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Human Ruins: Chevincourt

(soviet Union) Platonov

369K0

This book is the representative work of the Soviet literary master Platonov. The novel is set in a special historical period when the old and the new change. From the perspectives of two generations, the father and his son respectively show how people are reborn from the collapse of the old era and strive to find a path to build a new world in the new era. A group of visionaries re-opened the world in Chevencourt and built a new world that "eradicates differences". They abolished private property, demolished forests and demolished houses, lived in the open air, did not work, and relied entirely on the energy of the sun to survive. A group of "outsiders" settled here, hoping to develop a "brave new world" here. However, the enthusiasm of the Chevengur people cannot change the laws of the real world. Without production and creation, life here is becoming increasingly miserable. When the enemy attacked, the Chevengur people, who lacked material support, were completely unable to resist the enemy's attack, and eventually Chevengur was reduced to a "human ruin."

If History Was a Park (all Four Volumes)

(germany) Max Kruse

533K0

Three young people, Berenike, Roman and Stefan, accidentally entered an "evolutionary park" and met the mysterious, knowledgeable and wise guide Senex, starting their wonderful journey through historical time and space. They have personally experienced the birth of the universe, the evolution of human beings, and the development of human civilization. They saw the strange and complicated burial rituals of the ancient Egyptians, and met Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle; later they went to Italy and saw Michelangelo working almost day and night on the scaffolding; they took a boat to England, visited the Elizabethan theater, and witnessed The first human flight in a balloon... In the form of light-hearted novels and travel notes, this book leads readers to travel through time and space, to be at the first scene of the evolution of civilization, to come into contact with important figures and events in the history of civilization, and to personally experience the development and evolution of literature, art, philosophy, science and other fields...

The Moon and Sixpence

The Moon and Sixpence

General Fiction

(british) Maugham

142K0

This book is a classic literary masterpiece with a high literary status. The novel uses the life of French Impressionist painter Paul as the material. It describes Strickland, an originally ordinary securities broker. From beginning to end, it revolves around the theme of Strickland's strange life and explores what he is pursuing. The story unfolds through the description of such a geek who is obsessed with art and does not understand the world, as well as the characters such as Stroeve, Blanche, and Etta who closely surround him. By narrating this development process, the author deeply explores the contradictions and interactions between life and art, and explores thought-provoking issues such as the relationship between personality and genius, and the contradiction between artists and society.

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General Fiction

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Kanoko Okamoto said: "Novel is my first love." But before traveling in Europe, Kanoko Okamoto had never been involved in novel writing. Three years before her death, at the age of 47, she began to be active in the literary world as a novelist. In just three years, she has left many popular works. After her death, the fireworks-like creative process triggered an upsurge of mourning in the Japanese literary world, and people re-understood this legendary writer in mourning. Kawabata Yasunari lamented: "After Okamoto's death, her reputation as a writer has increased day by day." "Okamoto Kanoko" is a collection of novels written by Kanoko Okamoto, including 10 short stories and short stories. Kanoko Okamoto's writing style is smooth and delicate. Although modern, it is unique in the era in which she lives. She tells stories that are either warm or gloomy in a calm manner.

On the Road (masterpieces of Foreign Literature Series)

Jack Kerouac

240K0

"On the Road" tells the story of Sal Parades, Dean Mariadi and others who traveled extensively in the United States, Mexico and other places. It is recognized as a classic work of the "Beats". It was selected into the "Time" magazine's 100 best English novels of the 20th century, the Library of America's 100 best novels in the world in the 20th century, and the British BBC's readers' 100 favorite novels. It is a classic in the history of American literature and even the history of world literature. In 1962, five translators, Huang Yushi, Shi Xianrong, Li Wenjun, Liu Huiqin, and He Ru, took the pseudonyms "Shi Rong and Wen Huiru" as their pen names, and worked together to translate and publish China's first excerpt of "On the Road". The publication was close to the era of the original text, and the language was accurate. Later, Mr. Huang Yisi, Huang Yushi's son, completed the supplementary translation, allowing the work to meet readers in both form and spirit. This collection is included in the "Foreign Literature Masterpiece Series", which is the first time that our company has added this variety to the classic series. In the form of a story, this book vividly and profoundly shows readers the various drawbacks of a confused life, and encourages young people to find the direction of life. At the end of the article, Mr. Huang Yushi, one of the translators of this book, elaborates on the different manifestations of the Beats, investigates the social reasons for their emergence, raises a warning, and provides readers with further correct guidance.

The Decameron: a Collection of Stories in the Time of Covid-19

New York Times Magazine Editor

106K0

"The Decameron: A Collection of Stories During the COVID-19 Period" is a collection of stories inspired by Boccaccio's "The Decameron" that the New York Times invited 29 well-known contemporary writers to write during the COVID-19 period. In 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic raged around the world, the New York Times Magazine took "The Decameron" as its theme and invited 29 writers to write short stories to write about the epidemic of this era. Themes include love, life and death, aging, daily life, etc. It not only focuses on the epidemic itself, but the main purpose of this book is that at this moment when the world is pressed on the pause button, all knowledge and opinions may not be so important, and the experience and feelings of life itself are more important. These may only be touched by novels.

The Diamond as Big as the Ritz=the Diamond as Big as the Ritz Hotel (english Version)

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"The Diamond as Big as the Ritz" (The Diamond as Big as the Ritz) is a classic novella by the famous American writer Fitzgerald. The story follows a young Southerner who travels to Montana to escape the summer with a wealthy college classmate. But it turns out that this classmate's family is much more than just rich...

A Clean Well-lighted Place=a Clean and Bright Place (english Version)

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"A Clean Well-Lighted Place" is a short story written by Hemingway in 1933. The story is set in Madrid, Spain after World War I, and through a scene in a midnight coffee shop, it profoundly reveals the nihilistic dilemma of postwar society and mankind's pursuit of dignity.

The Chrysanthemums=chrysanthemums (english Version)

(us) John Steinbeck

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"The Chrysanthemums" is a short story written by John Steinbeck in 1938. It tells the story of the heroine's desire and disillusionment for freedom in a closed farm life. The novel uses symbolism to show the survival dilemma of traditional women in a patriarchal society.

Bartleby, the Scrivener=bartleby the Scrivener (english Version)

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"Bartleby, The Scrivener" is a representative novella by Herman Melville, the American writer and author of "Moby-Dick". When Bartleby first entered the law firm, he was capable and diligent, but soon he was unwilling to do anything except copywriting. For all the tasks assigned by his boss, he responded with "I would rather not"...

A Piece of Steak=a Piece of Steak (english Version)

(us) Jack London

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"A Piece of Steak" is a short story published by Jack London in 1909. It depicts the tragedy of boxer Tom King in a realistic way when he is forced to participate in the competition due to hunger and poverty. In the story, steak is not only the food needed for survival, but also a metaphor for the protagonist's gradually disappearing physical strength and dignity.

The Bear=bear (english Version)

(us) William Faulkner

7K0

"The Bear" is a novella written by American writer and Nobel Prize winner William Faulkner in 1941. It is included in the novel "Go, Moses" and forms its core chapter. This book tells three hunting stories, using symbolic techniques to metaphor the erosion of nature by industrial civilization.

The Dead=dead (english Version)

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"The Dead" is a masterpiece of short stories by the famous Irish writer James Joyce. After the Christmas party, intellectual Gabriel falls into a mental breakdown as his wife Greta reminisces about an old lover who died of illness. The image of "it's snowing all over Ireland" at the end sublimates personal emotional crisis into a meditation on life and death, love and national destiny. The image of snow covering the living and the dead has become a classic scene in modernist literature.

To Build a Fire=to Build a Fire (english Version)

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"To Build a Fire" is a short story published by American writer Jack London in 1907. It tells the tragedy of a gold digger who froze to death in an extremely cold environment because he ignored the laws of nature. It is regarded as a classic of naturalistic literature. Through the comparison between humans and dogs, the novel reveals the fragility of human reason in the face of natural forces, and criticizes industrial civilization's arrogance towards nature.

White Fang=white Fang (english Version)

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75K0

"White Fang" is Jack London's classic animal novel about the transformation of a wolfdog. The young White Fang survived the severe cold and was later domesticated as a sled dog by an Indian tribe. He was then trafficked and turned into a fighting dog. When it was about to die, it was saved by the kind-hearted Scott. Because of Scott's patience and love, it gradually lost its wild nature. When gangsters attacked his master, White Fang protected his master with his life and completed his ascension. The novel reveals the good and evil of human nature through the perspective of animals, and shows the power of trust and redemption.

Kawabata Yasunari's Novel Collection (seven Volumes in Total)

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785K0

"Snow Country" is a crystal clear artistic world carved by Kawabata Yasunari's pen. This place, far away from the hustle and bustle, is full of the emptiness and silence of the original state of life. Through the portrayal of the three main characters Shimamura, Komako and Ye Zi, the novel shows the unremitting pursuit of beautiful love, the ultimate yearning for the beauty of reality, and the infinite sorrow for nihilism. "Ancient Capital" is a literary postcard of the city of Kyoto carefully drawn by Yasunari Kawabata. The novel uses light and delicate writing to narrate the joys and sorrows of the twin sisters Chieko and Naeko, and writes about their bitter life experiences, pure love, and their yearning for a better life. Cleverly, the author places the beautiful relationship between the sisters in the four seasons of Kyoto to describe it. The scenes blend together, allowing readers to appreciate the beauty of Kyoto's ancient culture. "A Thousand Cranes" is the Nobel Prize-winning work of Kawabata Yasunari. It is the ultimate masterpiece that combines morality and desire into the tea ceremony. The novel tells the story of Kikuji, who was born in a famous tea ceremony family, and quietly met several women who had a close relationship with his father at a tea party, and was involved in the whirlpool of fate. "The Dancing Girl of Izu" is a poignant, romantic and sad novel written by Kawabata Yasunari based on his personal experience. The work describes a high school student "I" who traveled to Izu alone and met an innocent dancing girl, and then developed a beautiful and regretful innocent love. "Flowers Never Sleep" was written by Kawabata Yasunari after he woke up at four o'clock in the morning. At that time, he found that begonia flowers were still blooming at night, which triggered a series of philosophical thoughts on beauty. He carved a flower and a world with his warm writing style; he used his subtle inner feelings to develop a word and a wisdom; he used his flowing thoughts to spread out an article and a life. "Mountain Sound" is the work of Kawabata Yasunari in his later years. Shingo, who is in his sixties, suffers from the burnout and fatigue of his many years of life. He is deeply aware of the invisible barriers between people and the lack of warmth and love. The sound of the mountain that arouses Shingo's fear of death is the cry of first love that has been buried deep in his heart for decades and has never been satisfied. He always looks for emotional and spiritual solace in his first love and daughter-in-law Juzi, which become a bright rainbow in his spiritual world. "Sleeping Beauty" is the culmination of Kawabata Yasushi's 60th birthday. Through the five experiences of the old man Eguchi to Sleeping Beauty's house, six sleeping beauties, and three dreams, the novel tells the story of people's helplessness towards aging and death in old age, their inferiority complex towards old men and their nostalgia for youth.

The Era of Great Change (2 Volumes in Total)

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406K0

Ken Follett, author of "Fall of Giants" and master of all-night novels, has a new work! At the end of the 18th century, the British Industrial Revolution was quietly rewriting the world structure. Machines replaced manual work, factories swallowed up villages, and war spread across Europe. Technology is running wild, beliefs are being torn apart, old systems are collapsing, and a new era has yet to come. In such great changes of the times, a tenacious female textile worker, a small workshop owner who sympathizes with the workers, and a cloth merchant who survives in the cracks - they come from the bottom of society, but they struggle, fight, fall in love, and betray each other, looking for value and dignity under the rolling wheel of history. They failed to change history, but with the power of fighting against fate, they jointly wrote an epic that belongs to mortals. Ken Follett, with his usual profound writing power, outlines the pain and hope of social transformation, and tells how ordinary people struggling in the center of the storm become the masters of their destiny.

The Pearl = Pearl (english Version)

(us) John Steinbeck

27K0

For diver Kino, finding a magnificent pearl means the prospect of a better life for his impoverished family. The dream blinded him from seeing the greed and disaster caused by the pearl. Steinbeck's classic reveals the absurdity of the American Dream - where wealth solves all problems - and how we fall from innocence and then back again.

The Lottery = Lottery (english Version)

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"Lottery in June makes the banker gain money quickly." On a sunny day in June, in an idyllic village, the villagers gathered together to hold the annual lottery event. Children look around for smooth and round stones and put them in their pockets...

The Fellowship of the Ring (the Lord of Rings, Part 1)=the Lord of the Rings: the Fellowship of the Ring (english Version)

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197K0

One Ring rules all the Rings, one Ring seeks all the Rings, one Ring summons all the Rings, and one Ring binds all the Rings in the dark! A unique and completely authentic Lord of the Rings universe! Awakening from the depths of the well of time, it is rich in detail, extremely entertaining and profound!

The Hobbit=the Hobbit (english Version)

(english) J. R. R. Tolkien

100K0

"The Hobbit" is a prequel to "The Lord of the Rings". It tells the story of a kind of hobbit who lived in a hole in the ground. Hobbits are people smaller than dwarves, kind, shrewd and law-abiding. Baggins is one of them. That day he was smoking at the entrance of the cave. The famous warlock Gandalf arrived and brought a group of strange guests to Baggins...

Cannery Row = Cannery Row (english Version)

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"Cannery Row" was published in 1945 and focuses on life in a certain community during the Great Depression: both community prosperity and personal loneliness. Based on his recollections of real residents of the California place, including his long-time friend Ed Ricketts, Steinbeck portrays many fascinating characters in a difficult time, creating a novel that is both humorous and poignant.

The Heart is a Lonely Hunter=the Heart is a Lonely Hunter (english Version)

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129K0

The story takes place in the southern United States and tells the story of a group of people. Apart from being very lonely, they seemed to have little in common. A young girl, a drunken man, and a black doctor are attracted to the gentle, compassionate deaf-mute John Singer, whose presence changes their lives.

The Lord of the Rings Boxed Set=the Lord of the Rings Trilogy (english Version)

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558K0

"The Lord of the Rings" (The Lord of the Rings), also translated as "The Lord of the Rings", is a long fantasy novel by the British writer and Oxford University professor Tolkien. It is recognized as a modern classic fantasy literature in the West. It is divided into three parts: "The Lord of the Rings", "The Two Towers" and "The Return of the King".

Monday or Tuesday: Eight Stories=monday or Tuesday: Eight Stories (english Version)

(british) Virginia Woolf

20K0

"Monday or Tuesday: Eight Stories" is a collection of early short stories by the famous British female writer Virginia Woolf. In this work, traditional plot and character concepts are abandoned, replaced by a stream-of-consciousness, almost dreamy, experimental narrative. The short length of each novel in this work makes it easier for readers to access the so-called "stream of consciousness" novels.

We Have Always Lived in the Castle=we Have Always Lived in the Castle (english Version)

(us) Shirley Jackson

59K0

"We Have Always Live in the Castle" is a masterpiece of gothic novels by the famous American female writer Shirley Jackson. Merricat Blackwood lives in the family estate with her sister Constance and uncle Julian. Not long ago, there were seven Blackwoods on the estate - until one terrible night, deadly arsenic found its way into the sugar bowl. Constance is acquitted and returns home, where Merricat protects her from the curiosity and hostility of the villagers. Their days pass in happy solitude until cousin Charles appears. Only Merricat can see the danger, and she must act quickly to prevent Constance from falling into his clutches.

Everything That Rises Must Converge=everything That Rises Must Converge (english Version)

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"Everything That Rises Must Converge" is a representative collection of short stories by the famous American female writer Flannery O'Connor. In the last ten years of O'Connor's life, she used her pen as a torch to write this short story collection "All Things Rise Must Converge", illuminating those weird but real corners of the American South. O'Connor used her unique black humor and strong satire to create eccentric, paranoid, selfish or hypocritical characters on the stage of the American South, a land full of contradictions, and directed scenes of absurd and bizarre dramas. In the end, all the stories came to an abrupt end in a strong emotional impact.

Poison Chocolate Murder Case

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128K0

A box of poisoned chocolates, six detectives, seven completely different "perfect" truths - one day, a knight in the club received a box of chocolates, which he gave to another member of the club. Hours later, the member's wife died of poisoning after eating the chocolate. When the police were helpless, six reasoning enthusiasts from the Crime Research Club came forward, but they each derived completely different conclusions - each answer was logically rigorous and pointed to a different murderer. However, each answer can also be overturned by the next answer... Can reasonably arranged clues and seemingly smooth logical reasoning really construct the so-called "ultimate truth"?

The Poisoned Chocolates Case=poisoned Chocolates Case (english Version)

(uk) Anthony Berkeley

72K0

"The PoisonedChocolatesCase" is the representative work of British mystery writer Anthony Berkeley. Mr. Bendix took the chocolates sent to Sir Eustace home, and his wife was poisoned and died after eating them. Such a coincidence, who did it? For what? The police investigating this strange case immediately fell into trouble. At this time, the "Criminal Circle Research Society", an amateur society composed of people who love the art of reasoning, came to help investigate the case. Unexpectedly, six of the reasoning fans found six perfect reasoning conclusions. Six different conclusions can effectively explain the case and "solve" the case logically, but there is only one truth...

The Screwtape Letters=the Devil's Letters (english Version)

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"The Screwtape Letters" is another masterpiece of C. S. Lewis, author of "The Chronicles of Narnia". In a humorous and insightful exchange of letters between two "devils," C. S. Lewis delves into issues of good and evil, temptation, repentance, and more. Through this wonderful story, the author digs deeply into human nature and satirizes falsehood and noise.

The Bell Jar=the Bell Jar (english Version)

(us) Sylvia Plath

75K0

"The Bell Jar" is the representative work of the famous American female writer Sylvia Plath. The novel records the collapse of Esther Greenwood: she is talented, beautiful, gifted and successful, but she slowly collapses - perhaps for the last time. Sylvia Plath deftly draws the reader into Esther's breakdown, making Esther's insanity completely real, even plausible, and as easy to stomach as watching a movie. To reveal the dark corners of the psyche so deeply is a remarkable achievement, and one that has made the novel a classic of American literature.

The Haunting of Hill House= Evil House (english Version)

(us) Shirley Jackson

72K0

"The Haunting of Hill House" is the representative novel of the famous American female writer Shirley Jackson. It was voted one of the top 100 English novels of the 20th century by readers of Random House's "Modern Library" and was nominated for the National Book Award. Hill House was a legacy left by a wealthy man to his two daughters. However, in the past hundred years, it has become a lingering nightmare for future generations. Both the original owner and the tenants who moved in later died inexplicably. Is all this really the work of evil spirits, as the rumors say? Or is there something else hidden? A doctor who studies paranormal phenomena, determined to uncover its truth, recruits a man and two women to live in this house. But just a few days after moving in, they felt something was wrong. This mansion seemed to be a living thing, affecting their will. The most unusual thing among them was the baby room... Until one day, a woman who claimed to be able to talk to another world was about to move into that room and face the most terrifying enemy...

East of Eden=east of Eden (english Version)

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"East of Eden" is the representative novel of Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck. "I seem to have been writing this book forever. I have been writing this book all my life. The early works were just exercises: exercises to prepare the book. That is why I want this book to be well written, because it is first." "East of Eden" is indeed the most important book among all Steinbeck's works. The award speech for the 1963 Nobel Prize in Literature praised his work: "It is both realistic and imaginative, as well as socially insightful and humorous." "East of Eden" is the pinnacle of Steinbeck's literary life and also occupies a place in the history of world literature.

Camellia's Love Letter

Camellia's Love Letter

General Fiction

(japan) Ogawa Ito

120K01

The representative Japanese healing writer Ogawa Ito wrote the sequel to "Camellia Stationery Shop"! Don't wait for "someday," convey your feelings to the people who matter most now. For those unspeakable feelings, Kamakura's Shancha Stationery Store is still here to express them for you. What can be preserved for a long time is, after all, paper letters. All emotions are bonds. Each ghostwritten letter gently soothes the lonely, angry, and helpless moments in life. At the foot of a hill in Kamakura, Hatoko runs a ghostwriting house. Recently, she was busy with housework and childcare, and finally reopened the store. Unexpected ghostwriting commissions appeared in front of her one after another. Among them, there were resignation applications from employees who had been unfairly treated and were forced to resign, letters from a mother who had just died to her daughter who was about to get married, and letters to an elderly father who refused to return his driver's license... These were all things that could not be said directly in person and would become boring in emails, so they could only be conveyed through letters. At this time, she accidentally discovered the secret love letter hidden by her former ghostwriter..."

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Such a cute Keigo Higashino is really rare to see! Raising cats × skiing × writing × complaining, this book is an autobiographical novel by Keigo Higashino, a work that breaks through the dimensional wall! This is Higashino's "Wonderful Cat Story"! Lazy\u002F Poisonous tongue\u002F Stubborn\u002F Cuteness\u002F Tsundere\u002F Timid... "Cat Detective" Monkichi, the character that Higashino has put the most effort into, appears! A strange dream that makes people laugh! When he woke up, Dongye's pet cat suddenly turned into a young man. One person and one cat embarked on a "wonderful journey" that made people laugh: In order to get the cat to participate in the ski competition, Higashino used all means: seducing beautiful team members, seducing with Olympic gold medals, and pouring out all the grievances of being a senior ski fan... Talking about this autobiographical novel, Keigo Higashino complained that it is easy to write novels, but it is difficult to thank yourself, so he could only write about himself in novels, and vowed never to write about himself again. Do those weird dreams have such a big impact on our lives?

All the Worries Dissipate

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An elderly woman who has lived a life of elegance, gentleness, obedience and obedience. After her husband died, her children arranged her widowed life without authorization. However, she resolutely cut off contact with her children and rented a house in a remote place to live by herself. She recalled the ideals of her youth and enjoyed her own complete freedom.

The Giant-winged Old Man (big Book of Modern Fantasy)

(colombia) García Márquez (argentina) Jorge Luis Borges, Etc.

264K0

Marquez is the best in writing fantasy, and his Nobel Prize-level imagination makes the entire fantasy world fall into admiration! 23 New dark and fierce modern fantasy classics: chicken coop angel × drowned giant × humble god × man-controlling evil spirit × haunted house demon × man-eating goblin... "The Old Man with Giant Wings" by García Márquez: The old angel who was locked in a chicken coop became a tool for human beings to make money. J. G. Ballard's "The Drowning Giant": The corpse of a giant was discovered on the beach and was dismembered by the entire city. "Round Valley" by Paul Bowles: Possessed by a ghost, she finally kills her husband on a cliff. Amos Tutuola's "My Ghostly Jungle Adventure": A boy strays into the world of evil spirits and turns into a cow and horse, unable to return to the world. Jack Vance's "Liana the Roadblock": A robber who committed all kinds of crimes fell in love and died on the butcher's plate. ... Drag the gods into hell, decorate the city with corpses, peel off the skin and bones of humans, and play with the world as the devil does!

August, That Night

August, That Night

General Fiction

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128K0

"That Night in August" is the sequel to the best-selling "Island". It is also a novel with rich emotions and ups and downs of plot, telling the tragedy and secrets of the Vandorakis family on the island of Crete. It begins after Maria's sister Anna marries Antonis in "The Island". Anna's marriage to her husband Andreas is bright on the surface, but in fact it has an undercurrent. Her secret love affair with her cousin Manolis and her fear of her sister Maria's return from the leprosy quarantine constitute an important conflict in the story. At a family celebration, Anna is murdered, and the murderer turns out to be her husband. The incident shocked the entire community and revealed long-hidden family secrets. The story uses a dual-line narrative. On one side, it tells how Anna's lover Manolis escaped from Crete after Anna was killed by her husband, spent a long time digesting his longing for Anna, and finally went to Australia. At the same time, it also tells how Anna's sister Maria slowly forgave her brother-in-law who killed Anna and insisted on visiting him in prison, so that the brother-in-law finally got the salvation of his soul and reconciled with his family. It expressed the need to use love and courage to overcome inner uneasiness and fear, and explored the themes of love, betrayal and redemption.

Narcissus and Goldmund

Narcissus and Goldmund

General Fiction

(germany) Hermann Hesse

186K0

One of Hesse's most cherished books, youth mentor and Nobel laureate, is based on his own experience. Hesse: "I have a special fondness for this book. It is more precious than all the other works combined." Narcissus and Goldmund. One rational and one emotional, they are like the sun and the moon, like the land and the sea. Once they meet, they are destined to attract each other, promote each other or destroy each other. But Narcissus told Goldmund that their mission was not to come together, but to get to know each other and learn to respect each other's nature. Because the nature that is different from others is what he cherishes, and a person can only do the noble and meaningful things he can do only by striving to realize himself to the best of his talents. Hesse is able to focus on the proposition of human beings' reasonable way of existence in a more detached manner than in "Steppenwolf". He is trying to find a more perfect way out for human nature. --Wu Xiaodong (Professor of Chinese Department of Peking University)

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"Siddhartha" is a classic work that explores the soul and the meaning of life written by Nobel Prize winner Hermann Hesse. Siddhartha, the young son of a Brahmin, had a privileged family background, but he resolutely gave up worldly comfort and embarked on a long journey to find the meaning of life. He sharpened his will in asceticism, experienced desires in the world, and constantly tortured his soul in confusion and struggle. Along the way, he experienced countless unknowns and challenges, and gained profound life wisdom. If you feel confused in life, you might as well open "Siddhartha" and embark on this soul-touching journey with him to find your own true meaning of life.

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General Fiction

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In 1963, 23-year-old unmarried Anne Ernault discovered she was pregnant. Shame hit her like a plague, she understood that her pregnancy would make her and her family losers in society, and she knew she could not keep the child. Forty years later, Erno wrote this story about a trauma she never overcame. In France, where abortion was illegal at the time, she tried to take matters into her own hands with a knitting needle, but to no avail. In fear and despair, she finally found an underground doctor, but ended up being sent to the hospital emergency room and almost died. In "The Incident", Ernault combs through her memories and clearly and accurately unearths the social significance of this special experience as a woman.

Look at Those Lights, Honey

(french) Anne Ernault

31K0

Anne Ernault has always pushed the conventional boundaries of which stories are worth telling and which themes are worth exploring. In this book, she sets her sights on big box stores and supermarkets. This is a ubiquitous feature of modern life but one that has received little attention in literature. Ernault spent more than a year documenting her visits to Auchan, a large supermarket chain located in the suburbs of Paris. In her view, the supermarket is "a huge human gathering place, a real cultural landscape." Capital production, cultural production and class stratification converge here and govern our desires. Ernault uses her ruthlessly sharp observation to look at this place that we think we are familiar with, calling on us to explore those daily routines that have been ignored by us, and to peer deeper into ordinary life.

The Perspective of an Omniscient Reader (all Three Volumes)

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755K07

There are three volumes in the set, including "The Omniscient Reader's Perspective", "The Omniscient Reader's Perspective 2", and "The Omniscient Reader's Perspective 3".

Straight Person

Straight Person

General Fiction

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288K0

William Henry Devereaux, Jr. (Known as "Hank"), acting chair of the English Department at Western Pennsylvania State University, is about to celebrate his fiftieth birthday. This wisecracking, middle-aged professor finally realizes that he is not suitable for an academic career. Although it took him twenty years to realize this, if not for the accumulation of self-deception over the years, how could this awakening be as hearty as the collapse of a brick wall? It is the cruelest month of April, and this special week is destined to be difficult: his wife is about to go to Philadelphia to interview for a new job; his obsession with multiple women, including the adult daughter of his colleague, is shaking his loyalty to his pragmatic wife Lily; his romantic father, who has been separated for forty years, is about to return to his mother's residence; The youngest daughter is preparing to end her marriage because her husband is unemployed; his nose was smashed by a sharp-tongued colleague with the spiral edge of a loose-leaf notebook, causing nosebleeds; the university is about to cut 20% of its staff funding; he is also well-founded and suspected by a group of harsh scholars, citizens and students of torturing the goose. A crazy mid-life crisis is brewing...

Junk Recycling Shop

Junk Recycling Shop

General Fiction

(japan) Taizo Kobayashi

82K02

Japan Nebula Award, a classic work by science fiction master Kobayashi Taizo. Don't miss this opportunity to learn about Kobayashi Taizo's world! Science fiction, reasoning, horror, love, novel settings, extreme reversal, your world view is about to be subverted! The genius illustrator Sajun customized the cover for "Tattered"! Someone used DNA from the stratum 6,500 years ago to bring alive alien life forms; there is a place where human corpses can be recycled and human bodies can be repaired; I have loved my wife for decades, but found out that she turned out to be a murderer; I was wrongly accused of being a murderer, but that is not me... Here In this book, Kobayashi Taizo focuses on four major genres: monster novels, westerns, psychological thrillers, and character reasoning, using meaningful metaphors to write about human beings' fear of the unknown. The forward-looking science fiction world reveals worries and ironies about the human condition of existence. If you want to understand the world of Kobayashi Taizo, this book is enough.

Women's Talk

Women's Talk

General Fiction

(added) Miriam Tevez

94K0

Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture and the Best Adapted Screenplay Award for the original film and television work of the same name! Margaret Atwood said: "It's simply a real-life version of "The Handmaid's Tale"!" Phenomenal novel in Europe and America! It has been translated into 20 languages ​​and has a 6W+ rating on European and American Douban! As long as women don't speak up, the devil will stay here forever. In a culture rife with violence, how can women create a better world for themselves and their loved ones? Between 2005 and 2009, in a remote, closed region of Bolivia, hundreds of women and girls woke up early in the morning to find their clothes torn, bruises, blood and semen on their bodies, but with no memory of what had happened. The rapes they suffered were blamed on ghosts and Satan. Victims speaking out were dismissed as "loose female fantasies". "Women's Talk" is based on the above-mentioned real events and revolves around a secret meeting of eight women. In order to protect themselves and their daughters from further harm, the women must make a fateful choice within forty-eight hours: should they stay in the only place they know, or flee to the unknown outside world? The evil revealed in this novel is simply beyond words. --Lon Charles (Chief Book Critic, The Washington Post)

A Life of 3,000 Yen

A Life of 3,000 Yen

General Fiction

(japan) Harada Hika

109K0

The best-selling novel on Japan's three major platforms in 2022, the money philosophy of three generations of women warms thousands of readers! The dark horse of the year surpassing Keigo Higashino's new work, and has been certified by readers in many countries! Use the family account book to see life choices, and you can find resonance in everything from work, childcare to elderly care, etc.! Starting from the usage of three thousand yen (about 150 yuan), we will teach you to re-examine your view of money! "How a person lives his life depends on how he spends three thousand yen." After working for 2 years, 24-year-old Miho began to realize that the company is not her reliance... 29-Year-old sister Maho, for the future of her 3-year-old daughter, can only work hard to save money and run the house... 55-Year-old mother Tomoko, how to deal with the changes in her mood and body after her child leaves the nest... 73-Year-old Grandma Kotoko doesn't want to be a burden to the younger generation, so what can she do... This book depicts the various money worries encountered by three generations and four women in a family at different points in their lives. A confused daughter who has just entered the workplace, a prudent young mother, a middle-aged housewife who is lost, and a silver-haired man who has aged gracefully. The four life stages are intertwined into a warm financial apocalypse. There is no boring preaching in the book, only consumption wisdom awakened in trivial daily life - only when you see the emotional value behind every money can you truly take control of your life.

Small Town and Wall of Uncertainty

(japan) Haruki Murakami

285K01

Haruki Murakami's new novel is highly anticipated! Born out of the "Phantom Works" that has never been published separately in 40 years, it took 3 years of hard work to write! At the end of the article, there is a rare postscript by Haruki Murakami himself, describing the origin of the book. Haruki Murakami's breakthrough in his 45-year writing career! When a wall of uncertainty divides the world into two, which side will you choose? When I was seventeen years old, I understood for the first time: most important things in life happen at moments we don't expect. For example, your leaving without saying goodbye. All you left me were the enigmatic words and the love that ended abruptly. You say that you are just a shadow, and the real you is in a small city; outside the city is a living wall, which is indestructible and unpredictable. All I know is that I must reach the small town surrounded by high walls. I want to see you again. Even if what is waiting for me in the city is full of uncertainty.

Morning Star

Morning Star

General Fiction

(norway) Carl Ove Knausgaard

350K0

Arne and Tove took their children to summer vacation in South Norway. When driving at night, hundreds of crabs gathered on the road in front of him; their friend Egil was divorced and lived alone in a holiday house on a nearby island, and temporarily needed to take care of his ten-year-old son for a week; the pastor Katrin was bored with her marriage. She had just returned from a business trip and was about to host a funeral for a man she met at the airport - and the funeral was arranged ten days ago; supermarket cashier Aislin returned to her rental house When he was about to fall asleep in the attic where he lived, someone knocked on the door frantically for help; nurse Zolfai assisted the doctor in extracting organs from a patient who had been declared brain-dead. After cutting open the patient's body, the electrocardiogram reappeared beating; reporter Jorstein hung out in the bar after get off work, and after receiving news from friends, he set off alone to the scene of the murder of a death metal band; his wife Tirid was a nurse in a mental hospital, and on the night she was on night shift, a patient escaped from the hospital. Following "Mein Kampf", this is the first in Knausgaard's latest novel series. This allegorical work traces the lives of nine characters who are related to each other. It outlines mysterious and strange events based on daily details, and explores important philosophical themes: death, faith and despair at the rhythm of a suspenseful narrative.

Baba Yaga Laid an Egg

Baba Yaga Laid an Egg

General Fiction

H

165K0

Baba Yaga is a witch, but does not belong to the group of witches; she can be both a good person and an evil person; she is a mother and the murderer of her daughter; she is a woman, but does not have and has never had a husband; she lends a helping hand and plots conspiracy; she is expelled from human society, but she also communicates with humans; she is a warrior, but she also does housework; she is a "dead person", but she is also alive She can fly, but is also tied to the ground; she is just an "accidental character", but she is also a key stop on the protagonist's journey to happiness: the "polite" and "rude" protagonists stop in front of her hut. They eat and drink, take a comfortable bath, listen to her advice, take away the magic gift she gave, and then disappear without a trace. Translated into more modern language, she is a dissident, an exile, a loser, a recluse, a spinster, an ugly creature. Her image relies on oral tradition, is the result of a collective creation, and serves as a collective mirror. Her life story begins in better times, when she was the Golden Barba, Mother Earth. Later, she became an outcast scarecrow, but still ruled the people with her tricks. Now, she huddles in the hut and suffers for days, like an embryo in the womb or a corpse in a coffin. No one knocked on her door again with flowers and chocolates.

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