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New book "Perspective: Burmese stone bettors become tycoons", welcome to read comments -------------------------------------------------------- Tang Mo, a third-rate young actor, was hit on the head by a meteor. When he woke up, he found that he had traveled through time and became a little fresh meat. Just when he thought he was about to spread his wings and take off. He found... Is this little fresh meat going to get cold? This little fresh meat still needs to take the college entrance examination? ! ... ... Why did this guy leave a mess? ! ? (Yuan Hua's version looks up to the sky and screams "No!!!")

Mu Linyue went to college and studied hard to get a degree. She had no intention of falling in love, but unexpectedly found her first love boyfriend. She and her first boyfriend Chen Hao have known each other for six years and been in love for three years. He accompanied her through graduate school, and she accompanied him to enter a stable job in society. The two accompanied and supported each other along the way, sharing weal and woe. But even though they tried their best to love each other, they still couldn't escape the fate of being separated by their parents, which was a heavy blow to both of them. After Mu Linyue experienced a long period of depression, she completely said goodbye to her first love, was reborn in Nirvana, and improved herself in all aspects. In the process of her self-struggle, she met a boy who liked her. She couldn't help but sigh that love is not just the first love, but love can take many forms.

My name is Yemu, a young man with bandages all over his body and the smell of a tomb. It all starts from that winter in that village in the mountains. I was 11 years old that year. I was frail and sick, and I was home alone with a cold and fever. On a whim, I played a game of summoning a fox fairy named Sanae. She could sense the weather in advance, foresee accidents, and successfully predicted the death of my friend. I admire and trust. Even relying on her. At that time, I even naively thought that as long as I listened to Sanae, I could control everything in the world. Until one day Sanae told me that I would die in pain in four years.

In this accessible and entertaining book, Terry Eagleton asks a series of intriguing questions. In a brilliant analysis, Eagleton shows how to pay full attention to a literary work's tone, rhythm, texture, syntax, allusion, ambiguity, and other formal aspects when reading. He also examines broader issues of character, plot, narrative, creative imagination, the meaning of fictionality, and the tension between what literature says and what it represents. Authoritative and enjoyable, the author provides helpful commentary on classicism, romanticism, modernism, and postmodernism, and offers fascinating insights into writers ranging from Shakespeare and J. K. Rowling to Jane Austen and Samuel Beckett. This book is a first choice for beginning literature students and all other readers interested in deepening their understanding and enriching their reading experience.

Love bravely and live brilliantly; release your inner love and embrace life, making all moments become eternity.

"The Camus Collection" includes Camus' three masterpieces: "The Plague", "The Stranger" and "The Myth of Sisyphus". Among them, "The Myth of Sisyphus" is a philosophical essay, which is Camus' in-depth and concentrated investigation and thorough and clear explanation of the philosophy of absurdity. The book is divided into three parts. The first part, "The Myth of Sisyphus," is divided into three aspects: absurd reasoning, absurd people, and absurd creation. The author conducts in-depth philosophical discussions on philosophical issues such as absurdity and suicide. "The Myth of Sisyphus" is not only a triumphant song of liberal humanism, it constitutes a style that is both pathos and sublime.

"Madame Bovary" is the masterpiece of Flaubert, "the founder of modern Western novels". Emma, ​​an educated peasant girl, married Buffali, a country doctor, but yearned for a more luxurious and romantic life. After two derailments and facing heavy debts, she did not end well. When marriage cannot meet the expectations of love, when the charm of novelty fades away, love reveals its eternal monotony. Flaubert criticized the decadent and degenerate social life in the early stage of capitalist society and the vulgarity and vulgarity of the small citizens.

Why haven't we discovered aliens yet? Because we were discovered long ago. Revealing a more profound cosmic game 40 years earlier than "The Three-Body Problem"! Humanity has been looking up at the stars alone. Among the 250 billion stars, we have never found an alien. Because they have been watching us from the dark. The universe is a huge chessboard, and the earth is just a chess piece. As players, advanced civilizations took their seats early to monitor the silent universe. Why must the universe be silent? Why are we weak still alive? Lem is known as the "Borges of science fiction". He wrote 16 book reviews of non-existent books, using absurd and ironic jokes to solve the real problem of human beings - existence at the boundary of science fiction and philosophy. Open "Perfect Vacuum", become an idiot, a philosopher, a madman, and a God, and play a brain-burning thinking game!

Generations of Japanese women in the past gave birth to many children, took care of their elderly and demented parents, worked hard to overcome poverty, and quickly ended their short lives... But who said that women are born to be attached to their husbands and contribute to their families? As time goes by, housewives are becoming more and more determined to develop themselves. They are burdened with heavy caregiving pressure, they are bursting with vitality, they have no place to express their depression and have to end their lives... Together, they depict the portrait of modern Japanese women in their old age. How to age with more dignity? Has the "revolution" of wives, mothers, and daughters-in-law succeeded?

There is a child who was diagnosed with Down syndrome with damaged internal organs when she was just born. There is little hope of sustaining life. If you were her parents, a doctor, a nurse, or an outsider who has nothing to do with her, would you choose to save her or let her die? Focusing on the life and death of this child with Down syndrome, Japanese society has launched a heated discussion, questioning the meaning of life, and reflecting on mankind's continuous pursuit of evolution... This is a life rescue race against death. But was the child finally saved?

"The Strange Situation I Witnessed for Twenty Years" is a novel with an autobiographical nature. Through nearly 200 short stories about the protagonist's "narrow escape" from his father's funeral to his failure in business, it outlines various strange current situations in late Qing society in the more than 20 years after the Sino-French War to the beginning of the 20th century. The social life it reflects is broader than "The Appearance of Officialdom". In addition to the officialdom, it also involves shopping malls, foreign markets, medical schools, and medical and divination. The novel prominently reflects the writer's artistic style: sharp writing, solemn and humorous, spicy and interesting. Ru Goucai made his first appearance, and his words, like water from a bottle, and his demeanor as if there were no one around him, appeared on the page with just a few strokes. The novel uses first-person limited narrative, which is unique in the history of novels. At the same time, it also uses flashbacks, interludes and other methods in structure, providing a model for the creation of Chinese novels.

It is the day when the world of immortals and demons recruits people. The slim and graceful Chang Yuling finally realized her great dream through unremitting "persistence", but the development of things was not smooth sailing. After many twists and turns, Gu Xiahan became the only one who could comfort her. Over time, the relationship between the two warmed up, but this led to a series of irreversible secrets and dangers...

This set of books selects ancient classic literary works, such as "The Sea of ​​Hate" and "The History of Sordid Society in Modern Times", etc., And is suitable for literature lovers to read. Especially lovers of classical literature will be in for a treat. "The Strange Situation I Witnessed for Twenty Years" is a novel with an autobiographical nature. Through nearly 200 short stories about the protagonist's "narrow escape" from his father's funeral to his failure in business, it outlines various strange current situations in late Qing society in the more than 20 years after the Sino-French War to the beginning of the 20th century. The social life it reflects is broader than "The Appearance of Officialdom". In addition to the officialdom, it also involves shopping malls, foreign markets, medical schools, and medical and divination. "Nine Lives" was originally published in "New Novel" sponsored by Liang Qichao, and tells the story of a major murder that occurred in Guangdong during the Yongzheng period. The work borrows from the past to present the present to attack corrupt officials at that time, but affirms the supreme ruler and shows a reformist tendency. The novel uses flashback techniques and is heavily influenced by foreign literature. The novel prominently reflects the writer's artistic style: sharp writing, solemn and humorous, spicy and interesting. Ru Goucai made his first appearance, and his words, like water from a bottle, and his demeanor as if there were no one around him, appeared on the page with just a few strokes. The novel uses first-person limited narrative, which is unique in the history of novels. At the same time, it also uses flashbacks, interludes and other methods in structure, providing a model for the creation of Chinese novels. The work runs through the joys and sorrows, what has been seen and heard during the 20 years of a near-death experience, and the structure is a knotty ending, making readers feel cordial and credible.

This book is based on the Trojan War caused by the abduction of the beautiful Helen by the Trojan prince Paris. It mainly narrates the story that took place around the fifty days of the tenth year of the war: the arrogance and greed of the Greek army commander Agamemnon aroused the anger of the army chief Achilles, which triggered a series of battles and killings.

Werther is an emotional young man who yearns for a free life. At a dance, he met the judge's daughter Lotte and fell deeply in love with her. But not long after, Lotte's fiancé came back, and Werther also left under the persuasion of his friends and returned to the city to work as a clerk. The conservative and corrupt officialdom, the vulgar citizens, and the arrogant nobles all caused him to constantly conflict with the reality around him. In the end, the disillusioned Werther ended his life with a pistol...

Oliver, who had no father or mother, struggled to live in an orphanage for nine years, and was sent to an apprenticeship with the owner of a coffin shop. Unbearable hunger, poverty and humiliation forced Oliver to flee to London, where he was forced to become a pickpocket. He was once taken in by the wealthy Mr. Brown, but unfortunately he was discovered by a pickpocket and fell into the den of thieves again. In order to rescue Oliver, the kind-hearted female pickpocket Nancy reported to Brown, regardless of the surveillance and threats of the pickpocket leader, saying that Oliver was the son of his long-awaited old friend...

Raskolnikov, a poor college student, was tortured by depression and poverty and killed the cruel and greedy loan shark Ivanovna and his sister Lizaveta. After the murder, Raskolnikov could not get rid of the fear in his heart. He felt that all the good feelings he had had were wiped out. This was an inner punishment more severe than legal punishment...

This book includes Verne's classic works "A Day in the Life of an American Journalist Tycoon in 2889", "Mr. D-sharp and Miss E-flat", "Adventures in the Air", "10 Hours of Hunting" and "Breaking the Blockade". "A Day in the Life of an American Journalism Tycoon in 2889" mainly tells the story of a day in the life of Francis Bennett, the manager of the "World Herald", which is also the "Day in the Life of an American Journalism Tycoon" in the title. While describing the gentleman's day, the work also depicts the various technologies developed in the future everywhere and at all times. There are many manifestations of extraordinary science and technology in the book. "Mr. D sharp and Miss E flat" tells a story without adventure plot, which is also very attractive. As Verne's classic works, the works selected in this book will make readers enjoy the charming works of the science fiction master.

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This is a work by the famous French writer Jules Verne. For readers who like Verne's works, this book is worth reading. The protagonist Kelabang is a tobacco merchant with a stubborn and old-fashioned nature. He was going to his nephew's house across the strait to attend a wedding. In order to express his dissatisfaction with the unreasonable tax policy, he decided to lead people along the Black Sea to the other side of the strait, and experienced numerous difficulties and obstacles. Their carriage was bitten by mosquitoes, besieged by wild boars, and encountered volcanic eruptions of gas underground in the prairie. They almost died. In addition, he also had to deal with the machinations of the Turkish dignitaries... With his profound geographical knowledge, Verne vividly described the beautiful scenery along the Black Sea coast, the lively scenes of Constantinople, Turkish customs, and the traditional customs of the Kalmouk nomadic tribe.

This is a work by the famous French writer Jules Verne. For readers who like Verne's works, this book is worth reading. The protagonist Geolin boarded a ketch in the Kerguelen Islands to another island, preparing to return to the United States from there. On the way, an ice floe carrying the bodies of the Jenny crew members caught Geolin's attention, and he eventually traveled across the Antarctic with the Halebrenna to solve the mystery. The Jenny was actually the ketch that Arthur Pym last sailed on ten years ago, and the captain was the brother of the captain of the Halebrena. After going through countless hardships, the Halebrena finally crossed the polar circle, but was unexpectedly thrown out of the sea when an iceberg overturned. Stranded more than a hundred feet above the sea. The iceberg carried them drifting in the mist. When the shipwreck survivors left Antarctica in a small boat, they passed by Sphinx Island and found Arthur Pym, who had been dead for many years. Based on the scientific knowledge after the great geographical discovery at that time, the author uses his rich imagination to allow readers to follow the protagonist and experience a thrilling journey to Antarctica.

"Begern's Five Hundred Million Frans" is a science fiction novel, and at the same time it is a social novel that exposes the capitalist world. The author illustrates the paths of two scientists through the images of two scholars. Thirty years later, the inheritance of 500 million francs from the Indian noblewoman Begum finally found its heirs: one was the kind-hearted French doctor Sarasain; the other was the German chemistry professor Sulze. The two men shared the inheritance equally. Dr. Sarasain used his inheritance to build an ideal city. The city is becoming more prosperous day by day, and the residents live a life of labor, happiness and peace. Professor Sulzer, on the contrary, established an arms factory to produce weapons of mass destruction, with the purpose of killing human beings and destroying the happy lives of peaceful residents. For the sake of human ideals, the young engineer Marseille went deep into the tiger's den, discovered the secrets of the arms factory, and shattered Sulze's conspiracy. In the end, Professor Sulze was finally killed in his secret room by the air-conditioning bomb he invented, and this arsenal was owned by the peaceful people and no longer manufactured weapons, but agricultural machinery and industrial equipment needed for human happiness.

This is a work by the famous French writer Jules Verne. For readers who like Verne's works, this book is worth reading. An organization called the French Overseas Company decided to dig a canal to bring Mediterranean water into the Sahara Desert to form a new sea. This was the "Sea Invasion" plan. The locals were restless and worried that their vested interests would be harmed, especially the Tuareg Spring people, who were famous among the local tribes and made a living by robbing desert caravans. As the leader, Hajar was powerful in all directions. He was captured in a battle and successfully escaped from prison on the eve of the canal's construction. A team led by Ardigan was ordered to survey the progress of the project. When they arrived at the construction site, they found it vandalized and deserted. What's even more unfortunate is that the team encountered Hajar's people on the way to find reinforcements, became prisoners, and was locked up in the stockade. By chance, they managed to escape, but faced fatal danger several times in the desert. The situation that worried them most finally happened, and Hajar's men appeared in the billowing dust...

This is a work by the famous French writer Jules Verne. For readers who like Verne's works, this book is worth reading. This book tells the story of how the upright Jon family defeated evil. The book has been translated into many languages ​​around the world. The upright and honest Gallar family lived by the Amazon River in Peru. My daughter Mina was going to get married and move to Para, Brazil, so the whole family, friends, and more than 100 crew members boarded the big raft. The beautiful scenery along the way attracted everyone. On the way, a passenger named Torres came up. He watched every move of the male host in a weird and sinister way. Is there any secret in this? It turns out that the real name of the male protagonist is Joe Am. Dagosta is a fugitive death row prisoner. Due to Torres's informant, Joam was arrested. The document that could explain his innocence was a heavenly book. Finally, the astute judge deciphered the code and restored Joam's reputation.

This is a work by the famous French writer Jules Verne. For readers who like Verne's works, this book is worth reading. A caravan returning from the hinterland of Africa laden with ivory did not have a smooth return trip. After a frightening night, only American John Cote, Frenchman Max Hubert, indigenous boy Langka, and indigenous guide Kami remained in the entire caravan. They were forced to go deep into the inaccessible Ubangi forest to find a way to Libreville. Along the way, the four people had to endure mosquito bites, avoid wild beasts, and plan their daily livelihood. From land to water, every step is difficult and thrilling. Unexpected encounters happened one after another; abandoned cages in the jungle and the relics of German doctors were discovered one by one. Then they were in danger in the rapids but were rescued by strange creatures. Finally, they were guided to a village built in the sky by strange firelight. Traces of human visits, unknown species, villages in the trees, the mysterious king there... Everything is waiting for the arrival of explorers to uncover their mysteries.

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This is a work by the famous French writer Jules Verne. For readers who like Verne's works, this book is worth reading. During the Greek people's struggle for freedom, French officer Henri d'Albalay came to Greece to fight. During this period, she fell in love with Hadzina, the banker's daughter, and the two fell in love. After Hadzina's father died, she inherited a large inheritance. After learning that this huge sum of money was not legal income, she donated all of it to save the Greeks who were captured by the enemy during the war and became slaves. In the process, she herself unfortunately became a slave. Nicolas Scotta, the captain of the Calista, was a notorious pirate leader. He didn't know the inside story and thought Hadzina was still rich, so he pursued her desperately. Henri d'Albalay started a long-term rivalry with Nicola Scotta for a just cause and for the woman he loved. In a slave-trading transaction, Henri d'Albarre and Nicolas Scotta competed for the price. At the last moment, Henri d'Albalay succeeded, so Nicolas Scotta launched a pirate attack. During the battle, Henri d'Albalay encountered many dangers, but finally killed Nicolas Scotta and won the beauty. The novel is set against the backdrop of the War of Independence. Through the love story of the joys and sorrows between the Greek girl Harjoona and the French officer Henri Dabale who aided the Greek Volunteer Army, it eulogized the Greek national heroes in the War of Independence, whipped the scum who betrayed the motherland, and condemned Turkey's aggression. The plot of the novel is twists and turns, exciting, and also interspersed with a lot of historical and geographical knowledge.

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This book can be said to be one of Verne's most famous novels and a classic of world science fiction. In that era before airplanes and high-speed trains, traveling around the world in 80 days was an extremely bold attempt. The book not only describes in detail the various bizarre experiences of Mr. Fogg and his party on the way and the numerous difficulties and dangers they encountered, but also gradually makes the characters' personalities three-dimensional as the plot unfolds. The British gentleman Fogg made a bet of twenty thousand pounds with his friends that he would travel around the world and return to London in eighty days. Unfortunately, he was mistaken as a thief who stole the Bank of England and was wanted and hunted. Later, he and his servant Passepartout overcame many difficulties and obstacles on the way, passing through the Mediterranean Sea, the Red Sea, the Indian Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, and the Atlantic Ocean, and visited India, Singapore, China, Japan, the United States and other places. When he circled the earth and returned to London, he was five minutes late. He thought he had failed, but unexpectedly won...

This is a work by the famous French writer Jules Verne. For readers who like Verne's works, this book is worth reading. A ship named the Advance gathered a group of single and strong crew members at a high price in a British port to explore the Arctic, an area of the world that was still unknown at the time. At first, the captain did not appear, only a dog appeared, and he temporarily became the captain. When he started sailing, Everyone was high-spirited and soon became impatient. Several sailors drowned Captain Dog, but the dog did not die. Captain Hatteras appeared in this situation. He had been hiding on the ship and transformed into a sailor named Gary. When he appeared, he called out the dog's name - Duck. After the captain appeared, they continued to move forward and arrived at the island where the supply station was located. They found that there was very little left, and the coal on the ship was getting less and less. Winter was coming, and people began to resist Captain Hatteras's command, but he became more and more severe, and the sailors were helpless. The Forward hit an ice floe and ran aground. The coal was burned out and alcohol could not be used as a substitute. However, more and more sailors were suffering from scurvy. The doctor on the ship discovered that there was a coal mine nearby while reading a polar travel diary, so he and the captain went to search for it. Simpson froze to death on the way. They found some information about the Perbouise and rescued an American sailor. A series of blows made them give up the search. When they returned, they found that the Forward had been destroyed by the rebels...

The novel by the famous French writer Jules Verne is one of his masterpieces. On May 24, 1863, Professor Lidenbrock accidentally discovered a piece of parchment in an ancient book. He got inspiration from the words on the parchment: Arne Saknussemm, his predecessor, had traveled to the center of the earth. Professor Lidenbrock decided to make the same trip. On May 27, 1863, he took his nephew Axel and enough food, instruments and weapons, etc., And set out from Hamburg. When he arrived in Iceland, he asked a guide Hans to accompany him. The three of them followed the instructions of their predecessors and descended from the Sneffels crater in Iceland. After three months of travel, they experienced difficulties and obstacles such as water shortage, getting lost, and storms. Finally, due to the impact of rock flows, they returned to the ground from a crater on the island of Stromboli in northern Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea. The whole book records the arduous experiences on the journey and the various wonders underground in a compact style. Through this novel, readers can learn perseverance and strong will and gain rich scientific knowledge.

This book is the author's tribute to Alexandre Dumas. It is called another wonderful "The Count of Monte Cristo", which is also rich in imagination, novel, wonderful and fascinating. The novel is based on the Hungarian self-government movement in 1862 to get rid of the Austrian rulers. The uprising led by the Hungarian aristocrat Count Sandolf failed because he was informed. He escaped from prison after going through many hardships. From then on, Count Sanddorf began his career of revenge and justice incognito. After many twists and turns, he finally severely punished the informer. The liberation of the Hungarian people was finally completed.

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This is Verne's classic work. For readers who like Verne's works, this book is worth reading. A detachment of the Hudson Bay Fur Company was ordered to build a new trading station on the border of the American continent north of the 70th parallel north. Due to unexpected reasons, they mistakenly built the trading station on a huge ice floe attached to the edge of the continent. Later, during an earthquake, the ice separated from the land and turned into a floating island. After the ice sheet thawed, all the residents on the island drifted with the sea water, and gradually melted under the dual effects of sunlight and warm currents. Under this circumstance, all the team members united and with great courage and ingenuity, they finally made the ice floe reach a small island in the Aleutian Islands just before it was about to completely melt. The members of the team were able to escape death. The book also uses heavy ink description to introduce the mysterious polar features, indigenous customs, rare birds and animals, which is very interesting to read.

This is Verne's classic work. For readers who like Verne's works, this book is worth reading. In a small town in Ireland, a charlatan is performing a splendid audience scene at the British court. What makes this puppet show come alive is a three-year-old boy in a box. The wandering story of this poor child begins here, full of tragic and bizarre plots, and ends with a wonderful comedy.

This book is the author's tribute to Alexandre Dumas. It is called another wonderful "The Count of Monte Cristo", which is also rich in imagination, novel, wonderful and fascinating. The novel is based on the Hungarian self-government movement in the 1860s to get rid of the Austrian rulers. The uprising led by the Hungarian aristocrat Count Sandolf failed because he was informed. He escaped from prison after going through many hardships. From then on, Count Sanddorf began his career of revenge and justice incognito. After many twists and turns, he finally severely punished the informer. The liberation of the Hungarian people was finally completed.

This is Verne's classic work. For readers who like Verne's works, this book is worth reading. The Argentine Navy built a lighthouse on Staten Island, at the end of South America near the Antarctic. There was originally a group of pirates hiding on the island. After the navy left, they designed to trap and kill two lighthouse keepers. The remaining third keeper, Fasquis, saw that he was outnumbered and had to escape alone. The pirates have accumulated a lot of treasure on the island by luring ships to crash in the past few years. Recently, they got a stranded two-masted ship, and they are preparing to load all the wealth and flee to the Pacific Ocean. The wise and brave Fasquis discovered the pirates' intentions and tried his best to sabotage them, so that the two-masted ship was never able to get out. Finally, at the most critical moment, the Argentine navy arrived and brought all the pirates to justice.

This is Verne's classic work. For readers who like Verne's works, this book is worth reading. In the mid-19th century, a comet suddenly collided with the Earth. Some residents near the Mediterranean Sea were taken to the comet and began to roam the solar system. Under the leadership of a French captain, they worked together and overcame various difficulties such as the severe cold of space. Finally, two years later, they returned to Earth triumphantly when the comet encountered the Earth again. The author uses a lot of space to introduce the characteristics of comets, Jupiter, Saturn and other celestial bodies and a lot of interesting astronomical knowledge in a simple and easy-to-understand way. He praises people's tireless exploration spirit in science and their noble sentiments of staying calm in times of crisis and sharing weal and woe. At the same time, he also lashes out at the selfish behavior of some individuals.

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There is Greek specialty wine that exudes the scent of pine, and roasted chicken with pearls served on a silver plate decorated with the Medici family coat of arms. There are also studios of artists in the center of Florence in the 16th century, major banks all over Europe, and a dazzling array of shops filled with foreign goods. You will pass by plainly dressed civilian women cooking Egyptian bean soup in a large pot, and you will also have a heated discussion about Machiavelli's prophecies with nobles wearing fine satin and lace. Not only that, the love drama between a handsome man and an elegant geisha, the power struggle between ambitious young people, and the complex relationships between the great powers at that time are all presented in this "Renaissance Novel" series. In the 16th century AD, Marco, a young diplomat of the Republic of Venice, received a secret order asking him to save his homeland from the attack of Spain, which attempted to dominate Europe, and the Ottoman Turkish Empire, which dominated the entire Islamic world. Elvis, a close friend who knew Turkey well and was deeply involved with the court, was supposed to be Marco's help. However, the fate of the world was turned upside down by the dark light shining in his eyes. Elvis commanded the armies of the Ottoman Turkish Empire in battle, and was canonized as Governor of Hungary by Sultan Suleiman I. But then the Ottoman Turkish army was unwilling to obey this commander who was not an Ottoman Turk or a Muslim. Elvis was later beheaded by two farmers. The "Committee of Ten" in Venice also discovered Olympia's true identity as a spy for Charles V, the Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain, and Marco was suspended.

"Orwell Classics" includes two novels, "1984" and "Animal Farm". Among them, "1984" tells the story of an "Oceania" under totalitarian rule. People's thoughts are suppressed. No matter what they are doing or where they are, they are subject to various surveillance: telescreens, thought police, patrols, and the youth team whose thoughts have been completely controlled. Life is always in fear. The protagonist Winston Smith lives in this country. His main job is to tamper with previous history every day in the "Ministry of Truth", working and surviving in lies. "Animal Farm" is known as one of "the best books ever written by mankind". In an exaggerated and absurd form, the work tells the story of animals who have been enslaved on a farm for a long time. In order to achieve freedom and liberation, the work successfully carried out a revolution and established an equal animal society. In the end, the fruits of the revolution were usurped by the animals' leader, the pig, and they returned to their previous miserable lives.

"Eugenie Grandet" is a novel by Balzac. It tells the story of Eugenie, the only daughter of the miserly and shrewd millionaire Grandet. She falls in love with her bankrupt cousin. For his sake, she does not hesitate to anger her money-loving father and spends all her private savings to help him make his way into the world. At this point, the relationship between father and daughter broke down, and the timid and virtuous mother was so frightened that she fell ill. The girl who lost her parents and her youth in the bitter expectation is waiting for a heartless man who has returned rich.

"La Traviata" is a French love classic and the famous work of Xiao Dumas. Margaret, a country girl as beautiful as a camellia, came to Paris to make a living, but unfortunately became a prostitute. Armand, the son of a tax collector, loved her sincerely, which deeply moved Margaret, who had always been played with by others, and longed to start a new life through pure love. But Armand's father opposed their love, forcing Margaret to leave Armand. Armand did not know the truth and angrily tortured and humiliated her. Margaret finally died of injustice and illness with hatred.

"Selected Novels of Dazai Osamu" includes 16 short and medium-length novels, including "Disqualification in the World", "Setting Sun", "Good Bye" and "Cherry". They are the author's masterpieces from different periods and styles. Read these words, go deep into Dazai Osamu's heart, feel the sadness under the hustle and bustle, and find hope in loneliness. This is the fate of every modern person, and it is also the tolerance and comfort that Dazai Osamu offers to everyone.

"Selected Short Stories of Chekhov" includes 20 famous works of Chekhov's novels, such as "The Chameleon", "The Man in the Trap" and "Death of a Civilian". They are not only Chekhov's masterpieces, but also famous works of Russian literature at the end of the 19th century. The period when Chekhov lived and created was an era of great changes in Russian history. On the one hand, the dark forces of feudalism were rampant and the social atmosphere was suffocating. On the other hand, the Russian workers' revolutionary movement was rising and people's minds were changing. Chekhov's works are the portrayal of this drastic change in social life, and extremely profoundly and truly reflect the life reality of the great changes in Russian society at the end of the 19th century.

"Selected Novels of Akutagawa Ryunosuke" includes 15 novels by Akutagawa Ryunosuke, including "Rashomon", "In the Bamboo Forest", "Hell Transformation" and "The Nose". Among them, "Rashomon" uses a weather-proof layout to push people to the limit of life and death choices, thus showing the inescapability of "evil" and conveying the author's understanding of people, their helplessness and despair. Although it is short, the plot is simple, and the characters are sparse, the time, place, characters, and ending are all vividly displayed in front of the readers.

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