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A subversive work by Japanese literary master Junichi Watanabe! "Sunset of the Gods" is published in the country for the first time! Well-deserved national writer! The government personally awarded the "Purple Ribbon Medal" and won three major literary awards: "Naoki, Eiji Yoshikawa, and Hiroshi Kikuchi"! Watanabe Junichi once abandoned medicine to pursue literature. The secret of his disappointment in the medical profession may be found in "Sunset of the Gods". No matter how ordinary it is, everyone's life is unique, and no setbacks can weaken hope. Doctor Muraka had to quit his job in Tokyo because of an accident during his team's medical experiment, and came to work alone in a private hospital in T City. His once glorious resume immediately attracted the attention of the hospital, and patients also came after hearing the news. But the strange thing is that while this doctor from a big city brought superb medical skills, the patients in his charge were also dying one after another. Strange rumors began to spread quietly in the hospital...

British national treasure writer Ian McEwan's blockbuster new work on artificial intelligence is a perfect literary annotation for "Black Mirror", "Westworld" and "Love, Death and Robots". The boundary between fiction and reality is blurred here. McEwan once again subverts imagination and completely rewrites the history of human technological development. A young man and woman and a robot are trapped in a love triangle; this time, it is not just humans who are trapped in moral dilemmas. In 1982, in London, England, a parallel world, artificial intelligence research at that time had far exceeded our current level of development. Under the leadership of Margaret Thatcher, Britain lost the Falklands War, and Tony Benn was elected Prime Minister of the United Kingdom amid national uproar. Turing, the "father of artificial intelligence," did not commit suicide. McEwan gave Turing the life he deserved, instead of being tried, imprisoned, or committing suicide. Turing lived a long life and lived in the respect of the world. His works created technological miracles. At the same time, 32-year-old Londoner Charlie started two new relationships: first, he fell in love with Miranda, his upstairs neighbor; second, he used his inheritance to buy a new humanoid robot "Adam". "Adam" has the intelligence and appearance to resemble the real thing, and can complete realistic yet natural movements and expression changes. With Miranda's help, Charlie reshaped the character of "Adam", and a set of strange triangle relationships gradually formed... And things slowly began to get out of control.

The most famous masterpiece of the French writer Flaubert, "Art Nouveau Codex" and "the most perfect novel"; systematically research and translate the classic translation of Mr. Li Jianwu, the first person of Flaubert, a truly famous translator. "Madame Bovary" is both Flaubert's famous work and his most important masterpiece. The author uses concise writing and perfect style to reproduce the social life of France in the mid-19th century through the experience of a passionate woman Emma. It is recognized as the most important masterpiece of French literature in the 19th century after "The Red and the Black" and "The Human Comedy"; it is also considered to be "the code of new art", a "most perfect novel", and "produced revolutionary consequences in the literary world".

"Camel Xiangzi" is one of Lao She's masterpieces. With its realistic writing style and compassionate feelings, it has created distinctive artistic images such as Xiangzi and Huniu, which plays an important role in the history of modern Chinese literature. This edition of "Luotuo Xiangzi" contains annotations on some rare words to facilitate readers' better understanding and reading. This edition of "Luotuo Xiangzi" is faithful to the original work and better retains the wording of Lao She's era, which helps readers understand the writing and grammatical habits of that time.

For pure love, Lu Xinhua followed Lin Yuanyuan to the remote Huangyuan County to become a reporter. However, Lin Yuanyuan later abandoned Lu Xinhua in order to return to the city. After some struggle, Lu Xinhua rationally broke up with Lin Yuanyuan. Later, Lu Xinhua and journalist Ren Xiaoxia fell in love at first sight, but when they both discovered that their report turned out to be an inaccurate report... "The Age of Zhuo Xin" is set against the backdrop of the turmoil on the higher education front in the mid-1970s, and the Loess Plateau in northern China as a typical environment. It has created the artistic image of a generation of worker-peasant-soldier college students represented by Lu Xinhua, Tian Limin, Lin Yuanyuan, Wang Liping, Feng Xiaobai, etc., And displayed the inspirational, thoughtful, true love, and persistent life scenery of this special group of worker-peasant-soldier college students from multiple angles; described their colorful mental journeys on multiple levels; and multi-dimensionally provided a multi-dimensional perspective on the short-lived and special cultural phenomenon of worker-peasant-soldier college students in the history of Chinese education.

An injustice song has been passed down for a hundred years, and the regrets have been lingering for a long time? This book is based on the "Yang Naiwu and Xiao Baicai Case", one of the four most mysterious cases in the late Qing Dynasty, and vividly reproduces the whole story of this unjust case that lasted for three years. During the Tongzhi period, Yang Naiwu, a member of Yuhang County, was outstanding in literary talent and suave. He had a secret affair with Xiaobaicai, the wife of Ge Xiaoda, a tofu shop clerk, which was known to everyone in the city. Ge Xiaoda died suddenly, and rumors that the two conspired to kill her husband spread like wildfire. The county magistrate Liu Xitong, who had a personal enmity with Yang Naiwu for a long time, took the opportunity to torture him. The two could not bear the torture and surrendered. Yang Naiwu's family worked hard to redress their grievances, and finally found evidence that could clear their grievances. However, after three years, the bones have decayed. Will the truth sink in? Watch how Gao Yang peels off the cocoon and uncovers layers of doubts.

"The Great Gatsby" is set in the upper-middle class society living in New York City and Long Island in the 1920s. From the perspective of a poor boy, Nick, it tells the story of Gatsby's unscrupulous efforts to acquire wealth, and his eventual transformation from a pauper to a "great" rich man, as well as his emotional entanglement with Daisy, his lover whom he lost due to poverty in his first love. Gatsby had a fanatical love for luxury cars, mansions, and extravagant parties. His crazy hedonism and unscrupulous pursuit of wealth reflected the common restlessness and moral regression of the society at that time. Daisy's emotional attitude towards him also revealed the cruel social reality at that time and the destruction of the "American Dream". This book received high praise once it was published. Famous writers such as Haruki Murakami, Hemingway, and Eliot all gave the book high praise.

An old man fished alone at sea and had no harvest for several months. Later, he caught a large swordfish, fought with it for two days and two nights, and stabbed it to death with a spear gun. However, he was attacked by a shark on the way back. Although the old man lacked helpers and tools, he killed several sharks, but the swordfish was eaten by other sharks. When he entered the harbor, only a set of bones was left in the swordfish.

"Demian: The Wandering Boyhood" is one of Hesse's masterpieces. It tells the story of the arduous journey of the young Xinkelai to find his own way. This book was first published in 1919 and was signed by Emile Sinclair. Once the work came out, it caused a huge response. Its popularity can only be compared with "The Sorrows of Young Werther" in the last century.

The four-hand collaboration between literary masters Borges and Casares - "One rainy morning Bioy said to me that we should write something based on this story. I reluctantly agreed. That morning we determined the signature of the novel, Honorio Bustos Domec. Domec is the name of one of Bioy's great-grandfathers, and Bustos is the name of one of my great-grandfathers. ""Chronicles of Bustos Domec" is a fictional sketch co-written by Borges and the Argentinian writer and his close friend Adolfo Bioy Casares, published in 1967. The two writers invented a fictional author named Bustos Domec, and used his mouth to describe the imaginary modern eccentric artists - architects, sculptors, poets, novelists, tailors... The novel is written in the style of a pious modern critic, with fiction and reality, reality and fantasy. The style itself is a kind of joke.

The four-hand collaboration between literary masters Borges and Casares - "One rainy morning Bioy said to me that we should write something based on this story. I reluctantly agreed. That morning we determined the signature of the novel, Honorio Bustos Domec. "Domec is the name of one of Bioy's great-grandfathers, and Bustos is the name of one of my great-grandfathers." "New Stories of Bustos Domec" is a sequel to "The Chronicle of Bustos Domec" co-written by Argentinian writers Borges and Casares, published in 1977. The two writers continued to share the pseudonym of Bustos Domec and produced nearly ten game articles, bringing together literary giants and ordinary citizens who struggled with the world that was constantly collapsing beneath their feet onto the creative stage. What Bustos Domec says and writes is a mixture of absurd fantasy, political satire, black humor and detective reasoning.

The "beat generation" statement of faith, the good boy's way, the madman's way, the colorful way, the libertine's way, any way. We still have a longer way to go. But it doesn't matter, the road is life. "On the Road" was written by the writer in three weeks on a roll of typing paper more than thirty meters long. In order to pursue individuality, the protagonist of the novel hitchhiked or drove with several young men and women along the way, crossed the continental United States several times, and finally arrived in Mexico. Along the way, they had fun, talked about Eastern Zen Buddhism, blocked traffic when they were tired, stayed overnight in villages, wandered from New York to San Francisco, and finally separated. The book embodies the author's impromptu and spontaneous writing techniques - the natural flow of thoughts, anti-plot, extensive use of slang, colloquialisms, and long sentences that do not conform to grammatical standards, and extensively touches on American social and cultural customs. On the other hand, the mountains, plains, deserts, and towns on the vast land of the United States are displayed in front of readers like a picture scroll. This work had a huge impact on American literature and changed the social atmosphere at the time. It is still popular in the United States with sales of 100,000 copies every year. Expert Charters believes that "On the Road", "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" and "The Great Gatsby" can be regarded as "novels that explore the theme of personal freedom and torture the promise of the American dream" and can be called the three important classics of modern American literature. Translated by Mr. Wang Yongnian, a well-known foreign literature expert and translator, the translation is faithful and smooth, and perfectly restores the style of the original work. 2020 Is the 50th anniversary of the death of Jack Kerouac, and it is a new commemorative edition full of meaning.

A rare phenomenon-level bestseller in Spain in recent years, with total global sales exceeding 1.5 Million copies. It is highly recommended by Nobel Prize winner Vargas Llosa. The HBO TV series of the same name will be released simultaneously worldwide in 2020. The day after the Spanish terrorist organization ETA announced a permanent ceasefire, Bitoli ignored the objections of her children and insisted on moving back to the Basque hometown town where her husband was killed by ETA elements. She needs to give herself an explanation before she dies: to track down the murderer and get an apology. Bitoli's return tore through the veil of calm in his hometown town and stirred up the painful past that had been dormant for many years. The two generations of the two families were trapped in the abyss of pain and could not extricate themselves. Their destinies were different but all had twists and turns, reflecting the heart-wrenching national memory. Heart-breaking pain is like an eternal charcoal fire, and there is no possibility of forgetting it; some apology may be difficult, but it must not be absent.

A global phenomenon-level bestseller, a cautionary fable that has sparked heated discussions at home and abroad. "Every word in this book has truly happened." The female version of "1984" has the highest demand for the Nobel Prize; the American drama of the same name defeated "Game of Thrones" and won 5 Emmy Awards. It has been announced that it has been renewed for a fourth season. The sequel to the novel "Testimony" won the 2019 Booker Prize. It is the most influential dystopian novel masterpiece by "Queen of Canadian Literature" Margaret Atwood. Offred is a handmaid in the Republic of Gilead. She was one of the few fertile women in the country and was assigned to the families of commanders who had no offspring to help them give birth to children. Like other women in this country, she had no freedom of movement and was deprived of property, the right to work, and the right to read. Except for some special days, the maids are only allowed to go shopping together once a day, and their every move is monitored by "eyes". What's worse is that in this crazy world, humans not only have to face problems such as ecological deterioration and economic crisis, but also fall into a chaotic situation of mutual hostility, class differentiation, and wanton killing. Women are not the only victims of oppression in this catastrophe. Everyone is a victim in this seemingly absurd world.

Between black and white, undercover is the most taboo topic. What is taboo is not only the particularity of the undercover itself, but what is even more taboo is that both black and white have to face the deep thinking about human nature that undercover brings.

The extramarital affair between the successful middle-aged man Takizawa Hideki and the strong-willed female editor Mukai Toko has created an unprecedented crisis due to Mukai Toko's unexpected pregnancy. Faced with a sudden accident, Takizawa Hideki panicked, but Mukai Toko enjoyed it... All the helplessness and puzzlement turned into a sinister trap. When the truth was revealed, the ulterior secrets hidden behind them also surfaced... When they wake up from the dream, where should they go?

The daughter of a well-known medical professor has a son who was ordered by her parents to marry Jingzhi, a surgeon. However, she does not love Jingzhi and knows that Jingzhi only married her for the sake of her future. Seven years later, Yujizi had a tryst with his old lover Kusaka, who met by chance, and rekindled his second youth. Jingzhi, who pretended not to know, seemed to be calm as usual, but secretly launched a meticulous and cruel revenge. How will Yujizi, who has fallen into hell, face a broken marriage...

The young Dongzi had her uterus removed due to surgery, and since then she has been burdened with the ideological burden of no longer being a woman. Faced with the persistent and passionate pursuit of her admirer, she could not bear to be harmed and could only refuse; faced with the resurgence of old love, she could not let go and could only conceal it; faced with the entanglement of homosexuality, she was at a loss and allowed herself to be manipulated... What made her finally overcome the psychological barrier and find herself again?

Her husband, Takanobu Fushi, has a successful career, his wife, Kuniko Fushi, is a virtuous housekeeper, and their family of five, with two daughters and one son, leads a simple and happy life. However, due to an accidental mistake by the anesthesiologist, the family's peaceful life was shattered. Faced with a wife who has fallen into a deep coma and become a vegetative state, faced with a family life that is off track, and faced with the doubtful reasons for the surgery, where should the family go? ... Should we choose to reveal the truth or choose to forgive?

Taki, the heiress of a fan factory in Kyoto, fell in love with Yuzuki, a medical professor whose father was a college student who died in a fight with his younger brother. At this time, a rich man who had given her financial aid to the factory also pursued her fiercely. As her interactions with the two men deepened, Taki gradually discovered that the rich man's pursuit was actually her stepmother's ulterior motive, and Yuzuki's dead son was not her biological child...

After the high-ranking Otani Weiichiro retired, he transformed from the powerful chief executive director into an ordinary "lone boat" elderly people. The huge psychological gap, no longer being needed by society, and alienation from his family made him feel lonely and spend his days. As we age, the beautiful visions of old age before retirement turn into the desolate evening scene of being alone... After experiencing various discomforts after retirement, can the marginalized "lone boat" make changes, find themselves, support each other, and set sail again? ...

A young lecturer at a famous medical school, Yusuke Naoe, is academically superb, but suddenly quits his job at the university to work in a little-known private hospital. Because of his cold face and unique personality, he attracted the attention of many women in the hospital. From colleagues to the dean's family and even patients, they all have ambiguous relationships with him... Is it his self-destruction, or is there something else hidden? As X-rays of bones are discovered one after another, the mystery gradually emerges...

Dr. Nibancho, a surgeon with stunning beauty and a prominent family background, is a popular target in the hospital. However, she has always remained single in the face of many suitors. Nurse Marikata Murakata is full of curiosity about her mysterious charm. In the process of treating dancer Reiko Fukamachi's leg disease, Mariko gradually discovers the extreme emotions and cold heart of Dr. Nibanmachi's beautiful appearance...

On one side is a car accident victim who wants to donate a "kidney", and on the other side is a patient who wants a "kidney" transplant. A group of people got busy because of this incident, and it all happened on an ordinary hot summer day. This seems to be a very ordinary story, but a series of accidents happened in the middle. It is full of movies and affects people's hearts...

After Jiang Renhao, a former businessman, failed in his business, he came to Wujin from Seoul alone with his wife's help, and applied for a teaching position in a school for the deaf and mute. His purpose is very simple, he just wants to make some money and live a better life so that he can go back to the big city to reunite with his wife and daughter. But slowly, he discovered that the entire school was enveloped in a tense and depressive atmosphere that was suffocating. A shocking secret was exposed, layers of darkness were slowly unveiled, and the truth shocked everyone... Faced with the unbearable reality and crazy life, as a husband who has to earn a living to maintain his family, a father who wants to set an example for his daughter, and an ordinary person who is kind and cowardly with his own disgraceful past, how should Renhao choose? It is adapted from a true incident at Inhwa School in Gwangju, South Korea.

Ambitious New York City teen Craig is determined to succeed in life - which means getting into the right high school, attending the right college, and getting the right job. But as Greg prepares to enter a selective high school, the pressure becomes unbearable. He stops eating and sleeping, until one night, he nearly kills himself... Craig's suicide lands him in a mental hospital, where his new neighbors include a transgender sex addict, a girl who hurts her own face with scissors, and Liberal Democratic Party president Amelio. There, Craig was finally able to face the source of his anxiety...

They all say "it's hard to raise a small person", but it's not enough for them to raise one, they have to raise two! Superborn? Cheating? Divorce? Third party? The overwhelming questions came with the second baby. Let's watch the young couple show off their tricks and warmly welcome the arrival of their "second treasure"!

The novel depicts the image of a "coward" who is highly controversial and suspected, and tells a bizarre, twists and turns, vivid and touching anti-Japanese story. The elegant and gentle protagonist has a forbearing heart. When the Japanese army raided the village, in order to save the life of a reckless villager, he exposed his special identity in a desperate situation. From then on, he was forced to deal with the Japanese against his will and aroused the hatred of the local villagers. On the surface, he was bullied and humiliated for being obedient and even flattering to the Japanese. In fact, he was filled with resentment in his heart. He finally cut off the head of the Japanese army commander and walked towards rebirth. He resisted tyranny with meekness and showed strength with weakness. He was a "coward" who struggled hard between the brutality of the enemy and the indignation of the nation without losing his integrity and kindness. The novel not only demonstrates the reverence for life, care for humanity, and desire for peace, but also interprets a kind of life wisdom that uses weakness to control strength and softness to overcome strength.

"The Sky Is Watching" written by Guo Guosong is a lawyer-themed novel. The story of "The Sky Is Watching" begins with an attempted murder of his wife. It tells the story of how the lawyer, after accepting the defendant's entrustment, launched an investigation into the wife's murder case and used various means to finally arrest the real murderer. The story is full of ups and downs, full of fog, constant suspense, intricate, and exciting. The author's descriptions are very cinematic and exciting, making readers feel like they are at the scene.

This book is the debut novel of contemporary French female writer Inés Bayard. It was shortlisted for France's most important literary award in 2018, the Prix Goncourt. With the writing style and courage to face reality directly, the novel tears apart the veil of tenderness in life and tells a tragedy caused by sexual assault. In a literary way, this book reveals the unimaginable physical and mental harm and unspeakable pain that women suffer after being sexually assaulted, as well as the sad attitude of the whole society towards sexual assault in the context of the prevalence of feminism. In a deeper sense, "Hidden Pain" reveals the tragedy of relationships between people, not only between perpetrators and victims, but also existential tragedies between relatives and relatives, friends and friends, and even the changes in people's (victims') cognition of the meaning of self and others. Inés Bayar shows readers the huge and complex black hole in life with a writing style that is so cold that it is almost cruel and horrifying.

The novel tells the story of Huang Liming, a high school graduate in the 1960s and 1970s. She originally had excellent academic performance, but unexpectedly failed the college entrance examination. After returning to her hometown, she continued to study culturally while working in the countryside, carried out literacy work, and assisted village cadres in promoting the party's policies. During this period, she also experienced love entanglements and grew up through training. The novel shows us the youth struggle history of the protagonist Huang Liming, and also shows her love of reading, learning and perseverance.

This manuscript describes the story of the people of Taohua Village who, during the historical wave of reform and opening up, actively carried out institutional reforms, developed moderate-scale operations, developed the collective economy, expanded financial resources, operated collectively, pursued common prosperity, and practiced scientific farming. At the same time, it also incorporates the emotional life and ideological changes of young people in the new era, telling the tortuous and romantic love stories of several young couples. The work also describes the love stories of Quan Xing and Youfanglan and Yufeng, Feng Ningsheng and Wan Zhenzhen, Cui Yansheng and Tao Qiaoer, etc. The work is based in rural areas, the language is easy to understand, the structure is relatively simple, the relationship between the characters is very clear, the language is smooth, and the writing is simple.

Ursula, who lost her parents when she was a child, made an unintentional choice and hurt her relationship with her grandparents. Taking advantage of her college internship opportunity, Ursula wanted to make up for the regret of choosing her maternal grandparents instead of giving up living with her grandparents, and returned to her hometown after many years of absence. She learned to understand her grandparents, who changed from not understanding her to respecting her choice of life. She took good care of her sick grandmother and accepted their peaceful lifestyle. Back home, Ursula's attitude toward love changed. I felt the joy and value of life from every bit of my grandparents' life, and also figured out the reasons for my parents' accidents.

"The Reckoning" is the masterpiece novella by Kertés Imre, winner of the 2002 Nobel Prize for Literature, and includes two chapters: "The Reckoning" and "The British Flag". "The Reckoning" is set in Hungary during the upheaval of Eastern Europe and is the last glimpse into the history of the Nazi concentration camps. A writer named B died at home. Literary editor Kescheru was convinced that B wrote a novel before he died. The novel tells the story of B's ​​"inexpressible experience" by describing the process of Kescheru's search for the missing novel. "The British Flag" uses poetic words and stream-of-consciousness techniques to tell the story of the "youth" who came out of the concentration camp in the gloomy time of the 1950s.

"Torch in the Ear" is the second part of Canetti's autobiographical trilogy, which spans from 1927 to 1931. After being forcibly taken away from Zurich, the paradise of knowledge, by his mother, Canetti came to Frankfurt, Germany, to "face real life." After graduating from high school, again against his will, he entered the University of Vienna to study chemistry. Fortunately, during this period, he never gave up his pursuit of literature and art. He met celebrities in the literary and artistic circles such as Hermann Bloch, Bertolt Brecht, and Isaac Babel, and met Visa, who later became his wife.

"The Eye Game" is the third part of Canetti's autobiographical trilogy, describing the writer's experiences from 1931 to 1937. When he was less than 30 years old, Canetti had already written "Confusion", a classic in the history of modern literature. However, this work was not taken seriously when it came out. Canetti's evaluations of literary giants such as Thomas Mann and Robert Musil were harsh and sharp, while for his spiritual idol Dr. Matsunai, he respected him like a god. This period ended with the funeral of the most important woman in Canetti's life: his mother.

"The Rescued Tongue" is the first part of Canetti's autobiographical trilogy. It is written from birth to the age of 16 and is connected by three main threads: the close and tense relationship between him and his mother, his love for words and language, and his pursuit of academics and knowledge. Using a child's narration tone and an adult's sophistication, Canetti recalls his life in the home of his strict and demanding grandfather, the pain of losing his father at the age of seven, and his rapid learning of German under the pressure of his mother. He also has impressive descriptions of cities where he lived, such as Ruschuk, Manchester, London, Vienna, and Zurich.

Once upon a time, spooky stories weren't just for children, and that's what "Classic Library: Angela Carter's Spooky Tales" is all about. "The Collection: Angela Carter's Fairy Tales" includes lyrical stories, gory tales, hilarious tales and raunchy tales from all over the world, from the Arctic to Asia - there are no dim princesses and sentimental fairies; instead, we see beautiful maids and wizened old women, cunning women and misbehaving girls, witches and midwives, bad aunts and strange sisters. These remarkable stories celebrate strong will, despicable deceit, sorcery and intrigue, and could only have been collected by the dearly missed Angela Carter.

"Brown, are there any people you meet who don't love you?" The famous film artist Justin Méran has just finished directing a film and bought an old house in the suburbs of Paris. Unexpectedly, he entered the world of the house's former hostess, Blanc. She is an airplane test pilot with a bad heart who longs to be an astronaut. When she finally overcame many difficulties and was about to fly to the moon, she had an accident due to mechanical failure and disappeared in the Sahara Desert. Reading several love letters sent to Blanche by different men, Justin gradually fell in love with her passionately...

Farmer Germain became a widower at the age of twenty-eight with three children. Being solemn and honest, he still missed his deceased wife, but his father-in-law, out of reality and reason, persuaded him to go on a blind date with a widow in a neighboring village. Neighbor Germain took his daughter, Marie, who was only sixteen years old, to work near a neighboring village. On the way, Germain's naughty and cute son suddenly appeared and insisted on joining. Together, they traveled through the "Magic Swamp" that they must pass through to reach the neighboring village. The extraordinary experiences during the journey allowed Germain to fully understand the intelligence, stability, and kindness of little Marie. He fell in love with little Mary and became troubled about it...

"Millions of Pounds" tells the story of an adventure in London by Henry Adams, an impoverished young clerk in the United States. Two wealthy brothers in London made a bet to see how Henry would end up within a month by lending him a million-dollar note that could not be cashed. When the one-month deadline came, Henry not only did not starve to death or be arrested, but instead became a rich man and won the heart of a beautiful lady. This book reproduces the irony and humor in the master's novels with its slightly exaggerated artistic techniques, and exposes the money worship thought in society. It is an important work that cannot be ignored in Ma Twain's works.

"The Moon and Sixpence" is a novel based on the deeds of the French post-impressionist painter Gauguin. The protagonist in the book, Strickland, was originally the manager of a securities company. He had a prosperous career, a gentle and virtuous wife, and well-behaved and lovely children. However, when he reached middle age, he suddenly responded to the call of his heart, abandoned his family and children, and went to Paris to engage in painting creation. Although poverty, hunger, and disease surrounded him, he took it calmly. Maugham deeply explores the contradictions and interactions between life and art in his novels.

"Childhood" is the first of Gorky's autobiographical novel trilogy, which truly reproduces Gorky's difficult childhood experience. The protagonist of the novel, Alyosha, lost his father when he was three years old. With a beautiful vision for the future, he was fostered by his mother in his grandmother's house. Alyosha's grandfather was selfish, greedy, bad-tempered, and often abused his workers. Alyosha's uncles often fought in order to earn more profits. Fortunately, he had a kind and loving grandmother who was good at singing and dancing, and spent countless cold and lonely nights with Alyosha. Later, Alyosha made some friends, and their friendship brought joy to Alyosha's life. However, the departure of his friends made Alyosha fall into pain and loneliness. Later, the death of his mother and the bankruptcy of his grandfather completely pushed Alyosha into a hopeless life. At the age of ten, Alyosha embarked on the arduous road of making a living alone.

"City Gate" is a novel with rural themes. Through the story of Xiang Anlong, a farm family in Banpo Village, Kaizhou County, Chongqing, it reflects the tremendous changes that have taken place in the countryside since my country's reform and opening up. This literary work uses small characters to reflect the big times. It reflects the great achievements of rural development in my country over the past 40 years of reform and opening up. It eulogizes the determination and measures of the Communist Party of China to care about agriculture, rural areas and farmers, never forget its original aspiration, and lead the people to eliminate poverty, improve people's livelihood, and gradually achieve common prosperity.

The events in "Fathers and Sons" took place in 1859, a year of frequent peasant uprisings and riots in Russia. Liberals and revolutionary democrats debated over solving the peasant problem, and the two social forces also broke apart due to their differences. Bazarov in the book is an intellectual from a civilian family and represents a revolutionary democrat. Opposite to Bazarov, Pavel Kirsanov came from the aristocracy and represented the progressive aristocratic liberals. The two disliked each other when they first met. They behaved differently and had different ideas, and they often argued. Pavel died after losing the duel with Bazarov, and Bazarov fell in love with Odintsova, which put him in a state of romanticism, which was contrary to the nihilism he believed in, destroyed his own theory, and died in contradiction. During the translation process of this book, we try to avoid using sentence patterns with complex structures and use concise and precise vocabulary for expression. It is not obscure and difficult to understand, so as to cultivate readers' reading habits and gain inspiration.

A portrayal of the maritime spirit of the new era. The Chinese version of "Captain Phillips", the same sailing hero, but a different fate and return. The first novel in China that gives a panoramic view of Chinese sailors fighting against pirates on the high seas.

The business war story with tea as the background and the historical legend on the border between Hunan and Hubei reflect the vicissitudes of historical changes of that era. At the same time, it incorporates the unique local bandit culture and vividly exaggerates the love and hatred of the Tujia people.

"Eugenie Grandet" is a novel written by the French critical realist novelist Balzac. It narrates a story about money destroying human nature and causing family tragedy. The whole book takes Eugenie's love and marriage tragedy as the center of the conflict. Through a plot without poison, no sharp knives, and no bloodshed, it profoundly exposes Grandet's ugly way of getting rich, creates an image of a greedy, cunning, stingy, and cruel upstart, and nakedly shows how money can lead to the destruction of human nature. In this work, Balzac used comic exaggeration, personalized language and detailed character descriptions to perfectly portray the immortal image of the miser in the history of world literature, and profoundly demonstrated the endless greed and ruthlessness of capitalists.

"I am a Cat" is the masterpiece of Japanese writer Natsume Soseki. In a humorous, sarcastic and comical way, this book uses the vision, hearing and feeling of a cat to describe the mediocre and trivial life of its owner, the poor teacher Kusha Mi, and his family, as well as the boring and elegant life of his friends Mi Ting, Han Yue, Dong Feng, Du Xian and others. The whole book is based on the daily life of the protagonist, a middle school teacher, Kushaya. It is interspersed with the conflicts of the neighbor capitalist Kaneda who tries to marry his daughter and plots to take revenge on Kushaya. It mocks the empty spiritual life of the intellectuals in the Meiji era and ridicules them for claiming to be noble but doing nothing. Dissatisfied with reality, but unable to resist; mediocre and boring, but denouncing the secular contradictory character, lashing out at the snobbish, vulgar, and cruel nature of bourgeois figures such as Kaneda and their accomplices, and criticizing the money-oriented society and the social habits of blind worship of Western lifestyles.

"Gulliver's Travels" is the representative work of the British writer Jonathan Swift. In this work, the author uses extraordinary imagination to describe all kinds of strange things that the protagonist Gulliver encounters when he travels to "Lilliput", "Adult", "Wima" and other places. For example, in the "Lilliput Kingdom", he can freely play with all kinds of people from kings to common people in the palm of his hand; in the "Adult Kingdom", he can only be controlled by others like a child; after arriving in the "Hui Ma Kingdom", the horse has become a symbol of wisdom. , And humans have become inferior animals... Through such interesting stories, the author satirizes various ills of British society at that time, such as the intrigues of politicians, the greed of the rich, etc. After reading it, people will unconsciously reflect on whether they have those abominable shadows in themselves.