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On this side of the sea is a luxurious resort hotel; on the other side is a bustling city. The two stages face each other across the sea through the hot and humid air of midsummer. The story shot switches repeatedly inadvertently as consciousness flows: the city on the other side of the sea is filled with a jubilant atmosphere and is about to usher in a grand carnival. At the same time, three teenagers picking up peaches killed wild dogs on the garbage mountain; in the military mansion, the lonely colonel continued his crazy whispering in front of his lover; in the circus, the middle-aged guard took his wife and children to watch the deserted and failed performance; in the hospital ward, the tailor watched his dying mother moaning and struggling with swelling and itching... On this side of the sea, the young painter was enjoying a luxurious beach vacation, but the shadow of that city reflected in his eyes: noisy, chaotic, dirty, filthy, rotten, degraded, and helpless. Will the sea bring the corpses from across the sea here? No, the dead body will probably disappear without a trace on the way, and the greedy and sharp-toothed fish will peck at it. The thick salt will melt the bones in the sea water. This is the sea. The sea lay between that city and us.

His son Hideki grew up in an ordinary family of four in Tokyo. Since he failed to get into the university he applied for, he has been isolated at home all day long. The traditional and old-fashioned father Hideyoshi is a middle-level cadre in charge of sales in a parts company. In recent years, due to poor management of the company and the risk of bankruptcy and layoffs, he was worried all day long and had no time to take care of his family. The mother, Akiko, is a capable housewife. Since her son developed autism, she has been visiting mental hospitals and private psychological counseling organizations for a long time. At the same time, she has to take care of the housework. She is exhausted physically and mentally, and begins to seek comfort in another young man. Zhimei, her daughter who is about to graduate from high school, has met a new boyfriend and a new life picture seems to be about to unfold, but she is confused about the future of herself and her family. Under heavy pressure, the relationship between family members became tense, and one day it finally broke out with the son using violence against his father. Seeing that the whole family is about to fall apart, can there finally be a turning point?

"The Lost Name" is the poet Jiu Haitang's first autobiographical novel. It is based on the resurrection of personal experience and tells a story of survival unique to this era: the father who was living abroad recognized his ancestors and returned to the family, and his name was lost and recovered; the sister who dropped out of school to work pretended to use someone else's name (ID card) because she was not old enough; the woman who was seriously ill during pregnancy My sister delayed medical treatment in order to give birth to a child, and it was not until many years after her death that the rural land expropriation was finally removed... The novel's narrative about "name" spans 40 years, and the family's move to the city and return to their hometown, witnessing the existence and disappearance of people, the decline and rise of the times, and opening up a unique lyrical path for literature to write about the suffering of ordinary people.

"Don't Take the Rest" is author Wei Sixiao's most mature and touching novel to date. The protagonist of the novel, Wei Xuejin, is a farmer in central Shandong. The novel tells the story of the last three days of his life. What is before us is not only the fate of the individual, but also the family, the village behind the story, and the helplessness of the little people in the changing times. Wei Sixiao used his restrained but compassionate brushstrokes to focus on the three generations of old, middle and young people, and painted a vivid and vivid picture of the local people in Shandong.

This book tells the story of the life of Toyotomi Hideyoshi's wife Chacha (Yodo-kun). The protagonist of this book, Chacha, is the daughter of Oda Nobunaga's sister, Mrs. Aichi. When she was young, she experienced tragic events where the city was captured and her family was destroyed several times. When Xiaogucheng fell, his mother, Ashi, took Chacha and her two younger sisters, Achu and Xiaodu, to escape from the city. Soon after, her mother Aichi remarried, but she and her stepfather died at the hands of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Later, she was favored by Toyotomi Hideyoshi and became the concubine of the enemy who killed her mother. She became the concubine of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the most powerful man in Japan, and gave birth to his heir Hideyori. However, Hideyoshi died of illness soon after, and the Toyotomi family lost the battle with the Tokugawa family for the world. Finally, Chacha and Hideyori committed suicide on the day of the fall of Osaka Castle.

Newton, a middle-aged man, was the deputy editor of a newspaper in Beijing. He was unemployed at home for two years because of the bankruptcy of the newspaper. Just as he was preparing to "come back", a fire broke out in his backyard and he faced a heavy blow from divorce. At this time, Newton received a job invitation from Shanghai. Carnegie, a college classmate, roommate, and good friend, has been living in Xi'an. He runs an advertising company that cannot make ends meet. Because he had to attend the International Auto Show in person, Carnegie also had to go to Shanghai. So Newton flew to Xi'an first, and the two decided to simply drive to Shanghai on the national highway, which was half a business trip and half a relaxing trip. As a result, embarrassing things happened one after another along the way, and problems occurred frequently at home, leaving the two middle-aged men in a state of distress...

This book takes the end of the year and the beginning of the twelfth lunar month as the time points, and uses the special emotional years and psychological changes of the Chinese people as the background. It uses the rich and colorful social activities and customs of the Guanzhong land and the emotional experiences of the younger generation as clues. Through the three generations of the Qinlujiao family in Qinhan Village, the old, middle and young generations face traditional culture, weddings and funerals and other important choices and attitudes in life, it interprets a series of wonderful dramas. The whole book is condensed with strong Guanzhong customs and folk characteristics, stirring up the living conditions of all kinds of people, some are happy, some are sad, some are upright, some are unscrupulous, some are ignorant, some are too shrewd, and are intertwined to a large extent with the thought-provoking things in the living conditions of ordinary people, which are gradually given up and broken.

By showing the special life situation of the train driver, it describes the process of two generations turning their dreams that are worthy of their hearts and minds into reality, in order to resist the worldly world, eliminate the despicability and ugliness of human nature, and strive to improve themselves; they rely on each other, help each other, respect each other, and integrate with each other. The plot is full of ups and downs and suspense comes one after another. It has a strong sense of the times, a strong flavor of life, and the simple light of the people at the bottom of the class shines everywhere.

This book is a passionate inspirational novel based on a rock band, written by the author Fang Luning. In Brisbane, Australia, a young rock band called "Beijing Tank" is active. They are composed of three tall, handsome and wealthy Beijing boys. They are talented, courageous, witty, and affectionate. Since they were children, they have wanted to become world-famous rock stars. But now, this band has encountered serious problems, especially one of them... Australia also lives in a Beijing girl who was named one of the top ten promising stars in the world by TIME magazine. She is smart, full of wisdom, strong character, generous and calm. However, when she met him, everything became completely different...

It exposes the current situation of reorganized families that is more common than "Shoplifters" and "In the Name of Family". In the face of various negative news about "original family PUA", "child abuse", "irrational chicken baby", "fear of marriage and childbirth" and "high divorce rate", it is a literary work with great freshness, reflection, care and educational significance! Yuko Morimiya is an ordinary 17-year-old female high school student, but she has an amazing family structure. Her mother died when she was 3 years old, and her father left everything behind and went abroad. Her stepmother and two stepfathers lived with her successively. For this reason, her name was changed a total of 4 times, and the family structure changed 7 times in 17 years. The sudden disappearance of her parents, the caution of being dependent on others, the betrayal and rejection of her friends, the feeling of loneliness being questioned by the eyes of those around her... Various sensitive scars from her native family and adolescence have all brought Yuko sad and helpless life problems. "Why do parents leave? What is the secret they are trying so hard to protect?" How much tender companionship does a girl need to break out of her cocoon? Cherish the people around you who love you and move forward bravely!

The prototypes of the fire police officers in "Breakthrough" were all derived from the comrades around me, and then through artistic processing, they became characters such as He Zisheng, Yu Manjiang, Ren Kaishan, Yu Lisa, Gao Xin and others. They are real and sensible, with joy and anger, shortcomings and problems, loyalty and perseverance to the cause, ups and downs of life, and the elusiveness of love... "Breakthrough" exhales through the mouths of the characters: abandon, give up! That is, when you encounter a disaster, you must abandon unnecessary possessions and give up your greed for material things; when others need help, you must abandon your fear of danger and give up your inner distractions. This reflects respect for life, and it transcends the "firefighting theme" and becomes universal, and then leads to: What kind of life should we choose based on life?

The dark self-exile of youth, the love song of youth surrounding the mythical rainforest. "The Song of Seren" presents a literary young man living in Borneo, Yoshimitsu Kataha from birth to adolescence, and his passing with three seemingly absent relationships: Anna, a physically fit classmate, Katherine, a friend's charming sister, and a female violinist who has never been seen. Young Renn goes in and out of ignorance and clarity of desire, and the throbbing of life enlightenment and the impulse of reproduction often merge into one. Under Zhang Guixing's poetic and lyrical style, an image of youth gradually took shape: "My uninterrupted self-exile also entered a dark journey. I led my body of desire several times into a tall, lush, smoky fir forest, looking for an unknown castle. But as soon as I stepped into the shadowy forest that covered the sky and the earth, I got lost in the intricate paths and the confusion of the spirits..."

Hou Yitao, a descendant of an old dock boatman, a college student who just graduated from the journalism school and applied for the Langzhou Evening News, came to this dock city, hoping to recreate the glory of his ancestors. When he was like a chivalrous man seeking justice for an innocent girl who fell into the water, he received the love expressed by another girl through childish deception. But his female boss hopes to have a heart-breaking sister-brother relationship with him. But the dock was like a trap set with emotions and desires. He fell into it. In the midst of a hard struggle, he left the dock with a trace of regret and melancholy, as well as the desire and hope for love. Ma Yunyun, a woman who believes that there is love in conspiracy, struggles to escape from a broken marriage, but falls into another web of hatred and loss. She fell into confusion in her revenge against the unfaithful person. The pier also made her realize that a ship cannot stay on a pier and should find its own shore to anchor. She found it, but she was exhausted mentally. The author attempts to describe a generation's exploration of life, love and sex, interests and desires at the beginning of the 21st century, and to describe the sublimity and despicability of human character, the purity, complexity and subtlety of love and desire. Human life is just like a boat. Throughout life, we are experiencing the struggle between good and evil, experiencing the temptation of sexual desire and the dilemma of love, and we are all looking for a suitable shore to anchor.

Set in the southern Dawan City, it tells the story of a brother and sister and several of their children who struggled in the business world during the rolling wave of reform and opening up, and experienced the hardships of starting a business and emotional entanglements. Through their success and failure, introspection and indulgence, frankness and pretense, collaboration and betrayal, they deeply analyze the boundaries of morality and desire in human nature. One step forward or one step back, black and white are completely different, and the colors of life are completely different. As the protagonist group of the novel, these young people who entered the Great Bay have shown extraordinary courage and responsibility in the great changes of the new era. Although in the process of forging ahead, some people's values ​​have been distorted and become discordant notes in the song of reform, after all, the wheels of the times keep rolling, and the high-spirited melody resounds throughout China. As long as we do not forget our original aspirations, we will eventually be able to enter a beautiful and bright future.

This book is an autobiographical novel written by me based on my ten-year experience as a teacher in a mountainous village. Each story in the book highly restores the real scene at that time. In order to better connect the whole book, some stories in the book have been slightly adjusted in order with the real past, and the story telling has been slightly processed. Without affecting the general direction, some modifications and integrations have been made to the original events, aiming to give everyone a hearty reading experience and gain strength from it.

This is the third part of the series of novels "The Age Trilogy". Qiao Yan, who is mainly written as secretary in Hejiawan, hopes to bring new vitality to Hejiawan and revitalize the countryside by calling on Hejiawan people working outside to return to their hometown to start businesses. In the process, she encountered some obstacles, but she still faced the difficulties and tried every means to solve them, attracting young people to return to the village to start businesses, develop modern agriculture, and make Hejiawan lively and full of hope again. The novel uses simple words to portray the image of the protagonist Qiao Yan very vividly. The image of a secretary who is considerate of Hejiawan, conscientious and dedicated to his duties is vividly displayed on the page. It also reflects the new work direction in the construction of new rural areas and the new working methods of young cadres.

This is the second part of the series of novels "The Age Trilogy". It mainly writes about Qiao Yan helping the villagers solve their difficulties, and the village gradually changes. But as she herself got married and had children, problems began to arise in her family relationships. And her life experience gradually surfaced. With the help and support of her family, Qiao Yan finally managed to balance the relationship between family and work. It reflects the practical problems of rural cadres and their career pursuit of getting rid of poverty and becoming well-off. A real and palpable history of contemporary poverty alleviation, a group portrait of secretaries and new rural youths within reach. It tells a subtle and touching story of rural revitalization in a great era and amidst great changes. A rural novel with Sichuan characteristics.

You may have been to New York, or you may have just heard about its prosperity. Whether you are familiar with it or not, you should follow the author's writing to see this refreshing, modern and civilized Noah's Ark. New York is a city that brings light and wealth to the lives of different classes. People of all nationalities, colors, beliefs, and incomes are strangers to each other and coexist in a friendly manner. When modern civilization comes to post-modernity, the compass of Noah's Ark seems to have failed. Whether they are Wall Street elites, radio anchors, international students, European and Australian immigrants, veterans, or street servants, New Yorkers living in the future have all encountered the same modern problem: People are free, but where should their souls go?

This book contains five novellas written by Chen Zhongshi in his early days: "Mr. Blue Robe", "Kang Family Courtyard", "Four Sisters", "Eighteen-Year-Old Brother" and "The Last Harvest". These excellent works are not only the key foundation works of the author's literary attainments, but also artistically record an important period of turbulent ideological changes in our country's society. Re-reading these works of Mr. Chen Zhongshi, a giant in Chinese literature, today not only commemorates Mr. Chen Zhongshi, but also hopes that readers can understand the true meaning of life and gain the enlightenment of love in this changing historical era. The author uses delicate writing to show readers the deep and complex dimensions of life, such as embarrassment and simplicity, silence and noise, action and inaction.

"Miss Su Lihong": The beautiful Miss Su Lihong is "my" mother. She is very elegant and a bit pretentious, so "I" always call her in the DI third person. Since I did not inherit her excellent genes, "I" was not as favored as my younger brother Zhu Honghu since he was a child. Because of her preference for her younger brother, Su Lihong repeatedly interfered in his marriage life, which led to the breakdown of her younger brother's first two marriages, and a rift gradually developed between mother and son.

It is bustling with people coming and going, and no one can be alone, because "Chinese-style human kindness" is everywhere. In life, everyone wants to avoid vulgarity, but no one can avoid vulgarity. Lu Chen and Ye Saijun were a happy couple, and their lives were originally trivial and harmonious. Until the father of young girl Su Koukou had an accident while trying to save Lu's mother, the Lu family's life suddenly became chaotic. Parents are sick, children are in school, workplace relationships, all kinds of human relationships make this young couple overwhelmed, and they are tired of human relationships every day. But after experiencing a series of stories, they were finally warmed by human kindness. There is only one kind of heroism in the world, and that is to still love life after seeing the truth of life clearly. The characters in the story seem familiar, because this is your and my real life.

For decades, the Sheriff has been a loyal servant of the Empire, running the affairs of a small frontier fortress and turning a blind eye to the coming war with the barbarians. However, when the interrogation expert arrived, he witnessed the cruel and unfair treatment of prisoners of war by the empire. He developed sympathy for the victims, so he committed an incredible act of rebellion, and even more unexpectedly, it made him an enemy of the country and changed his destiny. ... "Waiting for the Barbarians" is one of Coetzee's masterpieces and has been adapted into movies, stage plays and even operas. This book was selected into the "20th Century Literature Excellence" book series by Penguin Books.

"The Life and Times of Michael K" is a Booker Prize-winning novel, the highest award for English literature. In war-torn South Africa, Michael K embarks on a journey to take his sick mother back to her home in the countryside. Halfway through, his mother died, leaving Michael K alone in this chaotic world, surrounded by brutal and roaming armies. Michael K was imprisoned, but he could not accept the imprisonment and was determined to live with dignity, so he escaped. This life-affirming novel goes to the heart of the human experience: the need for an inner, spiritual life, the need to find connection with the world we live in, and the need to maintain a pure perspective.

This book is the latest novel by Nobel Prize winner Coetzee and the final chapter of the "Jesus Trilogy" series. The protagonist of "The Death of Jesus" is still the young David. In this book, David is ten years old and plays football with his friends every week. They had no equipment or rules: sometimes there were thirty people on the court, sometimes just five. The director of a nearby orphanage invited them to form a team to compete against the boarding school team. They may enjoy measuring themselves against a real team. Do your best and make everything win. David chose to leave his home and live with the team. Soon, however, he falls victim to a mysterious illness. And all kinds of people around David began to commemorate him in different ways after his death. Everyone has their own understanding of David and their own opinions...

"John-Christophe" is Romain Rolland's masterpiece novel. It reflects a series of contradictions and conflicts in real society through the life experience of John-Christophe, and promotes humanitarianism and heroism. The novel describes the struggling life of John-Christophe, from the awakening of his musical talent as a child, to his contempt and resistance to the powerful in his youth, to his career pursuit and success as an adult, and finally to the lofty state of spiritual tranquility. In 1915 Romain Rolland won the Nobel Prize for Literature for "Johan-Christophe".

The new comedy by the British literary genius Hornby shows the counterattack of a grassroots girl to become a big star of the BBC; it pays tribute to Barbra Streisand's Oscar-winning film "Funny Girl". Cleverly retelling the history of the BBC's golden era and recreating the unique pop culture of "Swinging London". The title of this book is borrowed from American acting superstar Barbra Streisand's Oscar-winning musical film Funny Girl (also translated as "Funny Girl"). However, it is not a simple reproduction of the film, but a combination of fiction and reality. Through a clever retelling of the golden age of the BBC, it tells the story of the birth of a British version of "Funny Girl" - the female joker Barbra, until she flew up a branch and became a phoenix. The novel draws on the era of pop culture explosion such as "Swinging London" in the 1960s to describe how a grassroots girl constantly changes her self-perception on the road to pursuing her dreams. It also makes a wonderful display of the traditional British radio and television industry that is full of irony and humor.

"The Boss" written by Wang Fangchen tells the story of a walnut orchard that was devastated by war and hunger. Boss Zhuang worked with the villagers to fight against the town, which was controlled by ultra-leftist trends, and everyone was able to survive the difficult years. He hoped to get Zhuang Daoqian's support, but was misunderstood, so he took an extraordinary step - betraying his beloved woman Li Mai and making Yaya, the village chief's daughter, pregnant. She gave birth to a son, Jia Xiang. A group of urban educated youth came to the village. His wife Li Mai had a relationship with Cui Mingcheng. Boss Zhuang became angry and used the educated youth Liu Fucai to retaliate against Cui Mingcheng. Li Mai then committed suicide. Times are constantly changing. Mr. Zhuang resigned from his position as village party secretary, opened a large walnut orchard workshop, and became the richest man in the local area. Jiaxiang gradually grew up. One day, Boss Zhuang was waiting in the walnut orchard and asked to help him study. Jiaxiang began to have various speculations about his life experience. Later, Jiaxiang was admitted to university and left his hometown. Wealth did not bring Mr. Zhuang more, but the loneliness in the walnut orchard became stronger and stronger. Jiaxiang returned to his hometown during the summer vacation. Boss Zhuang behaved abnormally, causing dissatisfaction with his daughter Mang Mei. Mang Mei yearns for a new life, but getting close to Jia Xiang brings deep humiliation. Zhuang Daoqian reluctantly revealed to Mang Mei the many years of grievances between their previous generations. Boss Zhuang realized that everything he had was based on false illusions, so he threw himself into the workshop fire and died. Mang Mei felt guilty and married Yuan Guangtian, the man she despised most. Many years later, Mang Mei's youth has passed away, but her memory of her father will never end.

The father is an art teacher, the mother works in a bookstore, and the son is in middle school. This most ordinary family of three in China lost their house overnight due to an accident. Without the house, will the family still be there? Is the family love still there? The black humor is staged one after another, comparable to the Chinese version of "Parasite".

"Public Enemy" is a book of secrets: the secret of Tong Anfu being held hostage at night, the secret of his initiative to give up his power to Han Dianyi, the secret of the Xiaobai Building, the tacit secret between Shao Guanwu, the director of the soil management office, and the people of Tongjiazhuang, and the theft of cultural relics from the ancient pagoda. The secret of the village girl's disappearance, the secret of the "little red book" on the logo of the Hantong Group... The novel describes the sway of Chinese villages and individuals in the village in the storm of the times, and creates a vivid image of farmer Han Dianyi, a moral self-examination and introspection person. Han Dianyi once used "benevolence and righteousness" as his magic weapon to successfully establish the Hantong Group, but his life later became corrupt. The former lover committed suicide in despair to wake him up, and then lived in seclusion in the cemetery. His successor Tong Heizi inherited his mantle, making the Hantong Group still dominate the countryside. His brother Tong Zhicheng resigned and returned, causing Tong Heizi's inner turmoil. On a snowy night, Tong Heizi walked alone on the road of no return. While Han Dianyi blamed himself, he told others the secret he had kept in the cemetery for more than ten years. Tong Zhi took over Ren Hantong Group, while Han Dianyi took the initiative to dig his own grave with the ashes of his former lover in his arms.

I have always pretended to be a normal person, but "Confessions of a Mask" understood the madness inside me! The starting point of Mishima literature! Japan's epoch-making and bizarre work. My whole life I have been performing against my will. Pain said to me: "You are not human. You cannot interact with people. You are some kind of inhuman, strange and miserable creature." When pretending becomes a habit, can you still distinguish between the mask and the real self?

The "Living Immortal" Ancient Blind Man predicted that Liu Yiming, the young master of the Liu family, would suffer a life-or-death disaster when he was eight years old. The philanthropic Mr. Liu didn't understand the true meaning of this disaster until his tragic death. The Liu family has been in decline since then. Liu Yiming relied on his ability to turn his hands into clouds and rain, and staged a wonderful life of marrying a good wife, fighting bullies, playing tricks on enemies, building a family business, and killing traitors.

"Wolf Trial" is a battle between wolf nature and human nature written by the author with conscience and tears. This book uses the wolf nature of the wilderness to interrogate the human nature of civilization, and scientifically and boldly dissects and analyzes the twin monsters of "pollution and corruption" in modern society with a ruthless knife and pen. It intends to explore and explore the trajectory of human self-destruction in the deep relationships between power and money, law and human nature, morality and society. The plot of this book has ups and downs, and if you read it patiently, you will feel that "The Wolf Trial" only talks about one truth throughout the book, which is that "all dharmas are empty, and cause and effect are not empty" in Buddhism. The author's writings, which are influenced by his rich life experience and profound thinking, are full of Buddhist principles and Zen ideas, and exude a deep sense of compassion.

In order to escape the violence from her husband, family, society and the crowd, she decided to become a tree. In the eyes of Yinghui's husband, Mr. Zheng, Yinghui before her illness was an ordinary woman: neither tall nor short, hair neither long nor short, plain in appearance, dressed in ordinary clothes, docile, plain and quiet. Just as he hoped, Yinghui perfectly played the role of an ordinary wife-taking care of the housework and serving her husband, just like thousands of traditional women.

We are an inconspicuous group in the school, an outlier. We are a book club. St. Mariana Academy is an aristocratic girls' school in Tokyo with a long history. There are two pillars of club activities on campus. One is [Western Palace·Student Union] - the leader of the academy, and the other pillar is [Oriental Palace·Drama Club] - which gathers all kinds of beauties in the school. In addition, there is the [Northern Cultural Hooligan·News Agency] to compete with it. As for the south, living in a red brick building on the verge of being abandoned, is the [Southern Eccentrics·Book Club]. The members of the book club are almost all quiet and inconspicuous girls. They sit in a corner, sipping black tea and reading quietly. What is not known is that there are several secret club record books hidden on the bookshelves of the club. The rare events that have been obliterated in the official history of the school are continuously recorded by the nameless girls. The century-old dark history of aliens spans different eras, from the founding of the academy in 1919 to post-war Japan, the bubble economy, the relaxed era... It carries the tears and joy of girls, the changes and trends of the world, and can be called a girl's version of "One Hundred Years of Solitude".

What kind of helplessness and despair forced a middle-aged man to rob a cashless bank with a toy gun on the morning before the New Year. The robbers who failed in their operation fled in panic into an apartment for sale on the top floor of the building, which was full of potential buyers who were looking at the house. From there, the robbery turned into a hostage-taking case. However, things developed unexpectedly. There was no confrontation between police and robbers, and no fatal blow. After a long day, the eight hostages were released safe and sound, but the robbers were completely missing. The police interrogated the hostages one by one, only to find that each of them had a lot of complaints and questions, but no one could tell and didn't care where the robbers had gone.

The novel "Three Autumns in One Day" quotes the folk legend of "Hua Er Niang", uses imaginary stories to describe the paintings painted by Uncle Liu in "my" memory during his lifetime, and explores the nature of Yanjin people's humor. Chen Changjie, Li Yansheng, and Cherry were selected from the two-meter-square troupe character sketches, and the characters that appeared around the protagonists included drivers, street sweepers, and restaurant owners. The life experiences and stories of several families were connected in series, and the forgotten emotions and thoughts of the world were recreated. Later, it leads to the ordinary father and son's understanding of the truth of life after experiencing the hardships of life. They realized at different times and places: an important moment in life is like three autumns in one day, but this moment will never come again. The novel is full of black humor, philosophy contained in secular life, and imagination that breaks down the barriers of daily life. Liu Zhenyun writes about human nature, land and destiny in reality and imagination. It is both humor and satire; it is both magic and reality.

This topic is a short novel in which the author records the growth process from birth to adulthood in the form of a diary. The manuscript is divided into 5 parts, perjury - fragments - frivolity - transformation - young wings. The topics selected are scenes that we love to see in our daily lives, which fully describe the gradual psychological maturity in the process of growing up, the changes of the times, and the life of people coming and going. The author describes the scenes vividly, the language is simple and fluent, the scenes have a strong visual sense, and are highly readable, and are equipped with illustrations to enhance the reading experience of the book. This topic is highly appreciative in form, content, and language. It is suitable for young people aged 18 to 40 to read. It can also be used as extracurricular reading material for middle and high school students to accumulate composition materials.

Forty-three-year-old Jennifer is a senior HR person who is capable, enthusiastic and upright at work, but her life is like a disaster. Her handsome and charming ex-boyfriend is a playboy, her seemingly timid and weak ex-husband cheated on her, her sister is domineering and selfish, and only her best friend Olivia, who she has known for many years, is always by her side. Jennifer thought she would die here, until an accident came and completely broke her dull life. She was diagnosed with a rare blood disease and only had 90 days left. As her life began to count down, Jennifer, who didn't know how to refuse, was afraid of causing trouble to others, and never dared to argue with people face to face, decided to do some "crazy" things and say the things she had always wanted to say but never dared to say. Then, as Jennifer soon discovered that once she started expressing herself, it was hard to stop, she seemed to have recaptured her happiness. But at this time, things changed again...

Newton lives between the illusion of the Internet and the heaviness of reality, between the beautiful memories of campus and the unfamiliarity and fear of Beijing. In the agency, he behaved with his tail between his legs, hoping to get the attention of his superiors. For a place to study abroad, these elite graduates from prestigious schools engage in a battle of wisdom and shame. The year after graduation is a special period. The so-called morals, ideals, and values ​​that these former proud students have spent decades establishing on campus are in danger of collapse. Some of them are still persisting, some have chosen to give up, and some hope to find other ways out...

Jenny, a girl, had a falling out with her parents because she insisted on switching to film studies. The 19-year-old girl was tired of her family and had no friends. Under her "cold girl" persona, she hid a heart full of insecurity and loneliness. Jenny, who left her parents' home, moved into the "Sunset Promenade" apartment, where she met a group of roommates who seemed boring and weird. The person in charge of the apartment asked Jenny to play movies from time to time in the lounge of the apartment and called it the "Lonely Hearts Cinema". After the movie started, many strange things happened one after another in the apartment, and each incident seemed to echo the plot of the movie that had just been shown! Who did this? Under Jenny's investigation, she unexpectedly discovered that each seemingly lonely roommate had a touching past. When news came that the apartment was facing bankruptcy due to poor management, Jenny discovered that she and her roommates had actually been healing and redeeming each other...

"One pot of clear soup, bright and hot, can wash away all the sorrows in the world." The story tells about the past and present life of old Beijing hot pot, but it also includes life and death, love and hatred. In 1898 AD, a long-standing feud was tied to death in Shangjiayingzi, Hejian Prefecture, Zhili. The Shang family decided by drawing lots to send young Jusheng to the palace to be a eunuch. With the help of his friends Muchengfu and Suqier, Jusheng escaped, and his cousin Juhong was castrated and sent to the top of the palace. Ju Sheng helped chef Xia Delin start the "Jinding Shabu Shabu" in Beijing. Juhong then lived in the Forbidden City with his late emperor Puyi. "Dashunfang" was also squeezed out by Shang Juhong. Jusheng used prostitutes to collect debts, spent money to support Qingqing, opened a banquet, and a series of puzzling methods to keep "Dashunfang" alive. Juhong, who was bent on revenge, went bankrupt and ended up in poverty. Fighting to the death seems so pathetic and ridiculous. The world is full of vicissitudes, only true love is valuable.

In the early years of the 20th century, as the Qing government's fiscal depletion caused by ceding land and paying indemnities, the Qing Dynasty had to support industry and commerce to expand financial resources, and the Chinese business community entered a special period of reshuffling. The rapid rise of Zhejiang merchants centered on Ning, Shao, Hang, Jia and Hu areas laid the foundation for China's earliest national industry and commerce. However, the crisis-ridden imperial court focused on the newly emerging Zhejiang business group. Is it a blessing or a curse? The story begins with a strange marriage that happened inside this gate...

The historical picture of Houhonglou, the first-class brothel in Bada Hutong, before it came to an end. Human nature, soul, and values ​​have long deviated from the track of civilization. Yuan Qingqing worked hard to manage this gorgeous and dangerous building. She has been in a brothel since she was twelve years old, climbed to the position of shopkeeper, and became a puppet manipulated by various factions. Yuan Qingqing is cruel and vicious, but there is still kindness and tenderness left. She faced the Suyun sisters who sold themselves to their father, Sai Chun who had a similar fate to her, the idiot Xi Zhuo'er, and the orphan girl Pen'er left behind by Japan's defeat, showing her complex character and twisted human nature. Faced with the manipulation of evil forces, Yuan Qingqing once again showed her scheming and extraordinary way of survival. In the unique character gallery of Houhonglou, each character has its own unique soul. Eventually, Houhonglou was closed.

The story takes place in the United States in the 1950s. Our protagonist Atticus is a young veteran. Like many young people at that time, he also liked reading science fiction novels, Weird Tales magazine, H. P. Lovecraft's novels, and the Cthulhu Mythos; but the difference was that he was black. Under the apartheid system, dark skin was the "original sin." His family, who faced injustice and discrimination every day, couldn't understand him. As a black man, why would he read the bullshit of a white supremacist like H. P. Lovecraft? Why the fascination with nonsense like the Cthulhu Mythos? Until one day, a mysterious rich white man suddenly appeared and led the Atticus family to an old castle in Adamu. A journey that made everyone "go crazy with their SAN value" officially began!

Through a veteran cadre's review and rumination on his forty years of work in the Northeast, it reflects the magnificent history of how Baihe, Beiland, transformed from Beidahuang to Beidacang under the leadership of the party. Party spirit and human nature are intertwined, and good times and setbacks are alternately tempered, showing the deep feelings and unchanging beliefs of the developers and builders of the Northland. A veteran cadre suffering from Alzheimer's disease wrote foolish words at the end of his life. His son, together with a writer friend, returned to the Northland according to the map to search for old friends and salvage old memories for his father. The name was called "Recalling the Soul of the Father", but it was actually an inventory of the treacherous life of the builder of New China, which was a mixture of merit and fault, right and wrong, compromise and perseverance. The novel is an independent chapter based on the names of thirty places where the protagonist once worked. It is a collection of 30 Northland custom paintings and thirty milestones in the development and changes of the Northland.

"Monument" is a novel written by Shanghai writer Wang Xiaoying based on her own parents. She uses a passionate style of writing to describe her father's generation who fought bloody battles and selfless dedication for national liberation and national construction. It reflects the various tests of life and death, crises of trust, love and affection, hatred and confusion they experienced during their decades of revolutionary career. The author extends his writing to the next generation, writing about the new life faced by young people after the reform and opening up, their high-spirited mental state of studying and working hard for a better future, as well as their happiness and misfortune in love, family and other aspects. The novel has a far-reaching background, full of emotions, and high style. The art continues Wang Xiaoying's consistent style. The writing is exquisite, the plot is rich, and he is good at creating atmosphere, making the work full of life and appeal. Wang Xiaoying's parents and parents-in-law are both veterans of the New Fourth Army. "Writing the story of his parents' generation" is a wish that has been buried in Wang Xiaoying's heart for more than 20 years. She wants to "stand in today's position and reflect on the difficult path that parents have traveled, and then reflect on our current values ​​and outlook on life."

"Go Down, Moses" is a novel written by William Faulkner in 1942. It consists of seven related parts. Each part is relatively independent but also integrated into a complete picture. The author examines the complex and changing relationship between whites and blacks, man and nature from multiple angles, and uses unique modern writing techniques to weave a novel with a compact structure, rich connotations and implications. "Go, Moses" was originally the title of a famous black spiritual song.

Faulkner is a master of novels and an excellent short story writer. The articles included in this collection are all outstanding works of Faulkner's short stories, representing the literary style and main achievements of Faulkner's short stories. Faulkner's short stories and his novels are basically in the same vein, no matter in terms of subject matter, content or technique. Most of his short stories are still set in Yoknapatawpha County, describing the vicissitudes of that kingdom and the world's human conditions, exploring issues such as family, women, race, class, etc., And expressing "the inner conflicts of human beings."

"Camel Xiangzi" tells the tragic story of Xiangzi, a rickshaw driver in the old city of Beiping, China. Xiangzi comes from the countryside, and the increasingly declining and declining countryside makes it impossible for him to survive. He fights against life with his tenacious character and stubborn attitude, which constitutes the main plot content of the novel. The outcome of the fight ended with Xiangzi's failure. The profound realism of this novel lies in the fact that it not only describes the material deprivation of Xiangzi by the harsh living environment, but also depicts Xiangzi's spiritual decadence after his life ideals were destroyed.

Against the background of the outbreak of the Marco Polo Bridge Incident and the fall of Peking, the novel takes the life of four generations of the Qi family as the main line. It vividly and truly depicts the ups and downs, life and death of all classes and people of all colors represented by the residents of Xiaoyangquan Hutong, and is full of epic style. Lao She said that this novel is the longest and probably the best book he has written since he started writing. It was selected as one of the "Top 100 Chinese Novels of the 20th Century" by Asia Weekly. This time it is included in the "Newly Compiled and New Chinese Curriculum Standards Must-Read Series", with an "Introduction" at the front of the book and a "Knowledge Link" at the back to provide readers with necessary guidance and accumulation of knowledge.