free and lively minds of children in a cheerful style, and has become the greatest children's literature. "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" describes Huckleberry's various experiences in pursuing a free life, running away from home and rafting along the Mississippi River on a raft with Jim, a black slave.

A Bad Year

A Bad Year

General Fiction

H

128K0

This book consists of three clues: a well-known old writer was invited by a publishing house to write a book of opinion called "Warning", which was an opportunity to express social concern; in the community laundry room, he met a charming young woman Anya, and he gave her a job typing his manuscript; Anya's boyfriend Allen is an investment consultant, and he is quite disgusted with Anna wasting time in the antiques downstairs. However, some of the writer's personal affairs aroused his interest, so he began to conceive of a conspiracy... This book is stylistically experimental in nature and was written after the author immigrated to Australia from South Africa.

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P

General Fiction

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177K0

Koizumi Yakumo was born in Greece and grew up in Ireland, but he was obsessed with Japanese culture and created a large number of well-known ghost stories. The earless Yōichi, the snow girl, the green willow spirit, the dream-eating tapir... These monsters originally only had vague images in the village night talk. It was not until they met Koizumi Yakumo that they became flesh and blood, affectionate and meaningful, and were truly known to the public! This book conducts a comprehensive review of all 17 volumes of Koizumi Yakumo's works, and compiles all the ghost stories from "Keidan", "Spiritual Japan", "Amagawa Kitan and Others", "Old Art" and other books, and makes up the number of "Keidan" from 17 in the first edition to 69! Looking at life through the eyes of ghosts, I find that ghosts are more affectionate and righteous than humans!

Wilderness Ladies: a Collection of Atwood Women's Survival Stories

(add) Margaret Atwood

134K0

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

Villain's Redemption

Villain's Redemption

General Fiction

(japan) Kazuaki Takano

163K8.56

Sudden serial murders in Tokyo: Some people were tied hand and foot and thrown into boiling water in the bathtub; some were burned in the streets... At the same time, the villain Yagami finally waited for the opportunity to change his mind - he arrived at the hospital within 17 hours to donate bone marrow to leukemia patients. Unexpectedly, his friend was also killed in a serial murder case! The police regard Yagami as an important suspect, and the murderer regards him as the next target. Yagami made up his mind to break through the siege within 17 hours and reach the hospital alive. Cruel crime modus operandi, secrets hidden by friends, mysteriously missing bodies... During the 17-hour tense escape, the truth behind 11 serial murders gradually emerged!

Collection of Atwood's Works (4 Volumes in Total)

(add) Margaret Atwood

750K0

"Ms. Oracle": Why are such excellent women always denying themselves? In their eyes, I am a deviant poet, an enigmatic cultural icon, an otherworldly classical muse, and a much-sought-after oracle. But in my heart, I will always be a cowardly and submissive housewife, a liar who escapes reality, a clown who creates illusions, and an overweight girl who everyone hates. I am Joan Foster, and I am thousands of women. This is my story and what every woman has been, is, and will go through. "Cat's Eye": Painter Elaine never thought that she would return to her hometown again after so many years. What awaits her is not the joy of revisiting her old place, but the lingering "ghost of childhood" - Cordelia, her best friend and enemy, the creator of her endless pain. As an adult, Elaine still cannot get out of the shadow of her childhood and can only keep running away from those darkest years. In fact, as long as you fight back ruthlessly once, you can break away from the false friendship. "Ladies of the Wilderness": We call those ladies who dare to break the rules and long for the unknown "Ladies of the Wilderness". Now, ladies and gentlemen, let us invite the "Wild Ladies" to make their debut - 10 stories, 10 women who actively survive in the wilderness of life will tell you: life is not a track, but a wilderness that can be explored to your heart's content. "Stone Mattress": Welcome to Atwood's literary wonderland! Here, evil and weirdness are everywhere, and wisdom and pungency are everywhere. Here you will see: The old lady puts her young rival in love into a fantasy world and releases a hundred bees at noon every day to sting her over and over again. A girl who was born with deformities was buried by her family. Years later, she wandered around the village. The innocent girl was hunted by the whole village. ... After all, some people cannot forgive and can only seek revenge to the end.

Under the Skin

Under the Skin

General Fiction

(netherlands) Michel Faber

169K0

A mysterious woman drives on a remote road, searching for prey with her eyes. Her figure was so proud that no one noticed her strange and incomprehensible face behind her thick glasses. One by one, the hitchhikers got into the car with their own motives. They were ready to pounce on the beautiful prey in the driver's seat in the next second. An underground farm, anxiously waiting for the arrival of prey, tongue cutting, castration, fattening, slaughtering, and serving to the aliens' dining table. There is a turbulent undercurrent in the small compartment, and the future of the hunter and his prey is uncertain. However, who is the hunter and who is the real prey?

Stone Mattress: Atwood's Dark Nine Stories

(add) Margaret Atwood

156K0

Welcome to Atwood's wonderland of words! Here, evil and weirdness are everywhere, and wisdom and pungency are everywhere. Here you will see: The old lady puts her young rival in love into a fantasy world and releases a hundred bees at noon every day to sting her over and over again. A girl who was born with deformities was buried by her family. Years later, she wandered around the village. The innocent girl was hunted by the whole village. A severed hand crawled out of the mud and wrote a twisted confession to take revenge on his lover; it crawled out of the page again and controlled the author's life. The flirting lady doesn't know that in a few hours, she will use a 1.9 Billion-year-old fossil to complete a revenge that spans 50 years. After all, some people cannot forgive and can only seek revenge to the end.

Cat Eye

Cat Eye

General Fiction

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260K0

"Through this cat's eye marble, I saw my entire life." The painter Elaine never thought that she would return to her hometown again after so many years. What awaits her is not the joy of revisiting her old place, but the lingering "ghost of childhood" - Cordelia, her best friend and enemy, the creator of her endless pain. Isolation, hostility, and mental violence once made Elaine's life worse than death; and it only takes one compromise for the violence to escalate step by step. As an adult, Elaine still cannot get out of the shadow of her childhood and can only keep running away from those darkest years. In fact, as long as you fight back ruthlessly once, you can break away from the false friendship.

Murder in the Dark

Murder in the Dark

General Fiction

(add) Margaret Atwood

26K0

In Making Poison, "Making poison is just as much fun as making cake," so a five-year-old girl likes to think of making poison as creative play. In the title story "Murder in the Dark", the clever author invites clever readers to play script killing. Please regard the author as a murderer and this book as an object murdered in the dark, and you are a detective who must decipher the lies and mysteries in the author's narrative. In "Slowly Boiling", men strive to occupy the kitchen, while women carry briefcases and go to work. New rules of the game are being born. If you simply want to play the game, please turn to page 60 of "Happy Ending": John and Mary meet. If you imagine a happy ending, please choose A. In a world designed for men, women must-and are-changing the game.

Glass Sponge

Glass Sponge

General Fiction

(japan) Kuniko Mukuda

79K0

"Glass Sponge" - A kind of marine creature from the same cave, also known as "Glass Sponge" because of its beautiful shape like glass. In this "glass house" there was a male and a female pair of shrimps. They lived together since childhood. When they grew up, they could not escape, so they had to live with their "childhood sweetheart" by eating the excrement of glass sponges until they died. In Japan, "glass sponges" are often used as wedding gifts to wish the couple a long life together. "Family chaos" caused by a double bed - Shuji Furuta, the strict company minister, plans a once-in-a-lifetime tryst with his female subordinate who is about to resign. When he was preparing to go to the appointment, his wife Jinzi suddenly came to the company and told his daughter Yanzi that she had ordered a double bed to be delivered to an unknown apartment. It turns out that Yanzi rented a house with Ishizawa, a middle-aged man with a wife and children, without telling her parents, and wanted to start living together. Gutian was furious. In order to separate the two, he rushed to the secret apartment several times. The originally peaceful Gutian family was also in chaos. After repeated conflicts, entanglements and annoyances, the father actually cherished each other and established a wonderful "friendship" with his daughter's affair partner... In the ordinary and profound dialogue, a family picture with laughter and tears slowly unfolded.

This is How I Became Stupid

(france) Martin Parge

62K0

Being smart doesn't bring happiness - that's what 25-year-old Antoine thinks. He is extremely smart and obsessed with knowledge. He has been called a genius since he was a child, but his biggest problem is that he thinks too much. He feels that he is out of tune with society, fed up with his sensitive mind and excessive self-awareness, and vows to do whatever it takes to make himself stupid and become a happy "normal person". This incredible experiment was not difficult for Antoine, and he drew up a detailed action plan. In the process of becoming stupid, he encounters a long-winded alcoholic mentor, a relative who likes to chew his tongue, a strange suicide club member, a "successful person" who pursues fame and fortune, and a group of "husband and dog friends" who mess around. After some careful preparations and "lucky" mistakes, Antoine had accumulated enough tips and tricks, and finally rushed towards the road of "becoming stupid"...

Still Alice

Still Alice

General Fiction

J

137K01

Alice has an enviable life: she is a famous linguistics professor at Harvard University, has a happy family, and has three children with her husband. All is well, but some small but surprising changes are creeping in. She found that she began to have some symptoms: she couldn't find her keys, got lost near her home, and forgot to catch a flight... She had to go to a doctor for help. Finally, she received a desperate diagnosis: she had early-onset Alzheimer's disease. The condition deteriorated rapidly, and the former linguistics professor began to lose the ability to read and express; the once perfect wife and mother began to forget the people she loved. Everything was falling apart, and in the quagmire of Alzheimer's disease, she struggled to find the forgotten self.

The Neglected Saira

The Neglected Saira

General Fiction

K

176K0

With an enviable high-paying job, three lovely children and a loving husband, and a house that is as good as a vacation home, Saira has everything a woman desires in life. But a sudden car accident completely reversed her life. Her brain was permanently damaged, and a disease called "unilateral neglect" caused her to completely lose the left half of the world: Not only was the left half of her body unconscious, she could neither see nor feel everything on the left side. The happiness she had taken for granted before was no longer what it was before. She began to examine her life, her husband, her children, and her mother who was gradually estranged from her. In the process, Saira rediscovered the meaning of life...

Museum of Conspiracy Series (2 Volumes in Total)

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217K01

There is a special museum that collects bizarre mysteries that no one can solve. There is a pair of strange partners who vow to solve the murderous conspiracy that is hidden from the sky. Unsolved case No. 1: The 100 million yen bread ransom incident; Unsolved case No. 2: The revenge diary incident; Unsolved case No. 3: The exchange murder incident; Unsolved case No. 4: The family massacre in Setagaya Ward; Unsolved case No. 5: The second murder incident in the riverside; Unsolved case No. 6: Female high school student Murder case on the roof; Unsolved case No. 7: Serial arson case in a house; Unsolved case No. 8: The case of strange dismemberment on the river embankment; Unsolved case No. 9: Murder case with a million-dollar debt; Unsolved case No. 10: The kidnapping case of son by his biological mother; Open this book and see through the real murderer of the unsolved case hidden around you!

Kidnapping Memories: Museum of Tricks 2

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89K8.15

There is a special museum that collects bizarre mysteries that no one can solve. There is a pair of strange partners who vow to solve the murderous conspiracy that is hidden from the sky. Unsolved Case No. 1: Murder of a female high school student on the roof. On the rooftop of the teaching building, when the girl confessed her love to her senior, blood splattered everywhere. Unsolved Case No. 2: Serial arson cases in residences. Arson cases occurred one after another in many places, and the criminals just wanted to see someone at the scene. Uncensored Case No. 3: The case of strange dismemberment on the river bank. Ten bags of body parts were dumped by the river. The cutting points of the body parts were all at the joints. Uncensored Case No. 4: A murder case in which a million-dollar debt was owed. The creditor died suddenly at his home. The IOU was not touched at all. The suspect also had an alibi from the surveillance video. Unsolved Case No. 5: Son kidnapped by his biological mother. The mother kidnapped her biological son for money, but gave up the plan midway and disappeared from the world. Open this book and uncover the real criminal motives behind the unsolved cases!

Six Graves Leading to Munich

(us)mario Puzo

78K01

Ten years ago, Captain Michael of the Intelligence Section was taken to Munich and suffered a hellish cruel interrogation: physical torture, mental destruction, and personality trampling. His wife and children died miserably, and he himself was thrown into the pile of death... And the torturers were seven German officers. Now, Michael, who narrowly escaped death, has become a business wizard with a net worth of millions, while the seven officers who committed heinous crimes back then have long disappeared in the sea of ​​people. He clung to every clue and dug out the true identity of his enemies one by one. What awaits him is not only an increasingly difficult murderer, but also the truth behind the tragic death of his wife and children. This road of revenge back to Munich was destined to have no retreat from the beginning...

One Thousand and One Nights in the Emergency Department

(france) Baptiste Beaulieu

110K0

Ms. Firebird, a terminal cancer patient in Ward 7, is waiting for her son to come see her. In order to keep her alive, "I" as an intern doctor began to tell her stories. "I" is like Scheherazade in "One Thousand and One Nights", using other people's stories to extend the patient's life. While guarding Ms. Firebird, "I" also recorded the unabashed truth of the people coming and going in the emergency department. I'm not sure stories can run faster than death on this track. After exhausting all medical skills, this was the only solution.

Snow White

Snow White

General Fiction

(japan) Morikawa Tomuki

135K0

Mirror, mirror, omniscient mirror - who is the murderer? What was the modus operandi? What's the motivation behind this? Please tell me the truth! Characters in the fairy tale world can freely enter and exit the real world. Snow White Princess Mamaia also transformed into a middle school student. With the help of the "omniscient mirror" and the dwarfs, she opened a detective agency to answer daily puzzles. During a commission, Mamai met a powerful enemy - the evil and arrogant detective Santukawa Ri. The reasoning showdown between the two is about to begin! At the same time, Queen Dana from "the world over there" learned that Snow White would pose a threat to her succession to the throne, so she hurried over and planned to use the hands of Santuchuan to get rid of Mamai...

A Platycodon Flower (hardcover Commemorative Edition)

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242K02

Women are like flowers, possessing the most touching beauty, but they cannot control their short and fragile life. All good things will wither like flowers, but the fragrance that can never be erased is the perfect interpretation of the existence and dignity of small creatures. Ukiyo-e paintings of low-class Japanese women in the old era, all nine chapters of the "Flower Burial" series are included. In "A String of White Vine Flowers", a woman who lives in the world can send a letter home to her family, which becomes their only spiritual sustenance. In order to support their parents and sick husbands who are far away, they have no choice but to sell their bodies and souls. "A Platycodon Flower" A young girl fell into infinite darkness until she met a boy. But, can such a girl have the right to love? "The Iris Boat" The most famous singer of the Taisho era, after leaving two stunning masterpieces, died calmly with his lover - leaving only withered Iris flowers around him. What kind of entanglement is hidden behind the sad songs? "Chrysanthemum Dust" Bushido, Chrysanthemum and Sword! This is supposed to be a fate only for men, why should a woman like a white chrysanthemum bear it?

One-eyed Girl

One-eyed Girl

General Fiction

(japan) Maya Xiongsong

203K03

Shizuma Taneda, a college student who was preparing to bid farewell to the world when the first snow fell, came to Qiqiao Village, which is located deep in the mountains. In this place where Lord "Qi Ro" defeated the giant dragon with the Penglai Piano, he met Yu Ling Mikage, a seventeen-year-old genius girl who came from a family of detectives and had an emerald prosthetic eye. In this legendary place of "habitation", she will join the complicated and confusing crime scene as a detective for the first time...

Signal (top)

Signal (top)

General Fiction

(korean) Kim Eun-hee Lee In-hee

108K0

Park Hae Young, a criminal analyst of the long-term unsolved case task force, is a police heretic who is full of dissatisfaction and distrust of the police. In order to make ends meet, Haiying wasted his talents on investigating the privacy of celebrities and then selling it to the media, until an old wireless phone that was more than 10 years old rang. Detective Li Chaihan, who was active in the police force in the 1980s, was an upright man who didn't know how to be clever and could only move forward courageously. Jae-han uses a wireless phone to contact Hae-young and begins to solve unsolved events from the past.

Signal (below)

Signal (below)

General Fiction

(korean) Kim Eun-hee Lee In-hee

106K0

Park Hae Young, a criminal analyst of the long-term unsolved case task force, is a police heretic who is full of dissatisfaction and distrust of the police. In order to make ends meet, Haiying wasted his talents on investigating the privacy of celebrities and then selling it to the media, until an old wireless phone that was more than 10 years old rang. Detective Li Chaihan, who was active in the police force in the 1980s, was an upright man who didn't know how to be clever and could only move forward courageously. Jae-han uses a wireless phone to contact Hae-young and begins to solve unsolved events from the past.

Deeper Than the Sea (new Version)

(japan) Kore-eda Hirokazu And Others

74K0

Have you ever loved someone deeper than the ocean? Liang Duo is a down-and-out writer. Although he won a literary award many years ago, he can no longer write outstanding works after his glory. In the growing decadence, many people made the same mistakes as their father. His wife Xiangzi could not bear her husband who was addicted to gambling, and finally chose to divorce. Mother Shuzi saw all this. However, Shuzi could not ask Xiangzi to be like herself. Even if she married a loser, she would still have to stumble through this life. When a typhoon passes by, Liang Duo, Xiangzi and their son Zhenwu are forced to stay at Shuzi's home for the night. This night, can Liang Duo regain the love and care of his family? Can a divided family change?

Signals (two Volumes)

Signals (two Volumes)

General Fiction

(korean) Kim Eun-hee Lee In-hee

214K0

Park Hae Young, a criminal analyst of the long-term unsolved case task force, is a police heretic who is full of dissatisfaction and distrust of the police. In order to make ends meet, Haiying wasted his talents on investigating the privacy of celebrities and then selling it to the media, until an old wireless phone that was more than 10 years old rang. Detective Li Chaihan, who was active in the police force in the 1980s, was an upright man who didn't know how to be clever and could only move forward courageously. Jae-han uses a wireless phone to contact Hae-young and begins to solve unsolved events from the past.

10 Years to Live

10 Years to Live

General Fiction

(japan) Kosaka Ruka

121K0

When I met you, I began to fall in love with this world. Twenty-year-old Jasmine suffers from an incurable disease that has a one-in-ten-thousand chance, and learns that she only has ten years left to live. In order not to be attached to this world, I refuse to fall in love. Because I gave up on the future, my fear of death became weak, and I just spent every day calmly. However, at her hometown class reunion, she met Mabe Kazuto, was moved by him, and her thoughts were shaken, "I am ready to die, so I will try my best to live..." Amazing book title and shocking ending. The last 10 years of her life were like the beginning of her life.

Dog King

Dog King

General Fiction

(japan) Furukawa Sunrise Man

55K0

In Kyoto under the rule of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, flowers bloomed all over the city, but where the eyes could not see, desires were overflowing. The dog king who was born in the Sarugaku family was born with a strange appearance. His whole body was wrapped in clothes and masks, and no one had ever seen his true face. One day, the dog king met Yuu, a young biwa musician who was blinded by a curse from the Heike family. One of them wants to get rid of his curse and practices the art of Noh day and night; the other embarks on the road of telling stories about the Heike family in order to find the mystery of his father's death. The encounter between the two started a decades-long friendship and led each other to reach the pinnacle of their skills. However, their choices ushered in different fates...

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