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Time Traveler 2: Gate to the Sky

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This book is the second part of the long series "Time Travellers" by French writer Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt. This masterpiece, which the writer spent thirty years developing, tells the history of mankind in the form of a novel. "Gate to the Sky" is the second part of the series. It tells the story of the protagonist Nomu who gained the ability to live forever due to chance eight thousand years ago. He lived a life of a wanderer in the world and traveled to the Mesopotamian plains to witness the prosperity of the two river basins. In Babel, one of the earliest cities, he battled wits and courage with the monarch Nimrod. As a witch doctor, he treated all kinds of people from monarchs to slaves. He also witnessed the construction and collapse of the Tower of Babel.

Time Traveler (set of 2 Volumes)

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This book is a long series "Time Traveler" by French writer Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt. This masterpiece, which the writer spent thirty years developing, tells the history of mankind in the form of a novel. As the first part of the series, "Lost Paradise" focuses on the end of the Neolithic Age and before and after the Great Flood. It uses a first-person narrative from Nomu's growth and love, to leading the tribe to escape during the Great Flood, thus creating the legend of Noah, to unexpectedly gaining the ability to live forever, wandering, looking for the love of his life who had the same fate, watching his relatives leave one after another, and so on. The narrative also includes a third-person narration about the present and future of people facing serious environmental problems and existential crises. "Gate to the Sky" is the second part of the series. It tells the story of the protagonist Nomu who gained the ability to live forever due to chance eight thousand years ago. He lived a life of a wanderer in the world and traveled to the Mesopotamian plains to witness the prosperity of the two river basins. In Babel, one of the earliest cities, he battled wits and courage with the monarch Nimrod. As a witch doctor, he treated all kinds of people from monarchs to slaves. He also witnessed the construction and collapse of the Tower of Babel.

Romance of the Three Kingdoms (vernacular Version)

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This book is written in vernacular, and the language is concise and easy to understand. Starting from the Yellow Turban of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty to the unification of the Three Kingdoms in the Western Jin Dynasty, it describes the major historical events and the activities of historical figures in more than ninety years, showing the historical picture of the rise and fall of the Three Kingdoms, vividly reproducing this tumultuous historical era, and vividly revealing the intrigues, intrigues, and power struggles among the ruling groups.

Hell Test

Hell Test

General Fiction

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294K0

When her mentor accidentally dies in a magic experiment, Alice, a doctoral student at Cambridge University, encounters the biggest crisis in her life. Without the recommendation of her mentor, her graduation and job would be in vain. In desperation, Alice decides to break into hell herself and snatch back her mentor's soul! But the ticket to hell is extremely expensive, and she must pay half of her remaining life. To make matters worse, her fellow genius Peter suddenly joins the team, and the two are forced to become partners and embark on an adventure in which life or death is uncertain.

The Ultimate Witch Master

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As soon as Li Ban passed through the mysterious laboratory, he was entrusted with an important task and entered the virtual witch world. However, during the exploration mission, Li Ban became more and more confused. He entered the world of witchcraft, from the smallest plants and trees to the mountains, rivers, sun and moon, everything was vivid and real, without any confusion. The hierarchy here is strict, with the strong flying into the sky and escaping to the ground, while the weak are exposed in the wilderness. Those with "identity" can gain spiritual cultivation and have outstanding martial arts; those who integrate "elements" can gain powerful abilities and extraordinary magic skills. When I returned to the laboratory, I was trapped in one place, cramped and claustrophobic, unable to go out, and filled with many secrets. Colleagues were silent and hesitated to speak, but the person in charge valued them, but spoke with tact. Everything and everyone serves the mysterious mission of the virtual world. Li Ban went back and forth several times, and it became increasingly difficult to distinguish between truth and falsehood. The virtual witch world, with its various appearances of all living beings, does not look fake; the real laboratory, mysterious and unpredictable... But may not be real!

Open Coffin Mystery

Open Coffin Mystery

General Fiction

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Officially authorized by the Agatha Christie Estate, the sequel to the Hercule Poirot series. The legendary British detective Hercule Poirot returns! A graceful viscountess × a bizarrely revised will with a sky-high price × a masked "Don Juan" whose time is running out, this is a pioneering interpretation of Shakespeare's unpopular masterpiece "King John", and a triple twist that is astonishing. What I am about to announce will surely horrify you all... At Lily Oak Manor in County Cork, Ireland, Viscountess Athelinda Playford held a dinner party, but this dinner had a hidden mystery. When all the guests arrived, the old lady suddenly summoned a lawyer to urgently modify her will. She planned to announce at the banquet that night that she would give away her entire inheritance to a stranger who only had a few weeks to live, and her two biological children were completely deprived of their inheritance rights. The guest list includes two people they have never met: the famous Belgian detective Hercule Poirot and Scotland Yard Inspector Edward Catchpool. Just as the two were confused about the reason for the invitation, Poirot gradually realized that Mrs. Playford might have foreseen that the murder was coming. However, what is even more puzzling is why she insists on deliberately provoking potential murderers? Even though Poirot tried his best to stop it, the bloody crime still happened as scheduled, and the identity of the deceased was completely unexpected. Can Poirot clear away the fog and let the truth come to light?

The Deadline is Approaching

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The latest bestseller from Anthony Horowitz, author of "The Magpie Murders"! An exquisite and elegant private residence, a confusing serial murder case, and a shocking secret that has been buried for many years! This time, the writer and detective acted separately for the first time to explore the truth in different time and space. Are these happy enemies finally breaking up? In the Richmond district on the banks of the Thames, Riverview Court is a model of urban life with six tightly gated mansions and exquisite gardens. However, the arrival of the Kenworthy family changed everything - four luxury cars with roaring engines and noisy children soon broke the tranquility of the community. Loud late-night parties, blaring pop music, and a swimming pool construction plan that was opposed by everyone reduced the idyll of Riverview Garden to ashes... When Kenworthy died unexpectedly, all the neighbors became suspects. This murder opened a door, and lies and deception followed, and more deaths followed. The police were helpless. In desperation, former police detective Daniel Hawthorne was invited to take action. However, even he is faced with a seemingly unsolvable puzzle: when everyone has a motive for murder, how to solve the murder case? "The Hawthorne Detectives" Book Five. A feast of classic detective novels. Double puzzle, triple reversal.

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General Fiction

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Murder? I? How unreasonable! Hercule Poirot's peaceful afternoon was completely shattered - an angry woman stopped him in front of his mansion and threatened to report the famous detective to Scotland Yard for his "false accusation of murder". Poirot was about to retreat into the house to avoid the danger, but he was shocked to find someone waiting in the living room: another strange visitor arrived unexpectedly with a letter of accusation, claiming that Poirot had accused him of killing a certain "deceased" on the same charge. How many other innocent people have received such letters? If the letter was not written by Poirot himself, who was the forger behind it? Is Barnabas Pandey, the mysterious victim mentioned in the letter, a real person or a fabrication? In the fog of life and death, time passes by. Poirot must find out the truth immediately, otherwise more lives may be at stake... Officially authorized by the Agatha Christie Property Rights Association, this is the sequel to the Hercule Poirot series. The legendary British detective Hercule Poirot returns in style. Four anonymous letters × a soaked blue dress × a church window cake, a dazzling triple twist. Can little gray cells solve this murder in the name of love?

Li Jianwu's Translation of Madame Bovary (translation Series by Chinese Translators)

(french) Flaubert

210K0

"Madame Bovary" uses delicate brushwork to reproduce the social scene of France in the mid-19th century through the experience of the peasant girl Emma. Emma received an aristocratic education in a monastery, read many romantic novels, and dreamed of legendary love. After she married the rural doctor Charles Bovary, her life was dull and she turned to having an affair to fill the hole in her soul. The two affairs did not bring her happiness, but made her the target of exploitation by loan sharks. In the end, she had so much debt that she couldn't repay it, and she had no choice but to commit suicide. The artistic form of "Madame Bovary" makes it a new turning point in modern novels, and is known as "a milestone in the history of French literature", "a new artistic code" and "a perfect novel". Li Jianwu's translation is a model, concise and powerful, faithfully reproducing the "Lianzi" style of Flaubert's original text, and is the exclusive copyright of our company.

Lu Yuan's Translation of Faust (translation Series by Chinese Translators)

(germany) Goethe

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The tragedy "Faust" is Goethe's encyclopedic masterpiece. Faust is a scholar who sold his soul to the devil in medieval legend. The first part of "Faust" mainly describes the love tragedy of Faust and Gretchen, while the second part describes Faust's pursuit and disillusionment in the fields of politics, economy and other fields after entering the "big world". The works reflect the human spirit of searching from top to bottom, knowing that something is impossible and doing it. Faust, who has good intentions, and Mephistopheles, the devil who represents evil and destruction, are two opposite yet unified characters, revealing the contradictions and dialectical philosophy of man. Mr. Luyuan himself is an outstanding poet, and his translation of poems and plays is a good story. Lu Yuan's translation of "Faust" is faithful, smooth, vivid and expressive. The translation has been widely praised. It has won the Chinese Translation "Rainbow Award" and the Lu Xun Literary Award for Literary Translation issued by the China Translators Association.

Zhang Guyuo's Translation of Tess of the D'urbervilles: a Pure Woman (translated by Chinese Translators)

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"Tess of the D'Urbervilles-A Pure Woman" is a pearl of British literature in the 19th century, establishing Hardy's status in British and even world literature. Through the description of the unfortunate fate of the protagonist Tess, the author reveals profound social problems such as class differences and inequality between rich and poor, and openly challenges the hypocritical social morality of the Victorian era. It is rich in connotation and has strong social criticism. The book has long been loved by readers not only in the author's home country, but also around the world. It has attracted the attention of professional researchers, been courteously received by artists in the film and theater circles, and is recognized as Hardy's masterpiece. Our publisher's translation of "Tess" by Zhang Guruo has been recognized as the most classic translation of "Tess" for many years. It has undergone many rounds of revisions by the translator himself and his descendants. Because of its smooth language, clear writing style, accuracy and literary nature, and reproduction of the charm of the original work, it has been widely praised by readers and researchers over the years, and has sold hundreds of thousands of copies.

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Translated by Zhang Yousong (translated by Chinese Translators)

(us) Mark Twain

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"The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" (1884) is a companion piece to "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer". The novel uses a witty and humorous approach to describe the protagonist Huckleberry's various experiences in pursuing a free life. He ran away from home and rafted along the Mississippi River with the black slave Jim. This book can be said to be an outstanding picture of American social life and is regarded as an epoch-making realist masterpiece in the history of American literature. The translation of "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" by translator Zhang Yousong was completed when he was hired by our agency as a special translator. It is also a recognized classic translation. His language is concise, clear and easy to understand, allowing readers to easily appreciate the style of the original work while also savoring the unique charm between the lines.

Yang Bi's Translation of Vanity Fair: 2 Volumes (translation Series by Chinese Translators)

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"Vanity Fair" is the famous and representative work of the British writer Thackeray. It describes the experience of an orphan named Becky Sharp in the vanity fair of the 19th century (Victorian period) in Britain, seizing every opportunity and getting into the upper class society. This work is called by the author "a novel without a protagonist" and a "story without a hero". The novel depicts all kinds of characters who hang out in "Vanity Fair". It is a masterpiece of realism, with bitter irony and touching emotions. The psychological description of the characters and the outline of the details of the story are very precise and clever. It dissects life and human nature in subtle ways, and effectively criticizes the dirt-filled upper class society in the 19th century. This edition of "Vanity Fair" is translated by the famous translator Yang Bi. Based on a deep understanding of the original text, Yang Bi flexibly and accurately conveys the unique charm of the original work. It reads vividly and smoothly without any trace of translation. It is recognized as the best choice for understanding Thackeray's literary achievements. This book also includes a preface by the famous translator Yang Jiang, which provides a concise and profound introduction to Thackeray's creative career and is suitable for readers of all ages.

Zhu Shenghao's Translation of Five Types of Shakespeare's Comedies (translation Series by Chinese Translators)

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The plays Shakespeare wrote throughout his life include historical dramas, comedies and tragedies, which belong to three creative periods with their own emphasis. In comedy, Shakespeare achieved high achievements. The humanists of the Renaissance held beautiful ideals and believed deeply that the future of mankind was infinitely bright. This spirit of optimism was the keynote of Shakespeare's comedy creations. This book selects five representative comedies among these, namely "The Merchant of Venice", "A Midsummer Night's Dream", "Twelfth Night", "Much Ado About Nothing" and "As You Like It", collectively known as "Shakespeare's Five Comedies". Zhu Shenghao's translation is distinctive in quality and style, with beautiful and clear diction and distinctive characters. It is an artistic treasure cherished by readers and recognized by Shakespeare researchers at home and abroad. Since its publication by our publisher, the book has been revised by successive generations of experts, scholars and editors. It has condensed the wisdom of the academic community on Shakespeare research and has been recognized by readers over the years.

Geng Jizhi's Translation of the Brothers Karamazov: 2 Volumes (translation Series by Chinese Translators)

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"The Brothers Karamazov" is a novel written by the Russian writer Fyodor Dostoevsky, and is generally considered to be the pinnacle of the author's literary career. The book is adapted from a real patricide case, describing the sharp conflict between the old Karamazov and his three sons, as well as the court trial of the patricide case. The whole novel has two levels: on the surface, it is a case of patricide, and the victim's sons are suspected of conspiracy to some extent; but on a deeper level, it is a drama about the human spirit, telling a moral battle between lust, faith, reason and free will. The work shows an intricate tragic theme of society, family, morality and human nature. "The Brothers Karamazov" translated by translator Geng Jizhi is considered one of the most authoritative Chinese translations. It is famous for its faithfulness to the original work and restores the seriousness and ideological depth of Dossev's original text.

Zhu Shenghao's Translation of Five Types of Shakespeare's Tragedies (chinese Translators' Translation Series)

(english) Shakespeare

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The plays Shakespeare wrote throughout his life include historical dramas, comedies and tragedies, which belong to his three creative periods with different emphasis. Among them, the tragedies written in the later period concentrated his life wisdom, reflected various contradictions and conflicts of human nature that can be included in the two ethical categories of good and evil, and inspired human beings to have a profound understanding of themselves and the society they live in. They are the essence of his art and the mystery of his outlook on life. This book selects the five most representative and popular tragedies among these tragedies, namely "Romeo and Juliet", "Hamlet", "Othello", "King Lear" and "Macbeth", collectively known as "Shakespeare's Five Tragedies". The translator of this book is the famous translator Zhu Shenghao. His translation is of extremely high quality, distinctive style, and catchy reading. It has been widely recognized by readers and researchers at home and abroad since it was first published. Since our company first published Zhu Shenghao's translation of Shakespeare's works, we have been constantly optimizing and upgrading them. This edition has been revised and revised by scholars and editors, and is supplemented by a preface to the translation by Mr. Lu Yuan. It is of high quality and is suitable for readers of all ages.

Fu Lei's Translation of Disillusionment (translation Series by Chinese Translators)

(french) Balzac

409K0

"Disillusionment" reveals the inside story of the literary and journalistic circles, and concentrates the author's most important life experiences and deep feelings about life. It is one of the most valuable works in "Human Comedy". The novel tells the story of two talented and ambitious young people who failed in their struggles and had their ideals shattered. The work reflects the social situation and mental state of an entire generation of young people after the French Revolution. The translator is Fu Lei, a famous Chinese translator and writer. He has hated evil all his life. Most of his translation works focus on exposing social ills and describing the struggles and struggles of characters. He proposed that "in terms of effect, translation should be like a painting, seeking not resemblance in form but resemblance in spirit". He believed that "the ideal translation should be as if it were the Chinese writing of the original author" and required that "the translation must be pure Chinese, free of stiffness and awkwardness". Fu Lei translated forty-three literary masterpieces in his lifetime, and various Chinese translations have been published in nearly 10 million copies. As far as the introduction of French literature is concerned, no one can match the number of translations, the distinctive features of the translations, and the great influence of the translations.

The Ferryman 3: Love Without Borders

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Fifteen-year-old girl Dylan died unexpectedly in a train accident and met her destined ferryman Tristan. They traveled through the deserted land twice for love, and when they came to the human world again, they finally started a peaceful life. But this life did not last long. Soon, cracks appeared in the veil of life and death, and evil spirits entered the world again. A series of vicious events occurred one after another - farm animals were brutally attacked, and the entire bus and its passengers mysteriously disappeared... At this time, Susanna and the undead Jack were trapped in a real deserted land, surrounded by evil spirits, and their way out was unknown. The boundaries between life and death have been shaken once again, and the balance between the two worlds has been disrupted. The Judge appeared and threatened the lives of Dylan's parents, asking them to return to the deserted land in order to restore the balance that was on the verge of collapse. In order to save his parents, Dylan resolutely embarks on the return journey - this time, they have to travel through the deserted land to pursue their parents' souls; face the hunting of evil ghosts and the fateful separation.

Quick Wear: I Kill the Male and Female Protagonists 48 Hours a Day

Stir-fried Pork Belly

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Jin Shu is just Bai Yueguang whose spiritual power has been destroyed in the fairy tale. The man who loved and protected her in the past couldn't help but fall in love with a junior sister whose appearance was 70% similar to hers after she woke up. Finally, when four men drained her blood for a substitute and caused her tragic death, Jin Shu woke up and awakened the forty-eight-hour system. The first world: Bai Yueguang died tragically and was trampled under the feet of a substitute and never turned over. The men who kept saying they loved her backhand drained her blood? Bai Yueguang: Sorry, the forty-eight-hour system blessing, my practice in one day is better than your practice in three years! The second world: In the game world, the NPC is being ravaged by the male and female protagonists. She kicks the head and he kicks the feet. The couple fights and beats the NPC terribly. NPC: In today's game, none of the players can even think of leaving. Since you are here, please stay. #At first, Jin Shu just wanted to survive, until the hero and heroine knelt down and begged her not to get involved# # reincarnation of the scroll king, dominating the world#

Madame Bovary (humanities Classics Library)

(french) Flaubert

207K0

"Madame Bovary" uses delicate brushwork to reproduce the social scene of France in the mid-19th century through the experience of the peasant girl Emma. Emma received an aristocratic education in a monastery, read many romantic novels, and dreamed of legendary love. After she married the rural doctor Charles Bovary, her life was dull and she turned to having an affair to fill the hole in her soul. The two affairs did not bring her happiness, but made her the target of exploitation by loan sharks. In the end, she had so much debt that she couldn't repay it, and she had no choice but to commit suicide. The artistic form of "Madame Bovary" makes it a new turning point in modern novels, and is known as "a milestone in the history of French literature", "a new artistic code" and "a perfect novel". This book adopts Li Jianwu's exclusive translation. Li's translation is faithful and expressive, vivid and fluent, and has beautiful language, and enjoys a high reputation among readers.

Strange Selections from Liaozhaizhi (humanities Classics Library)

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"Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio" written by Pu Songling has achieved high artistic achievements and is well-known at home and abroad for its concise writing, unrestrained imagination, and bizarre stories. "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio" selected and annotated by Li Boqi and Xu Wenjun, selects the most exciting fifty chapters from "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio" and gives detailed annotations. The selection of classics and accurate annotations eliminates reading barriers for ordinary readers. With this volume in hand, one can appreciate the essence of Pu Songling's artistic world of flower demons and fox charms, and appreciate the elegance, conciseness and vividness of classical Chinese novels. This is a popular book that is very suitable for the general public to read.

Two Volumes of Wuthering Heights (humanities Classics Library)

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"Wuthering Heights" was published in 1847. It is the only novel by the British female writer Emily Bronte. It mainly tells the life-threatening love story between the two heroines Catherine and Heathcliff. The author uses prose poems to describe the story, uses landscape paintings as the background, and uses fantasy dreams to exaggerate the love between the two. This novel has great artistic characteristics and has been commented as "a poem written in prose." The translators of this book, Zhang Ling and Zhang Yang, are famous translators. They have jointly translated many works such as A Tale of Two Cities, Pride and Prejudice, Wuthering Heights, The Mayor of Casterbridge, and Hardy's Selected Novels and Novels.

A Tale of Two Cities (two Volumes) (humanities Classics Library)

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"A Tale of Two Cities" is one of Dickens's later important works. It is a historical novel based on part of the historical facts of the French Revolution. It is also the shortest and most concise novel in his masterpiece, but the most twists and turns, the most thrilling and thrilling in the plot. The "Twin Cities" refer to London and Paris in the late eighteenth century, especially Paris during the "Terror Period" of the French Revolution. Based on this background, the novel unfolds a thrilling description of the unjust case and encounters of Dr. Manette and Darnay, embodying the author's deep sympathy for the victims and strong condemnation of the atrocities. At the same time, the novel also praises and fully demonstrates kindness, kindness, love and devotion to love, which is deeply touching. "A Tale of Two Cities" translated by Shi Yongli and Zhao Wenjuan is an exclusive translation by People's Literature Publishing House. It has been revised and proofread by several generations of editors and is an authoritative version widely recognized and loved by readers.

The Quiet Don River in Six Volumes (humanities Classic Library)

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"Quiet Don" shows the suffering of the Cossacks in the Don River region, a unique group of Russian society from 1912 to 1922, in the First World War, the February Revolution, the October Revolution, and the Civil War. The protagonist, Grigory, is a Cossack who grew up on the banks of the Don River. He wavers between his wife Natalia and his lover Aksinia, and wanders between revolution and counter-revolution. He is both a hero and a victim. He possesses all the good qualities of a Cossack - bravery, integrity, and fearlessness of rape. At the same time, Grigory also carries Cossacks' various prejudices and limitations. At the juncture of rapid historical changes, he wanders at the crossroads of life. "Quiet Don" is an epic of people's lives describing an era of great historical significance. The translation by translator Jin Ren retains the roughness and poetry of the Cossack folk language in Sholokhov's original work, and the wording is precise and full of local flavor. Through concise and powerful Chinese short sentences, he restored the vastness of the Don River grassland and the vividness of the characters' dialogue.

A Kiss for a Leper

A Kiss for a Leper

General Fiction

(france) François Mauriac

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Nobel Prize winner - Mauriac's classic work that dissects the core of loveless marriage. It is a model of psychological analysis at the hall of French literature. It influenced Camus and Sartre's "Poison Master" and wrote about the suffocation of loveless marriage with a cold writing style. When marriage is reduced to a tool of reality and interests, and when two people are forced to consume each other in the same space, intimacy becomes a mental shackles that tortures each other. The greatest pain in love is that I love your freedom and freshness, but my existence is exactly the cage that imprisons your freedom. Jean Peruel, the son of a landowner, was young and wealthy, but ugly. As a result, he had low self-esteem and was sad, thinking that he could not be loved by the opposite sex. Jean's father regarded his son's marriage as a transaction and took a fancy to Noemi, a beautiful but poor girl from the neighbor's family. Noemi's parents also coveted Jean's family's wealth, so the two got married under the arrangement of the priest. There is no love in this marriage. Noemi's kiss is just a wife's duty, just like the kiss given by a saint to a leper, showing courtesy and mercy. Aware of Noemi's disgust and suffering, it hurt deeply, and made her feel even more painful and inferior. In order to free Noemi, whom he deeply loved, he decided to sacrifice himself to give her freedom...

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The old fisherman Santiago went out to sea alone and fought hard for several days with a giant marlin and won. On the way back, the marlin was eaten by sharks. He finally came ashore with only the skeleton, but he showed his unyielding spirit.

Along the Flowing River

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This book is a literary work by Portuguese writer Antunes. It tells the story of the protagonist who became weak after the removal of a malignant tumor and endured pain and humiliation all day long, giving him an unusual experience of life and the past. From the end of March to early April 2007, after undergoing a major operation, the protagonist, in the pain and confusion caused by anesthesia and drugs, re-remembered the fragments of his life and the people he met in his life: his parents and grandparents, his childhood village, the mountains, love and hate. The pain of the moment, past memories, and fantasies are all intertwined. Like a flowing river, we live with it the stigma of illness, the approach of death, and the call of life. Antunes' language is like the title of the book, like a flowing river, breaking the boundaries of time and space with a tension-filled non-linear narrative, allowing the characters' voices to naturally interweave in multiple time dimensions.

There is No Pain in Heaven

Y Jiahui

330K0

The sudden death of a young girl brings pain and sorrow to those who love her.

Crime and Punishment (two Volumes) (humanities Classics Library)

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"Crime and Punishment" is the representative work of Russian writer Fyodor Dostoevsky and brought the writer world-wide reputation. The protagonist of the novel, Raskolnikov, a poor college student, took a desperate risk and killed an old woman who was a loan shark. He also killed the old woman's sister who happened to see all this. Despite having his own theory of the murder, he was still tortured by his own guilt. Finally, he surrendered under Sonia's persuasion, determined to use human suffering to cleanse his sins and soul. Zang Zhonglun is well versed in the essence of Dostoyevsky's creation, especially the depth of thought, complexity of psychological description, inner tension and religious and philosophical color of his works. His translation can accurately convey the intense, contradictory, and morbid psychological activities of the characters in the original work (such as Raskolnikov's inner struggles, dreams, and gibbering), as well as the depressive, anxious, and almost hysterical atmosphere that pervades the entire book. Our agency owns the exclusive copyright of the translation by translator Zang Zhonglun.

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This book is an iconic work of the German Sturm und Drang movement. A young man named Werther fell in love with a girl named Lotte, who was already engaged to someone else. The setback in love made Werther heartbroken. Later, he committed suicide because he was out of tune with the feudal society and felt that his future was hopeless. The novel unfolds in the form of letters, recording the completely honest emotional experience of a young soul - the passionate but unattainable love for Lotte, the resistance to the order of reality, and the pain of the unattainable ideal. The gap between reality and ideals eventually pushed him into tragedy. This work shocked the entire European youth - Werther's sensitivity, loneliness and resistance became a symbol of the spirit of the times.

Doomsday Star Tour

Doomsday Star Tour

Science Fiction

Xiaoxiao

46K0

Come to China Literature's website to read more of my works!

Puppet Game

Puppet Game

General Fiction

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Known as the "work of fantasy", Higashino's masterpiece! Deliberate revenge guided by supernatural forces! Illegal imprisonment\u002F A terrifying doll that looks like a real person\u002F Possessed to kill people... The terrifying doll game started as early as the moment he woke up! Shinsuke Amamura is a bartender who was suddenly attacked by a stranger after get off work one day. He almost died and lost a certain memory as a result. They all know everything, only "I" as the murderer have no idea! Mina Kishizaka died in a car accident, and her happy life suddenly ended. Has the overwhelming hatred and resentment turned into terrifying murderous intent? The stain on human nature is the reason why they were killed! Why do people around him always stop Shinsuke from asking about the details of the car accident? Has the deepest cruelty in human nature become the catalyst for this horrific hunt? What exactly is the scary doll showing? How will the dead take revenge on each player in this "game of life"?

I Used to Be Cute Too (chinese-japanese Comparison)

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A collection of representative works by the talented Japanese poet Ishikawa Takuboku, a classic translation by Zhou Zuoren, and a super complete collection of Chinese and Japanese bilingual editions! This book contains 551 songs from "A Grip of Sand" and 194 songs from "The Sad Toy". Ishikawa Takuboku's poems have unique descriptions of daily life, changes in the seasons, relatives, friends, and children, and record the gains and losses in life with delicate and sensitive thoughts, which are sincere and touching. As a writer who died of illness at a young age but left behind a large number of poems, comments and profound literary theories, his content has irreplaceable value in terms of his creative level and his understanding of life beyond the times. Zhou Zuoren's translation is simple and elegant, making the poet's lonely, sensitive and burning heart vividly appear on the page. If you are unhappy, then read Ishikawa Takuboku's poems!

A Midsummer Night's Dream (chinese-english)

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Shakespeare's classic comedy. Zhu Shenghao's classic translation, a Chinese-English bilingual version, allows you to intuitively experience the charm of Shakespeare's language. "A Midsummer Night's Dream" is a very representative comedy work by Shakespeare. It tells the love story of lovers who finally get married. This work has a huge influence in the history of world literature and drama. Although the story in the play takes place in the ancient Greek period, the thoughts and feelings of the characters in the play are based on the real life in Britain at that time, reflecting the struggle of new women at that time for the right to free love and independent marriage. Through the contrast of real emotions and the magic forest, and the coexistence of real characters and the fairy king of the forest, it expresses the humanistic ideal of equal coexistence between people and harmonious coexistence between man and nature. If this drama offends you, just think of it as a dream.

Collection of Flying Birds (chinese-english Bilingual)

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Nobel Prize winner Rabindranath Tagore's masterpiece, classic translation by Zheng Zhenduo, Chinese and English bilingual version. "The Collection of Flying Birds" is a collection of philosophical aphorisms and poems, with a total of 325 short poems. They use flowers, plants, mountains and rivers, birds and animals, women and children, relatives and friends, love, hate, etc. As materials, either to capture a natural landscape or to tell a truth. Fresh and bright, beautiful and timeless. Relying on the poet's keen insight into nature and society, these short poems contain profound wisdom, rich thoughts and profound philosophy. In this collection of poems filled with thoughts, day and night, fallen leaves and flowing fireflies, freedom and betrayal are all transformed into beautiful poems under Tagore's pen, which are fascinating and thought-provoking.

A Classic Not to Be Missed by George R. R. Martin, Author of "game of Thrones" (4 Volumes in Total)

(u. S.) George R. R. Martin Lisa Tuttle

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The set is divided into 4 volumes, namely "Tufu's Voyage", "Wind Harbor", "Dreams on Hot Nights" and "Light Passing". "The Voyage of Tuf": Havilland Tuf is an interstellar trader and a fat and white otaku with a withdrawn personality but a love of cats. "Wind Harbor": In the class-solidified society of Wind Harbor, pilots monopolize flight rights and knowledge, and islanders are imprisoned in productive labor. "Hot Night Dreams": In the 19th century, on the eve of the Civil War, the Mississippi River was filled with the dreams of all boatmen. "The Passing of Light": The protagonist Dirk is summoned by his lover who has left him long ago and comes to the planet Voron. However, Voroun is a world completely outside of Dirk's experience, and Gwen is no longer the woman he is familiar with. Surrounded by numerous conspiracies, Dirk becomes increasingly unable to distinguish between his allies and enemies...

Kidnapping Game

Kidnapping Game

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Keigo Higashino's dark style masterpiece challenges readers' kidnapping reasoning! Who is the ultimate winner of this "kidnapping game"? I, Shunsuke Sakuma, am an advertising person. This was the first time I had the idea of ​​"revenge on a customer". Because of the client's almost humiliating torture, I inadvertently had the idea of ​​spying on the client, but unexpectedly, I opened up a new identity. Will that girl who ran away from home become my "best weapon" to take revenge on her father? Temporarily trusted "interest parties" are cheating and exploiting each other! I am "Juri", yes, I am the "Juri Katsuragi" who was kidnapped. Faced with Sakuma, who co-designed the "kidnapping" with me, why would I be so obedient and follow the trap he designed step by step to help him take revenge on my father? When should I tell him the secret I keep in my heart? "Kidnapping" begins... The personality game between virtuality and reality, the morbid love that gradually becomes attached! This work has been adapted into TV series and movies many times.

Grinding Iron Classics Volume 9: the Diary of Anne Frank

(german) Anne Frank

190K0

"I hope to go to Paris for a year and then to London for a year. I want to see the world." "Annie's Diary" writes down hopes and dreams in the darkness of imprisonment, letting words become the shape of freedom.

My Sisters at Home

Youzai Little Salted Fish

444K0

Mu Chen traveled through time. As one of a large group of time travellers, he had no grandfather, no golden fingers, and no system. All he had were the three sisters above him. But every time he saw the way his sisters looked at him, he decided that I, Mu Chen, would fight to the death to escape from my sisters' clutches! ! !

Neanderthal Trilogy (set of 3 Volumes)

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The "Neanderthal Trilogy" series of novels by Canadian science fiction writer Robert Sawyer is a set of three volumes, including "Primitive Man", "Humanity", and "Hybrid".

Neanderthal Trilogy: Hybrids (world Science Fiction Masters Series)

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This is the final chapter of the "Neanderthal Trilogy". In the first two parts, Ponte Bodite, a Neanderthal from a parallel world, and Maria Vaughn, a biologist from the Homo sapiens world, shuttled between the two worlds and helped the two sides establish a friendship. The two also gradually came together during the communication process. In this book, Ponte and Maria hope to establish a stable relationship. They plan to use the forbidden technology of the Neanderthal world to give birth to their child - a hybrid child of Homo sapiens and Neanderthal. However, there is one unique physiological structure that can lead to belief that will completely separate Homo sapiens from Neanderthals. Choosing which kind of human being to make a hybrid child becomes a big problem. At the same time, the Earth of the Homo sapiens world is dealing with the collapse of the planet's magnetic field, while Maria's boss, the mysterious Jock Krieger, sets his envious eyes on the unspoiled Eden of Neanderthal Earth...

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This book is the most autobiographical collection of essays and is Gissing's masterpiece of prose. It describes the life of the hermit Rycroft who is obsessed with books, natural scenery and reminiscing about the past. In fact, it was Gissing who expressed his feelings and analyzed his inner world through Rycroft's autobiography. Gissing was poor all his life, but he loved literature. His hobby and pursuit of literary masterpieces and his yearning for a quiet life in nature are fully reflected in the book. This book is divided into four parts: spring, summer, autumn and winter. It is beautifully written and fluently written. It is one of the treasures of short essays in British literature.

A Warning to the World in Three Words and Two Beats

(ming Dynasty) Feng Menglong

375K0

"Warning Words" is a collection of short stories in vernacular compiled by Feng Menglong in the late Ming Dynasty. The book was completed in the fourth year of Qi tomorrow (1624). Its themes may come from folklore, or from folk religious scrolls and novels. The era described in the story includes the Song, Yuan and Ming dynasties. Many of the works in this collection are based on the real life of the lower class people and express their thoughts and feelings. Among them, a large proportion of works describe love, praising young men and women's pursuit of happy love, their single-mindedness and loyalty to sincere love, and their struggle against feudal ethics. In addition, there are also some works that express the dissatisfaction and resistance of the lower class people against the feudal rulers.

Three Words and Two Beats: Awakening Words

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"Eternal Words to Awaken the World" is a collection of short stories in vernacular compiled by Feng Menglong, a writer in the late Ming Dynasty. The book was first published in the seventh year of Qi tomorrow (1627). There are a total of forty stories in the book, with rich sources of themes, most of which come from folklore, historical biographies and novels of the Tang and Song Dynasties. Most works still focus on the theme of marriage and love. The book has a substantial and complete structure, delicate descriptions, and vivid characters, which reflect the social outlook and citizens' thoughts and feelings at that time to varying degrees. "Bai Yuniang Endured Hardship to Become a Husband", "Amorous Zhou Shengxian in Fan Tower", "Qian Xiucai Mistakenly Acquire the Phoenix Couple", "Qiao Prefect Randomly Points to the Mandarin Duck Book", etc. Are among the famous works, with ups and downs of plots, distinctive themes, and are widely circulated.

Selected Martial Arts Novels by Feng Menglong

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"Three Words", namely "Words to Tell the World", "Words to Warn the World" and "Words to Awaken the World" are three collections of short stories in vernacular compiled by Feng Menglong, a writer and publisher in the late Ming Dynasty. They focus on portraying four to five hundred characters. Some of them are about chivalrous novels. They accounted for a very small number, but they created a group of chivalrous images with distinctive personalities and rich connotations, including emperor chivalrous heroes who performed chivalry and justice, merchant chivalrous figures who valued justice over profits, and love chivalrous figures who asked what love was in the world. They had a profound impact on later generations of martial arts novels. This book selects 14 short stories about knights from "Three Words". The images of these heroes can be roughly divided into three categories: martial arts heroes, business heroes, and love heroes. In order to facilitate acceptance and dissemination, let's call it martial arts in general.

Poems That Can Make You Happy

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It selects 166 classic poems by 9 Nobel Prize winners in literature, weaving a poetic galaxy with "happiness" as the context. From the world-renowned literary giant Rabindranath Tagore to Maeterlinck, known as the "Shakespeare of Belgium"; from Karl Felt to Kipling; from the romantic and symbolist Yeats to Hesse, the last knight of the German Romantics; from the modernist master Eliot to Mistral who sang about maternal tenderness; and the hermit poet Quasimodo. After hundreds of years, these great works of poetry are still shining brightly. With the translator's background introduction, slow down, have a conversation with the poet, and experience and feel the world instead of being obsessed with meaning. In this era of eagerness to express happiness, we learn to express sadness honestly, and you can make yourself happier.

Liang Shi

Liang Shi

Literature

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The poetry of the Liang Dynasty is beautiful and diverse. The prosperity of the palace style poetry, the new changes in frontier fortresses and landscapes, the criticism of ethical priorities, and the beauty of form all constitute the specific historical status of the poetry of the Liang Dynasty. Usually, Qi and Liang poems are reviewed together. Shen Deqian integrated the style, rhythm, and poetry into a unified system by selecting and commenting on Qi and Liang poems: affirming the innovation of rhythm and criticizing Qi Mi's style of writing; he praised Xie Tiao and He Xun's "Qing Qi" and denounced Xiao Gang and Xu Ling's "obscene beauty", thus constructing a "retrospective Ming Dao" poetic path. Qi and Liang poems were also preserved in the long history due to Shen Deqian's selection, and there are no more scattered anecdotes. It has been passed down to this day and has become a precious historical material.

All Quiet on the Western Front

(germany) Erich Maria Remarque

137K0

The original novel of the two-time Oscar-winning film and Nobel Peace Prize nominee, the original literal translation was released in 1929. Paul, a 19-year-old student, ignorantly signed up to join the war. He was forced to abandon his previous belief in knowledge and freedom and undergo a complete transformation. Life on the front line was always shrouded in fear and despair. Paul witnessed his close comrades dying one after another. In order to protect himself, he had to kill enemy soldiers, but he suddenly realized that the enemy in front of him was a living person like him, suffering the same pain, dying, and missing his family. Before joining the army, Paul was just an ordinary student; after joining the army, he could no longer foresee his future. Paul felt that his life had been completely changed... This book was first published in 1929 and has been translated into more than 50 languages ​​around the world and is loved by many readers. The film of the same name adapted from the book has won multiple Oscars, and the author Remarque was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for writing the novel.

Horace

Horace

General Fiction

(france) George Sand

199K0

The novel "Horace" is one of the representative works of the French female writer George Sand. It tells the story of the vain and conceited young man Horace Dumont, who, with the help of his parents and friends, attempts to enter the upper class society in Paris and achieves a turning point in his life, but in the end everything comes to nothing. The author tries to illustrate through the protagonist's encounters that those who are self-interested by any means must pay the price for their selfishness, while those with a spirit of sacrifice and dedication can truly enjoy happiness.

England in the Era of Queen Anne: the Battle of Ramey and the Anglo-soviet Union

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This book mainly tells the story of how after the Battle of Blenheim, through the Battle of Gibraltar and the Battle of Lamie, the tide of the War of Spanish Succession was reversed, the French army suffered heavy losses, and England gained a new status in Europe. Internally, Queen Anne mediated between the two parties and pushed against all opinions to implement her own policies. Externally, England and Scotland reached a union, signed the Treaty of Union, and Great Britain was formally formed. This book includes a total of nineteen chapters including the defense of Gibraltar, the Earl of Peterborough's conquest of Barcelona, ​​the Battle of Lamy, the situation in Scotland during Anne's period, the signing of the Treaty of Union, the frustration of the anti-French alliance, and the Battle of Oudenaarde.

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