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William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was the greatest playwright and poet of the English Renaissance and the master of European Renaissance humanistic literature. He is an unprecedented dramatic poet and the greatest literary figure in the world in history. In order to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death, the "Collection of Shakespeare's Works in Vertical Illustration" is specially published based on the first poetic version of "The Complete Works of Shakespeare" in the Chinese-speaking world edited and translated by Mr. Fang Ping of Shanghai Translation Publishing House. It comprehensively considers tragedies, comedies, historical dramas, legendary plays and sonnets, and selects 20 published single volumes, accompanied by a full set of classic illustrations by Sir John Gilbert.

She is the beautiful, smart, brave and persistent Scarlett Hao in "Gone with the Wind", she is the low-browed, gentle and elegant Mara in "The Bridge", she is the twisted soul, poignant and desperate Blanche in "A Streetcar Named Desire"... Every movie she starred in is a classic. Former British Prime Minister Churchill praised her as "God's work of art." "Eulogy" praised her as "no film actor can be as outstanding as her on the stage, and no theater actor can be as radiant as her on the screen." Walter Kerr, one of New York's harshest critics, called her "a jewel in the crown." This book uses delicate writing to objectively and comprehensively show readers the wonderful life of Vivien Leigh, a legend in the film industry. It contains a large number of out-of-print exquisite photos that bear witness to her extraordinary beauty and her glorious years in film history.

O. Henry Manuscript Edition! All 30 representative works are included! Every little stupidity you've ever experienced can be cured by O. Henry! Brand new collection of author manuscripts and illustrations! Original color illustrations on the inner pages of "The Gift of the Magi", the new translation deeply restores O. Henry's humor and wisdom! "The book of the soul of ordinary people in the 20th century"! Encyclopedia of American Humor! The stories he wrote are our lives. --The Wall Street Journal has selected 30 short stories by O. Henry, covering all his famous masterpieces in different creative periods - "The Gift of the Magi", "The Last Leaf", "The Cop and the Hymn", "The Witch's Bread" and so on. O. Henry retained readers for a century. These readers have found themselves in his stories, not more real or strange, but exactly who they were or are now.

This book is a collection of short stories and short stories by Atsushi Nakajima. It exclusively contains ten masterpieces and is illustrated by the genius cartoonist Satan-kun. This book is specially designed to treat the "tangled emptiness" syndrome among literary and artistic young people. It soothes the liver and regulates qi, and the medicine can cure the disease.

"My story, whether past, present, or future, is contained in the staggered arrangement of these cards, but I cannot distinguish it from the many stories. I observe those cards with the eyes of a person who does not know what they are, and interpret and narrate them based on a kind of image semiotics. When the accidental arrangement of cards allows me to find the story within them, I start writing this story." Calvino said. Spreading out a set of seventy-eight tarot cards, Calvino takes us to see the punished betrayer, the alchemist who sold his soul, the bride who was punished in hell, the tomb robber, Orlando who went crazy with love, and Astolfo on the moon. In the castle and restaurant where fate intersects, should we also try to tell our own stories? "The Castle of Intersected Destinies" (Ilcastellodeidestini incrociati) was published in 1973. It was a work produced under the influence of semiotics that was prevalent in the French literary world at that time. The author no longer engages in creation in the way of immersing himself in real life as in the past, but has reduced himself to a device that can transform oral materials into story form, a tool that can transform words into stories.

"Italian Fairy Tales" is a "fairy tale book for all Italy" that Calvino adapted from the folk tale materials recorded in various dialects across Italy for centuries and rewritten it in modern common Italian. It is suitable for all Italian people to read and can be easily introduced to the world. Here, Calvino calmly jumped into the sea of ​​stories, sifting through the traditions and myths scattered in the Italian folk countryside and restoring their original clean and simple appearance. In the two hundred stories, readers are exposed to a world with strong Italian characteristics: emperors and peasants, saints and devils, and strange animals and plants; some are humorous or simple, some are absurd or mysterious. Because of Calvino, "Italian Fairy Tale" stands at the same level as "Grimm's Fairy Tales", and its narrative text is more concise and outstanding.

"Lakeside of Lamp" is a new novel by Japanese young novelist Nanae Aoyama. It is a story about persistence and escape, confinement and growth. Kume Touko is nicknamed by her friends as \

This book is the original novel of the world-famous movie "BJ's Diary". The author later wrote "BJ's Diary 2" and "BJ's Diary 3". Bridget Jones, the "leftover woman" in London who is over 30 years old, seems to devote the rest of her life to food and diet, alcohol units and calorie intake. Under multiple pressures from married people of the same age and her parents, she often made some duplicitous, even ridiculously extreme, feminist single declarations with her unmarried friends. In her diary for the whole year, while faithfully recording her philandering boss, her philandering mother, and her workplace embarrassments, her hatred of getting married was clearly revealed. Until the appearance of her true love, Mark Darcy, she half-believed, half-pushed, and half-successfully staged a Pride and Prejudice-style drama with him. This novel, known as the "modern version of Pride and Prejudice", has long been on the bestseller list after its publication. The film of the same name became a global sensation and has become the most talked about film among urban movie fans in recent years. BJ (Bridget Jones's initials) has also become the most fashionable word for leftover women.

The original work of the movie "Perfume" with a high score of 8.5 On Douban. Grenouille was born in the smelliest fish market in Paris. He was born without body odor, but his sense of smell was extremely sensitive. When he grew up, he became the apprentice of a perfume master in Paris, and gradually developed the ambition to conquer the world with perfume. One day, he found the scent of a girl fascinating and accidentally killed the girl and sniffed out her body fragrance. After that, he killed 26 girls, extracted their bodies, and distilled magical perfume. When his crime was exposed and he was taken to the execution ground, he released a bottle of strange perfume...

This is a novel about the backpack revolution, natural spirit, life thinking and the way of Zen. It tells the story of two passionate young people, Jaffe and Raymond, in 1955, pursuing truth and Zen principles. They pursue the intuition, purity and beauty of life with their special worldview. The marathon carnival and the indulgent "Yayong" in San Francisco are undoubtedly the best annotations of freedom. The poet's feelings and the ascetic journey of the dervish, after being washed by the Matterhorn and Solitary Peak, make the world seem so clear. One year after the publication of "On the Road", Kerouac dedicated "Dharma Wanderer" to Han Shanzi, and outlined a pilgrimage route for Zen lunatics and mountain backpackers on the west coast of the United States. It also established the literary map of the "Beat Generation" and added a touch of oriental color.

"My Boyfriend" is Nanie Aoyama's first novel. Ayutaro, a college student, has a handsome appearance and a gentle temper. He has tolerated the teasing of his sisters since childhood and is very popular with women. In order to find a writer for his second sister Yuriko's autobiography, Ayutaro, who had just lost his love, met Miss Kotori, who was older than him, and was quickly attracted to her. However, Miss Otori stabbed Ayutaro out of jealousy. His encounter with Xiao Satoshi, a lonely girl in the gym, made Ayutaro feel pity. He started working hard to buy gifts for Xiao Satoshi, but was abandoned in the end... Love is hard to understand, but sometimes, love has been quietly waiting for you.

"Questions of the Heart: Sontag's Short Stories" is an addition to the original "Me, and Others". She would turn to this genre only when she felt a need for expression that could not be satisfied by other means. Each of the 11 short stories included in this book is a fierce battle for wisdom - a debriefing after experiencing some kind of blow. She once told an interviewer that while the living room was great for prose, short stories had to be written in the bedroom. This distinction between outer and inner sanctums seems like a good way to understand the content of this book. These short stories are the works closest to her heart.

"Lord of the Flies" is an important masterpiece by William Golding. It is a famous philosophical novel that uses the innocence of children to explore the serious theme of human evil. The story takes place during the imaginary World War III. A group of children between the ages of six and twelve were stranded on a desert island due to a plane crash during the retreat. At first they could live in harmony, but later due to the expansion of their evil nature, they killed each other, with tragic results. The author makes abstract philosophical propositions concrete and allows readers to understand them through fascinating stories and exciting battle scenes. The characters, scenes, stories, images, etc. Are all deeply symbolic. It is recognized as one of the greatest literary masterpieces of the 20th century.

After the death of Thomas More, the court of Henry VIII was still clouded: the new queen Anne Boleyn did not give birth to a prince as she wished, and Henry set his sights on Jane Seymour of Wolf Hall... At this time, rumors spread in the palace that the queen was unfaithful and even incestuous. Thomas Cromwell, the king's secretary, had already seen the opportunity and would overthrow Anne Boleyn and her family at the king's command. In the end, what will be the fate of the queen? What price will Cromwell pay, and can he escape unscathed?

When Ada was three years old, her mother left her with her grandmother and never appeared again. Ada and her grandmother depended on each other for life. She always asked her grandmother if this was the last time she would make her bed and if it would be the last time they had breakfast together. For this reason, grandma invented a game specifically for Ada: whenever a good thing seems to be coming to an end, she needs to listen to their sounds and listen to the sounds of things beginning. Sometimes these sounds are easily identifiable and possess a special magic. For example, the sound of various musical instruments being tuned before the start of the concert, the sound of rustling leaves when the wind starts, and the sound of putting the packed coffee cups on the coffee machine. The olive tree planted by my grandma's hands sprouted branches and became tall and tall, but my grandma gradually aged and was admitted to the hospital due to cancer. At the same time, Ada fell into a relationship that made her worry about gains and losses. When life seems bleak and dull, the beautiful sounds no longer sound. How can Ada muster up the courage to listen to the sound of beginning?

Ms. Burnett tells us a story about love and the magic of nature. Mary, a surly little girl whose parents are dead, lives in her uncle's gloomy manor. Led by the robin, she opens the secret garden that has been closed for a long time. From then on, she played and worked with the farm boy Dickon and the sick young master Colin. In the process of reviving the garden, the children develop a deep friendship and both Mary and Colin become healthy and sunny. After witnessing the magic of nature, Mr. Craven's fatherly love for Colin was awakened, and he also found the long-lost happiness.

"The Shackles of Life" is one of the most important masterpieces of the famous British writer and "story master" Maugham, and also his most famous autobiographical novel. The protagonist of the novel, Philip Carey, lost both his parents when he was young. Unfortunately, he was also born with a disability. He spent his childhood in an indifferent and unfamiliar environment, making his character withdrawn and sensitive. The years he spent in boarding school made him suffer from the unreasonable school system, and when he entered the society, he experienced pain in love. On the bumpy road of life, he had to struggle hard every step he took, but Kaili, who was independent in thought and personality, had been trying to break away from the two shackles that restricted his spirit, religion and petty citizen consciousness, and tried to find the true meaning of life in the chaotic and chaotic life.

This novel is first of all a satirical work, a "slander", and its object of ridicule is the various evil habits in the British literary world at that time represented by Driffield (alluding to Hardy - although Maugham once publicly denied it) and Arroy Gere (alluding to Hugh Walpole) in the book, just like a British "The Scholars". "Bi Hua Chai Video" is also a hymn, praising Driffield's ex-wife and the heroine Lucy in the book: this image of the charming Earth Mother can be called the most charming female character in Maugham's works. This image has been haunting the author for decades. In his mind, he had long thought about writing it into his own works but struggled with the opportunity. It was not until the writing of "Bi Huachai Video Recording" that this long-awaited opportunity finally came into being; Maugham himself also frankly admitted that this was the most touching female image he had ever created.

Roland, the last "gunslinger" from "Middle World", travels through the wilderness to track down his mortal enemy, the Man in Black. On the way, he meets a beautiful lady, Alice, and a little boy from the human world, Jack. In the end, Roland met the man in black and drew seven tarot cards that predicted his future destiny. Soon he will face a painful choice: should he capture the man in black to obtain information about the "Dark Tower", or save the life of the little boy Jack?

One rainy night, homeless homeless man Michael picked up an injured cat and named it Tabor. In order to escape the harsh winter, one man and one cat embarked on a journey across the west coast of the United States: they escaped blizzards and black bears, and depended on each other in despair and hope. Along the way, Thabo comforted Michael's heart, gave him endless love, and encouraged him to bravely face the trauma of his past. When they arrived in Montana, Michael received unexpected news - Tabor had an owner far away who never gave up looking for it. How will he choose? This story is adapted from real events, presenting the simplest and most authentic emotions between humans and animals, and proving the healing power of love.

The final chapter of the "Rabbit Tetralogy", the story takes place from the first Tuesday after Christmas in 1988 to October 1989. The protagonist Harry has retired, but finds that his business has been disrupted by his drug-addicted son, and he is unable to save the situation. After enjoying the fun of racing on the basketball court for the last time, he suffered a heart attack and died at the age of 56.

Eddie and Susanna, who fell in love, followed Roland on the road to the Dark Tower. Roland is determined to quickly train them into real gunslingers, but at the same time, he himself is troubled by double memories because he saved Jack behind the third door and changed history, and is about to collapse. And Jack also almost went crazy because he had an extra set of memories of his death and running to a different world. The hope of uniting everything that was divided into one rests on the mysterious fate between Eddie and Jack. Finally, after experiencing the breathless mysterious ritual, Jack re-entered the middle world and reunited with Roland and his party...

Since humans first measured the earth with their steps, the desire to explore space has never stopped. The seemingly simple question "where are we?" Has always had a tentative answer since humans began to understand space, and is constantly being replaced by new discoveries. In early civilizations, ancestors used myths to establish the original answer to "where." In the Bronze Age, people had created complex conceptual maps and were able to use the stars to find their way. In the Middle Ages, as the tools of calculation and navigation became more sophisticated, the discovery of a new continent revolutionized our understanding of "where" and the ensuing exploration quickly filled in the blank spaces on ancient parchment maps. In this day and age, telescope lenses have brought us closer to the sky, and new planets have been discovered. Planets are rapidly turning into galaxies, and new theories are gradually reshaping the entire universe. Past theories have either been confirmed or overturned, but our pace of exploring space has never stopped. The ever-changing concept of "where" is also waiting for "later us" to explore.

"Shuncho" is the most famous novella by Japanese aesthetic master Junichiro Tanizaki. Chunqin, the daughter of an Osaka medicine merchant, was blind since she was a child. She is beautiful, intelligent, and extremely talented, and she shows amazing talent in music. Sasuke, a young man who came to her house as an apprentice, admired her. While serving her wholeheartedly, he also secretly learned shamisen, and the two became half master-servant, half master-student relationship. After establishing his own business, Chunqin was disfigured due to the jealousy of others, and Sasuke stabbed himself in the eyes. The two of them went deep into the unknown world of the two. "Yoshino Kudzu" is a novella based on the local historical legend of Yoshino. It is both fictional and factual, and is very interesting. "I" was preparing to write a historical novel set in Yoshino, and came to Yoshino to collect information, but it led to "my" friend Tsumura's longing for the past of his mother who died young, and a beautiful marriage was formed.

The most representative masterpieces of the Miss Agatha Marple series: "The Furies", "The Mystery of the Rye", "The Mystery of the Caribbean", "Murder Through the Looking Glass", "Bertram's Hotel", "The Murder Is Instructed", "The Magic Hand", "The Witness of a Murder", "The Grass of Death", "The Mystery of the Corpse in the Library", "Murder Through the Broken Mirror", "The House Mystery", "The Sleeping Murder" and "Miss Marple's Last Case", a total of 14 volumes.

Nineteen years have passed since Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger saved the wizarding world. Now they will return to the most bizarre adventure together with a brave new student who has just entered Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. As Harry tries to resist a past that refuses to stand still, his youngest son, Albus, is forced to take on the responsibility of a family legacy he never wanted. As past and present collide, father and son are locked in a race against time, battling mysterious forces with their futures still uncertain. Based on an original story by J. K. Rowling, John Tiffany and Jack Thorne, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is the complete script of this acclaimed West End play. This edition contains the final dialogue and stage directions from the original story, two parts, a conversation between director John Tiffany and screenwriter Jack Thorne, the Potter family genealogy, and a key timeline related to Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.

Lie Girl Series 2. Lying is a common thing in people's lives, sometimes to paint a better vision for themselves, sometimes to please those around them. Steve Dawson is a typical example. Lies are often blurted out involuntarily, and later they are exhausted to cover up the lies. A humorous coming-of-age story for a sixteen-year-old girl, a first-person account of what it's like to lie and suffer the consequences.

I'm Nancy, a girl about to be 5 years old. I was originally a lively and cheerful child, but after I made that wish, everything changed - I found that the relationship between my parents was no longer as close as before, and they looked so strange; Aunt Eva began to be immersed in sadness, hesitantly looking through my uncle's lifetime memories. Diary, she seemed to have discovered something in that diary; the two pugs, Bee Bee and Mi Mi, also became enthusiastic and always wanted me to reveal my inner secrets, but I hadn't decided whether to tell them yet... So there were too many questions entangled in my heart - what happened to my parents? What secrets are hidden in the diary Aunt Eva is looking at? Bees and honeys, do you know why I stopped talking? That wish of mine is really too bad...

The Khazar king wanted to convert to a religion and choose one of the three religions: Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. Representatives of the three major religions in Constantinople gathered in the Khazar capital and held a "Khazar Great Debate". Each of the three religions had their own opinions on the outcome. The history written by the Khazars themselves has been lost to obscurity, and the results of this great debate can only be supported by the documents of these three religions. However, the results recorded by the three religions are contradictory, and they all believe that their side has won. So at the end of the seventeenth century, that is, hundreds of years later, a Khazar dictionary came out, including records of debates by the three major religions. The book was divided into three parts, namely the Red Book, the Green Book, and the Yellow Book, which recorded the respective opinions of the three religions. The authors of the Red, Green, and Yellow books in the seventeenth century were connected through dream-catching, and gradually pieced together the situation and history of the Khazar religion, and they had the conditions to get close to Adam. But they died when they met. There are also three demons who exist as destroyers who want to prevent humans from gaining knowledge about Adam. This was less of a danger at the end of the seventeenth century, because Adan Ruani was in a weaker period of his divinity. By 1982, it was the peak of Adam's divinity. At this time, the three scholars who were reincarnated from the three seventeenth-century dictionary authors began to gather the knowledge of this mysterious doctrine, and it was possible to obtain this knowledge again. The "Holy Family" composed of three devils who were afraid of human beings approaching Adam killed two scholars and put the other in jail. This knowledge once again became fragments. These fragments were compiled into the second edition, which is the "Khazar Dictionary" in the hands of readers today.

This book tells the tragic and sad story of a beautiful female scientist who devoted herself to science. The author integrates humanitarian and scientific thoughts in the story, and finally makes scientific rationality defeat religious fanaticism, and finds an ideal way out to ensure the reasonable existence of human beings and diverse creatures.

This book is the pure English version of the masterpiece "The Image of the Golden Eye" by the famous American writer Carson McCullers. The book tells the story of the protagonist, Captain Pendant, whose life is turned upside down by the arrival of the lustful and charming Colonel Langton. It expresses the themes of alienation of human emotions and unfeasible love.

This book is the pure English version of the masterpiece "The Wedding Member" by the famous American writer Carson McCullers. The book tells the story of the heroine who dreams of attending her brother's wedding and flying away with them, but is unable to have meaningful communication in reality. It expresses the lament of everyone being locked in loneliness deep in their hearts.

This book is the pure English version of the masterpiece "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by the famous American writer Carson McCullers. The book tells the love story of two deaf-mute men, highlights the theme of loneliness, is full of McCullers-like emotions, and expresses that the deepest love cannot change the ultimate loneliness of human beings.

The story of the book takes place on a seaside street in Monterey Bay, California before World War II. In the early 1940s, the production of canned sardines was the main feature here, so it was called Cannery Row. The central character of the novel is a marine biologist named "The Doctor". Being highly educated, he did not look down on his neighbors - gamblers, traders, prostitutes, and homeless people. In his eyes, these people were "very healthy and surprisingly clean." Another group of characters, Mark and his friends, are a group of penniless vagrants with no ideals or pursuits. They live happily in Cannery Row. Their lives are simple. They neither hide their desires nor let money corrupt their souls. They are sincere and helpful.

The book tells the tragic story of two American migrant agricultural workers, George and Li Nai, who were impoverished but dependent on each other during the Great Depression of the 1930s, who dreamed-chased their dreams-came close to their dreams-and their dreams were shattered. The book not only artistically displays the conflict between pastoral farm life and cruel social reality, but also reflects people's true feelings about living conditions. "The best designs of mice and men often fail" - it is an image portrayal of the human survival situation, which embodies the tragic connotation and philosophical implications of the work and sublimates it into a modern fable representing universal experience.

"A Farewell to Arms" is a masterpiece by Hemingway, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature and the Pulitzer Prize. The hero and heroine of the story met in a small town in northern Italy during the war. An American lieutenant who volunteered to join the Italian camp and a Scottish nurse from the Red Cross fell in love with each other. The war almost destroyed their love, but the injured lieutenant was saved from death after a shelling. The two reunited in a hospital in Milan and spent a rare sweet time together. The lieutenant who returned to the battlefield had doubts about the meaning of war, and witnessed the annihilation of humanity during the retreat. He did not hesitate to return to his lover at all costs... This work, written by Hemingway in Paris, is the practice of Hemingway's famous "journalistic" writing and "iceberg theory". "Vicious" critic Ford Madox Ford commented Regarding this work, "Every word directly touches the heart. It is as if pebbles were taken directly from the creek, so vibrant and shiny, staying in their respective positions." This publication is a full translation of the 1948 SCRIBNER final version without abridgement. J. K. Rowling and McCullers translator Mr. Lou Wuting were specially invited to carefully translate and annotate it. It contains a selection of Hemingway's image archives and a long author's preface from Hemingway's twenty-year reprint to help you better understand the classics.

"Watermark: Essays on Venice" is Brodsky's most witty, elegant and charming portrait of Venice, the most beautiful city. It captures every aspect of the city, from its waterways, streets, and buildings to its politics and people, customs and even traditional cuisine, fully displaying the natural and humanistic charm of Venice. What's more important is that this city has become a part of Brodsky's life experience and is inseparable from his flesh and blood. "Watermark" is the most beautiful and classic of all the narratives about Venice in the 20th century. It is Brodsky's only prose work that has been published in a single book. It has also become the poet's most sold and translated literary work.

In this collection of essays with rich themes and vast horizons, Joseph Brodsky begins with a deeply introspective look at his early experiences in Soviet Russia and his subsequent exile in the United States. Then, the author uses astonishing erudition to discuss a series of broad and deep topics such as the relaxation and change of poetry, the nature of history, and the double dilemma of exiled poets. The tentacles of thinking extend from ancient times to the present, from the ancient Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius to the modern and contemporary poets Thomas Hardy and Robert Frost. The philosophical discussion of the nature of existence and the passionate passion for poetic aesthetics are combined into another rare work after "Less than One".

Sometimes you can't help but think that our memories are similar to instant photos, just short and immediate fragments. In the spring of 1964, "I" met photographer Jan Sen, who worked for an American magazine. The two of us had a brief friendship. After that, he suddenly disappeared. Some people said that he went to Mexico, taking all the photos with him, leaving no trace of his existence. Thirty years later, "I" accidentally found a photo of the two of us, and just at this time, Jan Sen came back. Is this a coincidence? Is it just that the spring of 1964 was as bad as the spring of 1994? "I" met Jan Sen again, and the reunited friends once again fell into the memory and tracking of the past...

On April 24, 1933, a young couple committed suicide in a rented Paris apartment. That night, the young couple probably met some people and went to a dance club. Why did they finally choose to commit suicide? Thirty years later, a young man who accidentally learned of the incident began to investigate this old mystery again and tried to restore the situation that night. He gradually discovered that he had met many of the parties involved in that case. An investigation did not yield the expected answers, but instead opened more investigations. Those old friends who linger like ghosts, those names and figures blurred by time, and the explanations that have yet to come. These are the secrets of Paris. Can the protagonist find the truth of the case? This is a story about loss, pursuit, and reinvention.

Bosmans, who was seventy years old, began to recall his past life. He thought of a girl he dated 40 years ago, her name was Margaret LeCourz. During that time, the two often went out together because they had a common experience of being followed. Margaret was born to a man named Bouaval, while Bosmans was born to his mother and stepfather. Marguerite met Bouaval in a café, and the latter began to stalk her. In order to get rid of this man, Margaret went to Switzerland and then to Paris, where she met Bosmans. Margaret works as a nanny, and her employer is a somewhat mysterious male doctor who seems to have been associated with some cult groups in the past. Later, the male doctor was arrested, and Margaret chose to flee again, without any news. Now, 40 years later, Bosmans decided to find Margaret again, so he went to Berlin to look for this mysterious woman again...

"The Complete Collection of Nabokov's Short Stories" is the first complete collection of the literary master Nabokov's short stories in the country. 68 Short stories in different styles, edited by Nabokov's son Dmitry in chronological order. The man at the desk at night is disturbed by an uninvited guest, who turns out to be a wood elf from his hometown; the long-lost son reunites with his mother, but appears at an extremely embarrassing moment; the exiled barber named "Razor" shaves the man who once persecuted him; the groom has to report the bride's death to his father-in-law after the honeymoon; A shy dreamer makes a soul-deal with the devil... In these dark and magical stories, Nabokov perfectly demonstrates dazzling novel techniques, wild imagination and intellectual games, and fascinating insights into the unavoidable ambiguity and loss in life. They are called "the miracle of English literature".

"The Sign of the Bastard" is the first English novel Nabokov wrote after moving to the United States. It was once widely studied by critics as a political novel. The background of the novel is an autocratic country. The leader Bartuk and the protagonist Kruger were middle school classmates. In order to force the internationally renowned philosopher Kruger to endorse his party's Ecclesianism, Bartuk kidnapped Kruger's son David. However, when Kruger compromised and the child was returned, people discovered that the child was with another child. A child with the same surname was mistaken, and the real David was tortured and killed in a juvenile detention center. Kruger then went crazy and attacked Bartuk. When he was about to be shot - Nabokov created the image of a novelist, and Kruger's story is only the work of the novelist. Kruger was spared a tragic fate, and the novel ended abruptly.

"Cheer up!" She shouted, "Look at those clowns!" "What clowns? Where are they?" "Oh, they are everywhere. All around you. Plants and trees are clowns, words are clowns. Scenes and numbers are clowns. Put two things together, one joke, one image, and you have a three-part clown. Come on! Play! Fictional world! Fictional reality!" I really did. Oh my gosh, I really did. To commemorate those first daydreams, I invented this great-aunt, and now she is walking tremblingly along the marble steps of the front porch of memory, sideways, sideways, poor lame lady, touching the edge of each step with the rubber tip of her black cane.

The plot of the novel is not fundamentally unfamiliar; in fact, I suspect that two respectable writers, Balzac and Dreiser, would accuse me of gross imitation, but, I swear, I had not read their absurd works at the time, and even now have no idea what they said in Under the Cypresses. After all, Charlotte Humbert's husband wasn't that innocent either. The question of the title of the book. The three face cards were all heart cards, so I kept them and discarded a small pair. The two new cards I was dealt might prove that the gamble was right, because I always have an ivory thumb in this game of gambling. Evenly matched, very lucky, and inextricably squeezed out a slight advantage through the sting of smoke. I can only hope that my good old poker partners, who all have a full house and a straight, think I'm trying to scare off my opponents with big bets.

A collection of systematically related personal memories spanning thirty-seven years (from August 1903 to May 1940), it is one of Nabokov's most important and famous works. It uses the precise language of a lepidopterist to observe the wonderful patterns on butterfly wings through a high-power magnifying glass and describe them, giving readers an extraordinary reading experience. Memory and review of the past often dominate Nabokov's novels, so this autobiography is an excellent code for interpreting his novels, because memory itself is a hidden bridge between fantasy and reality.

Nabokov's most autobiographical and witty classic. Originally serialized in four chapters intermittently in The New Yorker magazine from 1953 to 1957, it was Nabokov's first novel to attract widespread attention and popularity among American readers. Describes the life of an exiled old Russian professor teaching in an American university. Nabokov cleverly blended Russian culture and modern American civilization, and humorously and intelligently portrayed a distressed man who had lost his homeland, severed ties with his motherland's culture, and lost his love.

The book revolves around the protagonist Hugh Person and his four visits to Switzerland. It begins with a description of his fourth return to Switzerland, the first time he came here eighteen years ago. The young Hugh Person was a melancholy, shy publisher who fell in love with Amanda, who would become his wife, on his second trip to Switzerland. Hugh Person lives in memories and insists on staying in the same hotel every time he goes to Switzerland. However, at the same time, he tried his best to avoid memories, because memories can only bring pain.

This book is the author's first novel written in English. The protagonist Sebastian wrote several books and died young due to a heart disease. He was lost in love once in his short life. The book contains both the impoverished wandering life of the Russian aristocracy and the sincere memories of his half-brother. Fragments echo throughout the book, exploring time, love, death, art and other eternal themes in a gorgeous and simple way.

This book is one of Nabokov's lesser-known biographies. The author takes readers into Gogol's youth, looks through his early works, and provides detailed reviews of his collection of The Imperial Envoy and the first volume of Dead Souls. He also briefly reviews Gogol's most famous short story, "The Overcoat." In the book, Nabokov explores Gogol's unique writing style, using multiple fragments of his own translation to prove Gogol's impeccable prose. He emphasized not the plots of Gogol's works but their style, and successfully showed another side of Gogol, who was known for his satire.