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General Fiction

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In Lilliput, the citizens were only as tall as a pencil, and they lined up to jump over Gulliver's shoes; in the adult country, the residents were as huge as mountains, and Gulliver fought with mice, escaped from monkeys, and was stuffed into his pocket to travel long distances with his master; in the Flying Island Country, the islands could actually fly in the air, and the Royal Academy of Sciences was doing weird research; in the Houyhnhnms, the horses could talk, and the dirty Yahu, who was a livestock, hugged Gulliver and kissed him...

Personal Experience (2023 Version)

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With the birth of a disabled baby, "Bird", as a father, falls into a moral dilemma. He dreamed of going on an adventure trip to Africa, but he was afraid that he would be tied to the baby, but he didn't dare to end his life with his own hands, so he chose to escape. Bird abandoned the newborn in the hospital, hoping that he would weaken and die, while he went into the tender home of his old lover Himiko, numbing himself with sex and wine. How should a bird trapped in self-purgatory find a way out of life?

The British Empire Trilogy I: Manifest Destiny

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"The British Empire Trilogy" narrates the British history from Queen Victoria's accession to the throne to Churchill's death in a huge space. The narrative style is brilliant and vivid, involving different continents, various characters and multiple wars. Supplemented by the author's field trips, it reproduces the long process of the British Empire from its rise to its decline. The first part, "Manifest Destiny" traces the history from Victoria's accession to the British Empire's expansion and aggression in 1897. It records the Kabul rout, the Indian Mutiny, the Zulu War, the Ashanti War, the conflict with the Boers and other wars. It also records the abolition of the slave trade, Australia Major events such as the demise of the indigenous people, the exploration of the Nile, the Great Famine in Ireland, the Universal Exposition, and the Irish Home Rule Movement demonstrate the social changes and technological development in Britain in the second half of the 19th century, as well as the social landscape of different regions in Asia, Africa, America, and Oceania from the perspective of the colonists.

The First Pass

The First Pass

Multiverse

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I, Cangcheng, am the Heavenly Way of Cangjie. I was born from the beginning of Chizi, and I coexist with Chizi. I create a world, in the chaos, to accept the common people, and to exert great force on the long river of cause and effect. To balance the two extremes, the extremely good should cover up the extremely evil, and the extremely evil should keep the extremely good. Create three talents: man follows the earth, earth follows the sky, heaven follows the Tao, and the Tao follows nature. The four open images are the sun, Shaoyin, Shaoyang and Taiyin. Gathering the five elements, all roads should be performed by the five elements, and the great road should be derived from the five elements. Establishing the six paths of reincarnation, all living beings will have life and death, and those who cannot achieve the great path will enter reincarnation. ... The power of my warehouse is strong in all realms. All sentient beings come to court, and all realms bow their heads.

Great Expectations

Great Expectations

General Fiction

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355K0

Dickens was a masterpiece of skill in his later years, and he often read new world classics. "Great Expectations" is a very important work by Dickens in his later years. In an autobiographical form, the book depicts the arduous journey of an orphan pursuing "Great Expectations", revealing that love, loyalty and conscience are always more important than wealth and social status: Great Expectations is certainly pursued, but if you cannot follow the right path to reach the extraordinary, don't go the wrong way for the sake of the extraordinary. Live well and die happily.

On Chinese Screen

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As a travelogue, "On the Chinese Screen" records what Maugham saw, heard, thought and felt when he traveled to China around 1920, as well as the life scenes of some foreigners in China at that time. This book is accumulated from original writing materials. It is Maugham's fragmentary "sketches" of China in the 1920s. It presents China a hundred years ago in the eyes of the British writer, just like returning to the historical scene through a mirror. At the same time, the book includes precious photos taken by the American social economist and photographer Gamble when he lived in China. Combining pictures and texts, you can experience the Chinese customs in the eyes of foreigners a hundred years ago.

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General Fiction

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135K0

Kim Il-woo is a silent child. After "that incident", he sat at the bus stop every day, even if the hot summer made him sweat. Now he can no longer hear the sound of trumpets, the chirping of cicadas, or the whispers of people. Pedestrians who spoke to him would not have thought that this mysterious young man sitting here had almost saved his family from a life that was going further and further downhill with his own ears. Park Sang-woon once owned a thriving variety show production company, but fierce industry competition caused him to be abandoned. Jung Ki-seop grew up in a traditional market, thinking it would always exist until large supermarkets sprang up like monsters... He could never learn the lessons, his father was fired, his mother was sad and tired, and the rental houses became increasingly smaller. Life seemed like it would never get better. However, Riyu's hearing talent was suddenly discovered one day like a ray of light. At the same time, the three-cup contest THECHAMPION kicked off on the TV station, and the winner will receive a bonus ten times the amount of the bet. Riyu's family went to great lengths to raise 50 million won and became a contestant betting the amount. When Riyu got his wish and reached the last level - the program producer with a bleak future and the market representative who wanted to protect the traditional market - the interests behind the program emerged with all their teeth.

Start Your World Journey Through the Nine Songs of Tianxing

Lord Hou, My Destiny

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Ode to the Lord

Ode to the Lord

Ancient Romance

Flying Flowers Like Smoke

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Ye Jing'an chuckled: "As a groom, you ran away from your marriage overnight and lost such a beautiful girl. Are you really willing to bear it?" He pulled her into his arms and looked at the moonlight: "There are three thousand things in this world, and I have three loves: the sun, the moon, and you. The sun is morning, the moon is evening, and you are morning and evening." How can I bear to leave you alone? " She was originally a little Taoist nun who just wanted to live the rest of her life in an ordinary way, but unexpectedly, fate played a trick on her and she died tragically out of ignorance. When he was reborn at the age of thirteen, his destiny changed, he opened the yin and yang, saw ghosts, communicated with spirits, and changed his destiny. She originally only wanted to know the truth, but she met a certain unscrupulous prince...

Only You Are My North Star

Xiaoxiaoxiao

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Lu Jingchen, a sophomore in high school, transferred to a new school and met the girl under the sycamore tree. He remembered her at just one glance. Fortunately, Lu Jingchen and the girl became classmates and found out that her name was Xiao Ran. Unfortunately, they still had no connection. Later, the two became roommates, but they broke up after only being together for a year, and Xiao Ran also went abroad. They met again four years later. She was chasing her dream all the way, and he tried his best to help her realize her dream. "I still haven't forgotten you." "Have you brought your household registration booklet with you?" "..." "Let's get married!" Xiao Ran: "Time goes back and forth, and it turns out you are still here." Lu Jingchen: "You chase your dreams, and I chase you."

The Light That Never Goes Out

Poetry And Wine Come Alive During One's Youth

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General Fiction

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72K0

"Going through the long border tunnel is the country of snow." In Shimamura's eyes, life is nihilistic. All efforts and bonds are just bubbles and phantoms that will eventually fade away, until he meets Ju Zi in this quiet snow country covered by heavy snow. If you like playing the piano, practice it over and over again, even if you only have an empty mountain for company; if you like someone, give your sincerity, even if it's a moth flying into the flame; fate is elusive, so face it calmly and enjoy every beautiful moment! Shimamura was deeply attracted by Komako's pure, strong, and no-turning attitude. The seemingly nihilistic life seemed to have meaning... Open this book and use every beautiful moment to heal the nihilistic life!

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General Fiction

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An unavoidable classic in the history of Japanese literature, the masterpiece of Kawabata Yasunari, the winner of the 1968 Nobel Prize for Literature, Shigeon's unprinted translation includes the two novels "Snow Country" and "The Songstress of Izu". The train passed through a long tunnel and headed for the snow country. Shimamura was about to meet Juzi for the second time, but unexpectedly saw Ye Zi's beautiful face reflected in the car window mirror. The three people's melancholy was involved, and the snowflakes fell on everyone. Is love really in vain?

Alna

Alna

General Fiction

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Elna, a 15-year-old girl, suddenly fainted while eating. She heard various voices, saw a shadow swimming on the glass, a big tree growing in the room, and a man wearing a gold-rimmed monocle standing behind her younger brother... Only Erna's mother knew that this man was the long-dead grandfather whom Erna had never met. Erna's mother re-organized a mystical gathering at home. The gathering was attended by clerks from the death registration office of the city council, Jewish doctors, brain science researchers, and psychoanalysts... They sat around the table, holding hands, waiting for Erna to fall asleep, writing on the slate, and speaking intermittent words in different voices.

History of the Maya (two Volumes)

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559K0

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The Fall of Mathematics

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300K02

"The Fall of Mathematics": If 1+1 no longer equals 2, mathematics can destroy a world. "Steve Fever": The boy sleepwalked and escaped every night, but he was actually ordered by tens of billions of nanorobots... "Single Life": I closed the entrance to the parallel world, hoping that my daughter would become the only version of myself in the universe. "The Prophet": If Alan Turing did not die in prison, but was rescued by a time traveler... "The Crocodile": A couple who are tired of eternal life decide to die, and their wish before death is to let a civilization that has been silent for millions of years speak. Mathematics first, poetry second. Making mathematics poetic is Greg Egan's weapon to conquer readers.

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General Fiction

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"Flute Grass" is a rare collection of novellas by Miyuki Miyabe. The three stories included feature women with superpowers as protagonists. They explore the balance between life and superpowers from the perspectives of regaining superpowers, controlling superpowers, and fading superpowers. This work reflects Miyuki Miyabe's consistent concern for human nature. It is full of incredible imagination and has a sense of ordinary life. Since "Flute Grass" was published in Japan in 1995, it has been reprinted 26 times, with a cumulative sales volume of 690,000 copies. Among them, "The Burnt Offering", a collection with the theme of revenge, has been adapted into films twice, which shows its high popularity. Science Fiction World launches the Simplified Chinese version for the first time, looking forward to bringing new experiences to readers who love super power themes and fans of Miyuki Miyabe.

A Murderous Line

A Murderous Line

General Fiction

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146K01

The annual recommended book of British crime novels, the latest work of Anthony Horowitz, author of "The Magpie Murders"! A quiet island where no murder has ever occurred, two sudden and brutal murders, and twelve suspects with their own agendas! Alderney is an isolated island where private detectives and crime fiction writers are invited to participate in a literary festival to promote their new books. But not long after, the two discovered that this seemingly peaceful island hid a strong malicious intent: a cable connecting Britain and France would pass through the island. It would dig up the cemetery on the island, disturb the souls of the dead who were murdered during the Nazi period, and turn the island residents against each other, making the entire island restless. And the authors who participated in the literary festival seemed to have unknown pasts... When the patron of the literary festival was brutally murdered, the island was completely sealed off. The murderer is still on the island, and the second murder is about to happen...

Apprentice

Apprentice

General Fiction

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The original novel series of the American TV series "Mysterious Detective" has sold more than 30 million copies worldwide! The husband died tragically at home, with fragments of the teacup scattered around his legs. The wife, whose body was exposed in the wilderness, showed signs of posthumous violation. Detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Ayers jointly investigated the case and discovered that the murderer known as "The Master" seemed to have some connection with the imprisoned murderer "The Surgeon". The intervention of FBI Agent Dean made Rizzoli confused. To make matters worse, news came that the "Surgeon" had escaped from prison. Two ultimate killers have collaborated to commit a crime, and their next target is none other than Rizzoli!

Portrait

Portrait

General Fiction

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The sisters were brutally murdered one after another, but the brutal murderer actually came from the painting? The dreamy masterpiece of new mystery writer Yoi Takahiro! The wealthy businessman Katakura Yoshihiro has four daughters with artistic talents. With the unexpected death of Shiori, the youngest with excellent painting skills, the relationship between the three sisters Hatsune, Mifuyu, and Yuka becomes subtle. Many years later, Katakura Yafuyu has become a world-famous mystery writer with many book fans, one of whom is university student Tagen Ri. Because of an unexpected encounter, Ri received an invitation from Mito and went to the Katakura family's villa with her friend Hideyuki to attend an April Fool's Day party. In the villa decorated with portraits, murders followed one after another, and the Katakura sisters were murdered one after another. The atrocity naturally made all the guests at the party angry, but what was even more chilling was that various signs at the crime scene showed that the murderer seemed to have come out of the portrait, and Shi Zhi was no longer in the world...

The Dancing Girl of Izu (japanese Translation)

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"The Dancing Girl of Izu" describes in the first person the story of a 19-year-old high school sophomore who traveled to Izu alone to relieve the unspeakable melancholy and anguish in his heart. On the way, he met a group of wandering artists and developed a longing for the 14-year-old dancer Kaoruko... "The Dancing Girl of Izu" is one of the three works of Kawabata Yasunari that won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1968. In it, every little thing is described in detail, until the final parting with Xunzi, and the indescribable sadness, emotion and the pain of youthful self-consciousness flow out...

My University (new Version)

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"My University" is the last part of Gorky's autobiographical novel trilogy. Alyosha lived in a large courtyard in Kazan, worked as a coolie, made friends with ordinary citizens and college students, and completely entered a vast "social university". During this period, he seized every opportunity to read, absorbed the nutrients from the book, enriched his mind, and increased his knowledge. Long-term thinking and exploration further strengthened his belief in revolution.

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Literature

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"Birds and Crescent Moon" is a collection of Rabindranath Tagore's famous poems. "Birds" is one of Rabindranath Tagore's outstanding poetry collections. The short, concise, clear and meaningful poems contain profound wisdom and nourish the hearts of hundreds of millions of readers. "New Moon Collection" is also a masterpiece by Rabindranath Tagore. It vividly describes the lively mind and brilliant imagination of children. It uses special and timeless artistic charm to create a pure and beautiful children's world, allowing the pure childlike innocence to illuminate the direction of life.

Mother (new Version)

Mother (new Version)

General Fiction

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"Mother" is the foundation work of Russian proletarian literature. It tells the story of a mother who joined the revolution because of her son's influence. A panoramic work that reflects the revolutionary struggle of the Russian proletariat from the late 19th century to the early 20th century. The work shows the entire historical process of the Russian workers' movement, the spread of Marxism, the growth of workers' groups, and the awakening of the people. The transformation of revolutionary struggle from spontaneous to conscious, from economic struggle to political struggle, from urban to rural development, the significance of worker-peasant alliance, the role of revolutionary intellectuals, etc., Are all clearly reflected in the novel.

In the World (new Version)

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"In the World" is the second part of Gorky's autobiographical novel trilogy. As soon as Alyosha turned eleven, he left his grandmother, who had raised him, and went out to make a living independently. He worked as an apprentice in a leather shoe shop and an icon workshop, as a dishwasher on a ship, and as a helper in the house of his uncle who was a draftsman. He experienced ups and downs and suffered a lot in the world. While working as a dishwasher on the ship, Alyosha met the upright chef Smorey, and with his help he began to study, which inspired his determination to pursue justice and truth. Alyosha prepared to go to Kazan with the hope of entering university.

Greenhouse at the End of the Earth

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Due to climate deterioration and frequent weather events, the earth has entered the "dust age" and familiar animals and plants have become extinct one by one. Human physique also changed. One type developed antibodies to dust and was captured and traded. The other type became half-man, half-machine, used and discarded by their former compatriots. To isolate the dust, humans split into different groups. One group built a "dome city" protected by a huge glass cover in the city, while a small number of marginalized people and refugees built "forest villages" in the mountains. In "Dome City", resources are scarce and competition is fierce. People are willing to trample on each other to protect themselves. However, under the leadership of a legendary woman, Zhixiu, the "Forest Village" is self-sufficient and takes in refugees from all over the world who have been displaced by wars and massacres. In the dense forest deep in the forest village, there is a huge greenhouse hidden in which a strange man-made plant grows. Some people say that in the silent night, it will glow green... At the end of the day, both mortals and heroes face choices. Choose love or choose hate, choose to lead to a different future.

Iron Grinding Classics Volume 4: Madame Bovary

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Emma, ​​a peasant girl who grew up in a convent, is obsessed with the lifestyle of the upper class and fantasizes about the romantic love in chivalric literature. In her marriage to a country doctor, she constantly sought stimulation from outside the world, transcended the boundaries of marriage, and drifted up and down in her desires for love, materiality, and status. Emma goes to destruction in the novel, travels through time and space in reality, and comes back to life in the ordinary life of modern people, becoming a mirror for every reader to torture themselves.

Grinding Iron Classics Volume 4: Gone with the Wind (2 Volumes in Total)

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"Gone with the Wind" is set against the backdrop of the American Civil War and tells the story of Scarlett growing up from a vain and proud young lady to a strong-willed, brave and independent heroine in the changing times. Compared with love, "land is the only thing in the world that can be passed down, and it is worth working hard for, fighting for, and even dying for." Scarlett O'Hara has become an excellent example of female vitality.

Murderer's Manuscript

Murderer's Manuscript

General Fiction

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"Writers describe death to make people long for death; they write tragedy to satisfy people's need for tragedy." On the outskirts of Paris, two girls were killed in a unique way, and the scene was full of unreasonable details. The only clue was a forged fingerprint that didn't belong to anyone. Police traced the fingerprint to the cold case of another girl from two years ago. Strangely, every detail of this case actually corresponds to the classic suspense novel "The Black Dahlia"! As a case imitating classic suspense novels surfaced, everyone finally realized that a highly intelligent serial murderer "novelist" was walking in Paris, using his twisted aesthetics and meticulous layout to offer a clumsy and vicious "tribute" to every "master-level suspense novel"...

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General Fiction

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"The Big Grouse" collects 14 of Tournier's short stories, which include reinterpretations of classic literature or myths and legends, humorous and satirical descriptions of real life, and bizarre explorations of human nature or society. He hides profound philosophical implications in ordinary daily life scenes to create a wonderful and extraordinary reading experience: a child's first adventure, an eccentric girl's exploration of death, the secret desires of marginalized characters, a love story on the side of the highway... In Tournier's literary world, life seems ordinary, but it is full of surprises.

Does Classics Have a Future? : from Ancient Greece and Rome to the Present

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The original title of this book is Confronting the Classics: Traditions, Adventures, and Innovations, which is literally translated as "Confronting the Classics: Traditions, Adventures and Innovations". The Chinese title comes from her preface "Does Classics Have a Future?" >>. The book includes 31 reviews of works on the study of ancient Greece and Rome. Author Mary Beard believes that although many people believe that classics is in decline, each generation of scholars has put forward its own new views on ancient Greece and Rome. She has always been concerned with these discussions and debates, and in this book she presents to us the academic tradition of classics and its recent reinterpretations and new theories. Throughout the book, she always claims that classics is not only about the ancient Greeks and Romans more than 2,000 years ago, but also about ourselves, as well as the generations of classical scholars, writers, artists, filmmakers, and politicians who quoted or even appropriated ancient Greek and Roman culture. We need to confront this subject head on and join the discussion. The subject remains a site of intense debate, rather than one that has settled and can be consigned to the dustbin.

Traveling Around the World

Li Li, A High Official

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Honghuang Town Yuanzi

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When the heaven and earth first opened, a wisp of fresh air fell into the ancient land and took shape in the Longevity Mountain. This Taoist called himself Zhen Yuanzi, also known as Tongjun Jun with the world. He left countless myths and legends in the prehistoric world, and the world respected him as: the ancestor of the earth immortals. A house of immortal immortals, a Taoist house with the same longevity as heaven.

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General Fiction

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"Captain Grant's Children" is one of Verne's science fiction trilogy, telling a story full of passion and mystery. Readers who like this classic and readers who like Verne, this book is worth reading. With the discovery of a drifting bottle, everyone started discussing: Is it a distress letter from a wrecked ship or a limerick written by a sailor when he was bored? After various analyses, we finally came to the conclusion that this was a letter of distress from Captain Grant. So, after all kinds of setbacks, a group of people took the Duncan and embarked on the adventure of rescuing Captain Grant... They encountered countless hardships and dangers along the way: earthquakes, floods, storms, ferocious Maori and a conspiracy. So, will Captain Grant be saved? Will these brave volunteers encounter danger? Will everyone give up halfway? This book expresses the protagonist's heroic, tenacious and fearless spirit, embodies Verne's progressive thoughts against slavery and colonialism, and shows the noble quality of safeguarding social justice and the lofty humanitarian spirit.

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General Fiction

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"The Mysterious Island" is the third part of Verne's science fiction trilogy. In this film, he connected the plot clues of the first two films. The story tells that during the American Civil War, five northerners who were besieged in a Confederate city took advantage of an opportunity to escape with a balloon. They were blown down by a storm on a desert island in the Pacific Ocean. Through solidarity and mutual assistance, and collective wisdom and labor, they overcame many difficulties and built a happy life. They started from nothing until they manufactured pottery, glass, windmills, telegraphs... Thus establishing a self-sufficient and happy life. However, although the victims on these desert islands lacked nothing, they did not give up their efforts to return to their motherland. One day, they boarded the Duncan, commanded by Captain Grant's son Robert, and returned to the embrace of their motherland. The plot of the work is thrilling and twists, the characters are lifelike, it integrates knowledge, interest and creativity. It is full of descriptions of the strange and colorful nature, and integrates all kinds of knowledge into thrilling stories. It is deeply loved by readers all over the world.

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General Fiction

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"Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" is a science fiction novel and the second part of Verne's trilogy. The work tells the story of 1866, when people at sea discovered a huge monster called a narwhal. The protagonist accepted the invitation and participated in the capture operation. Unfortunately, during the capture process, he and his servant fell into the water and accidentally swam onto the back of the monster. Later, I learned that this alarming narwhal turned out to be a submarine with a wonderful structure, so I experienced various adventures in this submarine. A submarine, a mysterious captain, and a scientist with extensive knowledge, in various adventures, in nearly a year, the protagonist traveled 20,000 miles under the sea, deducing stories for us, showing thrilling scenes, describing their adventures traveling around the oceans. The story is thrilling and fascinating with twists and turns, the pictures are colorful, and the atmosphere is endless. The whole novel is full of suspense and interlocking. It is both a pleasure to read and a thrilling one that will never be forgotten.

Hesse's Letters

Hesse's Letters

Literature

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208K0

Everyone loves Hesse! A spiritual friend of young people around the world, a Nobel Prize winner in literature who will always belong to the younger generation. "Don't follow the crowd, the most important thing for us in the world is to be ourselves!" Listen to Hesse and become yourself! The translator selected representative letters from Hesse's 70-year correspondence from 1892 to 1962, which mainly include Hesse's personal growth and development, changes in family and thoughts, the process of pursuit, struggle, and creation, daily letters with his parents, wife, children, and sisters, participation in social public activities, and conversations with colleagues. These letters bear witness to Hesse's life and experience from boyhood to old age, including interactions with great figures of the era such as Zweig, Romain Rolland, Thomas Mann, and others, as well as observations and opinions on individuals and collectives, writing, literature, current affairs, wars, and society. They also show the trajectory of historical alternation and cultural changes over more than half a century.

Men Without Women

Men Without Women

General Fiction

(japan) Haruki Murakami

129K0

A collection of short stories in the style of a concept album, Haruki Murakami's dazzling short story collection. The original work of "Drive My Car" which won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. Includes the short stories "Drive My Car", "Yesterday", "Independent Organ", "Scheherazade", "Kino", "Samsa in Love" and "Men Without Women".

God-given Day

God-given Day

General Fiction

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Apart from "The Case of Judge Dick of the Tang Dynasty", this is the only detective novel written by Goloupe. He takes off the mask of Judge Dee and returns to the Amsterdam of yesterday. The Chinese version is released for the first time, with a special preface by Thomas Van Gulick, son of Goloupe. "God-Sent Day" is the only detective novel set in Amsterdam besides the "Tang Dynasty Dickon Case" series by Goluope. The story has twists and turns. It not only describes the difficult life of ordinary people during and after World War II, including various practical and psychological dilemmas, but also There is also an investigation of Eastern culture, especially Zen Buddhism. In the collision and confrontation between Eastern and Western cultures, the pursuit of human spiritual salvation and way out reflects an important aspect of the multi-cultural personality of Goloupe himself, that is, the spiritual characteristics of the Dutch.

A Streetcar Named Desire (translated Classic)

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Tennessee Williams, the controversial genius playwright of the 20th century, is the most influential play in the United States. He won three major drama awards including the Pulitzer Prize, the New York Drama Award, and the Donaldson Award. "A Streetcar Named Desire" is Williams' masterpiece. The heroine Blanche is a typical southern lady. After her family fell into decline, she refused to give up her old way of life and gradually became corrupted. Later, she had to seek refuge with her sister Stella. However, he was incompatible with his brother-in-law Stanley's rough lifestyle, and was raped by his brother-in-law, and was eventually sent to a lunatic asylum. The brutal and cruel forces in modern society mercilessly ravage the gentle and elegant weak. "A Streetcar Named Desire" undoubtedly sent a deafening scream to the society - who drove Blanche crazy! The play was a huge success after being staged in New York in 1947, winning three American drama awards: the Pulitzer Prize, the New York Drama Award and the Donaldson Award. Arthur Miller said, "The premiere of A Streetcar Named Desire is equivalent to planting a flag of beauty in the land of commercial drama."

Bird of the Nine Palaces in Asakusa (kawabata Yasunari's Works Series)

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The work of Nobel Prize winner Kawabata Yasunari is an ukiyo-e depicting all living things in Asakusa. "Asakusa Nine Palace Birds" collects three Asakusa-related novellas "Rainbow", "Asakusa Nine Palace Birds" and "Asakusa Sisters" written by Kawabata Yasunari in the 1930s. As the earliest bustling city in Edo, Asakusa is a prosperous and lively public entertainment area in Tokyo. Kawabata Yasunari came to Tokyo from his hometown in 1917, and initially settled in Asakusa. Since then, he created a series of works with Asakusa as the background, depicting ukiyo-e paintings depicting all living things in Asakusa. Most of the characters who appear in the novel are those at the bottom of society. They are the dancers in the sketch drama who are swept away by the winds of fate, and are precocious and coquettish mixed with childish innocence in "The Rainbow". They are the idle but still adhering to their own rules in the world of "The Asakusa Birds". A Fei is also the singing girl in "Asakusa Sisters" who walks the streets with a shamisen and protects each other in suffering... Kawabata Yasunari observes and reproduces their dreams and love, innocence and evil, the pain of life and the yearning for beauty with lyrical eyes.

Tough Guys Don't Dance (norman Mailer)

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A tough guy writer who can compete with Hemingway, a private book for a decent man, a powerful detective suspense novel... The confession of a writer who is caught in the double torment of sanity and madness, first-class murder, strange betrayal, overloaded mystery... The writer Madden, whose creative inspiration is increasingly exhausted, fell into depression and drank all day long to have fun. One day he met a beautiful blonde, and after a night of partying with her, he got involved in a bizarre murder. A blond woman's head inexplicably appears in the marijuana field where he grows. At the same time, the tattoos on his arms, the blood stains in his home and car, and the testimony of his psychic friends all indicate that he is the murderer. Many coincidences made Madden's hair stand on end, and the broken and chaotic memories left him at a loss. In order to uncover the mystery of the murderer, Madden was involved in the whirlpool of love, blood and murder. However, every clue shows that everyone around him is inextricably linked to the murder, and no one rules out the possibility of the murderer... Including himself. Who is the deceased? Who is the murderer? Tim fell into a double torment of sanity and madness. ?

Son of Heaven (kawabata Yasunari's Works Series)

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A volume of white drawings full of love and affection between an adopted daughter and her parents, showing the true love in the ordinary. The autobiography of Kawabata Yasunari, a "leading figure" in the Japanese literary world and winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, is a precious work that peeps into the depths of the soul. It describes the symbol of Japanese beauty with a unique style and strong emotions. It has superb narrative skills and expresses the spiritual characteristics of the Japanese people with extraordinary sensitivity. "The Son of God" is a collection of autobiographical novels by Kawabata Yasunari, which includes four short stories: "Hometown", "Tokaido", "Tower of Sentiment", and "The Son of God". From the age of two to fourteen, Kawabata Yasunari's parents, sister, and grandparents died one after another. The plot of "Orphans from the End of the World" lingered in his life. In "Hometown", the author takes the opportunity of welcoming his adopted daughter to review his lonely boyhood; "Tokaido" remembers his old friend's journey to Beijing and explores the relationship between art and eternity; "God-given Son" describes the father-daughter relationship with his adopted daughter and records the activities of the Japanese PEN Association after the war... "God-given Son" is a precious work that peeks into the depths of Kawabata Yasunari's soul.

The Memory of Shakespeare (the Complete Works of Borges)

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"The Book of Sand" + "Shakespeare's Memory" are the final works of Borges' novels. This book is a collection of novels by Borges, the Argentinian poet, novelist, critic, translator, and master of Spanish literature. It includes Borges's short story collection "The Book of Sand" published in 1975 and his 1983 short story collection "The Memory of Shakespeare". They are the writer's last two consecutive novels. Among them, "The Book of Sand" contains thirteen chapters and is Borges's top work in his later writing period. Facing a "book of sand" with endless pages, at first it was a sense of happiness that we took for ourselves, and finally we realized that it was a terrible monster and the source of all troubles. This book is the embodiment of Borges's book worship complex and symbolizes the infinite universe and world. People try their best to break through the unknown, but in the end they experience the infinite and confirm their own insignificance and powerlessness. "Shakespeare's Memory" contains four chapters, including "August 25, 1983", "The Blue Tiger", "The Rose of Paracelsus" and "Shakespeare's Memory". In each chapter, there appears another "I" coexisting with "I", the blue "pebble" that can be derived, the "rose" that is reborn after destruction, and the "memory of Shakespeare" that appears in each chapter. The "memory of Shakespeare" that a person remembers seems to be the presentation of dreams. In fact, Borges uses dreams to explore the relationship between the three human abilities-memory, understanding, and fantasy. Memory is like a cave. It is not a superposition of the past, but a mixture of various possibilities with unclear meanings.

New Article Reader (kawabata Yasunari's Works Series)

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The works of Yasunari Kawabata, the Nobel Prize winner in literature, perceive the life of art and capture the breath of writing. Mr. Kawabata's sensitivity may be unparalleled. "New Articles Reader" is a collection of serials titled "New Articles Lectures" published by Kawabata Yasunari in the magazine "Literary Exchanges" from February 1949 to November 1950. It is a collection of literary criticism by Kawabata Yasunari. Kawabata, who has been familiar with "The Tale of Genji" and "Pillow" since childhood, strongly advocates "living articles" based on his nostalgia. The book is divided into ten chapters, citing articles by Japanese and foreign writers such as Akutagawa Ryunosuke, Ishikawa Jun, Yono Koji, Izumi Kyoka, Nagai Karikaze, Yokomitsu Riichi, Shiga Naoya, Sato Haruo, Kikuchi Hiroshi, Tayama Hanabukuro, Flaubert and other Japanese and foreign writers. It breaks down the entries and analyzes the secrets of masterpieces in language that is easy for ordinary readers to understand. Together with Junichiro Tanizaki and Yukio Mishima's literary review "Article Reader" of the same name, it is the most famous writer's literary review in the history of modern Japanese literature. From it, we can get a glimpse of the author's theory of writers and writing concepts.

The Complete Comedies of Molière (set of 4 Volumes)

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Molière's comic art is presented in its original form. The drama master Molière and the super translator Li Jianwu are a perfect combination and complement each other. It compiles precious materials such as reviews of famous writers of the same era and chronological records of writers. Molière is one of the most important figures in the history of European literature and drama. He adhered to the classic rules of comedy - comedy educates people while entertaining, and elevated comedy to almost the same status as tragedy. In fact, later Western comedy creations followed Molière more than Shakespeare, because the "comedy" of Molière's period can be regarded as "critical and breakthrough." He promoted the advancement of drama throughout his life and exposed the darkness of society in a comic form. His artistic achievements are highly admired by future generations. "The Complete Comedies of Molière" contains a total of 27 comedies translated by Molière by Li Jianwu, including the masterpieces "The Ridiculous Talent", "The School of Wives", "Dardufo or the Liar", "The Scrooge", "The Cynic", etc. It also includes important reference materials such as the translator's preface, the original preface, the author's chronology, and comments by famous contemporary writers.

Secret Crystal

Secret Crystal

General Fiction

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Shortlisted works for the 2020 International Man Booker Prize. A dystopian masterpiece from a female perspective, a poignant and cautionary fable about the power of memory and the trauma of memory loss. It was adapted into a stage play in 2018, starring the popular Japanese actress Satomi Ishihara, which aroused enthusiastic response in Japan. The author Yoko Ogawa has become one of the most influential Japanese writers in the world after Kenzaburo Oe and Haruki Murakami. On the island where the protagonist lives, there were many beautiful things, such as ribbons, emeralds, stamps, roses, libraries, etc., Etc. But I don't know when, swept by a mysterious force, they disappeared one after another. Along with it, the memories associated with these items go. When memory loses support and ceases to exist, how should we face the future?

Borges, Writing Lessons (complete Works of Borges)

(argentina) Jorge Luis Borges

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"Writer's Writer" Borges, transcript of a Columbia University writing class. Talk about novels, poetry, and translation, break the rules of writing, and teach the secrets of becoming a master. Jorge Luis Borges was a world-class writer who knew the rules of writing and knew how and when to break them. He is a magician of language, like all the best jugglers and poets. Once the trick is revealed and the poem comes out, he will make us feel that this has always been there, somewhere in our hearts, but we have not been able to express it. In the spring of 1971, Borges was invited to lecture at a writing class at Columbia University. He analyzed his own work and used examples to help others improve theirs. Each lecture focuses on a theme: talking about writing novels, talking about writing poetry, and talking about translation. Everyone present was given Borges's short story "The Duel (Part Two)" and six of his poems, as well as examples of different translations of Borges's works. Borges commented line by line and explained the creative process in detail. "Borges, Writing Lesson" is based on the audio transcript of the lecture, and has not been edited in order to preserve the originality. The original Spanish text and English translation of the examples given in the class are also attached for comparative reading.

Born a Woman (kawabata Yasunari's Works Series)

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The work of Nobel Prize winner Kawabata Yasunari depicts the dangers and chaos of young sensibility, the loneliness and fear of being born a woman, and delicately paints a picture of Showa women's life. "Born a Woman" is a representative novel by Nobel Prize-winning writer Kawabata Yasunari. In "Born a Woman", the Sayama couple, who are nearly forty years old, still have no children, but they have a harmonious relationship and live a prosperous and worry-free life. Out of sympathy, Sayama took in Taeko, the murderer's daughter; Arong, the daughter of his wife Ichiko's old friend, also ran away from home to join Ichiko, who longed for a free life in Tokyo. Taeko is restrained, introverted and sick, and her father committed a crime, which made her even more inferior; Arong is bold and willful, and falls in love with Ichiko and Sagawa at the same time. The originally peaceful family is in trouble because of these two girls... Kawabata Yasunari is a master of describing women's emotions and life. In his light narrative, he shows the pure, quiet and lamentable world of women.

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