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This book is an article written by Woolf based on two lectures entitled "Women and Novel" she gave at Cambridge University. Later, she greatly revised and expanded it, and finally wrote the famous feminist masterpiece "A House of One's Own". With a humorous style and plentiful quotations, this book tells the story of the plight of women's survival in a male-dominated society, the historical prejudice against women, and the impact of women's poverty on creation. Woolf encouraged women to break the cage in their minds, actively strive for independent economic power and social status, think independently, live freely, give full play to their female advantages and achieve themselves.

"Travel Notes on China" is a record of what the Japanese writer Ryunosuke Akutagawa wrote after his visit to China. In 1921, Ryunosuke Akutagawa, then 29 years old, visited China as a reporter. After returning to China, he recorded the social customs and sentiments of China at that time. In addition, he also left records of his conversations with historical celebrities such as Zhang Binglin and Li Renjie, which are precious materials that show the style of modern China and understand the history of Sino-Japanese exchanges.

Let's jump first and talk later! After the end of the road, there is infinite vastness. Satoshi Kuramoto, a Japanese national treasure screenwriter who is nearly 90 years old, looked back on where he came from and wrote this unreservedly passionate book about life. "Love in the North", "Your Respect, Father", "Tender Moments", "Courtyard of the Wind"... Satoshi Kuramoto's plays are full of praise for life, praise of the land, and the incomparable cherishment of the friendship between people. Living in the northern land, he was deeply shocked by the sounds of Furano at night, the smell of abandoned houses buried under heavy snow, the paw prints left by good-tempered bears on tree trunks, and the survival wisdom of pioneers. He understood that "trees stand by their roots, but the roots are not visible to people." He believed that thinking must "start from zero altitude" and that wisdom is more important than knowledge. Be it drama or life, if you have nothing, you have to build it from scratch. There is nothing to be afraid of.

Gentle and unpretentious, Ogawa Ito tells her daily life in more than 50 essays. She is both a writer and a lifer. Being able to spend every day calmly and peacefully is such a hard-won life. Please remember this rare happiness. There are some burdens to bear in life, some of which cannot be easily told to others, some of which make oneself regretful, and some which make oneself feel guilty. Surviving is by no means a simple matter. Many times it doesn't work out. For a whole day, without deliberately doing anything special, just because of the food, singing, dancing, silence, and talking and laughing, my heart will be filled to the top and extremely happy. Life is slowly managed along these small blessings. Take off the burden on your shoulders and see the scenery that you couldn't see if you were just trying to be brave. Living life as usual is the most powerful resistance to the cruel world.

"The Travels of Marco Polo" is the most famous travelogue in human history. Marco Polo was the first person in the history of the world to report China's vast territory and abundant resources to Europeans. This book records his journey from Venice to China in the 13th century through the overland Silk Road. In the book, Marco Polo praised China's prosperity; developed industry and commerce, bustling markets, gorgeous and cheap silk brocades, magnificent capitals, perfect and convenient post road transportation, widely circulated banknotes, etc. It made everyone who read this book infinitely fascinated by the East, opened up the craze of world geographical discoveries, and completely changed mankind's imagination of the world. "The Travels of Marco Polo" has been translated into many European languages. For Europe, which was closed on the eve of the Renaissance, this is not just a travelogue, but an enlightenment work.

"Life is a never-ending adventure." A new masterpiece from the Booker Prize winner and author of "Girls, Women and Others"! A powerful statement that breaks through the obstacles of race, class, gender, etc., Fights against the mainstream, and never gives up. An affectionate confession of the bottom black women, an ode to courage and rebellion. In 2019, Bernadine Evaristo won the Booker Prize, becoming the first black woman to win the award in fifty years. This year, she is 60 years old. He has been engaged in creation for forty years. "To You: A Manifesto" is a boldly personal account of this journey. From a childhood when she was racially profiled by neighbors, priests and even white family members, to a youth who painted the entire room blood red, stuffed her luggage into garbage bags, and constantly moved between temporary accommodations, from a poet who relied on odd jobs to make a living without publishing any works, to founding the first British black female theater troupe, becoming a writer, theater producer, and activist... She has been resisting mainstream society and making writing her top priority. In the end, she built a room of her own. By looking back on the experience of resistance as a mulatto and as a lower-class female, the author explores issues such as race, class, gender, and aging from a very powerful perspective. The book contains both writing about life and writing experiences, as well as observations on class, racism and sexism. In short, this is both a wonderful memoir and an epic written for women, especially marginalized groups and ethnic minorities. It is an ode to courage and determination, full of resistance, wildness, creativity and adventure, which not only gives us strength, but also gives us a wake-up call.

In April 1849, Dostoevsky was arrested and sentenced to death in December of the same year. Before execution, his sentence was changed to four years of hard labor and then exiled to the army. The letters he wrote to his elder brother and younger brother in prison describe his life in prison, especially the last letter, which describes his psychological state when he was on the verge of death. These letters record his initial exploration of the limits of the human mind. Even in the most severe desperate situation, he did not lose his strong will to write, and almost relied on writing to support his entire existence. Dostoevsky also published many articles in newspapers. In his prose, as in his novels, Dostoevsky appears as an irreplaceable spiritual phenomenon. They are not only must-read texts for us to understand this literary giant, but also profoundly reveal many fundamental characteristics of modern people's lives and consciousness.

Karl Ove Knausgaard, a master of contemporary literature and a genius of observation and introspection, has created the first volume of a tetralogy based on the four seasons. The book begins with a letter written by Knausgaard to his unborn daughter, telling her what there is to look forward to in the world. Every day after that, Knausgaard would write an article, describing the world of matter and nature with precision and intensity. He describes the family's daily life in the Swedish countryside with keen insight and mobilizes his own childhood memories to open up a precious and uniquely tender perspective on family relationships. The sun, wasps, jellyfish, eyes, lice - all everyday objects are the material of his art, whether grand or small. This is a personal encyclopedia from chewing gum to stars. Knausgaard uses his meticulous observation to show us how vast, wonderful and full of unknowns this world is.

A phenomenal work that deconstructs the details and logic of the century-old Palestinian-Israeli conflict. The behind-the-scenes story of the perennial war in the Gaza Strip. Co-produced by the American Palestine Institute and the Lebanese Palestinian Refugee Writing Workshop. 11 Unique lives, 11 evocative exiles. The faith and cry of the 13.5 Million Palestinian people. This is an autobiographical work that highly restores the real life of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon. Since 1948, war and occupation have forced countless Palestinians to leave their homes and land and struggle to survive in foreign lands. However, despite suffering in life and bullying as a nation, the Palestinians did not sink and complain. Instead, they yearned for a better world, actively fought and lived happily. This book contains autobiographical essays written by 11 Palestinian refugees living in Lebanon. They use their real experiences to express their thoughts and feelings about life, nation and the decades-long conflict between Palestine and Israel. They use their own personal writing style to show the spiritual outlook of ordinary Palestinians in the context of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and make their own voices heard. Among the 11 articles, there are perceptions of life, memories of childhood, narration of history from another perspective, and stories of happy pasts with family members. The writing is beautiful and moving, and is filled with optimism. It is a unique work that accuses war, eulogizes peace and the glory of humanity, and is also a document that truly records history.

Everyone has to say goodbye to his mother countless times in his life. You can't keep putting off things you want to do with your mother. What will you do until the last time? The relationship between a mother and her daughter is a special existence that transcends any family relationship. Mother and daughter are each other's only avatars, sharing the joys and sorrows of life, life philosophy, life wisdom and other ordinary daily trivial matters. Mother can always bring her daughter the warmth like spring. As long as she is with her, every day will be a happy spring day. This book records the author's reflections on the extremely ordinary daily life he spent with his mother after her mother passed away due to illness. If you want to create memories with your mother or daughter but don't know what to do, why not start by reading this book together, discover some sources of inspiration from ordinary little things, and create memories with your mother to your heart's content.

In the summer of 1839, Thoreau and his brother sailed on the river for two weeks in a homemade boat. In 1842, his brother died of illness. In memory of his deceased brother, Thoreau wrote "A Week on the River." In this book, Thoreau condensed his two-week journey into one week, with one chapter per day, describing the flowers, birds, insects, fish, mountains and rivers he observed, as well as his thoughts on topics such as religion, poetry, and history. In nature, Thoreau tried to get rid of the mundane disturbances, transcend the boundaries of time, and find inner peace.

The popular phrase "little luck" was born in this book. "Afternoon on Langerhan Island" is a collection of essays composed of 25 short essays, each with a color illustration, in the same format as "Midnight Spider Monkey". The content includes the author's own interesting life stories and whimsical thoughts. For example, he loved to watch female high school students in class from the hotel window. He always put toothpaste on the comb to brush his teeth. He liked drawing maps and collecting men's underwear. When he wanted to break 10,000-yuan bills to pay change, he always bought a box of shaving cream. When he first got married, he was so poor that he didn't even have a clock, so he had to go to a cigarette shop 500 meters away to check the time, etc. In addition, there are unique views on various aspects of society. The writing throughout the book is lively and humorous.

"Memoirs from the Grave" is the memoirs of Chateaubriand, the pioneer of French Romanticism. In the book, the author comprehensively reviews his turbulent life, describes childhood memories, expresses literary opinions, and gives wonderful descriptions of important social events at that time, such as the French Revolution, forming "the epic of the era in which I lived." "Memoirs from the Grave" not only has the scale of an epic, but also has the spirit and spirit of an epic. Chateaubriand is not telling his personal story. His pain, his joy, his melancholy, his passion, and his contemplation are all displayed against the grand historical background of France, Europe, and even the world, with a far-reaching and profound sense of time and space.

The living conditions of African ethnic groups in the post-Discovery era, and the difficult history of black people exploring their identity. A narrative non-fiction work that mixes prose, travel notes and other styles. Honorable mention winner of the 2016 Vasco Graca Mora National Journalism Award. This book consists of two journeys. On the one hand, in order to fulfill the promise to my friends, "I" came to the Alentejo region of Portugal, along the course of the Sado River, to trace the traces of black slaves thriving in this area since the 18th century; on the other hand, the death of my stepfather brought "I" back to Lisbon, where I had been away for many years. Scenes of familiar scenes evoked "my" childhood memories as a mixed-race child... Skin color and race are literature The eternal theme of the work, "The Journey Under Our Skin" uses a dual-line narrative technique, mixing novels, essays, travel notes, biographies and other literary styles. It cleverly combines the experiences during the journey with the survival history of Africans in Portugal and even Europe after the Age of Discovery, uncovering that forgotten history and exploring the profound topic of how the black community gained identity in the white world.

Virginia Woolf's diaries written over twenty-four years, including more than five hundred private murmurs of nights and days. "Perhaps I will not become 'famous' or 'great,' but I will continue to take risks, continue to change, broaden my horizons, refuse to be trampled on by others, and refuse to stick to the rules. The important thing is to release myself and find my own space without restriction." This book is a diary selection compiled by Virginia Woolf's husband, Leonard Woolf, and collects the precious diaries belonging to Woolf during the twenty-four years from 1918 to 1941. We can see how she walked through the thorns. As a female writer, her creations were almost as much denigrated as praised. On one side, she said, "I can write whatever I want," and on the other side, "I searched hard to find my own name in articles and reviews."

This book mainly collects love letters from Japan's literary giants and talents during the Meiji, Taisho and Showa periods, including love letters from Akutagawa Ryunosuke, Tanizaki Junichiro, Dazai Osamu and others. The author conducts detailed analysis and interpretation of these love letters, and truly tells the stories behind them, revealing another side of the lives of literary giants. A more comprehensive, objective, three-dimensional and true image of the literary giants and talents emerges vividly on the paper, and their lives are also vividly reflected in every word of the love letter.

This book is a collection of many essays written by Jun Watanabe during his lifetime. Watanabe uses his consistently unique writing style to present his life insights and life reflections experienced in society in the form of essays to present a broad world of empathy to readers. His humor is accompanied by serious life reflections. In Watanabe's article description, people should take everything that happens in life seriously: they feel beauty when they see beautiful things, and feel sad when they hear sad melodies; they laugh when they are happy, and their eyes are wet with tears when they are lonely; they hate ugly things and sympathize with pitiful things. All in all, in life, we should correctly understand the beauty of human birth and the sadness of aging and death. We should feel the joy, anger, sorrow and joy naturally and express them candidly.

Turn any page and your mood may be changed. Because as soon as you open it, you will laugh unconsciously. This is "Charming Temperament". This book is a book of golden quotes, which selects 180 golden quotes by Oscar Wilde and was translated by the famous translator Li Yuyao. The selected sentences are all the essence of Oscar Wilde's writing, humorous and interesting, making people laugh. Behind these short and exquisite maxims, Wilde has a charming temperament of his own.

A good beginning and a good end is a saying often said by the Chinese, which also expresses our vision for the end of life. But can everyone say goodbye properly at the end of their lives? Can we take the initiative to choose to leave with dignity and dignity? There is a group of people who act before entering the mortuary, warm the departing life with their own arms, and help those in need to extend the meaning of life at the death scene. Such people are hospice guardians. The position of "Hospice Guardian" was created by Kumiko Shibata, who promoted the development of hospice care in Japan. She once made the mistake of committing suicide, broke up her marriage twice, and suffered from cancer three times. The sharp turn in her life led her to embark on the path of protecting the dying. She aspired to follow Mother Teresa and regard helping people in hospice as a profession full of love. The more than two hundred people who passed away in Kumiko Shibata's arms made her realize firsthand the truth about dying and the true meaning of life and death. This book records the touching death scenes and insights she witnessed, helping us think about humanity and dignity from life to death, and hopes that we can find our own answers to the final chapter of life.

The Sleeping Interview is sealed in the archives of the Getty Research Institute. It is a manuscript of a long conversation that took place in Lyon and Nice in 1941 between the art critic Pierre Courtion and Henri Matisse. About people and places: his early life in Bohemia in Paris, his attempts to break through the academic tradition, his interactions with art dealers and collectors, his thoughts on craftsmanship, his travels in search of light and color... All emerge in Matisse's narrative, as vividly as the colors in his paintings. In casual conversation, Matisse was casual and sincere. Uncut and uncircumcised. The interview traces the creative career of the Fauvist master, and Matisse's decision to be buried forever, as he realized that "shape cannot be described. We cannot use words to create an equivalent"...

The book of life of Brazilian national treasure writer Paulo Coelho. Combining the author's personal experiences, philosophical thoughts, and insights over many years, each story is like a gem, highly allegorical and philosophical, helping confused people find the meaning of life. When I was fifteen years old, I said to my mother: "I want to be a writer." "But have you ever seen a writer in life? Have you seen any writer in person?" "No, I have only seen it in photos." "If you don't know what a writer is, how can you really want to be a writer?" In order to answer my mother's question, I embarked on a path of exploration...

"Snow Falls in Tokyo" shows the author's concentrated observation and thinking about Japanese society over about three years, covering aspects such as natural scenery, social culture, medical care, living customs and creative experience. There are surprises and anxiety about environmental changes, concerns and warnings about the fragility of urban functions, criticism and thinking about hot social issues, and at the same time, heartfelt warnings about these issues.

The literary world is not only filled with backstabbing, calculations and insults, but also warmth, tacit understanding and bonds. The words "I love you" or "I love you" were said by Turgenev to Tolstoy, George Sand to Flaubert, René Charles to Eluard, Kerouac to Ginsberg. The octogenarian Goethe still kept Schiller's skull in his study; Wordsworth was the "know thyself" oracle to Coleridge, proving that he was not a poet; for Mansfield and Woolf, there was a kind of jealousy that was the opposite of infatuation and admiration; and Mishima Yukio, Kawabata Yasunari held him in the palm of his hand. The "Hand of God" in the heart; Senghor and Césaire were determined to fight to promote the black spirit... These stories between writers are both beautiful and sad: beautiful because they started from accidents and confirmed the power of love and friendship; sad because they all ended in "extreme neglect"...

For each of us, life is always full of trauma and stress, some of which are innate - such as abandonment, and some are acquired - such as disasters, which destroy what should have been a plain but beautiful life. In "I Write the Sun in the Night", Boris Sirenik analyzes the traumatic experiences and creative practices of iconic "alternative" literati such as Jean Genet, Romain Garry, and Louis Althusser, and then demonstrates that in order to get out of a person's siege, it is necessary to carry out "recovery" practice, that is, conscious emotional fiction and memory sublimation (especially imagination and writing), so as to repair the broken self and embrace a thousand brilliant suns.

"Basho Miscellaneous Notes" is an enlightening collection of essays. It is a profound insight into the world and life left by Ryunosuke Akutagawa in his short 35-year life, including "Basho Miscellaneous Notes", "Continuation of Basho Miscellaneous Notes", "Reminiscence", "Meat" "Bone Tea", "Things About Books" and "Words from Gnomes" are 6 essays, covering Akutagawa's recollections of life, subtle insights into ordinary things and literature and art... Open this book, release your inner pressure, and may your life be calm.

Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986), a world-renowned Argentine poet, writer, and translator. The father of Spanish-American literature, his creative style is profound, erudite and unique. He is especially famous for his labyrinth-like conception that blends reality with fiction to achieve mystery. He has a significant influence on contemporary literary creation and literary criticism around the world. In 1976, Borges participated in a series of conversations about his life and work at Indiana University. In the spring of 1980, he returned to Indiana as Professor Paden and spent a month there. He also visited Chicago, New York and Boston, walking and talking along the way. This book is a collection of interviews conducted during these two trips to the United States, with a total of eleven conversations involving Borges's many views on the times, religion, philosophy, literature and writing. Borges's character and conversation are at least as meaningful and witty as his works. During the last decades of his life, he traveled widely dictating poems, fables, and stories. In his travels and chats, he developed a special oral literature. The ubiquitous themes in Borges's works and the mature thoughts of his octogenarian are intertwined and shining in these eleven conversations, giving people a glimpse into the soul of this literary giant. "Borges Conversations" is a poetic collaboration between three poets, Borges, Barnstone and Nishikawa, that spans time, space and language. Nishikawa began translating and introducing Borges in the 1980s, and re-edited and refined the translation twenty years later; the editor Barnstone's new "Postscript" re-evaluated Borges's literary legacy. This book is a newly revised commemorative edition in 2023.

It is rare to see an essay with a unique "Japanese flavor" among Haruki Murakami's works. "Adventures in the Wig Factory" is one of the inspirations for "The Journey of Strange Birds". "The Factory in the Land of the Rising Sun" is a collection of essays by Haruki Murakami,\

An excellent three-dimensional portrait of Haruki Murakami - What kind of person is the real Haruki Murakami? There are real answers here. One of the "Murakami Asahido Series", 51 articles in total. There are 52 illustrations of Anxi Shuiwan. 1. Murakami's family situation, hobbies and habits, early life and creation, interesting anecdotes after becoming famous, etc. 2. Murakami's views and discussions on social issues, such as elections, popular reading, middle age, health, movies, music, etc. Murakami combines his own personal experience with various aspects of the world, and combines narratives and discussions. He is original, humorous, lively, friendly, casual, authentic and credible, reflecting Haruki Murakami's unique unrestrained and whimsical style.

An excellent three-dimensional portrait of Haruki Murakami - What kind of person is the real Haruki Murakami? There are real answers here. One of the "Murakami Asahido Series", 30 articles in total. There are 10 illustrations of Anxi Shuiwan. 1. Haruki Murakami's personal hobbies and habits, such as zodiac signs, when he will end his youth, why he is impatient, what kind of dream lover he has, how he was obsessed with playing pinball machines when he was young, etc. 2. Murakami's various views and discussions on social issues, such as poverty, fame, learning foreign languages, taxis, banks, service industries, advertising, schools, jazz, opera, etc. Each text is short, insightful, humorous and vivid, reflecting Haruki Murakami's unique unrestrained and whimsical style.

He has been in the literary world for many years with his unique style. What kind of person is Murakami in real life? This has great 3D images and real answers. The first book of the "Murakami Asahido Series", with a total of 92 chapters. There are 95 illustrations of Anxi Shuiwan. 1. Murakami's hobbies and habits, interesting stories about celebrities he met, etc. 2. Murakami's views and discussions on social issues, such as marriage, travel, movies, music, etc. 3. Murakami's interesting discoveries in daily trivial matters, such as books, diet, insects, etc. Murakami combines personal experience with various aspects of the world, and combines narratives and discussions. He is original, humorous, lively, friendly, casual, authentic and credible, reflecting Haruki Murakami's unique unrestrained and whimsical style.

He has been in the literary world for many years with his unique style. What kind of person is Murakami in real life? This has great 3D images and real answers. One of the "Murakami Asahido Series", 56 articles in total. There are 61 illustrations of Anxi Shuiwan. 1. Murakami criticizes and discusses some abnormal and peculiar social phenomena in Japan. The former is such as the corporal punishment of students in schools, the proliferation of information in newspapers, the boring slogans, the emphasis on science and the neglect of literature, and the high prices of goods. The latter is such as love hotels competing to use weird names, housewives doing housework naked, etc. 2. Murakami puts forward praise and criticism on some cultural phenomena, involving many aspects such as literature, movies, music, dictionaries, translations, advertisements, and pornographic books. 3. Murakami talks about his daily life, such as diet, travel, long-distance running, making friends, raising cats, etc.; Talks about life experiences, such as the dangers of conditioned reflexes, how to protect oneself, how to complain, etc.; Talks about anecdotes, such as the troubles after becoming famous, lightning-fast encounters, hair loss, etc.; And his own fantasies, such as floating in the air, etc., Reflecting "Murakami in life" from multiple perspectives. Each chapter in the book is written in different ways, reflecting Murakami's typical style of humor, liveliness, casualness, unrestraint, and whimsy. It is highly readable, but it also contains sharp criticism, profound insights, and deep condolences, which demonstrates Murakami's multi-faceted writing talents.

"Hunter's Notes" is Turgenev's famous work. It is a collection of essays that describes Russian rural life in the mid-19th century through the hunting activities of hunters. With Turgenev's graceful narration, the natural scenery of Russia, the customs and habits of the Russian people, the bullying of farmers by landlords, and the kindness, simplicity and wisdom of farmers slowly flow out in front of us like lyrical songs, converging into a symphonic poem with a touch of sadness.

A chronological autobiography written on stationery and notes by "the most beloved American writer", an immortal love letter from the author of "Charlotte's Web" and "This Is New York" to life, nature, his wife and The New Yorker. This book carefully selects hundreds of letters from E. B. White's life in chronological order. Like White's other works, they enjoy a high status in literary history. Many chapters in this book are not only of great historical value for studying the history of White himself and the American cultural world represented by The New Yorker magazine, but they are also beautifully written and humorous, making them unforgettable White-style essays. This is no ordinary collection of letters. Through careful arrangement and White's irreplaceable writing style, this book has in fact become White's only chronological and autobiographical essay collection.

A rather unique collection of essays by E. B. White, the author of "Charlotte's Web" and the master of American essays. "The Second Tree Counting from the Street Corner" is a unique collection of essays by the American essayist E. B. White. It not only selects White's most representative essays, but also includes his early poems, short stories and journal notes. The content includes politics, culture, urban life style, environmental protection, etc. The writing style is humorous, vivid, full of interest, and multi-faceted, reflecting the writing style of this stylistic master. It is a rare must-have book for readers who cherish White's works.

British banker, liberal politician, philanthropist, scientist and polymath Sir Lubbock said: "The primary goal of life should be to make full use of your life" and asked: "How can we make full use of the wealth of life? This book is Lubbock's answer to "how to use life", starting from "On Wit", "On Money", "On Leisure and Nourishment", "On Health" "On National Education" and "On Self-Education" answer the important question of the purpose of life. It is very similar to "Collection of Bacon's Essays". It is a collection of essays full of wisdom, but the language is more concise and the content is closer to modern life. The English version of this book was very popular as soon as it was published. It has been translated into many languages, and its chapters have been included in English textbooks. It is a life guide suitable for young people to read.

"Walden" is a famous collection of essays written by American writer Henry David Thoreau. In the book, Thoreau describes in detail the life he spent for more than two years in a regenerated forest on the shores of Walden Pond and many of his thoughts during that period. Everything from the scenery changes caused by the alternation of the four seasons to the fight between two ants are vividly reproduced in Thoreau's wonderful pen.

A funeral is a heavy, difficult, solemn moment. Funeral directors are a low-key and unassuming profession. But sometimes, the final farewell to a loved one can be dramatic. Various funny and bizarre scenes were staged from time to time around the memorial ceremony. Holding back laughter and tears, Guillaume Bailly takes us into the daily work of a mortician. And you, the reader, please be prepared to cry, laugh, and cry again. A best-selling book that was reprinted four times in five weeks after being released in France! The gold medal mortician humorously records twenty years of strange experiences, laughing while crying, and crying while laughing. Entering the "grave" for three minutes, it describes the various aspects of life before and after the funeral, and writes about the worries and joys of special industries. Guillaume Bailly is the French's favorite undertaker. He used hundreds of warm and humorous true records to depict the human heart, family affection, and the world during the funeral, and told the depression and joy of the practitioners. Personal experience, extraordinary life told by ordinary people.

The first collection of non-fiction works by Neil Gaiman, the master of contemporary fantasy literature, is an appreciation of fantasy art, an analysis of creative ideas, and a book covering opinions, passions and hopes. In this masterpiece, which is a selection of more than eighty speeches and articles, as well as forewords and essays, Neil Gaiman sincerely explores his many views on science fiction, music, comics, and movies, revealing his understanding of fantasy writing. He invites readers into his real world, sharing his experiences and lessons in multiple creative fields, his exploration of genre literature, his contacts and friendships with masters such as Stephen King, Diana Wynn Jones, Terry Pratchett, Douglas Adams, Harlan Ellison, etc., And the stories behind the creation of best-selling books such as "American Gods", "The Sandman", "Stardust", "Ghost Mom" ​​and "The Graveyard Book". He talks about the passion for writing that ignited in his youth, a passion that still burns in him today; about the lives of writers he respects and loves, literary genres and personalities, libraries and bookstores; about how and why authors write, how and why readers read, and why all of these things matter. This is not only a funny and humble reader's in-depth appreciation of fantasy art, but also the spiritual confession of one of the great thinkers, wordsmiths, and daydreamers of this era.

"Easily Forgotten Name" is the first collection of essays by Kim Ae-ran, a powerful female writer in the contemporary Korean literary world. It presents the author's seventeen-year literary career since she entered the literary world! The writer uses his unique delicate and warm writing style to describe the stories of the people around him, the stories of himself and his loved ones, as well as the stories of forgotten people. The first part is "Call My Name", which includes 16 articles, and contains the author's growth and family stories; the second part is "The Name Called with You", which includes 8 articles, recording the surrounding literary friends and the author's in-depth observation of the surrounding society; the third part is "Calling Our Names", which contains 8 articles, and is Kim Ae-ran's experience talk about creation and literature. Preface by translator Xue Zhou.

The precipitous and desolate wilderness, the elegant gardens with a southern style, the simple and generous Spanish people, the unique and romantic customs, the myths and legends about the Moors... "The Alhambra" is an essay with both literary value, historical value and collection value. Owen lived here for three months and had in-depth contact with the local residents before writing this masterpiece. This is also the only remaining work on the history and legends of the Moors, and is known as the Spanish version of "The Arabian Nights." If you can only see one attraction in Spain, make it the Alhambra; if you can only bring one book, bring "The Alhambra".

David Starr Jordan, the founding president of Stanford University, was a taxonomist and a man obsessed with bringing order to the natural world-he discovered nearly one-fifth of the fish known to man at the time. But the more hidden blueprints for life he uncovers, the more the universe seems intent on stopping him. His collection was destroyed by lightning, fire, and finally the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, which sent nearly a thousand fragile glass jars containing fish specimens to the ground. In an instant, his lifelong collection was destroyed. Others may have given up and succumbed to despair. But Jordan examined the wreckage at his feet, found the first fish he identified, and began confidently rebuilding his collection-using a sewing needle to sew the tags onto the fish. When the world fell into chaos, he used a needle to restore order. When journalist Lulu Miller first heard the anecdote, she took it as a cautionary tale about arrogance or a refusal to accept reality. But as her own life slowly unravels, she begins to wonder about David. What she uncovers about his life will change her understanding of history, morality, and the world beneath her feet. A fascinating blend of biography, memoir, and scientific adventure, Fish Don't Exist is a heartwarming parable about persevering in a world where chaos always reigns.

The essence of literary essays on the life of Richard Ellman, winner of the National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize for Biography. The collection of essays edited and selected by Ellman himself during his lifetime includes his most representative literary reviews and essays over the years, discussing the literary giants of the 20th century such as Pound, Eliot, Yeats, and Joyce. Book reviewer Chen Yikan's translation is very skillful and well conveyed. Richard Ellman is a famous American scholar and literary critic. With his three blockbuster biographies, "Yeats: Real Man and Mask", "Joyce" (National Book Award) and "Wilde" (Pulitzer Prize for Biography), he ranks among the giants in the study of modernist literature in the twentieth century. Through this book, we see that Ellman is not only good at large-scale works, but also a master of feature articles. In this book, Ellman uses his extensive knowledge, unrestrained talent and broad vision to review Pound's role in the birth of Eliot's "The Waste Land", examines Freud's indefinable influence on modern literature, recalls his interactions with Yeats's widow in his youth, and, of course, his favorite, Joyce - the title of the book "a long the riverrun" comes from the phrase connecting the beginning and end of "Finnegans Wake".

"The greatest American essayist of the 20th century", the writer who single-handedly established the far-reaching "New Yorker style" and the author of "Charlotte's Web", E. B. White has newly compiled a collection of poems and essays, edited by the author's granddaughter Martha White, with an introduction and recommendation by Pulitzer Prize winner Jon Meacham. The included works cover essays, poetry, letters and other genres. Xiao Yizhi, a foreign literature researcher and translator, and the resident anchor of the "Island Hopping" podcast. White is full of care for everything in this world, and his morals are as high as his articles. In addition to his lifelong love of essays, he also wrote three books for children, "Charlotte's Web," "The Little Elf" and "The Trumpeting Swan," which have become literary classics loved by children and adults alike. These works were created over a wide period of time, but they reflect White's consistent attitude towards life: "Facing complexity, remain joyful."

In Taking Off at Dusk, Helen Macdonald brings together her most popular essays, as well as new ones, on topics such as nostalgia for a lost countryside, the ordeal of raising ostriches, and her own private evening prayers as she tried to fall asleep. Meditating on concepts of captivity and freedom, migration and flight, Helen invites us into her most intimate experiences: observing songbirds migrating through Tribute of Light from the Empire State Building, watching tens of thousands of cranes in Hungary, searching for the last orioles in Suffolk's aspen groves. She writes with clarity about wild boars, swifts, mushroom foraging, migraines, the oddities of bird's nests, and the unexpected guidance and comfort we find in observing wildlife. One of the century's most important and insightful nature writers, this is a fascinating and important book about observation, obsession, time, memory, love and loss, and how we make sense of the world around us.

A small literary book by a great thinker, the business hours of Benjamin, the pioneer of podcasting. From witch trials to legendary thieves in German history, from the ancient city of Pompeii in Italy buried in volcanic ash to the fire in a theater in Guangzhou, China, from how workers get promotions and raises to the reading orientation of Germans, what will Benjamin say when he picks up the microphone? Wandering between history and reality, weaving daily life and urban weird stories, how does a talented thinker create his own "kingdom of sound"? Ten children's radio stories, a children's radio drama, and the exploration of various radio talks open up the strange world of radio that has been dusty for nearly a hundred years, and appreciate the most fascinating corner of the maze of Benjamin's thoughts. This book was compiled and translated by Wang Fanke, associate professor of Xiamen University, from the radio works in "The Complete Works of Benjamin", and Wang Pu, translator of "The Biography of Benjamin" and associate professor of Brandeis University in the United States, was invited to write the introduction.

"A Moon in Chang'an from Ancient Times" selects the reminiscence essays about his hometown Tokyo and his "second hometown" Beijing from "The Complete Works of Shintaro Okuno" to tell Mr. Okuno's nostalgia for the two places. When he wrote about Tokyo, he mainly described his childhood family life, his ignorance in adolescence, and his study experience in his youth. The memories about his wife, parents, grandmother, and grandfather expressed his deep affection for his family. He writes about China with a look of exploration, appreciation and longing. He walked through the grassy alleys of the ancient capital of Beijing, missing the fragrance of jasmine in Sioux City, and lamenting the glory and death of women such as Yang Yuhuan and Yu Xuanji in the glory of the Tang Dynasty. Tokyo and Beijing, ancient people and modern people, share the same moonlight. The author recalls the past, expresses himself, and feels the joys and sorrows of the world.

"If You Give Me Three Days of Light" is a masterpiece of autobiographical prose by the well-known American writer Helen Keller. It consists of two parts: "My Life" mainly writes about the author's life from childhood to college. It was written while she was studying at Radcliffe College and published in 1903; "If You Give Me Three Days of Light" is one of her most well-known essays and was published in "The Atlantic Monthly" in February 1933. From the perspective of a weak woman with a disability but a strong will, she warned healthy people to cherish life and everything given by the Creator. As a blind and deaf person, Helen Keller's story inspired countless people, and she was also hailed as "the great icon of human willpower."

"The Golden Rose" is a collection of essays written by Konstantin Paustovsky, a famous prose writer in the former Soviet Union. It consists of 18 articles of varying lengths. The work explores many topics related to literary creation, such as the generation of ideas, the selection of materials, the cultivation of imagination, and the creation of characters. The delicate landscape description is intertwined with the perception and contemplation of life, and the philosophy is expressed in poetic language. The writing style is clear and delicate, the emotions are rich and sincere, and the attachment to nature and folk traditions flows everywhere. Since it was translated and introduced to China in 1956, it has become a creative guide for generations of writers. The highlight of the book is the first chapter, "Precious Dust," which tells the story of a poor Parisian cleaner who panned for gold in the sand and eventually used the accumulated gold powder to cast a golden rose. "Golden rose" is the image that governs the whole book. It is a metaphor for those literary classics that are accumulated and polished bit by bit. It also symbolizes the poetry captured by ordinary people in their trivial lives.

I can't control myself from ordering fried chicken in the middle of the night, but I can insist on getting up at five o'clock in the morning every day to write - this is a collection of essays by Park Sang-young, a writer who wants to overeat when he encounters pressure, describing the joys and sorrows of work and life. The author candidly, sincerely and wittyly tells his real life story of repeatedly losing weight and giving up, and spending countless nights blaming himself while overeating. He was hurt by his family of origin, college entrance exams, and interpersonal relationships. He hated going to work but needed to make money. He wanted to pursue his dream of writing, wanted to escape far away, wanted to have love but was afraid of disappointment. The happiness of the senses was always short-lived and illusory. "Appearance supremacy" became more and more popular... Using "late night gluttony" as the pretext, this book records a contemporary young man's keen observation of society and life, ruthless complaints and bitter satire, as well as the flickering hope and warmth.