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Possessed

Possessed

General Fiction

C. J. Archer

99K0

When the ghost of a notorious murderer takes over the body of an upper-class young man, London's preeminent medium Emily Chambers must exorcise it before it can do evil. As if that wasn't enough to worry about, she also had to restrain her feelings for Jacques Beaufort. Unlike the melancholy ghost, the new Theodore Hyde appeared in her life as a handsome, living man. With her life and reputation both on the line, Emily discovers that manipulating the poor people of London's suburbs in search of demonic ghosts can be almost as dangerous as finding her way in a society that believes "monsters" like her belong in the circus.

Mortal Jonah

Mortal Jonah

General Fiction

Maria Flanagan

38K0

This is a small book about love and happiness, telling the spiritual journey of Jonah, a professor of religion, in reality and miracles. It is the life story of the irascible Jonah and his relatives. It is also the story of the mortal Jonah who overcomes his destructive personality and becomes a prophet. From the old man's study, to the Valley of Bones, to the stormy waves on the Mediterranean, to the ancient city of Nineveh, it is a religious story about the Bible and angels, and it is also a wonderful fantasy story.

Not One Family

Not One Family

General Fiction

Su Liangce

74K0

"Not a Family" is a collection of novels based on family life. Some of the families described in the book are more traditional, while others are more modern. Although each story takes place in a different setting, readers will experience the familiar feeling of home from time to time through the highly realistic dialogues between the characters. Some of the scenes of the story are in the United States, some in Australia, and some in Singapore. Through reading, readers will experience various problems faced by contemporary Singaporean families, and then understand the heart of the story protagonist who is often under the burden of life.

Anne Moon and the Elemental Artifacts

Melanie Abbott

216K0

When I was in kindergarten, my goal in life was to be a teacher who only wore pink and ate French fries all day long. Now that I am mature, my goal in life is to become a Marple-Sherlock fan-Miss Jedi. I'm serious, there really is such a lady. I love stories and have been lucky enough to work in Hollywood for over a decade. But now, I live in Los Angeles with my husband. We have a very ordinary looking tree in our backyard, but it is the gateway to the Knob Zone!

Shh! the Lion is Asleep Tonight

T. M. Biddlebeck

5K0

Colonel Abernathy retired several years ago and is now alone, living off his pension and family inheritance. He was quite old and a member of an exclusive London gentlemen's club. Tonight, Colonel Abernathy told other club members about his personal experience of encountering a lion in British Guiana in 1951. This was no ordinary male lion, as it was thought to have become extinct 10,000 years ago! What happened ten thousand years ago? Follow Colonel Abernathy to find out!

Fernando Morales, Your Time Has Come to Die!

Francisco Voso

9K0

There is always endless talk about death. But what can an ordinary old man who has lived most of his life do to have thousands of people come to watch his memorial service? What should you do if you run out of ideas for a reality show? Through a cheerful and ironic story, this book profoundly reveals the cold, cruel, and ironic side of the television medium and its practitioners, and warns media practitioners that death means different things to different people, and it is best not to play with fire on this topic.

Family, Desire and Camera

Olga Nuniz Millet

25K0

Do you like to peek into other people's lives? Do you think this is harmless? Pat thought she had put the past behind her and started a new life. But no one can escape voyeurism, an obsession and his own family so easily. Sometimes it takes drastic measures for people to stand up to harassment, especially someone like Herman. This time, Pat was determined to defeat him at all costs. In today's world, where technology dominates our lives and there are always eyes around us looking at us, privacy is non-existent. This story, more than just a short story, is a warning about the dangers lurking in our own homes. How much are you willing to pay to get revenge on someone who insists on controlling your life? Olga Nuniz Millet, a psychologist, writes a new story whose characters' motivations and thoughts will leave you guessing.

Bauhinia

Bauhinia

General Fiction

Siobhan Dike

141K0

The story is set in Hong Kong during the Japanese occupation, when Hong Kong's social values ​​were undergoing drastic changes. From the adventures of the asylum to the beauty of Hong Kong's Spice Harbour, Siobhan Dike's novels will bring readers a romantic and exciting adventure, telling the story of the protagonist's spiritual growth and redemption. "This is an immersive read" - Renita D'Silva (best-selling author of Monsoon Memories) Introduction: Kate Wolseley lives in an expat community, living a simple life of wealth and privilege. But since the Japanese occupied Hong Kong in December 1941, she was moved to live in a filthy tent. Forty miles away in Macau, Sofia Rodgues' father invites a Japanese family to his home for dinner, which arouses suspicion in Sofia's mind and creates a rift between her and her controlling half-brother Leo.

Blackbird Brings Light

Blackbird Brings Light

General Fiction

Christine Greenson

139K0

Teachers and students from foreign countries went to the inland of Xinjiang to explore ancient tombs. Every step of the way, they were surprised to discover the mystery of their life experience... In order to get over the emotional pain of being betrayed, Irish history student Brid caught the last train of an archaeological team and headed to the remote inland desert of China for exploration. Leading the team was John Sheldon, a Tlingit from Alaska. The team members were overjoyed when the funerary objects were rediscovered one by one, but it also aroused concerns from the person in charge of the Chinese museum. As more and more cultural relics are inspected, Breed gradually realizes that she is inextricably linked to the ancestors who lived here 3,500 years ago, making the relationship between her and John more and more complicated and confusing.

Reason

Reason

General Fiction

Jack Londike

291K0

Robert, 48, was deeply in love with his wife Monica and daughter Jenny. However, a tragedy that occurred on Mount Everest changed everything for Robert. As a professional mountaineer and motivational speaker. He has climbed many mountains and helped others reach the peaks they wanted to reach. Now, facing the most difficult climb in his life, Robert struggled with his inner ideals and moral standards. When his family life experienced countless frenzy and then nearly collapsed, he was no longer a person who helped others. Instead, he became a person who received help. This transformation was like anger slowly being injected into his body, and it also allowed him to push aside the people he loved most. Jenny received her father's private diary, and this diary was something that her father promised to inherit only after his death. For Jenny, it was a race against time to find her father, but she just hoped that it would not be too late...

Incredible Girl

Incredible Girl

General Fiction

Patty Larson

99K0

Her superiors at the CIA thought she was a ticking time bomb. OK, okay. They are still Cady McLean's parents, but it's much more interesting to imagine them as her sons and daughters. And her military aircraft department contact J. J? Even though her closest confidant, Jimmy Jones, hasn't spoken to her since first grade, it doesn't stop them from falling in love. Of course, everyone in school loved her, and maybe they didn't realize it, but everyone at Rimtree High School was her best friend. She is just so innately incredible. When a new girl is bullied, Cady McLean takes on the challenge and puts her fantasy world of fearless excess and easy victory behind her. The world she left behind on a CIA mission was very different from the one she was used to, and her normally light heart was about to pound for eternity.

S

S

General Fiction

H

129K8.05

I always wanted to die, but unexpectedly I have survived until today. On top of the complete denial and destruction of the self, the poignant and beautiful flower of material sorrow blooms. Known as the "measles book" - just like every child will have measles, every Japanese will inevitably read "Heart" once in his life, Natsume Soseki's masterpiece. Natsume Soseki died of illness three years after the book was completed. This is a very dark novel, written in 1914, and it is still readable 100 years later. It is a heart-wrenching novel that is a must-read in Japan. Just like a child who gets measles once in a while, this book is known as the "measles book". It is a masterpiece that brings Japanese aesthetics into full play. Xu Jianxiong, a senior translator, advocates using "quality inspection" to pursue accurate and beautiful translations.

Where God Goes

Where God Goes

General Fiction

Yan Yu

201K0

Wu Yuanhui and Yuan Yuan, high school classmates, said a total of four sentences in three years. Wu Yuanhui, who always looks careless, will turn his eyes elsewhere when he sees Yuan Yuan. In Yuan Yuan's view, this godlike classmate Wu Yuanhui had no interest in the songs she taught, and he also kept a distance from her. Fortunately, she didn't take it seriously. However, there is a secret hidden in the young man's heart. As time goes by, the secrets are revealed one by one by her. This article continues the elegant and fresh writing style of its sister article "The Moon Chases People", with lively and humorous details. The plot changes quickly and smoothly, continuing to give readers the pleasure of reading. The emotions of the characters depicted in the article are touching. Whether it is the innocent thoughts of a young boy or the deep and passionate emotions many years later, it is worth reading.

Nine Cents Escape

Nine Cents Escape

General Fiction

Francisco Voso

16K0

The author's wife had a dream. In the dream, a child pushed a shopping cart and chased her, begging her for alms. This scenario is familiar to all of us. Poverty is masked by false economic growth rates, useless overproduction, and planned obsolescence strategies, although these are basic assumptions in social economy. In this "virtual economy", Milan's foreseeable future will be completely dominated by the financial banking industry. Entire cities were divided into gated communities managed by small regional banks and credit institutions. This book examines this crazy "virtual economy" phenomenon from the perspective of a little country girl. A girl from a small town in Italy comes to Milan, the fashion capital, to visit her aunt. After a weekend of observation, she discovered that the city's economy had dragged residents into a horrific situation.

Take a Step Back and the Sky Will Be Brighter

April Jeremiah

107K01

What happened that caused God to give us a life we ​​didn't want? Gabriella's life is full of tragedies. For example, when she was very young, her parents left her alone, and her whereabouts were a mystery. After her husband died, she and her son moved back to their childhood home, a house built on a cliff by the sea in a small village far away from the rest of the world. As she unravels the mystery of her parents' disappearance, her son begins a journey of faith that changes everything. Will she abandon her doubts and choose to trust God? What role did her son play in her decision? "Step Back and See the Sky" is a faith-building novel, and many readers have reported that being inspired by the book has changed their lives. If you like inspirational novels, you shouldn't miss it. Download it now and start reading!

Secrets in the Garden

Secrets in the Garden

General Fiction

Kim Kleswell

17K0

The "True Crime Sketches" series uses techniques similar to sketches in paintings, using concise and vivid words to completely present a series of real crime investigation processes. For readers who are interested in this genre but don't have time to read long stories, this series is tailor-made for you! "Secret in the Garden" is the third installment in the series. This book truly records a horrifying story: an incestuous butcher and his bisexual nympho wife buried a fatal secret in the garden of 25 Cromwell Street. The secrets are anything but boring, with abuse, incest, pedophilia, depravity, torture, rape, and murder to name a few.

Aunt Duohe (starring Sun Li, Jiang Wu, Yan Xuejing)

Yan Geling

205K8.879

The TV series of the same name stars Sun Li, Jiang Wu, Yan Xuejing and others. "Aunt Duohe" tells the story of the fate of the 16-year-old girl Duohe, a Japanese orphan at the end of the Anti-Japanese War, who was sold to a family in the Northeast as a "tool" to carry on the family line. With an in-depth and sophisticated grasp of contemporary Chinese history and the broad vision of a transnational writer, the author expresses the lives and cries of small people in the context of the great era. This is a rare work with rich and charming meaning, open-minded and broad-minded. The female writer Yan Geling has won many awards for it.

The Ninth Widow

The Ninth Widow

General Fiction

Yan Geling

211K8.674

"The Ninth Widow" is an important masterpiece of the famous female writer Yan Geling, and it is also her transformational work. The work tells the legendary story of a widow named Wang Putao in the Central Plains who hid her landowner father-in-law during the land reform period. The time spans from the 1940s to the 1980s. The grand historical narrative is combined with the personal legendary experience, and the profound feelings of helping the world are combined with the rich flavor of life. Wang Putao is one of the most radiant female characters in Yan Geling's works. She is powerful and arrogant, persevering and charming. Her indiscriminate benevolence and all-embracing generosity make her transcend all conflicts of interest in the world. The plot of the novel unfolds from the gap between Putao's role as a child bride to cover her father-in-law's filial piety, and her strong lust as a widow to have secret love with different men. It depicts the brilliance of human nature and embodies the true energy and origin of the folk land.

Waste of Life

Waste of Life

General Fiction

Andrew Lennon

50K0

Dave wanted nothing more than to sit around and waste his life doing nothing. However, that night, his world changed drastically. His leisurely life was gone forever, and he had to start a must-win battle with an unknown enemy. As the time limit approaches, the situation becomes increasingly unfavorable for him. Can he prevent tragedy, or is it too late?

Forgive

Forgive

General Fiction

Kong Xiangling

162K0

Leng Yue, a girl drifting from the north, met the wealthy businessman Gao Mingfeng because of a backpack that had been robbed by a thief. However, their love was secretly blocked by Gao Mingfeng's daughter Gao Yuanyuan; her best friend Jiani came to Beijing to visit Leng Yue, but soon she found Leng Yue and said she was pregnant with Gao Mingfeng's child, and Leng Yue was also pregnant; Leng Yue was so sad that she accidentally fell down when leaving, causing the child to miscarry; the economic crisis swept the world, and the Gao Group was affected Feeling the impact, Gao Mingfeng sold all his property to repay the debt, and the family moved out of the villa and rented a small apartment. Jiani left quietly; Leng Yue accepted the man who had always protected her and walked into the marriage hall. When the wedding was in progress, Gao Mingfeng suddenly appeared. Gao Yuanyuan whispered to Leng Yue that his father had not married a country woman and asked her to keep it a secret for him. Leng Yue was stunned for a moment, and there was silence in the auditorium...

In Spring

In Spring

General Fiction

Liang Zhenhua Liu Ting Zhang Hui

282K01

Rural youth Tie Zhenguo went to Beijing to work with his high school students. At the construction site, Tie Zhenguo worked hard to practice his skills and gradually grew into an excellent construction worker. However, an accident made Tie Zhenguo almost incapable of working. From the peak of his career to the bottom of his life, all his dreams were on the verge of being shattered. In frustration, he returned to his hometown to heal. He returned to his hometown to repeat his studies in high school, took the college entrance examination and eventually became an excellent designer. He had a bright future, but under the temptation of fame and fortune, he embarked on the road of no return step by step, even at the expense of becoming Tie Zhenguo's enemy. After experiencing a series of setbacks, Tie Zhenguo relied on his unwillingness to admit defeat and led his hometown people to return to Beijing to start a business. From the preparation of the epidemic hospital to the construction of the eco-pavilion, Tie Zhenguo constantly updated construction technology and ecological concepts, worked hard to pursue his entrepreneurial ideals, and used a craftsman spirit of meticulous craftsmanship and excellence to realize the dream-pursuing journey of a generation of construction Tiejun, and finally merged with Chunni, the love of his life.

Blue Flame

Blue Flame

General Fiction

Sun Zhenfeng

215K0

Through the fragmentary description of the life situations of several representative figures such as Fang Jue, Zhao Dahai, Wang Weiyong, and Sang Ma, the work interweaves and shows their different fates under the background of their respective social realities such as law, culture, and corporate restructuring, and reflects the social changes and world conditions from the mid-1980s to the present. In an almost absurd and calm writing style, it elaborates on the ideological theme that people who are oppressed by life and spirit should not despise personal status and rights. The work advocates that people should have a true self and a real life, and the pursuit of the personal spiritual world and the true meaning of life should be pure and natural.

No One is Waiting

No One is Waiting

General Fiction

Chen Hongrong

119K0

Li Dongxiao, an in-depth reporter for Beijing's famous metropolitan newspaper "Bei Bao", is an enviable existence. As the son of the mayor of Qiuqi Village, the richest village in Shenzhen, he was the first in the mathematics department in college and the best reporter in the department after graduation. Just as career and love were about to be harvested, Li Dongxiao's "chief reporter" was accidentally taken away, and his girlfriend cheated on her favorite singer. He returned to Shenzhen in anger, only to find himself trapped in an endless dispute.

Chaotianque (complete Works)

Ji Wen

416K0

In the early Ming Dynasty, Wang Shouren's Yangming Theory of Mind was at its peak, with far-reaching influence and charm that conquered the entire East Asian cultural circle. Wang Shouren realized Taoism in Longchang, Guizhou, but it was in Nanjing that the theory of mind was truly perfected and promoted. When Wang Shouren was fifty-two years old, he once said: "I have been away from Nanjing, but there are still people I want to think about, but now I only trust my conscience." It can be seen that Nanjing had a great influence on his philosophy. This book "Chaotian Palace" is to tell you the story that took place in the ancient capital of Nanjing, between the Taoist priests of Chaotian Palace, Yangming Xinxue and the Ryukyu Kingdom. Compared to the Ryukyu Kingdom, many people are more familiar with its current name: Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Why are there such tremendous changes? What happened five hundred years ago? Let the author explain it to you one by one.

My Utopia

My Utopia

General Fiction

Ghost Gold

140K0

"My Utopia" is an allegorical novel that, with the help of a box set, goes deep into the hearts of many scenes and characters in this society that we cannot see... It is more like the journey of the protagonist of the novel from the body to the soul. In fact, everyone is looking for their own utopia... A series of mysterious events lead to reality and the future... It is popular, beautiful, and has depth and fantasy... It is a rare novel in current pure literature... It is almost a language carnival like Bellow and Wang Xiaobo... The story begins with the protagonist Li Zhi getting a computer floppy disk one day... And then discovering that there are endless secrets hidden in it, and that secret is hidden in a novel by an unknown author... The novel describes a dystopian story... The protagonist seems to see his own utopia in this novel...

Silver Teaspoon

Silver Teaspoon

General Fiction

L

74K0

A person always has a lot of nostalgia and nostalgia, such as for his hometown and his childhood. This kind of attachment and nostalgia is often sincere and flawless. It can cleanse people's souls and make their hearts clear and clear. The work "Silver Spoon" not only shows people the colorful life of childhood and the rich and beautiful emotional world, but also shows the charm and sentiment like poetry, giving people warmth, comfort and enlightenment. Wang Guowei said in "Human Words": "The words of everyone's works must be refreshing, and the descriptions of scenes must be eye-catching. Their words blurt out without any pretense. What they see is true, and what they think is deep." It is precisely because what the author Zhong Kansuke sees is true and what he thinks is deep, the true feelings flow everywhere in the book. After being republished decades later, it still transcends the limitations of the times and resonates with readers.

Love and Life

Love and Life

General Fiction

Han Dong

140K0

This is a new novel by the famous writer Han Dong. This is an extremely absurd and ideal story. Wang Guoer's seemingly realistic but extremely twists and turns love story is full of surprises. The emotional storm between her, Qi Lin, and Zhang Jun depicts the infinite possibilities of this era. Behind the novel's devastating language, there is an implicit discussion of the author's ultimate philosophy. The absurd stories are presented in a carnival style, bringing a joyful and secretive reading experience.

Shen Xiu

Shen Xiu

General Fiction

Zhu Yihui

259K0

This is my country's first full-length novel that reflects the century-old development history of imitation embroidery, a national intangible cultural heritage. The deep friendship between the embroidery master Shen Shou and the late Qing Dynasty champion, industrialist and educator Zhang Jian is heart-stirring, and the complex emotional entanglements of the big family are fascinating; during the Anti-Japanese War, the successors of imitation embroidery endured the humiliation and restored the embroidery school, and a group of patriots worked hard to protect precious embroidery; in the new century, the younger generation has performed thrilling and wonderful stories on the road of inheriting and promoting imitation embroidery. History, reality and magic blend together, and the dialogue of organizing the embroidery spectrum runs throughout. The three clues loop back and forth, and the structure is unique.

Madman: a Trainee Psychiatrist's Spiritual Adventures

(us) John Schuller

180K0

This is a heavy psychological novel about everyone's inner life! It narrates the three-day experience of Thomas Horton, an intern psychiatrist, working as an intern psychiatrist in a psychiatric hospital. During these three days, the patient he diagnosed was hit and killed by a mail truck the next day. Was this an accident, or did it involve the suicide of the patient who made the wrong diagnosis? An attractive female patient with borderline personality disorder strips off her clothes during talk therapy. How will Holden respond to this sudden and seductive behavior? New patient Richard Mobin is another paranoid schizophrenic who drowns birds and believes men in raincoats will murder him.

The Sky is High and the Sky is Far Away

Yang Huatuan

203K026

A group of job seekers, represented by the protagonist Zhao Yifei, experienced various difficulties as rural private teachers and substitute teachers in their hometown. After the end of the "Cultural Revolution", they actively pursued their dreams and worked hard to obtain a university or junior college degree. In the tide of talent flow, in order to change their destiny, self-development and the improvement of their family's living conditions, they chose the road to the west. These people jumped out of the farm gate, turned into butterflies, hit the water and made waves. The process of creating brilliance is full of fighting spirit, very story-telling and legendary. The unique emotional journey of young men and women in the work is also one of the highlights of the book.

They

They

General Fiction

Wen Yajun

193K8.3

In Beijing, many people don't like their living conditions to be disrupted by others. Everyone has their own living space. People living in this kind of metropolis are like trees planted on the roadside. Maybe one day their branches will occasionally touch each other in the wind, but there is always an untouchable distance between the straight trunks. Three young women who rent together in an apartment building in Beijing include Qin Zisu, a successful white-collar worker, Gao Jingxian, a divorcee who has failed in business and marriage, and Xia Rendong, a cynical and beautiful Beijing girl. Originally, they were living their own happy lives in their respective fields along their own life trajectories. However, they met in this rental house with different personalities, different experiences, different attitudes towards life, and different life instincts.

My Name is Wang Laowai

My Name is Wang Laowai

General Fiction

Jinbo

160K8.1

Wang Laowai, a young farmer, went to the city and worked as a construction worker with the desire to earn money and marry a wife. I thought that making money through hard work was as simple as making a deal and paying for it, but I didn't expect that it was full of traps. Big and small bosses not only deduct and default on the wages of migrant workers at will, but also do everything possible to increase the labor intensity of migrant workers, and even use beauty to seduce migrant workers. For his own rights and to help his workers recover their hard-earned money, Wang Laowai used his intelligence and cleverness to deal with the foreman. He used the boss's sister's admiration for him to win the right to rest for the migrant workers. He also used the boss's trust in him to help the workers recover all their wages, safeguarding his own interests and those of the workers. However, facing the love of his boss's sister, he was helpless...

Tribute to Catalonia

Tribute to Catalonia

General Fiction

George Orwell

157K0

When the Spanish Civil War broke out in 1936, Orwell joined the Catalan militia in Spain. Based on this experience, as a witness of the war, he recorded the cruelty of the war, the changes in the situation, the distortion of the media, the crisis of faith, etc. The author calmly analyzes the appearance and essence of war, making people more convinced of the noble qualities of human beings.

Down and Out in Paris and London

George Orwell

128K02

In this work, famous for its realistic depictions of poverty, Orwell recounts the adventures of a penniless English writer who finds himself rapidly plunged into the seedy hearts of two of Europe's great capitals. Washing dishes in Paris, he describes in vivid detail the sordid inside story of France's posh restaurants; in London, he encounters the troubled world of street people and charity shelters; and as he searches for work, food, and shelter, he recounts with humor and clarity his adventures in defrauding landlords and negotiating with pawnbrokers. These various experiences of displacement reveal Orwellian truths that are shocking yet true.

Burmese Years

Burmese Years

General Fiction

George Orwell

179K02

"The Burmese Years" is George Orwell's first full-length novel with autobiographical characteristics. It describes the changing and turbulent fate of a group of small people in the context of the great changes of the times. The story takes place in Burma under the colonial rule of the British Empire from the late 19th century to the first half of the 20th century. Two main lines run through it: one is the overt and covert struggle between the Indian friend Dr. Veraswamy of the protagonist Flory (a British timber merchant stationed in Myanmar) and the corrupt and treacherous Burmese magistrate U Bo Kim for the qualifications to enter the white club; the other is the emotional entanglement between Flory and the white girl Elizabeth. The two lines intersect and intersect, developing independently and influencing each other at the same time.

Come up and Take a Breath

George Orwell

152K0

"Come Breath" is a novel by George Orwell, written on the eve of World War II. The protagonist of the novel, George Pauling, is a middle-aged man who sells insurance. He has begun to put on weight and has a wife and two children. On a bad morning as usual, he put on his newly made dentures and carried in his pocket the 17 pounds he had won from horse racing without telling his wife. He suddenly felt the need to go out and "take a breath." He walked on the street, ate meals he didn't dare to eat normally, smoked his favorite cigar, and drank wine. He felt completely renewed! He avoided his family and sneaked back to the small town where he lived in his childhood, hoping to relive the happy days of his childhood.

1984

1984

General Fiction

George Orwell

179K0

In the book, Orwell uses his sharp writing and profound insights to describe a suffocating and terrifying totalitarian society. In this imaginary "Oceania", the ruling class uses extreme means such as changing history, distorting language, and annihilating family ties to dumb down and suppress people's thoughts, and uses ubiquitous "telescreens" with surveillance functions to control people's behavior. People live in extreme poverty, and human nature has degenerated to the point of no distinction between right and wrong. The entire society relies entirely on the personality worship of leaders and hatred of domestic and foreign enemies. Through the description of the life of Winston Smith, an ordinary person in this society, the book reveals that totalitarianism in any form will inevitably lead to the tragedy of the people and even the entire country, and warns the world to beware of this expected darkness becoming a reality.

The Orchid Leaves Often Fly with the Breeze

George Orwell

161K0

"The Leaves Always Fly with the Breeze" is one of Orwell's early works, published in 1936. The work takes the fate of Gordon, a member of the down-and-out petty bourgeoisie, as the main line, and uses his transition between various jobs and social roles as the axis. It reflects the process of an idealist constantly losing blood and fighting against fate in the collision of reality. The work reveals different people's different attitudes towards life and money, and the resulting different fates. By describing the life fragments of Gordon, a declining member of the petty bourgeoisie, the author attempts to reveal some social issues, such as the struggle and resistance of the people at the bottom, the estrangement and differences between social classes, the conflict and integration of various doctrines, etc.

Come up and Take a Breath: the First Half of My Life

George Orwell

152K01

"Come Up for Breath: The First Half of My Life" is a novel by George Orwell, written on the eve of World War II. The protagonist of the novel, George Pauling, is a middle-aged man who sells insurance. He has begun to put on weight and has a wife and two children. On a bad morning as usual, he put on his newly made dentures and carried in his pocket the 17 pounds he had won from horse racing without telling his wife. He suddenly felt the need to go out and "take a breath." He walked on the street, ate meals he didn't dare to eat normally, smoked his favorite cigar, and drank wine. He felt completely renewed! He avoided his family and sneaked back to the small town where he lived in his childhood, hoping to relive the happy days of his childhood.

Escape in the City

Escape in the City

General Fiction

Jinbo

132K0

Welcome to the world of micro-reading. Please give me 100 seconds every day to feel the interaction between heart and mind. In this fast-paced era, never forget to let yourself be moved by one micro-story after another. Micro-reading refers to an emerging reading method that relies on mobile phone short messages, online articles and short essays to survive. Micro-reading is fast food in the field of reading. Pocket books, mobile newspapers, and Weibo all represent micro-reading. When waiting for the bus, you are used to taking out your mobile phone to read the news; when walking, you like to put on headphones to "listen" to novels; go shopping with your wife and read e-books to pass the waiting time; if you have these behaviors, it means that you have become a loyal executor of "micro-reading" without knowing it.

Through the Looking Glass

Liu Zilin

66K0

This is a novel. The manuscript describes the study and life of middle school students with rich details and delicate language. They are enthusiastic, pursue freedom and advocate equality. Although they are under the pressure of academic work, they are still full of confidence in the future. They also wrote about their desires and dreams.

Talk About My Life

Talk About My Life

General Fiction

J

91K0

People live in a bizarre society, and monsters and monsters are also born in the human heart. Ghost stories are scary, but the stories that actually happen around us are chilling, and the unpredictability of people's hearts is the scariest thing. Sakaguchi Ango, another representative of the "rogue faction", uses stories from his life to peel off the mask of life for us and face the most naked truth. For readers who like "Anwu Lane Talk", this book will not disappoint you. Sakaguchi Ango (1906-1955) is the standard-bearer of the "rogue faction" in Japanese post-war literature, and is as famous as Dazai Osamu and Ishikawa Jun. In 1931, he published the novels "Dr. Wind" and "Kurotani Village", which were appreciated by famous writers Shimazaki Fujimura and others, and he has since been recognized by the Japanese literary world. In June 1946, he published his masterpiece "The Idiot", which became "a model of Japanese post-war literature" and thus established his status as a representative writer of the "rogue faction".

Jiama

Jiama

General Fiction

Silent

307K01

A horse has a woodcut print of a blessing statue on it. Yunnan people buy it and burn paper to pray for peace during the half of July and the Spring Festival. The Midu Xie family also has a secret set of armor and horse paper, which can only be used by some people in the family who have the power of "dreams". The Xie family uses armor and horses to peek into other people's pasts, heal their wounds and resolve their knots. Nineteen-year-old boy Xie Ye traveled from Yunnan to Shanghai to find his biological mother who abandoned her family and returned to Shanghai after giving birth to him. By chance, Xie Ye saw the family photo album of Su Huaishu, a retired professor at Fudan University. There were photos of Su Huaishu when he was a girl studying at Southwest Associated University. The young man taking a photo with her turned out to be the most legendary man in the Xie family, Xie De, whom he called "little grandpa". Out of curiosity, Xie Ye tried to find out about his grandfather's past, and thus met Su Huaishu's granddaughter An Yue. The two young people embark on a journey to find their past together, which eventually leads them into an unexpected situation...

The Resurrection of the Gods: Leonardo Da Vinci (excellent Book Series of 20th Century Russian Literature)

(russia) De Merezhkovsky

421K0

This book is one of the "Excellent Books of Russian Literature in the 20th Century". This book is based on the Italian Renaissance and reflects the life and creative activities of Leonardo da Vinci, an outstanding representative of this period. The author shows in detail the path of Leonardo da Vinci's creative development, meticulously depicts the creation process of famous works such as "The Last Supper" and "Mona Lisa", and creates a complex image of the artist. The author focuses his pen and ink on the protagonist's inner activities and speech, and links the character's appearance description with the character's fate and personality, creating a comprehensive and three-dimensional Leonardo da Vinci for readers. In him, we can see the truly perfect harmony and unity - art and science, knowledge and faith, rationality and religion.

Antichrist: Peter and Alexei (excellent Book Series of 20th Century Russian Literature)

(russia) De Merezhkovsky

324K0

This book is one of the "Excellent Books of Russian Literature in the 20th Century". The background of the novel is the era of Peter the Great's reforms in the early 18th century. The novel has two plot lines that develop in parallel: one is the conflict between Peter the Great and his eldest son Alexei; the other is the fierce struggle between Peter's regime and the "new church" he established and various old sects that are widely popular among the people, which reflects the sharp social contradictions of royal political struggles. Through the method of recall, the novel comprehensively displays the relationship between the Tsar and his son. It also touches on Peter the Great's political, military, cultural and other activities, and portrays an extremely complex image of Peter.

Tieliu (20th Century Russian Literature Boutique Book Series)

(soviet Union) Selafimovich

152K03

"Iron Flow" is a famous revolutionary-themed novel written by the Soviet writer Selafimovich. It takes the 1918 civil war after the October Revolution as its theme. It tells the story of the Red Army in Guban, leading the families and masses of the mutilated Red Army, breaking through the siege of the rebels and the White Army, and carrying out heroic transfers. It reflects the life-and-death struggle between the exploiting class and the exploited class during the Soviet Civil War, and shows the process of the soldiers growing from a rabble into a well-disciplined "Iron Flow." This book also had a great influence in China because of Mr. Lu Xun's active introduction and promotion.

Death of the Gods: Julian the Apostate (excellent Book Series of 20th Century Russian Literature)

(russia) De Merezhkovsky

242K01

This book is one of the "20th Century Russian Literature Series". This novel is based on the history of the Roman Empire, reflects the cruel struggle between Christianity and polytheism, and depicts the tragic image of Roman Emperor Julian. The novel starts from Julian's childhood and describes his life activities. This monarch declared religious freedom three hundred years after the birth of Christianity, attempting to restore the polytheism of the ancient Greek period. Because he admired ancient Greek art and regarded the Olympian gods as the ideal of beauty and the source of power. Julian was declared an "apostate" by the Christian church in history, but this book portrays Julian as a tragic hero and is full of sympathy for him.

No. 41 (excellent Book Series of 20th Century Russian Literature)

(soviet Union) Lavrenyov

46K0

This book is the representative work of the famous Soviet writer Lavrenyov. The novel describes the female revolutionary warrior Malutka who was ordered to escort a White Army general as a prisoner. On the way, they encountered a storm, the ship sank, and the two were swept to an uninhabited desert island. A heartbreaking love tragedy occurred between these two young men and women with different classes, different beliefs, different cultural accomplishments, and different pursuits, which made readers feel the fierce struggle between the two classes in a special era. The novel uses third-person narration, the plot is compact, and the psychological description of the characters is perfect. It is an excellent literary work with practical significance and has special significance in a special era.

L-shaped Turn

L-shaped Turn

General Fiction

Yu Xiaowei

21K0

The story takes place between Du Jian, a police officer, and Qiao Shan, her husband, a wealthy construction businessman. When love comes, everything seems so natural and harmonious. However, when Qiao Shan's husband is kidnapped, the peaceful life is broken. The rescue failed, and Qiao Shan also doubted Du Jian in front of him... This seemed to be a turning point in life, which ultimately led to an unpredictable fate.

Mole

Mole

General Fiction

Du Hong

26K0

In order to take revenge on the custodian Wang Kege, the male protagonist Ha Xing tried his best to find his daughter Wang Chuling and have a relationship with her. Unexpectedly, Wang Quling turned out to be his half-sister. However, because of the author's handling of the narrative language and content, the novel appears to be telling a different story. Judging from the reference of this novel to avant-garde literature, this may be a deliberate trick on the part of the author, in order to eliminate the existence of certain ultimate meanings like avant-garde literature.

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