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My Struggle (six Volumes in Total)
General Fiction我的奋斗(全六册)
(norwegian) Carl Ove Knausgaard
Norwegian writer Carl Ove Knausgaard's six-volume autobiographical novel "Mein Kampf" has nothing to do with Hitler's ambitions. It is the author's autobiography of his growth and life for more than 40 years. The themes of the six volumes are death, love, childhood, youth, dreams, and thinking. The book uses a flowing style to describe ordinary life, which is straightforward and frank, with "masochistic truth and triviality", and also shows touching sensitivity in the daily details.
Norwegian writer Carl Ove Knausgaard's six-volume autobiographical novel "Mein Kampf" has nothing to do with Hitler's ambitions. It is the author's autobiography of his growth and life for more than 40 years. The themes of the six volumes are death, love, childhood, youth, dreams, and thinking. The book uses a flowing style to describe ordinary life, which is straightforward and frank, with "masochistic truth and triviality", and also shows touching sensitivity in the daily details.

马克·吐温中短篇小说选:英汉双语
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"Selected Novels and Novels of Mark Twain: English-Chinese" contains 25 short and short stories by the famous American writer Mark Twain, including "One Million Pounds", "The Famous Jumping Frog of Calaveras County", "How I Recently Resigned" and "The Story of a Good Boy". Each novel revolves around a specific plot, and uses the best of exaggeration with free and easy writing, so that readers gradually get better and believe it is true even though they know it is impossible; when they close the book and think deeply, they finally realize that this impossibility has great authenticity. The people and things written by the writer may exist around you, or even in your body...
"Selected Novels and Novels of Mark Twain: English-Chinese" contains 25 short and short stories by the famous American writer Mark Twain, including "One Million Pounds", "The Famous Jumping Frog of Calaveras County", "How I Recently Resigned" and "The Story of a Good Boy". Each novel revolves around a specific plot, and uses the best of exaggeration with free and easy writing, so that readers gradually get better and believe it is true even though they know it is impossible; when they close the book and think deeply, they finally realize that this impossibility has great authenticity. The people and things written by the writer may exist around you, or even in your body...

契诃夫中短篇小说选:英汉双语
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Chekhov, the king of short stories, created seven to eight hundred short stories in his life, most of which were based on the ordinary lives of the people at the bottom. The 14 short and medium-length stories included in this book are all Chekhov's masterpieces. Some reflect the tragic life of small people, such as "Anguish" and "Wanka"; some reveal the helplessness of small people struggling to survive, as well as their trembling, groveling mentality and appearance. Such as "The Death of a Petty Official", "The Fat Man and the Thin Man", and "The Oyster"; some whipped the servile and obsequious people who act according to the wind, such as "The Chameleon"; some portrayed the faces of the defenders of the autocratic system, such as "Sergeant Prishbeev"; some exposed the oppression of the society by the autocratic system and its conservatism and weakness, such as "The Man in the Trick"; some criticized the pursuit of vanity, vulgarity and boredom, and short-sightedness. Light's philosophy of life, such as "The Jumping Woman", "Anna Hanging on the Neck", and "Gooseberry"; some reveal the gloomy and terrifying current situation of Russian society under the autocratic system, such as "Ward No. 6"; Some express the pursuit and longing for a better life, thereby arousing people's disgust for the muddy and half-dead life, such as "Talk about Love" and "The Unmarried Bride".
Chekhov, the king of short stories, created seven to eight hundred short stories in his life, most of which were based on the ordinary lives of the people at the bottom. The 14 short and medium-length stories included in this book are all Chekhov's masterpieces. Some reflect the tragic life of small people, such as "Anguish" and "Wanka"; some reveal the helplessness of small people struggling to survive, as well as their trembling, groveling mentality and appearance. Such as "The Death of a Petty Official", "The Fat Man and the Thin Man", and "The Oyster"; some whipped the servile and obsequious people who act according to the wind, such as "The Chameleon"; some portrayed the faces of the defenders of the autocratic system, such as "Sergeant Prishbeev"; some exposed the oppression of the society by the autocratic system and its conservatism and weakness, such as "The Man in the Trick"; some criticized the pursuit of vanity, vulgarity and boredom, and short-sightedness. Light's philosophy of life, such as "The Jumping Woman", "Anna Hanging on the Neck", and "Gooseberry"; some reveal the gloomy and terrifying current situation of Russian society under the autocratic system, such as "Ward No. 6"; Some express the pursuit and longing for a better life, thereby arousing people's disgust for the muddy and half-dead life, such as "Talk about Love" and "The Unmarried Bride".

海明威中短篇小说选:英汉双语
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"Selected Novels and Novels of Hemingway (English-Chinese Bilingual Famous Classics Collection Edition)" translated by Hemingway is published in English and Chinese. Experts and scholars who specialize in the study of world history and culture carefully select classic works that represent different fields of world history and culture. On the one hand, it provides readers with authentic world classics and allows them to read freely, gradually improving their English proficiency in the process; on the other hand, through reading, they can achieve an overall understanding of world history and culture.
"Selected Novels and Novels of Hemingway (English-Chinese Bilingual Famous Classics Collection Edition)" translated by Hemingway is published in English and Chinese. Experts and scholars who specialize in the study of world history and culture carefully select classic works that represent different fields of world history and culture. On the one hand, it provides readers with authentic world classics and allows them to read freely, gradually improving their English proficiency in the process; on the other hand, through reading, they can achieve an overall understanding of world history and culture.

Blade Life
Literature刀锋人生
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Cardiac surgeons have the mysterious power to open chests, perform blood transfusions, and bring the dead back to life, but they are also living people who experience core emotions that all humans share-most of the time. A freak sports accident shaped Westaby into one of the world's leading cardiac surgeons. "I went from a withered violet to a carefree, bold and conceited bastard. I became immune to stress and became a habitual risk-taker, always hungry for excitement, attracting high-risk cases to me like a magnet, and reveling in the competition with death." And on another cold winter day, the rescue and birth of a child "helped me change my view of life, and also shaped me into a better person." An excellent surgeon - I have become a much better person than before, and I have once again understood that love can bring joy and joy." Through Westaby's confession and self-reflection, readers will see the adventures of life, the joys and sorrows of love, and the entire gripping story of modern cardiac surgery - "They are gradually unfolding in my life, and I am proud to be a part of it."
Cardiac surgeons have the mysterious power to open chests, perform blood transfusions, and bring the dead back to life, but they are also living people who experience core emotions that all humans share-most of the time. A freak sports accident shaped Westaby into one of the world's leading cardiac surgeons. "I went from a withered violet to a carefree, bold and conceited bastard. I became immune to stress and became a habitual risk-taker, always hungry for excitement, attracting high-risk cases to me like a magnet, and reveling in the competition with death." And on another cold winter day, the rescue and birth of a child "helped me change my view of life, and also shaped me into a better person." An excellent surgeon - I have become a much better person than before, and I have once again understood that love can bring joy and joy." Through Westaby's confession and self-reflection, readers will see the adventures of life, the joys and sorrows of love, and the entire gripping story of modern cardiac surgery - "They are gradually unfolding in my life, and I am proud to be a part of it."
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Leopard Tracks: Related to Memory
Literature豹迹:与记忆有关
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This book is Mr. Wu Hong's first recollection of 76 years of personal history. He breaks through the general memoir-style writing and presents to readers neither the real past itself nor the complete fiction of a novel, but a creative reconstruction and imagination of experience, a more free and open "memory writing". He uses fantasy techniques to present the throbbing and nightmare of encountering the flying apsara statue in the Kizil Grottoes mural after surviving a desperate situation; and using a calm and restrained style, he reveals the intricate, pious and peaceful connection between individuals, national treasures, cultural relics, and traditional culture through the theft and recovery of the "Cicada Crown Bodhisattva" statue in the Northern Dynasties. He writes about his memories of life in the ancient city of Beijing when he was a teenager, and also reveals his peeping in books and personal stories with his nanny that were either private or frustrating and embarrassing. Under the clear blue sky, on the shores of Lake Michigan, which is green and purple, he reunited with himself who had regained his study time after the turbulent era, and realized the pursuit of his teachers, friends, and old friends for academic transcendence of politics and personal integrity and independence. Current experiences collide with past memories. "At that moment, we felt that we were all survivors of a madhouse, but many people were not as lucky as we were."
This book is Mr. Wu Hong's first recollection of 76 years of personal history. He breaks through the general memoir-style writing and presents to readers neither the real past itself nor the complete fiction of a novel, but a creative reconstruction and imagination of experience, a more free and open "memory writing". He uses fantasy techniques to present the throbbing and nightmare of encountering the flying apsara statue in the Kizil Grottoes mural after surviving a desperate situation; and using a calm and restrained style, he reveals the intricate, pious and peaceful connection between individuals, national treasures, cultural relics, and traditional culture through the theft and recovery of the "Cicada Crown Bodhisattva" statue in the Northern Dynasties. He writes about his memories of life in the ancient city of Beijing when he was a teenager, and also reveals his peeping in books and personal stories with his nanny that were either private or frustrating and embarrassing. Under the clear blue sky, on the shores of Lake Michigan, which is green and purple, he reunited with himself who had regained his study time after the turbulent era, and realized the pursuit of his teachers, friends, and old friends for academic transcendence of politics and personal integrity and independence. Current experiences collide with past memories. "At that moment, we felt that we were all survivors of a madhouse, but many people were not as lucky as we were."

重新解读日本历史
(japan) Yoshihiko Amino
Yoshihiko Amino was one of the most original historians in Japan in the 20th century, and he single-handedly created a new situation in the study of Japanese medieval history. In this book, he shows the changes in Japan's country and society before modern times from many aspects such as the popularization of writing, currency circulation, class and discrimination, women's social status, the origin of the emperor and Japan's national title, and the differences in culture and life in different regions. He breaks the existing common sense and rethinks and interprets Japanese history. In his writings, medieval Japan was not an isolated island country, and its residents were not just farmers who worked on the land. Nor were they just warriors with strong armor, nobles vying for power, and emperors of the eternal line. In sharp contrast is the dynamic Japanese history driven by trade, circulation and competition. A large number of non-agricultural populations are active on these stages: mountain people and sea people who live on mountains, rivers and seas, various craftsmen who form guilds, various sects of New Buddhism that are deeply involved in social changes, women who enjoy a certain degree of freedom and actively participate in social activities, and fully participate in social activities. Merchants who make use of the land and sea transportation network, geishas, beggars, and witches who run around begging for a living, various "non-humans" with "filth" on their hands, lords and bureaucrats who work hard to run estates and territories... Together with the farmers, they constantly adapt and transform the environment in order to survive and develop, and create an economy, politics, society and culture with their own characteristics.
Yoshihiko Amino was one of the most original historians in Japan in the 20th century, and he single-handedly created a new situation in the study of Japanese medieval history. In this book, he shows the changes in Japan's country and society before modern times from many aspects such as the popularization of writing, currency circulation, class and discrimination, women's social status, the origin of the emperor and Japan's national title, and the differences in culture and life in different regions. He breaks the existing common sense and rethinks and interprets Japanese history. In his writings, medieval Japan was not an isolated island country, and its residents were not just farmers who worked on the land. Nor were they just warriors with strong armor, nobles vying for power, and emperors of the eternal line. In sharp contrast is the dynamic Japanese history driven by trade, circulation and competition. A large number of non-agricultural populations are active on these stages: mountain people and sea people who live on mountains, rivers and seas, various craftsmen who form guilds, various sects of New Buddhism that are deeply involved in social changes, women who enjoy a certain degree of freedom and actively participate in social activities, and fully participate in social activities. Merchants who make use of the land and sea transportation network, geishas, beggars, and witches who run around begging for a living, various "non-humans" with "filth" on their hands, lords and bureaucrats who work hard to run estates and territories... Together with the farmers, they constantly adapt and transform the environment in order to survive and develop, and create an economy, politics, society and culture with their own characteristics.

Imitate
General Fiction模仿
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This is the eve of the 22nd century: the dead send postcards from heaven, evangelists use trance to gain opportunities for scientific breakthroughs, genetically engineered vampires can solve problems that basic humans are helpless to solve, and soldiers carry zombie switches that turn off self-awareness during battle... And all of this is under the surveillance of an alien who refuses to show up. In a world where biology has turned into computational science, one of the findings of field biologist Daniel Brux has become a terrorist's killing tool. For this reason, he lives deep in the Oregon desert, refusing to associate with the human society that is dividing into different subspecies. But one night he woke up to find himself in the eye of a storm. In the pursuit and survival of unknown reasons, he was coerced onto a spaceship, the Crown of Thorns, bound for the center of the solar system. He traveled with the vampire Valerie who escaped from the laboratory, Colonel Jim who was looking for the whereabouts of his son, and a group of monks who claimed to have received evolutionary enlightenment. At the end of the pilgrimage, Brux will face the biggest evolutionary breakpoint since mankind began to think.
This is the eve of the 22nd century: the dead send postcards from heaven, evangelists use trance to gain opportunities for scientific breakthroughs, genetically engineered vampires can solve problems that basic humans are helpless to solve, and soldiers carry zombie switches that turn off self-awareness during battle... And all of this is under the surveillance of an alien who refuses to show up. In a world where biology has turned into computational science, one of the findings of field biologist Daniel Brux has become a terrorist's killing tool. For this reason, he lives deep in the Oregon desert, refusing to associate with the human society that is dividing into different subspecies. But one night he woke up to find himself in the eye of a storm. In the pursuit and survival of unknown reasons, he was coerced onto a spaceship, the Crown of Thorns, bound for the center of the solar system. He traveled with the vampire Valerie who escaped from the laboratory, Colonel Jim who was looking for the whereabouts of his son, and a group of monks who claimed to have received evolutionary enlightenment. At the end of the pilgrimage, Brux will face the biggest evolutionary breakpoint since mankind began to think.

Roman Diary
Literature罗马日记
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"Rome Diaries" is the latest collection of essays written in Italian by the famous American novelist and Pulitzer Prize winner Giupa Lahiri. There are twenty-three articles in total, recording her long process of learning to express herself in another language and finding a "new voice." This is not a boring language learning notebook, but a novelist's spiritual revelation that opens up new areas - language, culture, and self-awareness. At a certain moment, the creator feels the need to change his path: this is a crazy impulse, which may mean giving up his original characteristics and symbols as an expresser; this is also a bold leap, and what he gains is richer possibilities in creation and life.
"Rome Diaries" is the latest collection of essays written in Italian by the famous American novelist and Pulitzer Prize winner Giupa Lahiri. There are twenty-three articles in total, recording her long process of learning to express herself in another language and finding a "new voice." This is not a boring language learning notebook, but a novelist's spiritual revelation that opens up new areas - language, culture, and self-awareness. At a certain moment, the creator feels the need to change his path: this is a crazy impulse, which may mean giving up his original characteristics and symbols as an expresser; this is also a bold leap, and what he gains is richer possibilities in creation and life.
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A Game, a Pastime
General Fiction一场游戏一次消遣
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In France in the early 1960s, "I" met Philip Dean, a wandering Yale University dropout, a "living idol" in Paris. "I" and Dean drove a Dracchi antique sports car for fun, until Dean met the French girl Anne-Marie, the object of a fiery and burning fantasy, and thus began a love story full of sensual charm. "I" follows Dean and Anne-Marie's romance between voyeuristic fragments and imagination, entering the dizzying depths of desire and emotion like the reader's accomplice. What is love beyond the short time and everything attached to it? Is it merely an artistic conception, an illusion described by others as impossible, created just to somehow understand the coming together and separation in life? A celebrated masterpiece by Paris Review Lifetime Achievement Award winner James Salt, "A Game and a Diversion sets a new standard for literature's primary tool: imagination. A tragic novel about a French love affair that is actually an ambitious and tortuous exploration of the nature and meaning of storytelling itself, and the underlying reasons why we need to create romance." (Sarah Hall)
In France in the early 1960s, "I" met Philip Dean, a wandering Yale University dropout, a "living idol" in Paris. "I" and Dean drove a Dracchi antique sports car for fun, until Dean met the French girl Anne-Marie, the object of a fiery and burning fantasy, and thus began a love story full of sensual charm. "I" follows Dean and Anne-Marie's romance between voyeuristic fragments and imagination, entering the dizzying depths of desire and emotion like the reader's accomplice. What is love beyond the short time and everything attached to it? Is it merely an artistic conception, an illusion described by others as impossible, created just to somehow understand the coming together and separation in life? A celebrated masterpiece by Paris Review Lifetime Achievement Award winner James Salt, "A Game and a Diversion sets a new standard for literature's primary tool: imagination. A tragic novel about a French love affair that is actually an ambitious and tortuous exploration of the nature and meaning of storytelling itself, and the underlying reasons why we need to create romance." (Sarah Hall)

Sutri
General Fiction苏特里
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Suttree gave up his privileged life, his wealthy family and his intellectual past, and chose to make a living by selling fish to restaurants on a dilapidated houseboat on the Tennessee River in Knoxville. The houseboat is located near a shanty town, populated by eccentrics and criminals: hermits, drunkards, thieves, scavengers, gravediggers, clam gatherers and witches. He became friends with Jones, the black man who owned the pub, and Harrogate, who was imprisoned for having a special fetish for watermelons. In this abandoned fringe of society, survive desolation and poverty with dignity with detachment and humor. At the end of the novel, Jones dies in a fight with the police, Harrogate is arrested for attempted robbery, Sutry suffers from typhoid fever and enters an endless dream, finally leaving Knoxville and heading towards a new life.
Suttree gave up his privileged life, his wealthy family and his intellectual past, and chose to make a living by selling fish to restaurants on a dilapidated houseboat on the Tennessee River in Knoxville. The houseboat is located near a shanty town, populated by eccentrics and criminals: hermits, drunkards, thieves, scavengers, gravediggers, clam gatherers and witches. He became friends with Jones, the black man who owned the pub, and Harrogate, who was imprisoned for having a special fetish for watermelons. In this abandoned fringe of society, survive desolation and poverty with dignity with detachment and humor. At the end of the novel, Jones dies in a fight with the police, Harrogate is arrested for attempted robbery, Sutry suffers from typhoid fever and enters an endless dream, finally leaving Knoxville and heading towards a new life.
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Found and Lost
General Fiction寻获与失落
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This book collects 13 novellas by American writer Ursula LeGuin. These stories have the grandeur of novels and the lightness of short stories. The science fiction elements in them add a mysterious color to the novels. Le Guin has won numerous awards throughout his life, including 7 Hugo Awards, 6 Nebula Awards, 21 Locus Awards, and more than 200 major world literary awards such as the National Book Award, World Fantasy Award, and Kafka Award. His works have been included in American literary classics.
This book collects 13 novellas by American writer Ursula LeGuin. These stories have the grandeur of novels and the lightness of short stories. The science fiction elements in them add a mysterious color to the novels. Le Guin has won numerous awards throughout his life, including 7 Hugo Awards, 6 Nebula Awards, 21 Locus Awards, and more than 200 major world literary awards such as the National Book Award, World Fantasy Award, and Kafka Award. His works have been included in American literary classics.

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General Fictionw
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"Eugénie Grandet" is the representative work of the French literary giant Balzac in "The Human Comedy". The novel centers on Eugenie's love tragedy, with three intertwined clues: the turmoil within Grandet's family, the overt and covert fight between the banker and the notary outside the family, and Eugenie's experience of being betrayed by Charlie despite her deep love for Charlie.
"Eugénie Grandet" is the representative work of the French literary giant Balzac in "The Human Comedy". The novel centers on Eugenie's love tragedy, with three intertwined clues: the turmoil within Grandet's family, the overt and covert fight between the banker and the notary outside the family, and Eugenie's experience of being betrayed by Charlie despite her deep love for Charlie.

The Epic Trilogy of World War Ii: the Longest Day + the Far Bridge + the Last Battle (set of 3 Volumes in Total)
General Fiction二战史诗三部曲:最长的一天+遥远的桥+最后一役(套装共3册)
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The "Epic Trilogy of World War II" includes "The Longest Day: The Heroism and Sacrifice of the Normandy Invasion in 1944", "The Far Bridge: The Ambition and Result of the Operation Market Garden in 1944" and "The Last Battle: The End and Lament of the Nazi Empire in 1945". It is an epic masterpiece written by Cornelius Ryan, a famous historical writer and war reporter, which took nearly 30 years to complete after personally experiencing World War II. Through the three decisive battles during World War II, it vividly reproduces those great historical moments that determine the fate of the world. The author personally interviewed more than 5,000 people, and reviewed confessions, interviews, letters, diaries, combat logs, and combat histories at all levels before writing a war history classic that is still unignorable and changed the established model of news writing.
The "Epic Trilogy of World War II" includes "The Longest Day: The Heroism and Sacrifice of the Normandy Invasion in 1944", "The Far Bridge: The Ambition and Result of the Operation Market Garden in 1944" and "The Last Battle: The End and Lament of the Nazi Empire in 1945". It is an epic masterpiece written by Cornelius Ryan, a famous historical writer and war reporter, which took nearly 30 years to complete after personally experiencing World War II. Through the three decisive battles during World War II, it vividly reproduces those great historical moments that determine the fate of the world. The author personally interviewed more than 5,000 people, and reviewed confessions, interviews, letters, diaries, combat logs, and combat histories at all levels before writing a war history classic that is still unignorable and changed the established model of news writing.

Technology Encyclopedia
Literature技术大全
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What exactly is "Technical Encyclopedia"? Is it a collection of essays on the rise and fall of civilizations with the theme of "Total Engineering"? Is it a cybernetic interpretation of humanity's past and future? A picture of the universe seen through the eyes of the Builder? Is it something related to engineering in the power of nature and the creation of human hands? Is it a prediction of the development of science and technology in the next millennium? A set of hypotheses so bold that it is difficult to claim to have any solid scientific basis? Indeed, there is some of each. "Summa Technique" is a parody and response to Aquinas' "Summa Theologica". It was published in 1964 and covers evolutionary biology, physics, informatics, thermodynamics, cybernetics and other aspects. It shows the far-reaching impact of various breakthroughs, such as Claude Shannon's work on information theory. Development, Alan Turing's achievements in computing, and John von Neumann's exploration of game theory, etc., Discusses profound issues such as evolution, the universe, society, reality, artificial intelligence, and world creation. After its publication, it stirred up waves and aroused widespread discussion in the scientific community.
What exactly is "Technical Encyclopedia"? Is it a collection of essays on the rise and fall of civilizations with the theme of "Total Engineering"? Is it a cybernetic interpretation of humanity's past and future? A picture of the universe seen through the eyes of the Builder? Is it something related to engineering in the power of nature and the creation of human hands? Is it a prediction of the development of science and technology in the next millennium? A set of hypotheses so bold that it is difficult to claim to have any solid scientific basis? Indeed, there is some of each. "Summa Technique" is a parody and response to Aquinas' "Summa Theologica". It was published in 1964 and covers evolutionary biology, physics, informatics, thermodynamics, cybernetics and other aspects. It shows the far-reaching impact of various breakthroughs, such as Claude Shannon's work on information theory. Development, Alan Turing's achievements in computing, and John von Neumann's exploration of game theory, etc., Discusses profound issues such as evolution, the universe, society, reality, artificial intelligence, and world creation. After its publication, it stirred up waves and aroused widespread discussion in the scientific community.

创造欧洲人:现代性的诞生与欧洲文化的形塑
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Through the experiences of the writer Turgenev, the French soprano and composer Pauline Viardot, and Pauline's husband, the well-known translator and art critic Louis Viardot, this book explores how the rise of the railway age in the 19th century contributed to the encounter between art and capitalism, how it shaped European literature and art, and how Europe was culturally regarded as a whole without being restricted by national boundaries, forming a consensus of "European culture" and "European civilization." Artists and their works travel across the country. For example, in 1847, Berlioz took the same railway from Paris to Russia via Brussels to hold a concert. Bands, choirs, opera and theater actors, traveling art exhibitions, writers, etc. Became regular guests on the train. International markets opened up for mass-produced cheap reproductions of paintings and prints of books and musical scores.
Through the experiences of the writer Turgenev, the French soprano and composer Pauline Viardot, and Pauline's husband, the well-known translator and art critic Louis Viardot, this book explores how the rise of the railway age in the 19th century contributed to the encounter between art and capitalism, how it shaped European literature and art, and how Europe was culturally regarded as a whole without being restricted by national boundaries, forming a consensus of "European culture" and "European civilization." Artists and their works travel across the country. For example, in 1847, Berlioz took the same railway from Paris to Russia via Brussels to hold a concert. Bands, choirs, opera and theater actors, traveling art exhibitions, writers, etc. Became regular guests on the train. International markets opened up for mass-produced cheap reproductions of paintings and prints of books and musical scores.

Force of Habit
Literature习惯的力量
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"The Force of Habit" premiered at the Salzburg Festival in 1974 and was Thomas Bernhard's first true comedy. Garibaldi, a circus owner, decides to practice the cello in order to overcome illness, aging, and the chaos of mediocrity. For years, when not touring the circus, Garibaldi tried to perfect the music by performing Schubert's Trout Quintet in its entirety with circus clowns, animal trainers, jugglers and his high-wire walking granddaughter. However, rehearsals often have to be interrupted for various reasons and become a complete disaster. Year after year of grotesque drills became a circus routine. We don't like this life, but it has to be lived; we all hate the Trout Quintet, but we have to play it.
"The Force of Habit" premiered at the Salzburg Festival in 1974 and was Thomas Bernhard's first true comedy. Garibaldi, a circus owner, decides to practice the cello in order to overcome illness, aging, and the chaos of mediocrity. For years, when not touring the circus, Garibaldi tried to perfect the music by performing Schubert's Trout Quintet in its entirety with circus clowns, animal trainers, jugglers and his high-wire walking granddaughter. However, rehearsals often have to be interrupted for various reasons and become a complete disaster. Year after year of grotesque drills became a circus routine. We don't like this life, but it has to be lived; we all hate the Trout Quintet, but we have to play it.

Heroes Square
Literature英雄广场
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On November 4, 1988, "Heroes' Square" broke through numerous obstacles and premiered at the Burgtheater in Vienna, Austria. The performance was unprecedented and attracted the attention of Europe and even the world. This was the last play written by Thomas Bernhard. For ten or eleven years, the professor's wife always heard the shouts in Heroes' Square. No one could hear the shouts but she could hear them... She had heard the shouts of the people in Heroes' Square for several months. The shouts made her restless all day long. You know, on March 15, 1938, Hitler drove into Heroes' Square...
On November 4, 1988, "Heroes' Square" broke through numerous obstacles and premiered at the Burgtheater in Vienna, Austria. The performance was unprecedented and attracted the attention of Europe and even the world. This was the last play written by Thomas Bernhard. For ten or eleven years, the professor's wife always heard the shouts in Heroes' Square. No one could hear the shouts but she could hear them... She had heard the shouts of the people in Heroes' Square for several months. The shouts made her restless all day long. You know, on March 15, 1938, Hitler drove into Heroes' Square...

莎士比亚悲剧喜剧全集2:悲剧Ⅱ
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This book is the second volume, and this set of books is divided into six volumes. The three volumes of tragedies and three volumes of comedies include 11 tragedies such as "Hamlet", "Othello", "King Lear" and "Macbeth" and 12 comedies such as "The Merchant of Venice", "A Midsummer Night's Dream", "As You Like It", "Twelfth Night" and "The Merry Wives of Windsor", all arranged in order of Shakespeare's writing time. This set of books is translated by Mr. Zhu Shenghao. It has been tested for a long time and is worth reading and collecting by readers!
This book is the second volume, and this set of books is divided into six volumes. The three volumes of tragedies and three volumes of comedies include 11 tragedies such as "Hamlet", "Othello", "King Lear" and "Macbeth" and 12 comedies such as "The Merchant of Venice", "A Midsummer Night's Dream", "As You Like It", "Twelfth Night" and "The Merry Wives of Windsor", all arranged in order of Shakespeare's writing time. This set of books is translated by Mr. Zhu Shenghao. It has been tested for a long time and is worth reading and collecting by readers!

莎士比亚悲剧喜剧全集4:喜剧Ⅰ
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This book is the fourth volume, and this set of books is divided into six volumes. The three volumes of tragedies and three volumes of comedies include 11 tragedies such as "Hamlet", "Othello", "King Lear" and "Macbeth" and 12 comedies such as "The Merchant of Venice", "A Midsummer Night's Dream", "As You Like It", "Twelfth Night" and "The Merry Wives of Windsor", all arranged in order of Shakespeare's writing time. This set of books is translated by Mr. Zhu Shenghao. It has been tested for a long time and is worth reading and collecting by readers!
This book is the fourth volume, and this set of books is divided into six volumes. The three volumes of tragedies and three volumes of comedies include 11 tragedies such as "Hamlet", "Othello", "King Lear" and "Macbeth" and 12 comedies such as "The Merchant of Venice", "A Midsummer Night's Dream", "As You Like It", "Twelfth Night" and "The Merry Wives of Windsor", all arranged in order of Shakespeare's writing time. This set of books is translated by Mr. Zhu Shenghao. It has been tested for a long time and is worth reading and collecting by readers!

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This book is the fifth volume, and this set of books is divided into six volumes. The three volumes of tragedies and three volumes of comedies include 11 tragedies such as "Hamlet", "Othello", "King Lear" and "Macbeth" and 12 comedies such as "The Merchant of Venice", "A Midsummer Night's Dream", "As You Like It", "Twelfth Night" and "The Merry Wives of Windsor", all arranged in order of Shakespeare's writing time. This set of books is translated by Mr. Zhu Shenghao. It has been tested for a long time and is worth reading and collecting by readers!
This book is the fifth volume, and this set of books is divided into six volumes. The three volumes of tragedies and three volumes of comedies include 11 tragedies such as "Hamlet", "Othello", "King Lear" and "Macbeth" and 12 comedies such as "The Merchant of Venice", "A Midsummer Night's Dream", "As You Like It", "Twelfth Night" and "The Merry Wives of Windsor", all arranged in order of Shakespeare's writing time. This set of books is translated by Mr. Zhu Shenghao. It has been tested for a long time and is worth reading and collecting by readers!

莎士比亚悲剧喜剧全集6:喜剧Ⅲ
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This book is the sixth volume, and this set of books is divided into six volumes. The three volumes of tragedies and three volumes of comedies include 11 tragedies such as "Hamlet", "Othello", "King Lear" and "Macbeth" and 12 comedies such as "The Merchant of Venice", "A Midsummer Night's Dream", "As You Like It", "Twelfth Night" and "The Merry Wives of Windsor", all arranged in order of Shakespeare's writing time. This set of books is translated by Mr. Zhu Shenghao. It has been tested for a long time and is worth reading and collecting by readers!
This book is the sixth volume, and this set of books is divided into six volumes. The three volumes of tragedies and three volumes of comedies include 11 tragedies such as "Hamlet", "Othello", "King Lear" and "Macbeth" and 12 comedies such as "The Merchant of Venice", "A Midsummer Night's Dream", "As You Like It", "Twelfth Night" and "The Merry Wives of Windsor", all arranged in order of Shakespeare's writing time. This set of books is translated by Mr. Zhu Shenghao. It has been tested for a long time and is worth reading and collecting by readers!

Parallel Story
General Fiction平行物语
(japan) Nishizawa Yasuhiko
The new mystery master Nishizawa Yasuhiko's special setting is a masterpiece of puzzle solving. Kushimoto Koko and her nephew Suyang have wonderful abilities. They will have precognitive dreams at the same time. Although the scenes in the dreams are presented through their respective perspectives, the content is the same. After predicting a series of murders at a family gathering, in order to prevent the tragedy from happening, they discussed the ins and outs of the dream together, hoping to make moves to change the direction of reality. However, after waking up from the nightmare, they faced another murder case...
The new mystery master Nishizawa Yasuhiko's special setting is a masterpiece of puzzle solving. Kushimoto Koko and her nephew Suyang have wonderful abilities. They will have precognitive dreams at the same time. Although the scenes in the dreams are presented through their respective perspectives, the content is the same. After predicting a series of murders at a family gathering, in order to prevent the tragedy from happening, they discussed the ins and outs of the dream together, hoping to make moves to change the direction of reality. However, after waking up from the nightmare, they faced another murder case...
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欧里庇得斯悲剧集12:疯狂的赫刺克勒斯
(ancient Greece) Euripides
The Tragedies of Euripides (18 volumes in total), this series also includes "Euripides Tragedies 1: Alcestis", "Euripides Tragedies 10: Helen", "Euripides Tragedies 6: Hecuba", "Euripides Tragedies 4: The Children of Hercules", "Euripides Tragedies 13: Ion", etc.
The Tragedies of Euripides (18 volumes in total), this series also includes "Euripides Tragedies 1: Alcestis", "Euripides Tragedies 10: Helen", "Euripides Tragedies 6: Hecuba", "Euripides Tragedies 4: The Children of Hercules", "Euripides Tragedies 13: Ion", etc.
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Tragedies of Euripides 2: Medea
Literature欧里庇得斯悲剧集2:美狄亚
(ancient Greece) Euripides
Euripides was an ancient Greek tragedian who had a great influence on the development of European drama in later generations. He brought the daily lives of ordinary people to the stage. His works presented distinct social issues, created some important images of ordinary people, and also showed profound psychological descriptions. He was an innovator in the development of ancient Greek tragedy. "Medea" is one of Euripides' most famous tragedies and one of the three major tragedies of ancient Greece. Medea was a princess of a barbaric country. She betrayed her country and killed her brother because she fell in love with Jason. At this time, Jason married another Corinthian princess and abandoned Medea. The Corinthian king even wanted to expel her from the country. Medea had no choice but to poison the princess as a gift, then reluctantly killed her and Jason's sons, and escaped in a dragon chariot to take revenge on Jason.
Euripides was an ancient Greek tragedian who had a great influence on the development of European drama in later generations. He brought the daily lives of ordinary people to the stage. His works presented distinct social issues, created some important images of ordinary people, and also showed profound psychological descriptions. He was an innovator in the development of ancient Greek tragedy. "Medea" is one of Euripides' most famous tragedies and one of the three major tragedies of ancient Greece. Medea was a princess of a barbaric country. She betrayed her country and killed her brother because she fell in love with Jason. At this time, Jason married another Corinthian princess and abandoned Medea. The Corinthian king even wanted to expel her from the country. Medea had no choice but to poison the princess as a gift, then reluctantly killed her and Jason's sons, and escaped in a dragon chariot to take revenge on Jason.

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Xenophon was one of the three major historians of ancient Greece along with Herodotus and Thucydides. He not only wrote "History of Greece" and "The Long March" and other masterpieces that were praised by later generations, but also wrote many short articles criticizing the city-state system and people and events at that time. "Economics and Politics of Ancient Greece" is a collection of seven short treatises by Xenophon, including "Domestic Economics", "On Financial Resources", "Spartan Constitution", "Agesilaus", "Hiero", "On Captains of Cavalry" and "The Constitution of Athens" written under the name of Xenophon. Although these articles are short, they are quite groundbreaking. They are the earliest works in the classical era to discuss topics such as family life management, city-state income and expenditure reduction, and cavalry combat training. They have left a wealth of historical materials for future generations to understand the major city-states of Sparta and Athens in the Greek classical era, as well as the social life and political, economic, and military conditions of the time.
Xenophon was one of the three major historians of ancient Greece along with Herodotus and Thucydides. He not only wrote "History of Greece" and "The Long March" and other masterpieces that were praised by later generations, but also wrote many short articles criticizing the city-state system and people and events at that time. "Economics and Politics of Ancient Greece" is a collection of seven short treatises by Xenophon, including "Domestic Economics", "On Financial Resources", "Spartan Constitution", "Agesilaus", "Hiero", "On Captains of Cavalry" and "The Constitution of Athens" written under the name of Xenophon. Although these articles are short, they are quite groundbreaking. They are the earliest works in the classical era to discuss topics such as family life management, city-state income and expenditure reduction, and cavalry combat training. They have left a wealth of historical materials for future generations to understand the major city-states of Sparta and Athens in the Greek classical era, as well as the social life and political, economic, and military conditions of the time.

Emma
General Fiction爱玛
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All the mistakes a girl makes when she truly grows up and mature are written in "Emma"! Recommended version personally written by the President of the Jane Austen Society, including a personal letter of recommendation. Introduction to the long article by the well-known writer Zhu Yujie! "Emma" deeply depicts the frustrations and self-reflections experienced by young women represented by Emma in the process of growing up, revealing the common dilemma of girls from childishness to maturity. It is hailed as Jane Austen's most important masterpiece! "Emma Woodhouse is very beautiful. She is talented, has a good family background, and is optimistic by nature. All the good things in the world seem to have happened to her." Emma is by no means a perfect heroine. She worries about the love life of her best friends, but she is always whimsical. Open, make some mistakes, she often reflects on herself after making mistakes, but she inevitably falls into the cycle of making mistakes - reflection - making mistakes again. Her growth process is so real. Like each of us, she doesn't know how many mistakes she has to make before she can stumble towards maturity.
All the mistakes a girl makes when she truly grows up and mature are written in "Emma"! Recommended version personally written by the President of the Jane Austen Society, including a personal letter of recommendation. Introduction to the long article by the well-known writer Zhu Yujie! "Emma" deeply depicts the frustrations and self-reflections experienced by young women represented by Emma in the process of growing up, revealing the common dilemma of girls from childishness to maturity. It is hailed as Jane Austen's most important masterpiece! "Emma Woodhouse is very beautiful. She is talented, has a good family background, and is optimistic by nature. All the good things in the world seem to have happened to her." Emma is by no means a perfect heroine. She worries about the love life of her best friends, but she is always whimsical. Open, make some mistakes, she often reflects on herself after making mistakes, but she inevitably falls into the cycle of making mistakes - reflection - making mistakes again. Her growth process is so real. Like each of us, she doesn't know how many mistakes she has to make before she can stumble towards maturity.

Tragedies of Euripides 1: Alcestis
Literature欧里庇得斯悲剧集1:阿尔刻提斯
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The Tragedies of Euripides (18 volumes in total), this series also includes "Euripides Tragedies 16: Iphigenia at Aulis", "Euripides Tragedies 12: The Mad Hercules", "Euripides Tragedies 18: The Round-Eyed Giant", "Euripides Tragedies 11: Orestes", "Euripides Tragedies 4: The Children of Hercules", etc.
The Tragedies of Euripides (18 volumes in total), this series also includes "Euripides Tragedies 16: Iphigenia at Aulis", "Euripides Tragedies 12: The Mad Hercules", "Euripides Tragedies 18: The Round-Eyed Giant", "Euripides Tragedies 11: Orestes", "Euripides Tragedies 4: The Children of Hercules", etc.
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World Classic Thriller Story
General Fiction世界经典惊悚故事
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This book collects representative works of the world's top thriller novelists, allowing readers who love this genre to experience the charm of words and the power of horror.
This book collects representative works of the world's top thriller novelists, allowing readers who love this genre to experience the charm of words and the power of horror.

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"The Old Regime and the Revolution" is recognized as a classic study of the French Revolution. In this book, the author reveals the intrinsic connection between the old system and the Great Revolution through the analysis of a large number of historical facts. The French Revolution seemed to destroy all the old systems. However, the French Revolution unknowingly inherited most of the emotions, habits, and ideas from the old systems. Some systems that were originally thought to be the achievements of the Revolution were actually the inheritance and development of the old systems. In this book, the author not only provides a groundbreaking explanation of the causes and consequences of the French Revolution, but also raises many phenomena and issues that triggered the thinking and exploration of later historians and political scientists. For example, why did feudal privileges become more abhorrent to the French people than elsewhere? Why do the French prefer reform first and freedom later? Why did prosperity accelerate the arrival of the Great Revolution? Etc. What is particularly valuable is that the author did not "think" about the French Revolution in a vacuum, but relied on the analysis and research of original materials to draw conclusions. The author has read and made use of a large number of archival materials that have never been touched before, including ancient land inventories, tax books, local and central memorials, instructions and correspondence between ministers, records of the three-level meeting, and the 1789 petition letter. Based on these historical materials, he was able to gain an in-depth understanding and detailed description of the land, property, church, three estates, central and local administration, peasant life, aristocratic status, third estate status, etc. Under the old system, and elaborate on his arguments.
"The Old Regime and the Revolution" is recognized as a classic study of the French Revolution. In this book, the author reveals the intrinsic connection between the old system and the Great Revolution through the analysis of a large number of historical facts. The French Revolution seemed to destroy all the old systems. However, the French Revolution unknowingly inherited most of the emotions, habits, and ideas from the old systems. Some systems that were originally thought to be the achievements of the Revolution were actually the inheritance and development of the old systems. In this book, the author not only provides a groundbreaking explanation of the causes and consequences of the French Revolution, but also raises many phenomena and issues that triggered the thinking and exploration of later historians and political scientists. For example, why did feudal privileges become more abhorrent to the French people than elsewhere? Why do the French prefer reform first and freedom later? Why did prosperity accelerate the arrival of the Great Revolution? Etc. What is particularly valuable is that the author did not "think" about the French Revolution in a vacuum, but relied on the analysis and research of original materials to draw conclusions. The author has read and made use of a large number of archival materials that have never been touched before, including ancient land inventories, tax books, local and central memorials, instructions and correspondence between ministers, records of the three-level meeting, and the 1789 petition letter. Based on these historical materials, he was able to gain an in-depth understanding and detailed description of the land, property, church, three estates, central and local administration, peasant life, aristocratic status, third estate status, etc. Under the old system, and elaborate on his arguments.

The Little Prince (in Chinese, French and English)
General Fiction小王子(中法英三语对照)
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"The Little Prince" describes a pilot who was forced to land in the desert due to a plane malfunction and met a lovely little prince. The little prince originally lived on a small planet, where there was a rose. The little prince liked her very much, but he didn't know how to love her. Tired of Rose's boasting and endless demands on him, he left his own planet and traveled to many different planets. Finally, he came to Earth and met the pilot in trouble. The little prince asked the pilot to draw a sheep for him, and took the pilot to find a clear spring in the desert, inspiring the pilot to use his mind to discover the secrets of all things. After a year of traveling, the little prince realized that he still loved Rose deeply and decided to return to his planet. When parting, he gave laughter as a gift to the pilot. After six years of separation, the pilot wrote this story to express his deep nostalgia for the little prince.
"The Little Prince" describes a pilot who was forced to land in the desert due to a plane malfunction and met a lovely little prince. The little prince originally lived on a small planet, where there was a rose. The little prince liked her very much, but he didn't know how to love her. Tired of Rose's boasting and endless demands on him, he left his own planet and traveled to many different planets. Finally, he came to Earth and met the pilot in trouble. The little prince asked the pilot to draw a sheep for him, and took the pilot to find a clear spring in the desert, inspiring the pilot to use his mind to discover the secrets of all things. After a year of traveling, the little prince realized that he still loved Rose deeply and decided to return to his planet. When parting, he gave laughter as a gift to the pilot. After six years of separation, the pilot wrote this story to express his deep nostalgia for the little prince.

Childhood (new Version)
General Fiction童年(新版)
(soviet) Maxim Gorky
An inspirational classic that has inspired generations of people! Gorky's great life is a real experience of ordinary people conquering suffering! The protagonist Alyosha of Duke Classic Library lost his father when he was three years old, and his mother took him to live with his grandfather's house. But this family has always been full of conflicts. My grandfather often beat my grandmother because of his extremely bad temper. He also beat Alyosha unconscious. Despite this, my grandmother has always been charitable and friendly, and gave Alyosha many positive teachings. Later, Alyosha's mother remarried and died of illness a few years later. After burying his mother, Alyosha went to the "human world" to make a living independently.
An inspirational classic that has inspired generations of people! Gorky's great life is a real experience of ordinary people conquering suffering! The protagonist Alyosha of Duke Classic Library lost his father when he was three years old, and his mother took him to live with his grandfather's house. But this family has always been full of conflicts. My grandfather often beat my grandmother because of his extremely bad temper. He also beat Alyosha unconscious. Despite this, my grandmother has always been charitable and friendly, and gave Alyosha many positive teachings. Later, Alyosha's mother remarried and died of illness a few years later. After burying his mother, Alyosha went to the "human world" to make a living independently.

Under White Sky
Literature白色天空下
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A world of hotter temperatures, more floods and droughts, and more disasters is approaching. We are in a new geological epoch-the Anthropocene. Humans have not only changed the natural environment on the surface, but also affected oceans, forests, rivers, and the terrain of more than half of the earth's surface from the inside out. We even genetically change the types of plants and animals. Humanity is getting stronger and stronger, but losing control on more levels. We'll read about the most cutting-edge, wildest plans to combat global warming: launching tiny diamonds or other particles into the stratosphere-"like sprinkling the world with pixie dust"-to simulate what would happen after a volcanic eruption, using reflective particles to reduce the temperature of the sun as it reaches the ground. Solar geoengineering works quickly, but it also comes with unknown side effects. What researchers are sure of is that this will change the look of the sky, and the new "sky blue" will be white. This time, Colbert will examine how humans, sometimes bravely and sometimes foolishly, change nature in order to control it, how they destroy within a few decades things that took millions of years to create, and how they try to undo the damage they have caused by interfering with nature.
A world of hotter temperatures, more floods and droughts, and more disasters is approaching. We are in a new geological epoch-the Anthropocene. Humans have not only changed the natural environment on the surface, but also affected oceans, forests, rivers, and the terrain of more than half of the earth's surface from the inside out. We even genetically change the types of plants and animals. Humanity is getting stronger and stronger, but losing control on more levels. We'll read about the most cutting-edge, wildest plans to combat global warming: launching tiny diamonds or other particles into the stratosphere-"like sprinkling the world with pixie dust"-to simulate what would happen after a volcanic eruption, using reflective particles to reduce the temperature of the sun as it reaches the ground. Solar geoengineering works quickly, but it also comes with unknown side effects. What researchers are sure of is that this will change the look of the sky, and the new "sky blue" will be white. This time, Colbert will examine how humans, sometimes bravely and sometimes foolishly, change nature in order to control it, how they destroy within a few decades things that took millions of years to create, and how they try to undo the damage they have caused by interfering with nature.

We Have Been Living in the Castle
General Fiction我们一直住在城堡里
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In a manor outside the village, there lived a pair of sisters: the elder sister Constance was overly sensitive and was frightened all day long and could not go out; the younger sister Mary Kate was a willful and energetic girl who believed she could do witchcraft and was usually responsible for shopping in the village. Add to this the frail and delirious Uncle Julian, who spends his days drafting a book trying to make sense of a tragedy six years ago: a dinner in which all other family members died. The murderer was thought to be Constance, the cook, but she was found not guilty. ? Curious villagers kept coming to the manor as guests. Coming to the "murder scene" and meeting the "murderer" made them feel scared and excited. And when cousin Charles arrives unexpectedly, the three people's original peaceful life is completely broken...? "We Have Always Lived in the Castle" is the last novel written by Shirley Jackson. She died of heart failure in 1965 at the age of forty-eight.
In a manor outside the village, there lived a pair of sisters: the elder sister Constance was overly sensitive and was frightened all day long and could not go out; the younger sister Mary Kate was a willful and energetic girl who believed she could do witchcraft and was usually responsible for shopping in the village. Add to this the frail and delirious Uncle Julian, who spends his days drafting a book trying to make sense of a tragedy six years ago: a dinner in which all other family members died. The murderer was thought to be Constance, the cook, but she was found not guilty. ? Curious villagers kept coming to the manor as guests. Coming to the "murder scene" and meeting the "murderer" made them feel scared and excited. And when cousin Charles arrives unexpectedly, the three people's original peaceful life is completely broken...? "We Have Always Lived in the Castle" is the last novel written by Shirley Jackson. She died of heart failure in 1965 at the age of forty-eight.

Easter Parade
General Fiction复活节游行
(us) Richard Yates
"I understand," she said. When will she learn not to say "I understand" to things she knows nothing about? The elder sister leaves her destiny to marriage, and the younger sister pursues knowledge and freedom, but neither of them can live a happy life. Is this a human dilemma, or is this only true for women? ? After the early release of the influential "Revolutionary Road" and "Eleven Kinds of Solitude", Yates's creative career went through a period of silence. "Easter Parade" once again demonstrates Yates's extraordinary creative strength. This work contains astonishing breadth and weight. Yates' usual elegant and tragic perspective flows through the plain and restrained narrative, tearing apart the fate and dreams of the two sisters bit by bit. It is "both cruel and heartwarming, heartbreaking and cruel." "This is Yates's best novel." As children, Sarah and Emily were two very different girls. In Emily's eyes, her rational sister is always superior. She is jealous of her sister's relationship with her father (who left them due to divorce) and her sister's seemingly happy marriage. Emily chose a path for herself that was not so safe and unconventional. All the romantic affairs could not really satisfy her. Although the bond that binds the sisters has always existed, the distance between them has grown further and further until, finally, a tragic event throws their relationship into the center of a storm...
"I understand," she said. When will she learn not to say "I understand" to things she knows nothing about? The elder sister leaves her destiny to marriage, and the younger sister pursues knowledge and freedom, but neither of them can live a happy life. Is this a human dilemma, or is this only true for women? ? After the early release of the influential "Revolutionary Road" and "Eleven Kinds of Solitude", Yates's creative career went through a period of silence. "Easter Parade" once again demonstrates Yates's extraordinary creative strength. This work contains astonishing breadth and weight. Yates' usual elegant and tragic perspective flows through the plain and restrained narrative, tearing apart the fate and dreams of the two sisters bit by bit. It is "both cruel and heartwarming, heartbreaking and cruel." "This is Yates's best novel." As children, Sarah and Emily were two very different girls. In Emily's eyes, her rational sister is always superior. She is jealous of her sister's relationship with her father (who left them due to divorce) and her sister's seemingly happy marriage. Emily chose a path for herself that was not so safe and unconventional. All the romantic affairs could not really satisfy her. Although the bond that binds the sisters has always existed, the distance between them has grown further and further until, finally, a tragic event throws their relationship into the center of a storm...














