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This book was written by Thomas Hardy and was first published in 1914. It is the first collected version of several short stories that had previously only been published in magazines and journals. Contents include: "The Makeover", "The Waiting Supper", "Alicia's Diary", "The Grave at the Boundary Post", "The Dragoons", "The Covenant in the Ruins of the Castle", "What the Shepherd Sees", "Commissioners Under the Terror", "Mr John Horsley", "The Knight", "The Duke Reappears", "Interlude" and "The Romance of the Milkmaid". Many early books, especially those from the 20th century and before, are now extremely rare and increasingly expensive.

This book is a novel with the theme of the ocean published by the American novelist Herman Melville in 1851. It's in English, so English lovers shouldn't miss it. The novel describes the story of Captain Ahab chasing and killing Moby Dick, the white whale (actually a white sperm whale), and finally perishing with the white whale. The story creates an atmosphere where people are sailing on the sea and encountering various dangers and even death at any time. The work is considered to be a navigation novel with profound content and rich and diverse forms. It contains descriptions of sea life and encyclopedic knowledge of whaling, as well as psychological portrayal of characters and exploration of life philosophy. The main reason why the work is popular among modern readers is not only that it vividly and meticulously displays the spectacular scenes and processes of whaling, but also that it deeply explores the inner world of the characters and rational thinking about life and destiny, and also lies in its artistic style that skillfully uses symbolic techniques to express the author's thoughts and opinions. The work not only embodies aesthetic value, but is also full of artistic features. It can be called a classic with far-reaching implications.

"Little Women" is a novel written by American female writer Louisa May Alcott. This is an autobiographical family ethics novel set against the backdrop of the American Civil War and based on the trivial life events of the four March sisters, an ordinary family in New England in the 19th century. The novel tells the story of the four women of the March family as they grow from girls to young women, showing their uninhibited love experiences and their pursuit of different ideals and destinations. The content is plain and delicate, the structure is simple, the meaning is profound, and it is full of strong appeal. The novel reflects the social scene of small towns during the American Civil War and the truth, goodness and beauty in the author's mind. The characters have distinct personalities and sincere and moving feelings, and it has certain educational significance. It explores themes such as growth, friendship, love, ideals and sacrifice, and triggers readers to think about life and interpersonal relationships. It is a world-famous book full of warmth and inspiration.

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This is a classic work by the British novelist Thackeray. It is the sequel to "Henry Esmond" and was written between 1857 and 1859. The work is in English, so English lovers should not miss it. The work is set in England, partly in colonial Virginia, and tells the fate of the two twin grandsons of Englishman Henry Esmond. The novel unfolds through two main lines. One is set in Britain, where the pace of life was accelerating and the pursuit of fashion was at that time, and the other is set in the United States, where the war of domestic unification was ongoing. Differences arose between the brothers as they took opposing sides in the American Civil War. In addition, the article also provides a subtle commentary on the Civil War and the differences between the two sides. Thackeray ruthlessly displays the reality of life with the wit, humor and even cynical attitude unique to British educated gentlemen. He is the inheritance and development of the British satirical novel tradition pioneered by Swift, Fielding, Sterne and others in the 18th century.

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This is a classic work by the British novelist Thackeray. It is the sequel to "Henry Esmond" and was written between 1857 and 1859. The work is in English, so English lovers should not miss it. The work is set in England, partly in colonial Virginia, and tells the fate of the two twin grandsons of Englishman Henry Esmond. The novel unfolds through two main lines. One is set in Britain, where the pace of life was accelerating and the pursuit of fashion was at that time, and the other is set in the United States, where the war of domestic unification was ongoing. Differences arose between the brothers as they took opposing sides in the American Civil War. In addition, the article also provides a subtle commentary on the Civil War and the differences between the two sides. Thackeray ruthlessly displays the reality of life with the wit, humor and even cynical attitude unique to British educated gentlemen. He is the inheritance and development of the British satirical novel tradition pioneered by Swift, Fielding, Sterne and others in the 18th century.

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The work centers on the Russian Patriotic War of 1812, showing major historical events from 1805 to 1820. The novel depicts the social life and characters in the alternation of war and peace through the changes in fate of the four noble families of Balkans, Bezukhov, Rostov and Kuragin. The work praises peace and reflects the heroic spirit of the people in defending their motherland. It is a magnificent epic full of humanitarianism and fraternity.

The work centers on the Russian Patriotic War of 1812, showing major historical events from 1805 to 1820. The novel depicts the social life and characters in the alternation of war and peace through the changes in fate of the four noble families of Balkans, Bezukhov, Rostov and Kuragin. The work praises peace and reflects the heroic spirit of the people in defending their motherland. It is a magnificent epic full of humanitarianism and fraternity.

The work centers on the Russian Patriotic War of 1812, showing major historical events from 1805 to 1820. The novel depicts the social life and characters in the alternation of war and peace through the changes in fate of the four noble families of Balkans, Bezukhov, Rostov and Kuragin. The work praises peace and reflects the heroic spirit of the people in defending their motherland. It is a magnificent epic full of humanitarianism and fraternity.

Ten years ago, the father who ran a Western restaurant was killed by a street monster, and his mother also disappeared. The twin sisters were each adopted by different relatives, and lived a miserable life every day... A few years later, the body of the younger sister Feina was discovered, and the wheel of fate began to turn again - Feina, who was supposed to be the victim, was suspected of killing someone to defraud the insurance money before her death! My sister Mio, who believed in her sister's innocence, took action to eliminate her sister's suspicion...

"Tropic of Capricorn" describes Miller's early life experience in New York. It is a work that describes his inner spiritual world and is also a mockery of modern Western civilization. The book is all-encompassing and reveals the lives of everyone, including his colleagues, various job seekers, his childhood friends, his parents and crazy sister, his friends, etc. In Miller's world of words, everything is free and jumping, everything has no connection but is connected with each other...

The only reason you say race is not a barrier is because you wish it wasn't. We all hope that's not the case. But this is a lie. Ifemelu decides to move back to Nigeria even though she already has everything in the United States: a popular racial blog, a position as a researcher at Princeton University, and her boyfriend, a black professor who shares her views, is a decision that cannot be explained clearly. Immigration is the dream of all Nigerian young people, but when she came here she discovered that in addition to bills, identity, and language, skin color was the turbulent undercurrent hidden under everything. However, after returning to her hometown as a "Yankee", can she adapt to life in Nigeria again?

Hemingway's "To Have and Have Not" (1937) is the author's fourth novel published after "Spring Torrents" (1926), "The Sun Also Rises" (1926) and "A Farewell to Arms" (1929). It is his first novel with a laborer as the protagonist.

Judge Ivan Ilyich, who originally lived a "pleasant and decent" life, suddenly suffered from a terminal illness. The approaching shadow of death was the beginning of his soul awakening. His originally beautiful life became meaningless. He doubted doctors, resented God, and was jealous of his wife and daughter. He suffered physical pain, mental doubts and fear of death, and began to reflect on life and life. The novel uses line drawing to delicately and truly show the extreme psychological process of his gradual approach to death. The style is concise and the details are full of irony and expressiveness. It is the pinnacle of death literature and a masterpiece that shows Tolstoy's constant self-reflection and self-observation and analyzes the secrets of human spiritual life. This novel narrates the history of an ordinary person. As the book says, the life history of Ivan Ilyich is the simplest, most ordinary, and most terrible.

"The Blue-Eyed Thief" is the posthumous work of Altamirano, a famous Mexican writer in the 19th century, and is also his masterpiece. Originally named El Zarco, the author's manuscript once had a subtitle: "Anecdotes of Life in Mexico from 1861 to 1863." It can be seen that the work describes the difficult situation of the republican government headed by President Juarez and the era when Mexico was experiencing internal and external troubles. "Blue Eyed Thief" presents the image of a dangerous and cruel desperado. The handsome criminal leader Blue Eyed Thief and his bandit buddies burn and rob powerless civilians for their own selfish interests. At the same time, he uses his romantic and glorious revolutionary image to deceive the admiration and love of the kind-hearted rich girl Manuela, and induce Manuela to risk elopement with him. In the end, during the encirclement and suppression, both the Blue-Eyed Thief and Manuela died.

"Tropic of Cancer" describes Miller's life experience living in Paris with several writer and artist friends. At the same time, through the description of life details such as work, conversations, banquets, etc., It shows the inner spiritual world of impoverished artists and questions the meaning of survival in the chaotic and dirty capitalist world. After its publication, the book attracted many readers and profoundly influenced the European and American literary circles after World War II.

"Black Spring" was created during the same period as "Tropic of Cancer" and "Tropic of Cancer". The book traces Miller's teenage years in Brooklyn and his time living in Paris. Through constant replays from New York to Paris, as well as surreal dreams and symbolic techniques, Miller outlines people and the cities they live in in a subversive and self-revelatory way, and on a deeper level, he is seeking the spiritual home of the soul.

Tokyo dance artist Shimamura went to a hot spring hotel in Snow Country three times and fell in love with a local geisha named Komako by chance. At the same time, on the second train to the Snow Country, Dao Cun expressed his admiration for the girl Ye Zi who met by chance on the other side of the glass window. Shimamura, who has a lot of nihilistic thoughts, idles around and eats all day long. He believes that all the pursuits and efforts in life are "in vain". He feels helpless about Juzi's life experience and decides to break up. Although Juzi pursues true love, it is "in vain" and comes to nothing. After the death of his beloved, Ye Zi made an agreement with Shimamura to go to Tokyo. Unexpectedly, a fire broke out in the end. The novel finally ends with Ye Zi's unexpected death and Ju Zi's madness. It is a tragic story with beautiful writing and touching plot.

"The Narrow Gate" is a work published by Gide during his mature period of creation. It is also Gide's representative work. It describes the moral dilemma that the author encountered in real life. The work was completed in 1908, first serialized in the "New French Review" in 1909, and published in a single volume in 1909. The novel describes that the protagonist Jérôme has been in love with his cousin Alyssa since childhood. Although Alyssa also had the same feelings for Jérôme, she abided by the Puritan self-restraint and struggled in the contradiction between pursuing personal happiness and restraining abstinence. She stayed away from happiness in order to obtain happiness. Their relationship was gradually lost in self-humility. Alyssa buried her feelings deeply in her heart, and finally became ill and unfortunately died. In "The Narrow Gate", Gide pushes the mystical experience of love to the extreme, telling a love story that is pure and hot, but also contains boundless loneliness and infinite bitterness.

In this small world, the truth is hidden, and it is difficult for outsiders to see the whole picture. A woman who pretends to be a loving couple meets a boy with a discordant family. Couples who have been married for a long time without children, seem to be inseparable, and teenagers who have troubled families and are restless. Indescribable emotions quietly breed secrets that cannot be explained to outsiders. The married eldest sister suddenly returned to live with her parents' family, but she remained silent about the reason. The younger brother, a high school student, was confused and looked for the answer to the secret... The young family welcomed a new life, but the child died unexpectedly under the care of his grandmother. What seems like an accident is a repeat of history. Between the trust of the family and the suspicion of the police, someone is watching all this. A woman who lost her loved one sent her first letter to the murderer full of hatred, and a long correspondence began. Is it catharsis, relief, or a deeper bond... The parents and children reunited after a long separation, but what appeared in front of the traditional father was a child with a changed gender. Can they understand and support each other? The senior and junior, who have a delicate relationship, are reunited for a funeral. The truth that they cannot tell has always stood between them, but its clues have long been written elsewhere... No matter which family it is, it has its twisted side; no matter what kind of love it is, it has its dark side. But we love this anomaly.

A Berliner lived an orderly life until one day he suddenly broke into a group of strangers. They spoke a mixed and broken language and traveled across the sea from war-torn Africa to Germany. The early experience of World War II made Berliners value order extremely, and "there is no freedom in chaos." However, as a citizen of the former East Germany, the memory of the Berlin Wall has never been far away, and living an immigrant life in his own country is not an unfamiliar experience - thirty years ago, his country and its future disappeared overnight. By a strange combination of circumstances, he became friends with the refugees, learned about their troubled past, and became deeply involved in their stories. "Only if they survive in Germany today does it mean that Hitler has truly been defeated." In an era of drastic changes, the destiny of mankind is related to each other as never before. When war creates volcanoes on the earth, when huge despair overflows the sea of ​​anger, people also erect high walls on all sides. But is it really possible for peace to exist alone? "The Passing of Time" is a story of encounter with the other: to what extent can humans understand each other's suffering and share peace? Erpenbeck confronts the core moral issues of our time, "intervenes in European issues of race, immigration, nationalism and identity in a literary form, and provides a powerful response to the current deepening crises" (Booker Prize Jury).

"The Narrow Gate" tells the story of a love tragedy that is pure and hot but infinitely poignant. Alyssa and Jerome are cousins ​​and childhood sweethearts. They spent a long but carefree childhood in the countryside of Normandy. Love gradually sprouts among boys and girls of the same age. At first, they secretly fell in love with each other, each hiding their secrets and worries. When they are deeply in love, their spirits merge and they want to become a better person for each other and cannot tolerate any imperfection. However, Alyssa saw love in other people's marriages end up becoming ordinary, and she had doubts about the end of love. What she wanted to pursue was eternal love, and she firmly believed that there was immortal love in the world, but the road to eternity was a narrow road, and the door to enter was a "narrow door" that only a few people could find...

The protagonist Michel has been painted with layers of civilizational "powder" since he was born. He received a strict religious education since he was a child. He is serious and old-fashioned, does not understand life, and has no interest. He spent his youth in books. Later, Michel married the virtuous and gentle wife Marceline at the order of his father, but he did not love her. After the marriage, the two went to North Africa for their honeymoon. Michelle suddenly became seriously ill. After being cared for by his wife, his body gradually recovered, but his temperament changed drastically. He is determined to be his true self, change his past lifestyle, ignore any morality, and pursue an exciting lifestyle. On one side is the stable happiness symbolized by family, on the other side is the degradation and risk symbolized by personal desires. Michelle is in a dilemma, should she follow the secular world or follow her heart?

"The Piano Lesson" is McEwan's latest novel and his most autobiographical work. The novel's rich themes and wide time span surpass McEwan's literary career. Roland's wife Alyssa mysteriously disappeared, which presented a series of colorful individual memories intertwined with major historical events of the 20th century: Roland's special sexual enlightenment experience in adolescence - an inextricable forbidden love with Miriam, a female piano teacher; Alyssa's mother went to post-World War II Germany with a dream of being a writer to pursue the "White Rose", a cultural organization that resisted the Nazis; Roland and Alyssa knew each other and fell in love, got married and had children, until Alyssa resolutely ran away, escaped from the marriage cage to pursue her dream of being a writer, and bravely broke through the life trajectory of the previous generation... The novel takes the life of the protagonist Roland as the main line, stringing together the life experiences of many people around him. Reality and memories are intertwined, creating a vivid and real ordinary individual who is struggling in the torrent of the times. The timeline of the novel spans more than half a century - from World War II to the COVID-19 epidemic, and involves a series of major historical events such as the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union, the Cuban Missile Crisis, Thatcher's coming to power, the Falklands War, the dismantling of the Berlin Wall, the Chernobyl nuclear leak, the election of the Labor Party, and Brexit. Everyone is a participant in history, and McEwan composes a chronological history with vivid individual narratives.

This book is O'Connor's most famous short story collection. It was published one year after the writer's death and is known as O'Connor's "Swan Song". It contains ten classic stories. The writer's outstanding short story skills and his core concepts of belief and creation are concentrated in this book. Those phantoms and illusions that obscure reality in the world, the sad and paranoid, arrogant and ignorant, horrifying and violent pairs of mother and son, father and son, father and daughter, grandparents, and couples in the daily life of the South - these people who try to let their voices penetrate the caves of other people's souls, people who seek to make up for their own deformities on the pretext of saving others - are all covered with wounds under the author's poisonous eyes, and all end up with the instant collapse and cruel destruction of their spirits or lives. O'Connor's calm and cruel style reaches its peak in the process of disenchanting these racial beliefs and human moral superiority. The collection "Greenleaf", "Apocalypse" and "All Things Rising Must Converge" won the O. Henry Short Story Award.

Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit who lives in an underground cave and loves a comfortable life, is suddenly led into an epic adventure by the wise wizard Gandalf one day. Bilbo and the thirteen dwarves went through all kinds of hardships to regain the treasure from the dragon Smaug. During the journey, he also accidentally discovered a small ring that would later change the history of Middle-earth and laid the foundation for the story of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. This book contains more than thirty color and black-and-white illustrations drawn by Tolkien for "The Hobbit", many of which are published with the text for the first time and are extremely precious.

In Enniscorthy, a small town in southeastern Ireland, housewife Nora Webster was widowed in middle age and had to raise four children by herself and was strapped for money. Nora is immersed in the grief of losing her loved one. She looks forward to any opportunity to escape from her predicament and troubles, but is also afraid that she will return to the monotonous and depressing work life she had before marriage. On the other hand, small town residents live in close proximity and everyone seems to know each other's secrets. The sensitive Nora became egotistical, stubborn, and sometimes impatient. She wanted to defend her family's privacy, but she also ignored the sadness and changes of her two young sons after losing their father. Gradually, with the power of singing talent and friendship, Nora saw a glimmer of hope for a new life.

"The Deer Park" is Norman Mailer's third novel after his famous "The Naked and the Dead", published in 1955. The story takes place in the author's fictitious town Desert D'Or, which is the place referred to in the novel's title "The Deer Park". This town is located two hundred miles away from the movie capital. Down-and-out directors, beautiful actresses, producers in the film industry, unknown people looking for opportunities, and even prostitutes and pimps intertwined and staged tragedies and comedies in this resort town.

Two people who once loved each other are now thousands of miles apart. The tender memories that had been buried in the dust were gradually awakened in fourteen letters. From the windy nights in late spring, to the dawn when the scent of woody flowers sneaks in through the open windows; from the sunset when the sky is clear after the rain, to the cold and biting moonlight in early spring. Most of the time, language is a substance that cannot be seen by the eyes or heard by the ears. It only penetrates the soul in silence. Typewriters, balls of yarn, hand-drawn insect stamps, Thoreau's pencils, Pavlov's dogs, swan boats, "Annie's Diary", portraits of the future, forests of languages, swaddles, cosmic observatories... Where will you discover the secret of sadness?

This volume "The Evil Sect·In the Bamboo Forest" contains more than 30 excellent novels by Akutagawa Ryunosuke. Among them, "Evil Sect" succeeds "Hell Change" and tells the story of the prank-loving young master in "Hell Change"; "In the Bamboo Forest" tells a story that has different opinions and highlights the evil of human nature. In 1950, the famous Japanese director Akira Kurosawa combined Akutagawa's works "In the Bamboo Grove" and "Rashomon" into one film, "Rashomon", which won many international awards and brought Japanese films to the world.

The Akutagawa Ryunosuke's works series collects the novels, essays, reviews, travel notes, notes, poems, etc. Written by the Japanese writer Akutagawa Ryunosuke in his short twelve-year creative career. Based on the eight volumes of "The Complete Works of Akutagawa Ryunosuke" published by Japan's Chikuma Shobo, it completely presents the creative career of Akutagawa Ryunosuke. This volume "Rashomon: Hell Transformation" contains nearly 30 excellent novels by Akutagawa Ryunosuke. Among them, "Rashomon" completely presents a moral "debate of good and evil"; "Hell Change" tells the story of a human tragedy caused under the rule of a powerful force, calmly observing the Japanese society at that time where "others are hell".

"Dandelion Wine" is a collection of childhood stories by science fiction master Bradbury. It records the daily life in a small town full of whimsy and relives a period of youth that neither curls up nor lies down. The protagonist of the story is Douglas, a 12-year-old boy who makes dandelion wine with his grandfather every summer. Dandelion wine is "summer on the tip of the tongue", putting all the joy into a bottle and fermenting it into a panacea for growth and cold winter. Summer is the green apple trees, the mowed lawn that exudes the smell of fresh grass, a new pair of sneakers that can make people fly, the distant tram bell in the hazy afternoon; it can also be the departure of a best friend, a puzzling old girl and her A childhood treasure, a happiness machine that can predict the future, a high fever that brushes against death... All these make the boy feel the joy of "living" like never before, with miracles, sentimentality, forgiveness, magic, fantasy, and a never-ending summer.

On a rainy October day, a mother and daughter left the country where they lived and met in Tokyo: they walked along the river, escaped from the typhoon, shared delicious food in cafes and restaurants, visited galleries, and appreciated the most radical modern art in the city. At the same time, they chat about the weather, zodiac signs, clothes and objects, and even family, distance and memories. The mother grew up in Hong Kong and immigrated before her two daughters were born. They were polite to each other, but not intimate. A feeling of mixed disappointment and hope hangs over their interaction, like a knot tied together with longing and despair. The trip probably didn't go as well as my daughter had hoped, although almost everything went according to plan and there were no bad surprises. "So Cold It's Snowing" uses the most delicate brush to describe the tolerant, reserved, and alienated East Asian mother-daughter relationship. It also questions whether we have a common language to speak, what dimensions can accommodate love, and whether we are qualified to truly understand the inner lives of others.

"Burning Coins" uses kaleidoscope-like techniques to fictionalize real historical events and write it into a shocking and violent story. The story spans the two cities of Buenos Aires and Montevideo. After joining a criminal gang, the gangsters Brinine and Dorda, known as the "Twins", colluded with corrupt police and politicians to rob a bank cash truck. They fled to Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay, with a huge amount of money, and were rounded up by Argentine and Uruguayan police in an apartment. The murderous robbers killed several more police officers during the confrontation and defiantly burned the remaining stolen money. The ultimate siege by the police of the two countries began. This brutal siege and its shocking ending have become a legend in Latin America. In 2000, Argentinian director Marcelo Pinheiro adapted "Fire" into a film of the same name, which won the Spanish Goya Award for Best Spanish Foreign Film.

Richard Yates (1926-1992) was "the great writer of the anxious age." As a faithful recorder of mainstream American life in the mid-twentieth century, critics have compared him to Chekhov, Fitzgerald, and John Cheever. His debut novel "Revolutionary Road" was an immediate success and was nominated for the National Book Award. In 1962, his first short story collection "Eleven Kinds of Loneliness" was published, and was even known as "New York's Dubliners".

On April 25, 1955, 642,987 women turned into dragons, leaving behind only flaming ruins, the remains of domestically abusive husbands, and the ashes of molesters. This is the largest mass dragon transformation event in history. However, society has fallen into silence due to shame. Government denial, media blockage and public forgetfulness have jointly weaved a web of ignoring the truth. People act like everything is normal and nothing is happening. On the day of the mass dragon transformation day, Alex was only 8 years old. She didn't understand why her aunt transformed into a dragon and flew away, but her mother didn't; she didn't understand why her cousin became a biological sister. How many secrets are hidden in this taboo topic?

Since its publication, "On the Road" has been reprinted more than 300 times around the world and translated into more than 40 languages. It was selected as one of Time magazine's "Top 100 English Novels" and has profoundly influenced American society and even world culture. When "On the Road" became popular, hundreds of millions of pairs of jeans and millions of coffee machines were sold in the United States because of it. The story tells the story of several young American men and women who, in pursuit of individuality, hitchhiked or drove across the continental United States several times and finally arrived in Mexico. Along the way, they drank excessively, blocked roads and stopped cars when they were tired, and enjoyed the local customs and crazy life. As a result, one finds the girl he loves and settles down, while the other is on the road as always.

The "Math Girls" series unfolds in the form of novels, focusing on a group of young people exploring the beauty of mathematics. The content is from the shallower to the deeper, and the mathematical explanation part is very exquisite. It is called "an excellent popular science book on mathematics". The protagonist "I" is a high school boy who likes mathematics. His hobby is discussing calculation formulas. He often thinks about mathematical problems alone at his desk. After entering high school, he met Mirga, a genius girl who is good at mathematics and smart, Tedora, a school girl who is curious, energetic and hard-working, and Risa, a taciturn computer expert. In addition, Yuri, a cousin with a flexible mind and gradually fell in love with mathematics under the guidance of "I", several young people traveled in the world of mathematics together and discovered the beauty of mathematics. Differential calculus from "Secret Notes of a Math Girl". The author Hiroshi Yuuki collected the questions raised by readers on the Internet about the "Mathematical Girl" series and compiled them into chapters. In the form of character dialogue and exercises, he once again explains various mathematical concepts in simple and easy-to-understand terms.

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The "Math Girls" series unfolds in the form of novels, focusing on a group of young people exploring the beauty of mathematics. The content is from the shallower to the deeper, and the mathematical explanation part is very exquisite. It is called "an excellent popular science book on mathematics". The protagonist "I" is a high school boy who likes mathematics. His hobby is discussing calculation formulas. He often thinks about mathematical problems alone at his desk. After entering high school, he met Mirga, a genius girl who is good at mathematics and smart, Tedora, a school girl who is curious, energetic and hard-working, and Risa, a taciturn computer expert. In addition, Yuri, a cousin with a flexible mind and gradually fell in love with mathematics under the guidance of "I", several young people traveled in the world of mathematics together and discovered the beauty of mathematics.

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The "Mathematical Girls" series is developed in the form of a novel, focusing on the story of a group of young people exploring the beauty of mathematics. The content is simple and easy to explain, and the explanations are very subtle. It is called "the best popular science book on mathematics". "Secret Notes of a Math Girl" is an extended series of "Math Girls". The author Hiroshi Yuuki collected the questions raised by readers on the Internet about the "Mathematical Girl" series and compiled them into chapters to explain various mathematical concepts in a simple and easy-to-understand manner in the form of character dialogues and exercises. The protagonist "I" is a high school boy who likes mathematics. His hobby is discussing calculation formulas. He often thinks about mathematical problems alone at his desk. After entering high school, "I" made a group of friends. Several young people traveled together in the world of mathematics and discovered the beauty of mathematics.

The young couple's bodies were pierced by samurai swords. The girl they fell in love with at first sight disappeared from the world. A college student jumped to his death after drinking Coke. Robbers broke into the house and killed people, but only took away a pot of flowers... The yellow morning glory that once existed in modern times suddenly disappeared, leaving only the legend of the "dream flower" that "it will destroy itself once it is pursued". And as the yellow morning glory reappears in the world, the fate of four strange families is closely linked...

Why do people always die mysteriously on this street? Mouheiichi is a small port town in the northeastern region of Japan. The frequency of murders here is almost as high as that of Cape Town, South Africa. A mystery writer who cannot read, an unscrupulous detective who secretly colludes with gangs, a high school girl who can do divination, and a gangster who loves late-night radio. Four people of different statuses and classes encounter a series of bizarre murders. Corpses with pig faces, corpses drained of blood, corpses with 10 kilograms of food in their stomachs, corpses inside corpses, corpses drowned on the roof, living corpses...

This book is a graphic novel version of the masterpiece "Lord of the Flies" by Nobel Prize winner Golding. The story tells the story of a group of British boys aged 6 to 12 who were stranded on a desert island due to a plane crash. At first they were able to work together and live in harmony. However, as their evil nature sprouted and expanded, they became suspicious of each other and attacked each other, turning their paradise into a battlefield. The image version is highly faithful to the original work, and every word and every sentence is from the original text. The delicate and vivid pictures and the impactful storyboards are comparable to the quality of movies, giving readers a sensory shock that exceeds that of the original work. The graphic version maximizes its strengths and avoids its weaknesses, replacing some descriptions of scenery and atmosphere with pictures, thereby enhancing the story and making it more concise and easier to read than the original work.