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Edited by Fitzgerald's biographer and life friend, Andrew Turnbull, this book collects letters written by Fitzgerald to his only daughter, Scottie (1921-1986), from 1933 to his death in 1940, spanning his daughter's adolescence from the ages of 12 to 19.

"The Path to Darkness" collects eighteen short works published by Uchida Momokashi from 1917 to 1921. The author inherited and developed the creative style of his teacher Natsume Soseki's "Dream Ten Nights" and "Eternal Day Sketch", and added local customs and German romantic literary elements to make his works full of dreamy colors. After these essays were published, they were highly praised by contemporaries such as Akutagawa Ryunosuke, Morita Sohei, and Sato Haruo.

"A Room of One's Own" is a masterpiece of essays by British writer Virginia Woolf. From the perspective of inequality between men and women in real society, she reveals the difficulty of human beings moving towards modern civilization. She hoped that the progress and improvement of society and the progress and improvement of mankind would be the direction for both men and women to work together. Women are destined to play an important role in modern society with the rapid development of science and technology. This essay has eternal value.

Loving yourself is the beginning of a lifelong romance. In 1895, Wilde was taken to court by the father of his homosexual lover Percy, and was sentenced to prison and ruined. Distraught, he wrote a long letter in prison and entrusted his former lover Rose to deliver it to Percy. This letter is the secret emotion and deep reflection deep in his heart when his destiny was at a low point. In 1905, five years after Wilde's death, Ross published this letter with the title "De Profundis", taken from Psalm 130: "O Lord, from the depths of my heart I pray to you! Lord, please hear my voice!"

This book is the third collection of essays by award-winning American female writer Jenny Rosen. It contains a total of 35 essays - 13 records about psychotherapy, 6 about trivial matters in family life, and 16 embarrassing stories about social death. Jenny wants to simplify life in a very literal way, to face the dilemmas that everyone can go through, and then make sure that you are not alone and laugh the next time you are stupid. Her articles are light-hearted and humorous, with jumping thoughts and wide-ranging ideas. The preface and follow-up are often inconsistent, but readers will always discover the truth behind each story at the end. In this book, there is no flattery to win social recognition, and I don't care about any comments about myself. I just want to express and record my life candidly and purely.

If girls want to be independent, they need financial support and a room of their own. Life, for these men and women-I watched them jostling shoulder to shoulder on the sidewalk-was equally hard, equally difficult, a never-ending struggle. Hate men? There's no need because they can't hurt me anymore. To please a man? It's not necessary either because I don't need anything from them. There is no need to rush for success, no need to be sharp, no need to imitate others, just be yourself. Travel, have fun, think about the past or future of the world... The reason why I hope you make money and have a room of your own is that I hope you live in reality and live a wonderful life. It may not be easier for girls to rely on themselves, but they will definitely be freer!

"A cat is such a luxurious and rare animal. It can make your every day full of endless surprises. The feeling of petting this little beast is so wonderful, the fur under your palm is so soft and smooth, and it will warm your body when you wake up on a cold winter night. Even if it is a local cat that can be seen everywhere, it still exudes a noble and charming temperament. From his independent gait, you even You can get a glimpse of the jaguar... "When you sit next to a cat you have known for many years, put your hands on him, and try to adapt to his pulse of life that is very different from yours. From time to time, he will raise his head and greet you with a particularly gentle tone, telling you that he knows you want to enter his world..." No matter who you are, you will always meet that cat that belongs to you.

"Eight Square Meters in Tokyo" is a new collection of essays by Japanese-Chinese writer Shinobu Yoshii. It is his personal record of establishing an alternative daily life in Tokyo. Eight square meters is called "four and a half tatami" in Japan, which is a room with only four and a half tatami mats, and the rent is cheap. Because the eight-square-meter room did not have a kitchen, a refrigerator, a bathroom, or a washing machine, she enthusiastically wrote about how to eat and live, as well as the daily life of Japanese common people she had personally experienced. Living in a cramped living space, she extended her life to the streets and public spaces of the city, writing about laundries, sento, cafes, 24-hour comic shops, independent cinemas, small restaurants, etc. In Tokyo. She also wrote stories about the common people she met in Tokyo. These characters are "invisible, real Tokyoites". Their stories illustrate the world of Japan for us, and also reveal themselves.

Just after experiencing the ecstasy of love, her father suddenly passed away due to illness. The author Schulz felt disoriented and anxious. She avoided work, books, time, happiness, and reality. Like most people, she was obsessed with sadness and could not extricate herself, so she began to seek solace in poetry, which then extended to the exploration of gains and losses in life. In the end, she calmly accepted the reality: life is always counterproductive - sometimes you collapse, sometimes you recover; sometimes you are busy, sometimes boring; sometimes scary, sometimes absurd; sometimes funny, sometimes uplifting. It is impossible to escape this feeling of constant fusion. Schulz is known in the industry as "one of the greatest writers of our time." She once published an article in The New Yorker about an imminent major earthquake in the Pacific Northwest, for which she won the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for feature writing, marking the first time that the Pulitzer Prize has been awarded to magazine media. In this book, Schulz uses her extensive knowledge and curiosity to wander between philosophy and intimacy, transforming a story about love and death into an exploration of chance and fate, sadness and happiness. Her elegant writing touches the most subtle truth deep in the human heart, which makes people suddenly enlightened after reading it. This is a warm, healing and rational philosophy of life. It is not a simple emotional catharsis, but a rational approach to the gains and losses of life with curiosity and insight from the perspective of different disciplines such as history, poetry, literature, psychology, etc. This is the best gift for people who are sad and worried.

"Facing Complexity, Remaining Joyful" is the greatest American essayist of the 20th century, who single-handedly established "The New Yorker's style of writing" and is a self-selected collection of classic essays by White, the author of "Charlotte's Web". E. B. White (1899-1985), "the greatest American essayist of the twentieth century." As the main writer of The New Yorker, White single-handedly established the far-reaching "New Yorker style of writing". 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, "The Elf," "Charlotte's Web" and "The Trumpeting Swan," which have become literary classics loved by children and adults alike. "The Essays of E. B. White" was selected by the author himself and includes the most important essays of this greatest essayist.

Simplicity and joy in a complex world, peace and clarity in a feather. The most famous collection of essays by E. B. White, the greatest American essayist of the 20th century, returns to nature and sees sincerity in the trivial, which is the farm life essay that hatched "Charlotte's Web". E. B. White's "People Are Different" is a summary of what he saw, heard, thought, and did during five years on his farm in Maine. In the winter of 1938, just as his career at The New Yorker was going smoothly, White suddenly turned around and ran to Maine to work as a farmer. From spring to summer, and from autumn to winter, he personally managed a farm. The reason here may have a lot to do with Thoreau. From White's writings, we can always see the connection between the two. However, the more important point is that White, like Thoreau, is always wary of the deprivation and infringement of personal freedom in the name of the country, government, collective, etc. Even The New Yorker's requirement that editors always speak as "we" made him uncomfortable. It was in the countryside of Maine that "he found his subject (himself) and a gentle but sincere tone." He replaced "we" with "I" and achieved the independent existence of intellectuals as individuals. From this we can see that this book is a slow book, so we might as well read it slowly. There is no subtle statement in the book, but when it comes to society, it is still common sense. What he wrote is an attitude and a state of mind. What he wants to build is a simple, aesthetic life, although this simple life sometimes requires miserable management and a lot of work.

In 1929, Robert Graves went to settle abroad, "deciding never to consider Britain my homeland again." "Farewell to Everything" starts from his childhood and school life, focusing on his experience in the First World War: from the life in the trenches, the death of close friends and even being seriously injured and mistakenly regarded as a "killed man", to the negligence of British government departments and the absurdity of the British hierarchy during the war. He used a relatively brisk, restrained, and slightly ironic writing style to highlight the disorder and disillusionment caused by the war. The book also records his unforgettable interactions with other writers and poets such as Hardy and Sassoon. The two chapters on "Lawrence of Arabia" are impressive and depict the daily life of Lawrence as Graves' loyal friend. This is a classic war memoir, its description of the war on the Western Front is vivid and harrowing; it is also one of the most candid self-portraits of a poet ever. As the Observer commented: "When it first appeared, this book was already recognized as a classic."

When there is nothing to lose, everything is gained. A collection of true stories from Israel that touched the world. Find beautiful meaning at the bottom of life. His writing heals the soul and his stories make the world a better place.

What would happen if the greatest writers of all time had to deal with today's publishing industry, its demands, marketing, and self-censorship? If this were true, the masterpieces of many writers might not have been born, including Shakespeare, Melville, Steinbeck, Dante and other great writers in history. For this reason, the author made assumptions - if these great writers were still alive, what kind of rejection letters would the publisher's editors write to them, or what seemingly reasonable revision opinions they would have. The author puts ancient literary giants and classic masterpieces into today's publishing and reading context for comparison and reflection, resulting in interesting chemical reactions. The articles are short in length, and each article is accompanied by a portrait illustration of the author, which is very personal.

In 1989, 35-year-old Mr. Larry began his plan to travel by train in mainland China. Since then, until 1993, the author has traveled deeply into the mainland of China alone nine times, reaching all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities except the three northeastern provinces, Tibet and Hainan. The total journey has been 49,000 kilometers, including "five cities", "entering Jianmen", and visiting western Hunan... He has visited Xi'an, He traveled from prosperous cities such as Beijing to deserted small towns such as Golmud in Qinghai and Sancha in Shanxi; he visited famous attractions such as the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and Yungang Grottoes, and also visited many unknown attractions such as the Wuliang Temple in Jiaxiang, Shandong, and the "Nanzhao Dehua Monument" in Dali, Yunnan. The author meets all kinds of people, including the happy-go-lucky old worker in Shahe Town, the female conductor who earns the fare difference with peace of mind, Professor Zhu who has been studying the Wuliang Temple for 30 years, the old woman who sleeps under the hard seat of the train... The author uses the stories of overseas Chinese and Tang history scholars. His vision, calm writing style, concise language, and rich old photos record the mountains, rivers, historical sites, and market customs in mainland China in the 1980s and 1990s, and present people's daily life and ideological changes during the great changes at the beginning of reform and opening up. Looking back at these intimate scenes can help us better understand history and the present.

"Write for a Hundred Years and Stop: Tornatore Conversations with Morricone" is not only a high-level cross-border dialogue between a director and a composer, but also a time-consuming and long-lasting spiritual dialogue between two business partners who have similar aesthetic pursuits in art and trust each other. These two leaders in the art world explored and discussed aspects such as soundtrack creation, film shooting and director collaboration, memories of their mentors, understanding and expression of artistic works, the process of art learning, childhood experience and family, self-analysis of personality and daily life. They showed us how each great work was born, the artistic life behind the work and the confusion and tests experienced by the master. In a career spanning more than 70 years, Morricone wrote scores for more than 500 films and television shows. Morricone is a diligent genius, but he has long lived with low self-esteem and contradiction: continue to score movies or return to his role as a pure music composer. Throughout his life, he boldly innovated, broke boundaries, used music to express human nature, and gave the film scoring industry unprecedented professional dignity. This lengthy interview sheds considerable light on the term "composer."

The "Trilogy of Beautiful Nature Essays" includes "Walden Pond", "A Summer Walk in the Mountains" and "A Chronicle of Sand County", which is recognized as a model of beautiful natural essays. "Walden" is a concentrated expression of the thoughts of "spiritual mentor" Thoreau, helping countless confused young people find a more ideal way of life; "Walking Through the Mountains in Summer" is called "a text that moved a country"; "Annals of Sand County" profoundly embodies Leopold's land ethics and still has high reference significance for today's ecological protection work.

As a travelogue, "On the Chinese Screen" records what Maugham saw, heard, thought and felt when he traveled to China around 1920, as well as the life scenes of some foreigners in China at that time. This book is accumulated from original writing materials. It is Maugham's fragmentary "sketches" of China in the 1920s. It presents China a hundred years ago in the eyes of the British writer, just like returning to the historical scene through a mirror. At the same time, the book includes precious photos taken by the American social economist and photographer Gamble when he lived in China. Combining pictures and texts, you can experience the Chinese customs in the eyes of foreigners a hundred years ago.

The romance, courage and compassion of Saint-Exupéry are all in this masterpiece that gave birth to "The Little Prince". Love flying as much as you love life, love life as much as you love flying. Look down at your homeland with the eyes of a pilot and fall in love with this lonely and wandering planet.

There are two dazzling female writers in the history of French literature in the seventeenth century, one is Madame Lafayette and the other is Madame de Sevigne. Her letters can be regarded as a model of French letter literature. Qian Zhongshu once praised Yang Xianyi's works. Most of the letters included in this book were written by Madame de Sevigne to her daughter. They are sincere and touching. Her maternal love is like a deep river flowing slowly over time, with never calm waves... In addition, these letters also reveal many anecdotes and secrets of the nobles in Louis XIV's court. The writing is playful and the quotations are erudite. They can pull you into the most luxurious and glorious era of France at once. The content involves politics, military, literature, economy and other fields. It can be called a French Ukiyoe.

This book is an essay on bird watching culture. The author describes the interaction between birds and humans in a literary style. He wrote about his natural insights into bird watching in Polish countryside and cities, his experience in rescuing stray birds during migration, and thinking about the plight of birds that are at a loss in the current rapidly changing environment. At the same time, the article is interspersed with a lot of interesting cultural knowledge, such as the metaphor of birds in Hitchcock's works, the "homage" to ornithologists in the James Bond series, the relationship between Polish painter Chemoski and birds, etc. It focuses more on the combination of the current status of bird protection and history and culture. The book won the 2017 Nike Award, Poland's most prestigious literary award, with many readers voting. Tokarczuk, the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, also won this award.

The key to interpreting "Lolita" and the precious letters that reveal Nabokov's life story are published for the first time in China! How do literary masters and pungent critics go from being intimate to parting ways? In-depth communication with tacit understanding + collision of sparking ideas + outspoken and sharp comments + little-known anecdotes in the literary world! This book collects the correspondence between the novelist Nabokov and his close friend, the famous critic Edmund Wilson, from 1940 to 1971. It is an in-depth exchange between the two wise men with a tacit understanding. Sparkling collisions of ideas, outspoken and sharp comments, and little-known anecdotes from the literary world are all in it. As these candid letters will prove, the two men's final estrangement was preceded by a quarter of a century of personal and intellectual intimacy. The mutual stimulating and stimulating interactions between the two writers, as well as the continuous and vital exchange of views, are all importantly reflected in their respective biographies. UC Berkeley professor Simon Kalinsky has expanded and revised the previous version, tracing the complexities of the friendship between the two writers in greater detail.

A dialogue between two Nobel laureates, the first domestic translation of the letters between Hesse and Thomas Mann! Contains many precious historical pictures, with detailed editions annotated by experts. This book collects the correspondence between two German literary giants, Thomas Mann and Hermann Hesse, between 1910 and 1955. Hesse and Thomas Mann had different origins, artistic tastes, and readerships, but their desire to pursue truth was exactly the same. Hesse began to pay attention to the creation of Thomas Mann very early, and the latter called Hesse "the closest person selected early among the writers of his generation." For Thomas Mann, literary creation was a way to realize his ambition to enter the world and establish his personal style; for Hesse, it was a way to repent and heal his soul. They exchange creative inspiration, share reading experiences and daily life through words and pictures. Before and after the two world wars, the two noble writers exchanged many letters with each other on the folly of war, the barbaric behavior of the Nazis, and the domestic and foreign literary scene during the war. They also worried about the future fate of Germany and Europe after the war. They lived in a terrible time, but they never gave in to despair. The two comforted and supported each other through letters, and defended each other when they were slandered by the outside world. This pair of equally matched, firm and independent partners fully and subtly express their differences in origin, temperament and life attitude, but also show the same artistic purpose. This makes their dialogue particularly attractive and provides readers with an extremely rich literary legacy from the perspective of culture and contemporary history.

This book is an epistolary travelogue by Mary Wollstonecraft. In the summer of 1795, in order to save the relationship with her lover Imlay, Voucher embarked on a business trip. She took her newborn daughter to Sweden, Norway and Denmark, and kept in correspondence with Imlay. In these 42 letters (including appendices), Waugh shows his rich feelings and independent views on Nordic culture, nature and customs.

The book includes Walter's "Daughter's Education", "True Stories" and the appendix "Last Words to Goddaughters". The author inherited and developed John Locke's basic educational philosophy. On the one hand, he criticized the long-standing shortcomings of female education at that time and firmly believed that education is the key to the full development of personal rationality. On the other hand, it also provided the emerging British middle class with a practical guide to educating daughters, which can still be used as a useful reference for parents. The book mainly focuses on moral, character, intellectual and etiquette education. It can be called an early version of the popular self-help guide manual, and its language draws on the nourishment of British literary tradition.

Living is strange and hard, right? In this world where showing vulnerability is considered a weakness, Park Jun recorded countless moments of vulnerability: he would run away when being coerced by complex interpersonal relationships, he would feel ashamed of his poverty and shortcomings, he would easily fall into the quagmire of regret and self-blame, and he would often be confused about "why I can't like myself." But he calmly accepts all his sensitivities and struggles, and uses the primitive intuition hidden in human nature to lead us to touch the difficult-to-face problems in life - wealth and poverty, joy and sorrow, life and death, and separation. They are no longer about regret and sadness mixed with blood and tears, but about gratitude, apology and love. This is a kind of fragility that makes life more complete, with the frankness and rawness of crying whenever you want. Even if crying can't change anything, crying together may make it less embarrassing and may become a little bit of strength for each other.

Selborne is a small village located 50 miles southwest of London, England, and is also the hometown of the author White. White loved nature and liked to observe biological dynamics. He often corresponded with two friends in London who were also engaged in natural history research and exchanged observations. "Selborne Natural History" was written on the basis of these letters. With a leisurely attitude and a rigorous scientific attitude, White described the natural scenery of the British countryside and observed and recorded the birds, animals and plants of Selborne. His simple and straightforward writing depicts Selborne like a picture scroll, and at the same time shows the British rural life in the 18th century, full of pastoral interest.

"Pillow" is the pioneer work of Japanese essay literature. There are 305 paragraphs in the book, which are divided into three categories: diary, diary, and random thoughts. The random list lists various things in life, involving geographical features, vegetation, flowers and birds, life interests, etc., Reflecting Seishonagon's aesthetic taste; the diary records Seishonagon's life in the palace, from which we can understand the living conditions and tastes of the royal family and nobles in Japan's Heian period; the random thoughts are random feelings in the face of nature and life, expressing a bright and free attitude towards life.

At midnight, Kitano Takeshi Radio broadcasts for a limited time. Welcome everyone to follow Takeshi Kitano into the rough, confusing and adult world full of beautiful bubbles. Here, we talk about thoughts and words and deeds, about gangsters, celebrities, prime ministers and ourselves, about ordinary greatness, about love and affair, about character and beauty. We also use indestructible logic, add one wonderful story that slaps modern people in the face one after another, and re-explore the ultimate pursuit of life! Regarding dreams, Takeshi Kitano said: The world always uses "dreams" to deceive young people. Regarding taste, Kitano Takeshi said: When poverty and vulgarity reach the extreme, taste will naturally improve. About work, Kitano Takeshi said: Don't engage in your favorite profession, first do the job that ranks second in your heart. Only when I am extremely obscene do I understand better what is a high-class way of survival. Please read this book, it is my Bible. -- Kitano Takeshi

At the peak of her career, Sarah experienced a high-risk pregnancy and gave birth to twins. What followed was not only the joy of motherhood, but also a series of diseases, such as Bell's palsy (idiopathic facial paralysis), celiac disease, cholestasis, postpartum depression, etc., Thus embarking on a ten-year long road to recovery. In a series of poignant musings, the author chronicles her journey as a patient, wife, mother, and artist. It shows the conflict between different identities, and also explores the struggle of mismatch between body and inner body, the pain of postpartum depression, and the story of marriage, showing the tenacity and desire for a better life. Give people the courage and hope to persevere in adversity.

The travel notes of Victor Hugo, the author of "Notre Dame de Paris" and "Les Misérables", follow in Hugo's footsteps and travel across Europe to experience the real Europe from the perspective of a literary giant. Hugo is considered to be one of the greatest writers in the history of world literature. He is also a talented painter. Perhaps it is because of his too bright light in the field of literature that he has obscured his painting talent. During his travels, he liked to record everything he saw and heard, and tell his friends and family. The gaps and back of the letter paper provided him with space for painting. Hugo's paintings are similar to Chinese ink paintings, focusing on interest and spiritual resemblance. "Hugo's Travels" contains the words of Hugo's travels to various parts of the European continent for decades, from which we can get a glimpse of the European style in the 19th century and Hugo's personal interests.

Tsugaru is Dazai Osamu's hometown, where he spent the first twenty years of his short life. It can be said that Tsugaru made Dazai Osamu what he is today; and when Dazai Osamu revisited his hometown, he also found the long-lost warmth. This book is not only an excellent work describing the customs and customs of Tsugaru, but also has extremely high literary value. Reading this book may allow us to gain unprecedented spiritual strength through Dazai Osamu's growth path.

"Turancao (Chinese-Japanese Illustrated Edition)" is one of the classic works of Japanese classical literature launched by Modern Publishing House and the Wind Translation Series. Yoshida Kaneyoshi's "Uranso" and Kiyoshi Shōnagon's "Pillow Soko" are collectively known as the "Double Wall of Japanese Essays". The first two, together with Kamo Nagaaki's "Hojo Chronicles", are known as the "Three Major Essays in Japan". "Turancao (Chinese-Japanese Illustrated Edition)" adopts the Karasuma version, which has the least errors and is the most widely circulated among more than a hundred versions, and is based on "The Complete Works of Japanese Classical Literature 27·Turancao" (Shogakukan, 1983); using the Chinese-Japanese comparative translation, it also The original work is a mixture of Han Chinese and Japanese characters, mainly kana; it contains nearly a hundred exquisite illustrations such as "Uranso Painting Notes" painted by Yoshiki Kei and "Illustrated Turanso" painted by Nishikawa Yunobu, which three-dimensionally presents the social scene of Japan at the end of the Kamakura period. "Furancao" was created in the late Kamakura period. The whole book consists of a prologue and 243 incoherent paragraphs of mixed feelings, comments, short stories with morals, records of people from all walks of life or research works of different lengths. The author Kaneyoshi Yoshida is a famous singer who is proficient in Confucianism, Buddhism, and Lao-Zhuang studies. After becoming a monk, he created "Uran Grass" with exquisite writing style. He observes all things in the world, changes in the world, and changes in personnel with a clear and transparent heart. The lines are full of poetry, interest, and philosophy. "Furancao" is the origin of Japanese hermit literature. It represents the outstanding achievements of Japanese medieval prose creation. It occupies an important position in the history of Japanese literature and has a profound impact on later writers such as Shu Zuoren, Kawabata Yasunari, and Natsume Soseki. It has long been used as an introductory textbook for classical literature in Japan and is one of the most widely read literary works.

The whole book begins with spring, goes through summer, autumn, and winter, and ends with spring, completing a cycle of life. The end is also the starting point, and life is revived. Where the article analyzes life and criticizes customs, the language is astonishing, the words are sparkling, the insights are unique, and thought-provoking; where the scenery is described, the language is beautiful and detailed, such as the clear and transparent lake water and the dense and green mountains and forests. This is a fresh, healthy, and uplifting book with very moving descriptions of spring and dawn. Here you can find the pure air provided by nature, the gurgling streams, and the singing of birds, without the environmental pollution caused by industrial society. By reading this book, you will not only feel the purity of your soul and the sublimation of your spirit, but you will also learn about flora and fauna, extensive knowledge of humanities, geography, and history, and experience the inspiring thoughts that flow through the clouds. Taste the philosophy of life, increase the wisdom of life, and feel the beauty of nature and life.

Since August 2019, Professor Hardman has served as a visiting professor in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, School of Foreign Languages, Peking University, conducting teaching work in Yanyuan. As the new coronavirus prevention and control situation escalates, he has experienced the effectiveness of China's strong control measures, and is also worried about the spread of the epidemic in Brazil, thousands of miles away. Invited by the Brazilian media, Hardman recorded every detail of life and insights in Beijing in the form of a diary, expressing a Brazilian intellectual's call for mankind to unite in the fight against the epidemic. What does a Brazilian professor think of China's epidemic prevention experience? What ideological resources are there to understand this unprecedented crisis from Brazil's intellectual tradition? This diary selection provides us with a different perspective.

The legendary epic of ancient Greek heroic father and son overlaps with the ordinary life of contemporary father and son. The 81-year-old mathematician father of contemporary American classicist Daniel Mendelsohn went to attend his son's "Odyssey" study class for undergraduates and read carefully the 12,110-line epic poem about "Wandering and Returning Home." Afterwards, the father and son went on an "Odyssey"-themed cruise together. In the "Odyssey" of text and space, he was able to re-understand his father again and again. "The Odyssey" is the story of a hero who has been wandering for many years and returns home after going through all kinds of hardships; it is also the story of a child who grows up and gradually understands his father in the process of searching for him. "The Odyssey with My Father" juxtaposes the legendary epic of the ancient Greek heroic father and son in "The Odyssey" with the ordinary lives of contemporary fathers and sons. In the overlap of text and reality, the two pairs of father and son reflect each other. In the crisscrossing time and space, the story of father, son and epic slowly unfolds.

This book includes two travel notes full of humor, "Travel with a Donkey" and "Inland Navigation" by the British writer R. L. Stevenson, which are the author's early works. Whether driving a donkey across the Severn Mountains or taking a yacht down the Oise River, Stevenson's writing style is always light and plain, putting aside many philosophies and preaching, and speaks with a happy mood. Compared with grand adventures, meeting and discovering gentle and honest friends in trivial matters, what you see and hear along the way, as well as the imagination and thinking contained in them, undoubtedly have a more unique personal style and are more fascinating. Mr. Dai Ziqin's translation strives to be faithful and exquisite. Even though there are many quotations from scriptures in the text, it is still easy and natural to read without any pretentiousness. This publication plans to use the classic illustrations of British painter Edmund Brompier and reproduce them in high definition, so that readers can enjoy visual enjoyment during the reading process.

A non-academic work on D. H. Lawrence. It is like a biography but not a biography, a novel but not a novel, a travelogue but not a travelogue, a memoir but not a memoir: a fusion of, or rather, a postmodern genre that transcends all specific genres, a genre that is counter-genre. Therefore, although the author repeatedly claimed to write a "serious academic work on Lawrence", he ended up writing a black comedy that is neither serious nor academic, and makes people laugh from beginning to end. It's still about Lawrence, but more precisely about "the book that was intended to be written about Lawrence but never was." Despite this, the author still uses his new and free style, and uses excerpts, descriptions and comments on Lawrence's works sprinkled throughout the text like spices, to outline a unique D. H. Lawrence for us.

Lester Young, Billie Holiday, Thelonious Monk, Duke Ellington, Chet Baker... Legendary musicians like suffering saints. A movie montage of life scenes. Whether you're a jazz fan or not, whether you've heard those songs or not, this book will make you want to listen to them-or listen to them again. And after you hear it, you'll want to look at those sentences again. Your heart will become soft and sensitive, like a poor little animal. Sometimes you will smile, sometimes you will want to cry inexplicably, sometimes you will suddenly remember something or someone from a long time ago, and sometimes you will stand up and go to the balcony to smoke a cigarette. And when you finish reading it, you know you will read it again, you will confidently (even proudly) recommend it to your friends, and you will keep it on your bookshelf forever, hoping that one day, when you leave this world, your children - your children's children - will read it too. Because, this is a little jazz bible.

"The Complete Essays of Bacon" is a collection of essays written by the British philosopher and writer Francis Bacon. It mainly contains some short essays of an argumentative nature, involving politics, economy, religion, love, marriage, friendship, art, education, ethics and other aspects. Among them, "On Reading", "On Truth", "On Jealousy" and "On Death" have concise language, beautiful writing style, thorough reasoning and repeated aphorisms. They contain the essence of Bacon's thoughts and are Bacon's representative works in literature. This book has lasted four hundred years and remains immortal, reflecting the author's thorough understanding of human life and providing life inspiration to many future generations and scholars. The author uses his keen insight and unique insights into life to make the originally boring theory vivid and interesting, making it fascinating for readers to read.

"Look! This snow is coming from Scotland, as if to welcome you to Mallorca." The new neighbor was happy, but "I" was depressed. The heavy snow, like a cold white cloak, quickly transformed the original sunny paradise into a weird winter scene composed of citrus Christmas trees, wool palms and snowball-shaped tangerines. It is not an easy task to settle on the island as a "crazy foreigner". The trees in the orchard seem to be dying, the water and electrical equipment at home frequently break down, and the cats and dogs left by the original owner to take care of are disobedient and have to solve physical problems at home... The initial stage of the new life is not easy, but as time goes by, the neighborhood relationship established with sincerity and sincerity seems to make it possible to solve all problems.

The Kyle family, who run a fruit farm in Mallorca, finally ushered in autumn... The third season of the year, also called "winter and spring" in Mallorca. By this time, Peter had already learned the Spanish's relaxed habits, but his wife Ellie could no longer stand it and began to discipline him strictly, causing Peter to struggle. At the same time, the family got acquainted with the island's champagne-drinking wealthy class, and their completely different lifestyle opened their eyes. However, they remain down to earth. Vinegar baths to get rid of mosquitoes, delicious dishes on the island, support from old and new friends, dogs, donkeys, parrots and canaries, all this made them see an autumn they had never experienced before: Viva Mallorca!

In the charming Tramuntana mountains on the island of Mallorca, the Kyle family, who run a farm, ushered in the orange harvest season. To adapt to their new life on Spain's sunny island, the family is trying to learn to relax and take things slowly. However, now is the critical moment: one year has passed, can they make a decent living by growing orange trees? Will Peter's talent for "tomorrow after tomorrow" delay the new home renovation plan indefinitely? Can Ellie, who has had enough of it, get the new swimming pool of her dreams? Will nineteen-year-old Sendy return to Scotland, and will little Charlie be deceived by the luxurious life of the island's rich? Despite dealing with shady customs officials and dodgy businessmen, the Kyle family's sense of humor remains vibrant. As the fragrant and peaceful spring time passed slowly, amidst the falling snow-like almond blossoms, they were helped by a large group of eccentric friends and neighbors. But the highlight was Jock Burns's "Island Heights Carnival Night," the island's biggest social event!

A popular car show host and columnist, a grumpy old man who has repeatedly appeared on the blacklist of the British media, a man who can't tell the difference between barley and wheat, a plant killer, suddenly wants to run a farm. The sowing period coincides with the rainy season that will occur once in decades, the growing season coincides with the driest spring on record, and the harvest period coincides with the epidemic that occurs once in a century. After working hard for a whole year, I made a net profit of 144 pounds. But he never imagined that he could get such pure joy from his Lamborghini tractor, the deer and hares in the fields, the sandwiches made from his own wheat, and the juice squeezed from his own apples. This book is the most authentic and vivid record of the "rural life" that was full of fun and trivial matters throughout the year.

East of the sun and west of the moon. On the world's loneliest island, mankind's most bizarre ideas have ever occurred. Easter Island is called "the center of the world" by the indigenous people. Surrounded by nothing but the moon and stars, there is only the vast sea. So, what are those giant stone statues that have stood for thousands of years staring at? This time, I will land on Easter Island and conduct a year-long expedition on the island. The mystery of the construction of the stone statues, the treasures deep in the caves, the mysterious disappearance of the long-eared people, the ghost called "Aku-Aku"... I want to uncover the secrets of Easter Island! However, the local people were superstitious and greedy, and the sudden outbreak of infectious diseases made the inspection difficult. Can I complete the task?

This book is a collection of essays by philosophers selected by the famous translator Xia Jian. It includes the works of ten masters in the history of Western literature, including Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Washington Irving, Bryant, Emerson, Hawthorne, Holmes, and Thoreau. The content covers many aspects such as natural scenery, philosophical debates, and literary criticism. Mr. Xia Jian's literary attainments are profound, his translation is concise and beautiful, his personal style is calm and solemn, and he is rich in history, which vividly shows readers the subtleties of the works of these masters. At the same time, before each author's selected article, there is also a critical biography written by Mr. Xia Jian for readers' reference. This book not only generally shows the connection, inheritance and development of the literary creation and thought of these famous writers, but is also an excellent philosophical prose reader with high appreciation value in aesthetics and translation.

This book is a collection of interviews with Nobel laureates in physics. It provides an in-depth introduction to the growth and success experiences, thinking styles and behavior patterns of these natural scientists with the smartest brains. It will be deeply inspiring to readers. All scientists stand on the shoulders of giants past and present, yet some of the most profound moments of inspiration truly inject magic into a person's equation, and this book takes us through them. Also learn how scientists navigate the challenges between focus and diversity, balancing breadth and depth of knowledge. In their words, you'll discover why Nobel Prize-winning scientists view "soft skills" like communication, motivation, and introspection as keys to their success-skills we often overlook. When they need a fresh perspective on some of the universe's toughest questions, you'll understand why they turn their attention to curiosity, beauty, surprise, and joy.... When it comes to face-to-face interviews, I think asking the right questions is just as important as getting the right answers. The author of this book is an authoritative physicist and a genius observer of physical reality. He conducted fascinating and to-the-point interviews with nine Nobel Prize winners in physics, the best and brightest brains in the world, trying to deconstruct their mental habits and strategies in order to share their wisdom with readers and make readers realize that these people and lives that seem far away from us can also be very close to us, that is, we can do it too. At the same time, this book makes us understand that life is short and we should absorb as much wisdom as possible.

In the autumn of 1922, Einstein and his wife embarked on a five-and-a-half-month trip to the Far East and the Middle East, areas he had never been to before. The trip included stops in Singapore, Hong Kong and Shanghai, a whirlwind six weeks of speaking engagements in Japan, a 12-day short visit to Palestine and a three-week visit to Spain. This book presents Einstein's complete diary during this important journey, giving us a private glimpse into how a brilliant mind encountered the vast world. The three documents specially attached to the Chinese version show Einstein's full sympathy for China, which has been bullied by foreign countries.

Bacon was a famous philosopher and writer during the English Renaissance. He served as chief prosecutor, Lord Chancellor and Lord Chancellor. This book is a collection of Bacon's essays, covering politics, economics, religion, love, marriage, friendship, art, education, ethics, etc., Touching almost every aspect of human life. "Collected Essays of Bacon" can be said to be one of the rare world-wide works. This book is not only written for one country, but also for the whole world; Bacon's words are not only written for his era, but also for all eras.

This is a work that explores female consciousness and feminist thought. European women have had a low status since ancient times. In Woolf's era, prejudice against women and inequality in the status of men and women had gradually weakened. At the same time, she insists that there is still a long way to go to achieve true equality between men and women. Based on this, she put forward her own opinion: "If a woman wants to write novels, she must have money and a room of her own."