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It has been more than thirty years since the Mao Dun Literature Award was established, and nearly forty writers have participated in the award-winning works. Most of these writers have been working in the literary world for many years. In addition to novels, they have also made outstanding achievements in the fields of "short" genres such as novellas, short stories and essays. This time, from an artistic perspective, we selected the first batch of classic works of novellas, short stories and essays by some award-winning writers, compiled them into a collection of about 200,000 words, and assembled them into this set of "Short Classics of Mao Dun Literature Award Winning Writers". Xu Huaizhong, winner of the 10th Mao Dun Literature Award, and editor-in-chief Hu Yuping jointly edited and selected this book.

"Pingwa Four Books" is a series of four novels by the famous writer Jia Pingwa. The writer has been in the literary world for forty years and is famous in this era for his rich literary achievements. Among his many works, four full-length works are the most dazzling. These four novels and their characteristics are: "Impotence": Jia Pingwa's first novel; "Desolated Capital": the most controversial novel; "Qin Opera": won the 8th Mao Dun Literature Award; "Ancient Furnace": the novel that Jia Pingwa values ​​most and has the best market response.

"Signature of All Things" content summary: After "Eat, Pray, Love", we set out again to find the truth of love. Having a scientific and wise mind, a rational and calm mentality, facing all things in the world, and living a smart and generous life, this is the high level of sexiness for women. Brief introduction to "City of Girls": The huge legend of New York Broadway theater girls during World War II. A group of charming pioneer women composed a song of female friendship. Gorgeous costumes, witty drama, great lines, and wonderful descriptions of sex... Reproduce the tawdry charm of New York in the 1940s and the mystery of fashion.

"Selected Collection of Foreign Novels" (a set of 46 volumes in total) selects a variety of high-quality foreign novels, covering multiple categories such as plot, romance, thriller and suspense, fairy tales, etc., And is a classic. "Selected Collection of Foreign Novels" (a set of 46 volumes in total) shows us the cultural and social processes of various countries in different periods through various novel worlds written by different writers. It is a lot to benefit from reading.

This book is a collection of short stories written by the writer Zhao Baitian from 1996 to 2001. The narrative objects of these stories include various aspects of life in villages and cities, as well as glimpses in history. They record individual lives and are also a kind of world situation.

This book is a collection of short stories and short stories by the author. It contains a total of 8 short stories and short stories. Each of them presents different narrative methods and structural characteristics, but reflects a common literary theme, that is, the plight of people in contemporary society. It has strong literary quality and reflects the author's good narrative ability and language skills.

This collection of short stories includes four novellas and six short stories, namely: "Ferris Wheel", "Days Above the Clouds", "Naihe Bridge", "In the Name of Love", "Gauze Stick", "No Country for Old Men", "Never Look Back", "Lonely Man", "Company" and "Meeting and Farewell". These novels touch on various hot topics in life, such as the family love that is thicker than water, the love concept of women in the new era who do not cling to, force or be particular about, current extramarital affairs, the education of older children, the experiences of rural girls after coming to the city to work, the mutual comfort and warmth between disabled people, the twilight love of widowed elderly people, and the love between young people.

"Homecoming" is a collection of novellas, consisting of four novellas that are independent of each other but internally related. Several works included have a common theme: whether women can realize the energy they possess. Women have been in contact with the outside world since they were girls. In a complex and ever-changing environment, they have had doubts and even become anxious. They can also use their own characteristics and advantages to protect themselves, be generous to others, and ultimately become a truly powerful woman. This is a feminist work characterized by precise details, diverse imagery, and rich narratives. It focuses on women's spiritual growth and destiny, and showcases women's energy and posture.

"Wandering" is a novel about constellations. In Tokarczuk's own words, "The combination of constellations, not the sequence, contains the truth." It is a book that originated in the waiting room. The author went to the doctor for a blood test. While waiting for the doctor, he suddenly realized that he had almost no understanding of his own body. Then the research began, and the author even spent a whole year studying anatomy in Amsterdam for this purpose. It is a novel composed of 116 long or short chapters. Centering around two constantly intertwined themes - travel and human body preservation - fictitious stories, real events, and ideological fragments are arranged in a circle. The metaphorical and metaphysical issues of the body, travel, flight and movement unfold along the main line of the movement of the human body in the world.

This book is a collection of short novels describing various aspects of life. It is divided into four volumes: Fragrance of Medicine, Characters, Situation of the World and Innocence. The first series of Medicinal Scents is titled after a Chinese medicine. The content of the article or the characters involved are closely related to the Chinese medicine in question, which gives people a refreshing feeling. The second series of characters mainly describes the lives of all kinds of little people, with vivid descriptions and vivid characters. The third series of "World Scenes" mainly describes the various life forms of various small people, thus reflecting the social form. The fourth volume, Childlike Innocence, mainly writes stories about children. The language is vivid and lively, and it also has educational significance.

The Xuanmen Strange Man series (a set of eight volumes in total) includes: "The Legend of Jiang Ziya", "The Legend of Sun Tzu", "The Legend of Luban", "The Legend of Guiguzi", "The Legend of Huang Shigong", "The Legend of Zhang Daoling", "The Legend of Li Chunfeng", "The Legend of Guo Ziyi".

The book collects some of the author's prose, novels, essays and other literary works published in newspapers, magazines and books, as well as some of the news, communications, reviews and other news works. The book is divided into six parts. The first part, "Collected Interests from Literature", is a collection of prose works. These works reflect the author's longing for life in his childhood through beautiful words, and describe the real life he experienced and the local customs he felt. The second part, "The Traces of the Pen," is a novel written by the author based on his personal experience. The story is thought-provoking, the plots are interlocking, and the meaning is heart-wrenching. The third part, "Perceptions of Life", is an essay in which the author gained spiritual enlightenment in ordinary life. It may seem ordinary, but it is higher than ordinary. People will benefit a lot from reading each work. The fourth part, "News Awareness," is a series of news reports about new things emerging in different historical periods, reflecting the reporter's strong news awareness. The fifth part, "Exclusive Reports," contains important news events and important news figures collected and written by reporters. The content is thrilling and the reports are true and timely. The sixth part, "Front Page Headlines," mainly includes news, communications and other important news works published on newspaper headlines.

"A writer who writes with talent, a real magician." A new collection of Nabokov's five classic novels by the author of "Lolita". It is an exercise in the style of a literary alchemist and an early masterpiece that Nabokov fans cannot miss. Vladimir Nabokov, the author of "Lolita", is recognized as an outstanding novelist and stylist in the twentieth century. "Nabokov Collection II" selects five of Nabokov's masterpieces, from which we can see the growth of a literary alchemist: his debut novel "Mary" misses his homeland and first love; "Defense" depicts a crazy chess genius with scalpel-like precision; "The Eye" challenges novel techniques with the theme of "spy"; "Desperation" plays with "metafiction", and the protagonist has the shadow of Humbert in the later "Lolita"; "The Invitation to the Beheading" is a bizarre and surreal allegorical noir.

In the eight short stories of "The Purple and the Black", K. J. Parker fully demonstrates to readers his unique knowledge and his profound insight into human nature - the former makes the construction of his worldview solid and complete, and the latter gives life to the characters.

The famous historian Barbara W. Tuchman, who has won the Pulitzer Prize twice, advocates treating history as a readable story. She calls herself a "writer with historical themes" and is praised by Fairbank and others as "a historian as an artist." She won the Pulitzer Prize twice, and her work has been hailed as one of the best historical works of the 20th century. This series includes: "Stilwell and the American Experience in China, 1911-1945", "Tower of Pride: Portraits of the Antebellum World, 1890-1914", "The Craft of History: Tuchman on History", "The First Salute: The American Revolution from Another Perspective", "The Distant Mirror: The Turbulent Fourteenth Century", "March of Folly: From Trojan Horse Massacre to the Vietnam War".

Ten foodies formed a group called the Beef Stew Club. Every bite of the raw puffer fish in Kushimoto Town is at the risk of death; the beef stewed in Burgundy red wine is both a human delicacy and a delicacy; the last bite of the quiche, only the person who will die tomorrow can know the taste. This is a huge gamble and a mysterious deal with death. Some people enjoy the food, and some people pay the price for it. In pursuit of an unparalleled gourmet experience, there are always people who continue to join this game... Food can fill an empty stomach, but what should be used to fill the emptiness of the soul?

Liu Mingming was born in Yuanshi County, Hebei Province in 1957. He suffered from lower limb disability due to polio when he was young. After graduating from high school, he was assigned to work as a lathe in a factory. After the college entrance examination was resumed, he was admitted to the Law Department of Renmin University of China and obtained a bachelor's degree. In 1985, he was transferred to the China Rehabilitation Research Center and later to the China Disabled Persons' Federation to engage in research and legislation on laws for persons with disabilities. He has been working as a full-time lawyer since 1994. He once served as senior partner and director of a law firm. He loves literature, poetry, history and philosophy, and takes reading as the greatest pleasure in life. He has published many papers and political articles in newspapers and periodicals such as People's Daily, People's Forum, Workers' Daily, China Civil Affairs News, and China Disabled People. He has been passionate about vocal music since he was a child and once performed solo performances for party and state leaders in the Chinese Theater. At the opening ceremony of the 6th Far East and South Pacific Games for People with Disabilities, he sang "Ode to the Yellow River" as a male soloist for an audience of 80,000 people. Won the first prize at the 3rd National Disabled Persons Art Performance. "People's Daily", "Legal Daily" and "Chinese Talents" and "China Disabled Persons" magazines have conducted exclusive interviews and reports on his deeds of being physically disabled and strong in determination and self-improvement.

This book is the second collection of short stories by young writer Lu Yuan after "Bowling's Stream of Consciousness". It includes six novels including "Social Fantasy Novelist", "Big Moon and Others", "Swan Orchid", "Sass", "Night Wheel" and "Western Iron Man". Strange people and strangers related to "Yingbo Manor" continue to appear here: the social fantasy novelist who specializes in existential poetry and semiotics, Mr. Lu who decided to take off for an adventure on the eve of the fall of the big moon, the poet who was fascinated by studying books and fell in love with the woman in his dream, the literary and artistic youth who wandered in the city during the SARS era; the chaos of all living beings after the university apartment gradually merged with the cruise ship...

"Chinese Contemporary Literature Classics Must-Read·2017 Novella Volume" selects nearly ten of the best novellas in 2017, including new works by Chi Cao Wenxuan, Shuang Xuetao, Zhang Yueran, Jiang Yun and many other famous writers, representing the highest level of annual novella creation. The editor-in-chief of "Chinese Contemporary Literature Classics Must-Read·2017 Novella Volume" is Wu Yiqin, director of China's most authoritative literary research institution, the Museum of Modern Literature, and a famous literary critic. With his professional vision, he strictly selects the most worth-reading novellas of the year, and each article is accompanied by professional and exciting comments. It not only summarizes the development and achievements of contemporary Chinese literature, but also brings readers a delicious literary feast.

"Chinese Contemporary Literature Classics Must-Read: 2017 Short Stories Volume" selects nearly 20 of the best short stories in 2017, including new works by more than 20 famous writers including Moyan, Chi Zijian, Su Tong and other Mao Dun Literature Award winners and Lu Xun Literature Award winners, representing the highest level of annual short story creation. The editor-in-chief of "Chinese Contemporary Literature Classics Must-Read·2017 Short Stories Volume" is Wu Yiqin, director of the Museum of Modern Literature, the most authoritative literary research institution in China, and a famous literary critic. With his professional vision, he strictly selects the most worth-read short stories of the year, and each article is accompanied by professional and exciting comments.

In such an era full of desires, 18 stories that penetrate deep into the soul will always leave people with a strong touch of warmth and love.

One of Xu Fuyuan's novel collections "Pinellia", "Mid-Autumn" and "Awakening of Insects".

"Wings, Wings, Feathers" tells the story of a TV reporter who follows the rules, and finally discovers that when rules regulate people's behavior, they often run counter to them; "Didi Bear Rag Doll" tells the tragedy of a genius who was born in a drug-addicted family, warning the world; "Summer Job" is about a teenager who spent his summer vacation. He observed the adult society during his vacation, and he tried to change it beyond his own capabilities; "Stay Away from Chen Wu" is a revenge story. The protagonist Chen Wuqiu has settled his hatred, but his conscience and soul have nowhere to rest; "The Runaway" tells the story of a wrong time and a wrong escape... The result is sighing.

This is a collection of short and medium stories, with a total of twelve stories, all of which are based on the author's place of growth - Chenglingji. The first part is seven short stories, writing about the historical stories of Chenglingji Town; the second part is five short stories, writing about contemporary characters in Chenglingji Port after the founding of the People's Republic of China. The author has edited "History of Chenglingji Port" and has done extensive research on the history, geography, economy and folk customs of Chenglingji, and his writings are well-founded: "Golden Hooked Beard" and "Ivory Wat Board" are from legends; "The God of Baskets" and "The Beautiful Lady in Misfortune" are from historical novels; "Ripples" and "Sailor Woman and Boat" are from life observations; other chapters are all from the author's personal experience and deep thinking about history and reality.

A masterpiece of modern Chinese vernacular novels! Top 100 Chinese Novels of the 20th Century. Hope does not matter whether it is something or not. This is just like the road on the earth; in fact, there is no road on the earth, but when more people walk on it, it becomes a road.

Hemingway's favorite collection of essays selects some of Hemingway's most representative and best-known short stories, focusing on the classics that created a generation of writing styles and profoundly influenced later generations of writers. The earliest and most enduring works that made Hemingway famous were his short stories that created a generation of writing styles. His short stories are mainly declarative sentences, with precise descriptions and short dialogues, giving readers the most direct and vivid impression, and have a profound influence on many modern and contemporary writers. Hemingway included this passage in the preface to his "First Collection of Forty-nine Parts" in 1938: "Some of my favorite works are "Hills Like White Elephants", "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber", "In a Strange Land", "You Will Never Be Like This", "The Snows of Kilimanjaro", "A Clean and Bright Place" and one There is no novel called "The Light of the World" that others like. I also like several others..." The selection of this book is based on this, and the most famous of them, "The Snows of Kilimanjaro", is compiled into this collection of Hemingway's short stories, a total of 11 pieces, with the help of famous translations by Tang Yongkuan, Lu Jin, Chen Liangting and other famous writers.

Mu Xin's prose novel series of 6 types (4) "Reflection of Colombia" - as the first simplified Chinese version of Mu Xin's work compiled in his later years, it includes 13 works with Mu Xin's writing style such as "September 9th", "Bamboo Show", "Empty Room", "Reflection of Colombia", "No Walking Tomorrow", "Shanghai Fu", etc. (5) "Qiongmeika's Random Notes" - Mu Xin finalized it in his later years. Every word, sentence and punctuation are very particular, reflecting the consistent style of implicitness and non-explicitness. (6) "Windsor Cemetery Diary" - Follow the last chapter of the novel collection "Windsor Cemetery" and read the "Love Retrospective" of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. (7) "Improvisational Judgment" - Regarding the loftiness and unknowability of life, Mu Xin offers a light "aesthetic judgment". (8) "The Past of Su Lu" - "The Past of Su Lu" comes from "The Book of Changes·Lu Gua". Mu Xin said that the good thing about life is that it is meaningless, so that it can accommodate each of us to give it meaning. (9) "The Bad Guest at Emerson's House" - a collection of prose novels re-edited by Mu Xin in his later years.

Each shocking story reveals the cultural essence hidden deep in Chinese villages and ensuring the continued survival of the Chinese nation.

This collection contains fifteen short stories by Cai Zheng. Most of his short stories were published in the literary quarterly "Today" sponsored by Beidao. These are timeless stories about food, clothing, life and death. "Cai Zheng's novels are like his physique, which is strong and full, like the corn in northern China. In the details of his novels, we can see the strong, exuberant, energetic poetry and enthusiasm of his life, and of course his simplicity and innocence. He is made from the land. His novels come from him and are the crops of his life. There are many novels and writers about farmers in China, but most of them are based on external observation and description, but Cai Zheng's novels are the growth and opening of his life. He belongs to the earth and farmers."

"The past with plain shoes is the wish to walk alone..." Mu Xin's prose novel series "The Past with Plain Lures" was finalized based on Mu Xin's later years. The first volume includes "Cooking Fish and Guests", "White Horse Han Ru", "Hungry in the Western Mountains", "Ten Peng's Turtles", "Abandoning the Cart", etc., The second volume includes "One Drink, One Peck", and the third volume includes "The Dead Literary Scholar", "Evening Prayer", "Kitsch Litigation", etc., And is accompanied by the author's images and creative handwriting. "Going with plain shoes" comes from the "Lu Gua" in the Book of Changes: "On the ninth day of the lunar month, if you go with plain shoes, you will have no fault." If you act with a simple and frank attitude, you will not blame yourself. It is used as a metaphor for a simple, innocent and self-sufficient attitude towards life.

"It's better to go for a walk every day. Summer is the best for Qiongmeika..." Mu Xin's prose novel series "Qiongmeika's Random Notes" was finalized based on Mu Xin's later years. The first volume includes "Ruyi", "My Friend", "The King", "Perfection", "Awakening", "The Call" and " "Irrelevant" and so on. The second volume includes "Rhymes", "Haikus", "Fengyan", etc., And the third volume includes "Beguiled", "Hope", "Really", "Say Again", "Very Good", "Wise Frog", "Endless", "New", etc., And is accompanied by the author's images and creative handwriting. When Mu Xin finalized the draft, he made a lot of "subtractions" and omitted explanatory sentences about "I" without revealing them. Each title in the book has two words, such as "The Sword Hilt", "Embellished with It", "Evil Thoughts", "Dead Year" and so on - there are endless whimsical thoughts in the last chapter. When writing this book, Mu Xin lived in Qiongmeika, East New York, so the book was titled "Random Thoughts of Qiongmeka".

"Emerson, Montaigne, and even the unfortunate Socrates, their skepticism was always as bright as the moon and stars, and they talked and laughed..." Mu Xin's prose novel series "The Bad Guest at the Emerson Household" is a work re-edited by Mu Xin in his later years. It contains a collection of books published for the first time. His novels include 14 novels, including "Round Light", "Color of Grass", "You're Still Here", "Last Bus Passengers", "Three Women on the Street", "Atlantic Casino Night", "Ganges·Lotus·Sisters", "Mother's Ceremony of the Song Dynasty", etc., And are accompanied by the author's images and creative handwriting. Among them is Mu Xin's first literary work dedicated to depression, which is reinterpreted in three words and two beats, presenting a new style of ancient Chinese novels.

"Leopard Change" is included in "SOS", "Childhood Is Gone", "Xia Mingzhu", "Empty Room", "Fang Fang No. 4", "Notes from the Basement", "Western Neighbor", "Eighteen People in a Car", "Crying in the Car", "Quiet Afternoon Tea", "Early Spring in Weimar", "Round Light", "Road Worker", "Drums at Lincoln Center", "No Walk Tomorrow" and "Windsor Cemetery Diary". Each piece is relatively independent, but also connected to each other, becoming a special work with its own structural principles. Hemingway's works have such a short story cycle, which is translated into English as "short story cycle novel". The story of "Leopard Change" describes an individual person, and it can be roughly seen in the life stages of childhood, adolescence, youth, and middle age. Personal experience corresponds to the stages before the war, World War II, after World War II, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, and the opening of the country. It needs to be thought about in these historical backgrounds. Of course, there is another important stage: the Western world after going abroad.

"Some people can't help but wonder, is love really, really possible..." "Windsor Cemetery Diary", a series of Mu Xin's prose novels, was hand-ordered by the author who is nearly 80 years old. The novel collection deleted a section of "Hunting" from the original traditional Chinese version, hiding the "I" deeper, and actually making it more intriguing. The collection of novels includes "American Comedy", "Eighteen People in a Car", "Xia Mingzhu", "Two Villains Fighting", "SOS", "Perfect Girlfriend", "Seven Days of Food", "Fang Fang NO. 4", "Magic Wheel", "Windsor Cemetery Diary", etc. Each article is trying a new perspective. "The person who comes back from the other side" turns out to be so understanding of the sorrows of the world, and there is no "retirement" in life. He has a clear understanding of the other side. Following the "Windsor Cemetery" in the novel and watching the "Love Retrospective" of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, men and women who still live in the world can't help but think of themselves, their own infatuation, and their own indifference. Mu Xin said, this is clearly the most common hundred years of ruthlessness and passion.

"To judge lightly is a kind of happiness, to foresee vaguely is a kind of happiness, but it is only suitable to be gentle and vague..." Mu Xin's prose novel series "Impromptu Judgment" was finalized based on Mu Xin's later years. "Already Cold", "Sending to the White Plains", "Late for Snow", "Summer in Princeton", etc. The second volume includes "Road Worker", "Auspicious Rain", "Fish and Book", "Angel Selling Wings", "The Overturn of Drunken Boat", "Memorandum from France", etc., And is accompanied by the author's images and creative handwriting. According to a review of "Mu Xin Talks about Mu Xin", in 1993, Mu Xin, in response to repeated requests from students, spent half of the nine lectures in a lecture on the history of world literature taught by Chen Danqing in New York about his literary creation, sharing the "Preface to the Dynasties" in the first lecture.

"If you are not full of hope, then what are you full of..." "Reflection of Columbia" in Mu Xin's prose novel series is the first simplified Chinese version of Mu Xin's work compiled in his later years. It includes 13 works with Mu Xin's writing style, such as "September 9th", "Bamboo Show", "Empty Room", "Reflection of Columbia", "No Walking Tomorrow" and "Shanghai Fu". When the first edition appeared in 2006, it attracted the attention of media such as Southern Weekend and Beijing Youth Daily. Everyone was asking, who is Mu Xin? This triggered a discussion in the reading circles that this year will be the "Year of Mu Xin".

Gong Zizhen (1792-1841), whose courtesy name was Xu and whose name was Dingxu, was born in Renhe, Zhejiang Province. He was a famous thinker and writer at the beginning of modern history in my country. His patriotic thoughts and individual liberation thoughts had a huge impact on the ideological circles of the late Qing Dynasty. His poems face reality squarely, call for reform and reform, are full of fighting spirit, have strong emotions, are artistically powerful, profound and implicit, and unique. His writing also pays equal attention to "expression", "sincerity" and "emotion", and he writes freely.

Qiu Jin, formerly known as Gui Jin, also known as Xu Qing, also known as Danwu, and her alias was Jianhu Nvxia; when she studied in Japan, she changed her name to Jin and her given name was Jingxiong. As an outstanding revolutionary and hero in modern China, her literary works are also very distinctive. His poems and lyrics are majestic and high-pitched, with the style of gradually leaving and attacking the building. He sings and sighs three times, which is generous and tragic. Most of his essays are political essays, with thorough reasoning, sharp writing and agitative nature. Her Tanci is autobiographical, vividly reflecting her ambition.

This book selects twelve Zaju and more than twenty Sanqu from Guan Hanqing's existing works. There are two main criteria for selection: first, it can be confirmed to be Guan's work; second, it is artistically distinctive and has a greater impact. For the collation of the Zaju part of this book, "Moon Worship Pavilion" and "Tiao Feng Yue", only the "Thirty Types of Yuan Period Zaju" remains, "Single Sword Club" and "Fei Yi Meng" are based on the proofreading of Mai Wangguan, and the other editions are based on the "Selected Songs of the Yuan Dynasty". Except for special circumstances, school records are generally not published. Notes should be kept concise and the original text should not be quoted. Some important words are highlighted for the convenience of readers.

The "Lawrence Classics Series" consists of four books: "Sons and Lovers", "Women in Love", "The Woman on Horseback" and "The White Peacock". The translation was led by domestic Lawrence research experts Feng Jiqing and Bi Bingbin, bringing together three generations of outstanding domestic translators, old, middle and young. The translation is simple and elegant, restoring the beautiful context of the original work, and a large number of footnotes present the social background and British cultural heritage of the time. "The Lady on Horseback" selects 15 of Lawrence's most wonderful short stories and short stories. Each of them is wonderful, and the translation restores the original style and heritage to the greatest extent. Lawrence's "England, My England" dissected the national character of England and deeply pondered the fate of the nation-state; in "The Prussian Officer", he described the tense confrontation between officers and soldiers, which was heavy and depressing; in "The Lady on Horseback", he hoped to find a primitive religion to replace the fallen European civilization; in "The Fox", a fox was used as a symbol to express the hidden subconsciousness of the characters...

"The Outsider" creates a shocking image of an absurd man. The protagonist Meursault is a company employee who is indifferent to everything. In his eyes, all the duties and virtues that formed the moral code of those around him were but a disappointing burden, and he ignored them; even the death of his mother did not cause him much pain. His heart was very empty, and he was at a loss as if he had lost his soul. He had no desire or pursuit, so much so that he blindly shot Arabs on the beach and was eventually sentenced to death.

"Old Things in the South of the City" is a collection of autobiographical short stories written by Lin Haiyin. His writing is condensed with deep longing and a touch of sadness. It tells the nostalgia for the old people and things in his childhood like a gurgling stream. His gentle language carves out timeless memories and narrates his childhood life in the south of Beijing, shining with a natural and simple light. The book has enjoyed everlasting popularity since its publication in 1960. It has been translated into English, French, Spanish and other languages, and has moved countless readers at home and abroad.

This anthology is rich in selections, including famous stories such as "My Life", "Crescent Moon", and "The Soul-Breaking Gun". It is written in a playful, poignant, and vigilant way, making people laugh while reading it, and comprehensively demonstrates Lao She's artistic achievements in the field of short story creation. Reading the works of famous writers can also provide you with great inner enlightenment.

Two soldiers whose fates were completely changed due to different orders of surgeries... The ultimate choice of an artist suffering from cancer... "Typical" patients who want to defend their dignity or just live a life... The depravity and revenge caused by love and hatred... Junichi Watanabe's well-known short story collection is not to be missed, including Junichi Watanabe's early works "Light and Shadow", "Death Sentence", "Resistance of the Monkey" and "Association of the Rose".

It is a collection of the author's works in journalism and literary creation in the past forty years. The book is divided into two parts: The first part is prose: mainly prose, mainly expressing the author's life insights, emotional experiences, and inner thoughts. There are a large number of essays about people and events in the author's military career. In the recollection and review of past events, he uses things to reason, talk about feelings, and express his feelings. The second series of news and communications: mainly communications reportage, original records of the combat life of logistics officers and soldiers during the "Two Mountains" battle in the 1980s, showing an unyielding sense of justice.

Popular anchor Xiao hope's first collection of emotional, inspirational and heart-warming works with over 2 billion views on the entire network, Himalaya's hit album "Two People, Something" uses sound to soothe every lonely heart, with an average of more than 1 million warm listening times per issue. Night is an outlet for emotions. At night in the city, a lot of unwillingness and nostalgia can always make a person vulnerable and lonely. Xiaoxi is just such a person who brings warmth and comfort to everyone with her voice. Telling about life, telling about the youth we went through in those years. Written for every young person who is working hard in the city, it will bring courage to more people and make them stronger. To give you warm comfort, this is a collection of love growth stories based on real life, written for everyone who has been hurt, hurt, and lost, but still works hard for love. May all your sufferings be a false alarm, all your experiences be joyful, and all your gains be a surprise. It doesn't matter if I meet you later, I hope it will be you for the rest of my life.

As the author Canetti said, if you want to describe a person truthfully, you can write an entire book. Even so, the person is still not described in detail. But if people explore how they remember a person, they will find that what makes a person unique is a few characteristics. In this book, "Ear Witness", Canetti describes, or "invents" fifty kinds of personalities, which are extremely reflected in individual people and become their respective personality labels, such as "Celebrity Licker", "Tear Stoker", "Blatant Eyes", "Disaster Observer", "Intoxicated Man", "Nothing Virgin", etc. These seemingly exaggerated labels are actually extremely real in nature. They are all components of human nature. Perhaps every reader can identify themselves and see themselves in several or even more labels that may be cute, absurd, despicable, or ugly. This collection of character sketches was written in 1974. Its greatest feature is the combination of humorous writing and pungent satire.

This book selects 31 representative Chinese female writers who wrote from the early 20th century to 2004. Each of them selects one of their most representative short stories, and is accompanied by a brief introduction of the author and a thousand-word introduction written by the editor. It more completely displays the achievements of Chinese female writers in short story creation in the 20th century, and constitutes a concise history of Chinese female writers writing in the 20th century.

The European and American Classics Series selects literary masterpieces that are popular around the world to create a reading feast that will affect your life. These eternal cultural treasures have enriched the spiritual world of generations of readers. This set is the second volume of the European and American masterpiece series, including a total of 4 books: "The Adventures of the Good Soldier Schwab", "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn", "The Sorrows of Young Werther" and "Hamlet".