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Rashomon

Rashomon

General Fiction

(japan) Ryunosuke Akutagawa

135K0

This book contains a total of 31 short stories and short stories by Akutagawa Ryunosuke. "Rashomon" uses a weather-proof layout to push people to the limit of life and death choices, thereby showing the inescapability of "evil" and conveying the author's understanding of human nature. The plot of this work is simple and the language is concise. Although it is a historical novel based on old themes, it is endowed with a certain meaning and describes the people at the bottom of society who are tenaciously struggling to survive. It is not a historical novel in a simple sense. We cannot judge whether everyone's choice is absolutely right or wrong. We should treat the choice of survival and human nature rationally. Everyone may have been to Rashomon. The whole book depicts the contradictory relationship between survival and human nature, and each novel is thought-provoking.

In Prime Minister Fei's Living Room (famous Literary Classic)

Xu Dishan

18K0

"In Prime Minister Fei's Living Room" is a satirical novel, which is included in the anthology "Jane Dropped from a Dangerous Nest". The story takes the living room of the philanthropist Prime Minister Fei as the core scene. Through a hypocritical "philanthropy" performance, it exposes the greed and moral decay of the bureaucratic class during the Republic of China. On the surface, he talks about morality, but in fact, he is greedy and greedy, forming a strong contrast overtly and covertly. Also included are "The Gills of the Iron Fish" and "The Three Doctors". "The Gills of the Iron Fish" is set against the backdrop of the Anti-Japanese War and tells the tragic story of Mr. Lei, a scientist, who saves the country through science and technology. "The Three Doctors" is included in the novel collection "Humans Are Not Human". It describes three doctors who returned from studying abroad and exposed the hypocrisy and academic corruption of intellectuals in the Republic of China.

Pearl Earrings (famous Literary Classics)

Hu Yepin

16K0

A selection of Hu Yepin's short stories include "Pearl Earrings", "Parents", "Snow-White Parrots", "Fighting" and "A Village". The Pearl chapter is about the concubine of a rich gentleman's family who lost her earrings. Before going to bed at night, they discovered that the pendant was missing, and the whole family went out to help his wife find the pearl pendant. Finally, the youngest and helpless boy was arrested and sent outside to be beaten. The master, his wife and all the concubines were very satisfied with this ending. The parents' chapter tells the story of the protagonist being laid off. The parrot chapter is about a parrot that is used to being kept at home and refuses to fly away no matter what. The two chapters, Fighting with Arms and A Village, are very miserable. They are the two heaviest chapters in the entire collection. They were born in an era when wars are raging and safety is worth ten thousand dollars. You have no control over your own destiny. Life and death are random. Sometimes it's a village, sometimes a village is missing. The wheel of life continues. The complete collection is arranged in a progressive manner. Life has its bitterness and sweetness, and more often than not, the bitterness is overwhelming.

Collection of Yu Dafu's Classic Novels

Yu Dafu

217K0

"Collection of Yu Dafu's Classic Novels" collects classic short stories by Yu Dafu, an important writer of modern Chinese literature. Yu Dafu is a pioneer of the May Fourth New Literature Movement and one of the founders of modern Chinese romantic literature and autobiographical novels. His novels are famous for their sentimental lyricism, self-exposure, and delicate psychological descriptions, which profoundly reflect the spiritual dilemma and depression of the times among Chinese intellectuals in the early 20th century.

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General Fiction

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This book is a unique work by Serbian writer Milorad Pavic. It is a collection of novels and stories, including 38 stories, each of which is preceded by biographical information about the fictional author. These fictional authors were created by Pavich himself, and all the stories were written by him. The work is a formal innovation that explores the boundaries between fiction and reality, and each story is a tribute to the literature of a different country, as Pavich meticulously researched their literature. This work is not only a play on literature, but also a challenge to readers, inviting them to enter a complex world of fictional characters and stories. In this way, Pavich creates a literary universe that is both fascinating and multi-layered. The 38 stories are accompanied by imaginative paintings by Canadian-based illustrator Feng Xue.

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General Fiction

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114K0

This book is a collection of short stories published by Beauvoir in 1967. Among Beauvoir's published essays, novels, autobiographies and letters, it belongs to her later creation. The three short stories collected all have women as the protagonists, which can be said to be the three types of women's experiences in modern society. Among them, "The Age of Sensible" tells the story of middle-aged professional women's dissatisfaction and anxiety about themselves, their husbands, and their son's marriage and career prospects; "Monologue" is the whole story of a single mother, and underneath the neurotic words is the pain of her little daughter's suicide; "Exhausted Woman" uses the form of a diary to show the psychological journey of a housewife coping with her husband's extramarital affair. Beauvoir depicts three women in crisis: one considers herself a good mother and tries to control everything; one is full of resentment and worry about her family and children; one is abandoned by her husband and is at a loss as to what to do.

The Third Bank of the River

(brazil)joao Guimaraes Rosa

110K0

This book is a collection of short stories by Brazilian literary giant Joao Guimaraes Rosa, including 21 stories. This was created after he suffered a serious illness, which gave him a new perception and mentality, giving the work deeper philosophical depth and literary expression. The stories in the book go beyond superficial narratives. Rosa uses perceptual thinking and philosophical writing to vividly present the glory and shadow of the human heart. Each story focuses on daily details and small moments, containing huge turning points in life. Rosa's works are like a door leading into the fog, leading readers through the wilderness and suffering in the hinterland of Brazil, revealing the complex emotions and philosophical propositions of human beings between the extreme and the ordinary.

Condor Porcelain

Condor Porcelain

General Fiction

The Chief Is Virtuous

144K0

This book collects thirty-two short stories about myths and legends that the author has published in newspapers and periodicals across the country, including "Condor Porcelain", "Bleeding Teapot Lid", "Savage Racing Camel", etc. The work is written fluently, and through myths and legends, it educates the world and inspires positive energy.

Cat at Crime Scene

Cat at Crime Scene

General Fiction

Duanzi Period

219K0

I'm not a criminal at all, and my cat knows it. But who would believe it? Ai-chan couldn't speak. I could only explain it over and over again, but they didn't listen at all. Well, let me tell you again. My name is Li Weijun, and my cat's name is Ai Jiang. On the day of the incident, this was like this--

Talk to Ryuka

Talk to Ryuka

General Fiction

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68K0

This book is a collection of short stories, consisting of 27 short dialogues between mythological characters. It is a strange book with a special form and a representative work in the collection of Pavese's short stories. Through dialogues between characters from ancient Greek mythology, the writer talks about universal experiences of the world: childhood, family, sexuality, poetry, love, struggle, failure and resistance. The selected mythological characters are closely related to the author's personal troubles, interests, and concepts, and are his Jungian prototypes and poetic endorsements. One reference for this book is Leopardi's "Moral Pieces" (19th-century Italian poet and philosopher), but "Dialogues" focuses more on mythology than philosophy. In his interpretation and rewriting of traditional mythology, Pavese presents fundamental themes such as fate, tragedy, childhood, and failure. These mythological characters are closely related to the author's personal troubles, interests, and concepts, and are his Jungian prototypes and poetic endorsements.

Dry Desire

Dry Desire

General Fiction

Niu Bocheng

280K0

This book is a collection of Niu Bocheng's works, including short stories and short stories such as "Flu", "Water Glass on the Bed", "White Wall", "Dry Desire", "White Circle", "Flies", "Roman's Equation", and "Wandering Soul".

Waltz of Flowers (selected Works of Kawabata Yasunari)

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160K0

This book contains four of Kawabata Yasunari's late masterpieces: "The Lake", "Waltz of Flowers", "Sleeping Beauty" and "Arm". In the late period of Kawabata Yasunari's creation, the themes of his works became more bold and the thoughts he expressed became more profound. "The Lake" reveals the loneliness that cannot be cured throughout a person's life, and all pursuits and longings are nothing but sorrow and illusion; "Waltz of Flowers" expresses the author's belief in art through a lingering and pathos first love; "Sleeping Beauty" and "Arm" embody Kawabata's unique thinking on the philosophy of life based on the Eastern cultural tradition. Although the content is absurd, it is full of Zen principles. The inclusion of Kawabata's late masterpieces in one book reflects the literary professionalism of People's Literature Publishing House in selecting the collection of Kawabata Yasunari's works. The translator of this book, Chen Dewen, has been immersed in the translation of Japanese classic literature for many years. He not only has a special liking for Kawabata Yasunari's writings, but also has many years of painstaking research, making him the best choice to translate Kawabata's works. In this publication, the text has been revised again to make it more concise and elegant.

Snow Country (selected Works of Kawabata Yasunari)

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235K0

This book contains four of Kawabata Yasunari's most famous masterpieces, "Snow Country", "Ancient Capital", "Thousand-Feathered Crane" and "Hachidori". Kawabata Yasunari is the first Japanese writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. As a national professional publishing house for domestic literary publishing, People's Literature Publishing House publishes Kawabata Yasunari's anthology, which also reflects the professionalism of literature. Kawabata Yasunari has many works, so the selection and collection of texts are very important. The "Snow Country", "Ancient Capital" and "Thousand-Feathered Crane" selected in this book are not only Kawabata's representative works, but also spanned the author's prime period of creation in terms of creation time. From them, we can see the essence and peak of the author's creation. "Hachidori" is in the same vein as "Thousand-Feathered Crane" in terms of content, allowing readers to have a more comprehensive understanding of Kawabata Yasunari's works. This kind of arrangement is not found in other anthologies. The translator of this book, Chen Dewen, is a senior Japanese literature translator who graduated from Peking University's Japanese major in the 1960s. He began translating Japanese classic literature as early as the early 1980s. His years of experience in Japanese literature translation have given him not only in-depth research on Kawabata Yasunari's literature, but also unique insights. He is the best candidate to translate Kawabata's works.

The Dancing Girl of Izu (selected Works by Kawabata Yasunari)

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119K0

"The Dancing Girl of Izu" is an autobiographical novel written by Kawabata Yasunari based on his trip to Izu when he was nineteen years old (1918). The author lost his parents when he was young, and when he was sixteen, all his relatives left him. His tragic life experience gave him a withdrawn and melancholy character. In order to relieve this depressed mood, the author started a journey to Izu alone when he was nineteen years old. On the way, he met a group of artists who made a living from touring performances. The author was moved by the innocence and kindness of one of the fourteen-year-old dancers, and followed them all the way. Unfortunately, the huge identity difference between the two made this hazy love affair end in vain. Through the delicate description of the scenery, the author allows readers to immerse themselves in the beautiful scenery of Izu and at the same time sigh at the beautiful and hazy emotions between ignorant boys and girls, achieving a harmonious blend of love and scenery. The novel is the author's early masterpiece and most famous work. It was widely praised as soon as it was published and has been adapted to the screen many times. It is a famous article in the history of Japanese literature describing the innocent love between young men and women. This book also includes several famous short stories by Kawabata Yasunari.

Thackeray's Short Stories

(english) W. May Thackeray

143K0

This book is a collection of short stories and short stories by the well-known author of "Vanity Fair" Thackeray, which is translated and published for the first time in China. In a unique way and angle, the work provides an in-depth and detailed description and revelation of human nature and the common snobbish behavior in society. "The Little Banquet at the Timmins House" allows us to see how things like treating guests to dinner in society are deeply affected by "snobbery", which is also true today. The plot of the novel is vivid and humorous. "Deadly Boots" tells the story of the snobbish protagonist who, under the influence of pursuing money and society, encounters setbacks and misfortunes because of a pair of boots, which ultimately puts his life in trouble. The novel fully reflects the author's writing characteristics and personality in his representative works such as "Vanity Fair" and is quite enlightening. "The Hogerty Diamond" is a rare novella. The story surrounding a diamond allows readers to see all kinds of characters with different snobbish faces. The characters in the story can be seen even today, which is what makes a classic masterpiece extraordinary. Thackeray is indeed worthy of being a master of describing snobbery, a human weakness. His exposure of this common and typical phenomenon is profound, showing the enduring charm of his work.

Shan Yin (selected Works of Kawabata Yasunari)

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269K0

This book includes Kawabata Yasunari's three representative works "Celebrity", "Dancing Girl" and "Sound of the Mountain". Kawabata Yasunari, Japan's first Nobel Prize winner for literature, wrote many works throughout his life. Publishing his anthology first involves the selection and collection of texts. As a national-level professional publishing house for domestic literary publishing, the People's Literature Publishing House publishes Kawabata Yasunari's anthology, which also reflects the professionalism of literature. The three works selected in this book, "Celebrity", "Dancer" and "Sound of the Mountain", are masterpieces from Kawabata's creative prime. The contents of these three works are different. "Celebrity" tells the story of a Go player; "Dancer" reflects the uneasiness of post-war Japanese society through the love story of a dancer mother and daughter; and "Sound of the Mountain" is a representative of family novels in Japan's aging society after the war. The three novels not only have different story themes, but also different artistic ideas expressed, from which we can see the author's superb creative level. The translator of this book, Chen Dewen, started translating Japanese classic literature as early as the early 1980s. He has been immersed in Japanese literary translation experience for many years. He not only has in-depth research on Kawabata Yasunari's literature, but also has unique insights. He is the best choice to translate Kawabata's works. In this publication, the text has been specially revised to make it more concise and elegant.

Invisible Man

Invisible Man

General Fiction

Yu Yan

95K0

The collection of novels includes ten novels with realistic themes created in recent years that reflect the current society, including "You Are Not Just Yourself", "The Invisible Man", "The Fourth Person", "Happiness Plan" and "Snail", which have been published in domestic literary publications. The novels are mostly set in modern cities and small towns, depicting ordinary people. They not only pay attention to their living difficulties, but also try to penetrate into human nature and understand their desires, anxiety, loneliness, pain, and even some dark corners of human nature. Yu Yan's novels always focus on the contradictory and confusing side of human nature. They do not shy away from the humble little consciousness that emerges from time to time in small characters, but also strive to show their side that is attracted by a flicker of light. They not only have a strong emotional impact, but also convey the power to awaken the world.

Harvest Literature List 2024 Short Stories and Novels

Editor Of "harvest" Literary Magazine

576K0

This book is a collection of award-winning short stories and short stories in the 2024 Harvest Literature List, including ten short stories (in order of ranking: Ban Yu, Zhu Jing, Li Xiuwen, Chi Shang, Deng Yiguang, Dai Bing, Du Qiao, Shuang Xuetao, Niu Jianzhe, Bao Zhuo), ten novellas (in order of ranking: Zhegui, Liu Ting, Zhang Chu, Du Li, Sun Pin, Yang Fang, Yuan Deyin, Ma Jiahui, Wang Xiangfu, Qijingnian). With these twenty key works, we strive to present to the public the original short and medium-length works that are most worthy of reading and worthy of attention of the year, reflecting the achievements and explorations of current literary creation.

Creation Takes a Moment

Niu Jianzhe

86K0

Is there a possibility? The world doesn't just start once or twice. As long as you find a switch, it can restart infinitely. In every dimension, I may be a mushroom growing in the air, or I may suddenly appear on the bed of a stranger who is dying, or I may become an African lion... What are all things? Does it exist before me, as small as a waterfall that I cannot grasp, or is it a cage that changes because of me but always closes me in it? When one day I discovered that time and space can reopen temporarily, I found the secret key to this world; when I understood that "infinite possibilities" is just an empty talk, that's when I truly grew up.

Sitting in the House

Sitting in the House

General Fiction

Mou Guanqi

289K0

Sitting in the room is divided into three chapters: you, me, and him. In three different chapters, characters are described and portrayed from different narrative perspectives, and different lives are created, experienced and perceived in different personal contexts. All descriptions in the novel are derived from public life, seeking life force from the people, reflecting the impact of life from various situations, and bursting out in countless emotions one by one. The novel also attaches great importance to people's spiritual world. Many descriptions focus on the state of mind, the reflection of body skills, and the influence of spiritual energy on the body.

Night at the Naval Port: Selected Novels and Novels on Naval Themes

Editor-in-chief Li Zhongxiao

236K0

This book is a collection of short stories and short stories describing naval military life. The book selects the most representative works of writers such as Aaron Kwok, Lu Yingmo, Zhou Ming, Gao Mi, etc., Most of which were published in publications such as "People's Liberation Army Literature and Art". The author uses natural, delicate and emotional writing style to tell touching stories about the navy, such as the growth trajectory of the sonar soldiers, the mental journey of the officers and soldiers guarding the island, the deep friendship between comrades, vivid stories on the voyage, etc., Showing the lofty ideals and firm beliefs of the soldiers, and promoting the feelings of the soldiers' family and country.

Professor Anderson's Night

(norwegian) Dag Solstad

155K0

This book contains Dag Solstad's two representative works "Shyness and Dignity" and "The Night of Professor Anderson". "Shyness and Dignity" (Genanse og verdighet) Elias Jukla is a high school teacher in his fifties who teaches literature courses to his graduating class. On this day, he went to school to teach as usual, explaining Ibsen's "The Wild Duck"; the students were drowsy in class as usual, and were indifferent to his new insights into Ibsen's works that came to him during the lecture. After class, he walked out of the classroom to go home, but he became very angry because of an umbrella that could not be opened. He lost control and smashed the umbrella. At the same time, he realized that he could no longer face the students and colleagues who witnessed his loss of control. He walked out of school and stood at a loss in the drizzle of Oslo, not knowing where he should go. On this seemingly ordinary day but destined to be a turning point in his life, he stood at a crossroads and recalled his youth, his former best friend John Corneliussen and his stunningly beautiful wife Eva, their high-spirited college life, and all the sudden changes that followed. He felt like he was drifting away from this era, and there was nothing he could do about it. "Professor Andersens natt" (Professor Andersens natt) is an existential murder story. The black humor of the Norwegian literary master. Fifty-five-year-old Professor Poul Anderson witnessed a murder in the apartment opposite on Christmas Eve. He told himself that he should call the police, but he couldn't make up his mind to pick up the phone; he went to a friend's Christmas party and wanted to talk to his friend about the incident, but he could never find the right time to do so. At the same time, he could not control his curiosity about the murderer, and eagerly wanted to know his name, what he looked like, and what kind of person he was. Throughout the Christmas and New Year holidays, he paid close attention to the movements in the window opposite, and gradually learned the name, appearance and even the pattern of the murderer's movements, and also passed by him. Professor Anderson thought about it and constructed many possibilities in his mind. One evening a few days later, he met the murderer in a Japanese restaurant near his home. They sat next to each other, had an opportunity to talk, and even walked home together...

Last-minute Upheaval: Selected Short Stories by Grace Paley

(uk) Grace Perret

234K0

Recommended by Haruki Murakami and Susan Sontag, this collection of feminist short stories makes people cry and laugh at the same time. All the important works of Grace Perret are presented in Chinese for the first time. "I live a woman's life, and I write these stories." Grace Paley, a unique and outstanding writer in the 20th century, tells the dilemmas that every woman faces. Paley is a famous American Jewish writer whose works have been unanimously praised by many internationally renowned writers such as Haruki Murakami, Susan Sontag, and Angela Carter. In this book, Perret uses unique insights and rare compassion for the characters to describe the love and conflicts between parents and children, and between husband and wife, as well as the difficulties and confusions that women face in daily life, etc.

Nobel Prize Winner John Steinbeck: the Grapes of Wrath + East of Eden (2 Volumes in Total)

(us) John Steinbeck

774K0

The collected works of Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck. "The Grapes of Wrath": This is a touching legendary story. A sandstorm destroyed the Joad family's land and forced them to leave their home. They assembled a trailer out of scrap metal, piled all their belongings on it, and headed west along Route 66 to the legendary paradise of grape-filled mountains-California. During this long journey of three thousand kilometers, they experienced many incredible things. Some things are cruel and painful, but there are also some encounters that touch them so much that they regain their confidence in living. "East of Eden": This is a family saga that lasts for half a century. Poverty, war, wealth, murder, love, family affection, lies... It tells about life and their free will that confuse every generation. Set in the Salinas Valley of California, the novel uses a blend of symbolism and realism to tell the half-century story of two families from the Civil War to World War I. Here, Steinbeck creates some of his most captivating characters and explores his most timeless themes: the mystery of identity, the blindness of love, and the murderous consequences of its absence.

The Pianist on the Sea (2024 Edition)

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"Land is too big a ship for me." An immortal masterpiece that spans the history of film and literature. This book contains the complete original work of the movie "The Pianist" and "Silk", which was praised as a "literary treasure" by The Times. Newly translated by the famous translator Chen Ying. "The Pianist at Sea" is the original film of the same name directed by Giuseppe Tornatore. It tells the legendary life of the "1900" pianist at sea who never set foot on land. In 1900, on the luxury cruise ship "Virginia", an orphan was abandoned in the first class cabin. He was seen by the sailors on the ship, raised him and named him 1900. As 1900 grew up, he showed his talent for playing the piano without a teacher. He played music that no one had ever heard in the band on the ship. Everyone who heard him play was deeply moved. "Silk" tells the story of a natural disaster that almost destroyed France's silk industry in the mid-19th century. Retired soldier Hervé Jungour left his beloved wife and went to Japan to buy silkworm seeds under the entrustment of French silk merchant Bardabiu. Barico narrates the subtle eroticism of this journey in a restrained, mythical, elegant and moving way.

Game from Darkness

Game from Darkness

General Fiction

Li Yiqiao

84K0

He was prophesied to be a woman long before he was born. In order for the prophecy to come true, he became his twin sister; he was asked to reconstruct the dream of a deceased man who had lost his voice, and he knew the key to performing this task was to first let himself become this man; after being forgotten by the game Before, he was the only player... "Game from Darkness", the first work of Li Yiqiao born in the 1980s, is divided into front and back with the volume title "Outside and Inside", and presents seven stories with various styles. With amazing imagination, it combines sensibility and reason, literature and programming. This batch of short stories is a unique masterpiece of a supernova breaking through reality, and it is also a brilliant harvest for Taiwan's literary world in 2017.

Kafka in China: a Collection of Modern Imaginative Stories About the Barrel Rider

Barrel Rider

72K0

This book includes 10 excellent works, including "The Non-Existent Daughter", "Lin Chunhong", "Zhang Jinlian", "Frog Song", "Pigeon", "Four Seasons", "My Grandpa is the God of Thunder", "Roof Beam", "Jianzhijuan" and "Yaksha". This book will lead readers into the imaginary maze of the Barrel Rider's short stories and embark on a modern fantasy journey. The book is full of bizarre plots and settings, and its fantasy and absurd elements bring readers a unique reading experience.

Only You Know

Only You Know

General Fiction

(japan) Mori Basil

130K0

The story tells the story of lovers and friends living in five different world lines, set in the same city. They overlap and influence each other, creating unexpected outcomes. A few stories describe all the sadness and happiness in the world! And the only one who can understand all this is the reader. After reading the five stories in order, I was so shocked that I doubted everything I knew and saw. Reasoning: "Detective Qingying's Cash Ledger" - the ultimate reasoning that the young detective cannot surpass; Youth: "The laughing fruit is outstanding!" "--The explosive youth of a high school comic combination; science fiction: "Future Bass" - the high-speed and exciting explosive life of a high school girl; fantasy: "Lakua Breznor and the Memories of the Dead" - the adventure on earth where a magician is willing to die; love: "Love and Disease" - the ultimate love of a five-minute memory patient.

Lactobacillus Girl

Lactobacillus Girl

General Fiction

Coubaini

152K0

The manuscript contains five urban women-themed novellas written by Coubaini in recent years. The five novels are set in Lijing Garden Community, and tell the living conditions of 30-year-old women living here in the form of a unit drama. The five seemingly independent stories are intertwined with each other's characters and stories, forming an organic whole. They are "lactobacilli girls", small and huge, weak and beneficial. They may be flower shop clerks, aquarium mermaids, piano teachers, book editors... They carry different scars deep in their hearts, doing small things that are beneficial to society, but no one cares about them when they fall into the difficulties and confusion of life. With the mutual help of female groups, the Lactobacillus girls embarked on the road of self-understanding and self-reconciliation. From a female piano teacher trapped in a third-party emotional whirlpool, to a mother suffering from the pain of losing a child, to a roommate girl living in her sister's nightmare, through journeys of spiritual healing, they found the way for Lactobacillus girls to survive and live in the city: being small is good, being weak is also good, everyone must find their own light. Coubaini pays attention to the 30+ women who are working hard to live in the fast-paced and stressful city. The storyline is touching, the writing is healing and delicate, and it has the power of spiritual healing.

Legend of Dzi Beads

Legend of Dzi Beads

General Fiction

Fei Ying

127K0

This book contains three novellas with different themes and styles, all of which are Fei Ying's new works in the past eight months: "Xing Zehuan", "Reverse Scenery" and "The Legend of Dzi Beads". The main line of "Xing Zehuan" is the experience of a "little antique dealer" returning home. With prose style and flowing rhythm, he connects his subtle feelings about material, history, time and space, and memory, and captures various traces of people and things. "Reverse Scenery" is a "fantasy" novel in the modern literary style, and it is also a written theater constructed with traditional Chinese literary images: a person has no dreams because he has no words, but even without words, he can speak and poetry. Once you realize that "poetry" has occurred, the dream begins. This explains the connection and contingency of text-consciousness-dream-event. "The Legend of Dzi Beads" is divided into three parts, which can also be regarded as an extremely condensed novel: "Chinatown" details the daily life of various immigrant groups in the 13th arrondissement of Paris (and "me" who has expired residence); "Research Career" tells about "me" as an antique dealer and my colleagues' working methods and the current situation of the industry, and "me" as a history student "The research and exploration of Idar beads; the main plot of "The Legend of Dzi Beads" took place in Taiwan. During several interactions with the bead hunter Riga, "I" came to the "Institute of Bead Scientists" and witnessed the imitation process of the "fourth generation" Dzi beads. I accidentally entered a party and watched the small missionary site of Ms. K, who considered herself a contemporary successor of theosophy. The closest "I" remember to Idar was at a gem exchange meeting on the German-French border. Thomas, an antique dealer who was traveling with him, told me about his great-grandfather who had too many orders for European agate and his eyes were half-blind due to constant punching.

The Wound is Healing

The Wound is Healing

General Fiction

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104K01

If I was really given some more time, I would live my life differently. So that you don't die like an animal that gets hit in the head with a hammer, be prepared to not be afraid next time. Let the hottest, truest, and clearest thing in my heart be released. Towards the terrifying and ruthless world, towards a life that could inadvertently abandon me at any time. First, light the fire, and then watch it with all your strength until it burns out.

The Courtyard is Full of Locust Flowers

Li Li

56K0

This book contains many short and medium-length stories by Li Li, such as "A Courtyard Full of Sophora Blossoms", "Special Tasks", and "Bloodline", and uses a cold writing style to outline the various aspects of living beings in urban and rural changes. The work focuses on the ups and downs of ordinary people inside and outside the system: there is Dawei, a young man who is trapped in a single dormitory in his work unit, struggling between worldliness and ideals; there is the "First Secretary" who goes to work in the countryside and tries to rebuild hope on the land; there are also three generations of ancestors and grandchildren who straddle the revolutionary era and modern society, and are soaked in the feelings of family and country in their blood... The work is full of compassionate gazes on the bottom, and also has profound interrogations about the ills of the times. Between the lines, there is a deep tribute to idealism and a cold reflection on social transformation.

Stage

Stage

General Fiction

Amu

186K0

The Jingchu Literary Circle Writers Library selects a collection of novellas by writer Amu. Folk folk songs connect seven novellas, telling the various aspects of life that happened in the Jianghan generation from the late Qing Dynasty to modern times. There are lovers who are in love but have no chance to get married, and in the end they are separated; there is a daughter who got married when she was young, and experienced the death of many people around her in the torrent of the times. After many years, she returned to her hometown and the world has changed; the stage built by one hand collapsed in the smoke of the war, and the cultural webmaster experienced Still protecting the context after many twists and turns... The seven novels may seem unrelated at first glance, but in fact the protagonists and supporting characters in each story will appear in different chapters, with changes in priority and identity. The plots of the novels therefore loop back and forth, with a sophisticated structure, vivid and interesting.

Jingweilu

Jingweilu

General Fiction

Hanzhi Knows

119K0

There are 16 stories in different styles including fantasy, science fiction, suspense, romance, and thriller. Far more than 16 reversals, you never know when the real ending will come. In a world where humanity is broken, who can you trust? Wife, lover, friend? Or can we only place our hopes on the ghosts in the forest and the gods and Buddhas in the sky? Tear off the fig leaf of human nature and reveal the dark side of your heart. You can't guess the ending, let alone people's hearts.

Supreme Glory

Supreme Glory

General Fiction

Liu Bowen

118K0

It contains fifty or sixty short stories written by Liu Bowen. It includes the author's insights into real life, care and love for family members, and interactions with friends and teachers.

Looking for Ayiguli

Looking for Ayiguli

General Fiction

Dai Yingkun

95K0

This book is divided into eight volumes, collecting 126 wonderful short stories. The author uses a pen that directly faces the social reality to outline the world, the people in the market and the taste of life, showing the beauty of human nature and the cantabile past events. Joys and sorrows, love and hate, contemplation and wishes, praise and criticism, are all there. The text of the book is concise and lively, the conception is novel, the plot is ingenious, and the intention is pure. It can be regarded as a collection of short stories of high quality.

Lily Festival

Lily Festival

General Fiction

Fan Guangchun

129K0

This book consists of 35 short stories. If it is a vivid picture of life, it is because the 35 short stories vividly describe the various forms of life in the world of mortals; if it is a kaleidoscope of all kinds of strange things, it is because it vividly shows all the creatures on this big stage of life.

Fish in Empty Mountain

Fish in Empty Mountain

General Fiction

Chen Zhihong

160K0

"Fish in the Empty Mountain" is a collection of short stories and short stories by young writer Chen Zhihong, with elegant language and soft writing. In the novel world, he showed the ups and downs of fate to the world by creating vivid characters. The same ordinary life, but different ingenious endings, it is full of fun to read. Every story in the book is like lighting up the lamp on a winter night and talking around the fire, a story that comes to you by chance and is completely natural.

City ​​of Puppets

City ​​of Puppets

General Fiction

Hanzhi Knows

165K0

This book contains a total of eight novels in various genres, including suspense and thriller, science fiction and fantasy, as well as realistic themes. Each article is traced back to its origins, and is rooted in the author's simple care for the complicated world, and his praise for his persistence and tenacity in the ups and downs of fate... Reading is like watching a movie with wild and unpredictable twists and turns, which is both heart-warming and heart-warming, creating a real sense of immersion.

Love a Girl Desperately

Song Xiaojun

143K0

"Loving a Girl at the End of My Life" is a classic representative work by best-selling author Song Xiaojun. It is a collection of love novels composed of twenty-three short stories. The author describes the ups and downs of a friend's love story from the perspective of a bystander. The rice that promised to break up in person across thousands of miles; the mustard and chili that bonded, fell in love, and stayed together because of food; the frontrunner Jiu Bing who ran for love... The twenty-three stories include precious and sincere friendships, vigorous, affectionate and lasting love, and great parental affection, as well as young people's thinking about the future and the balance between work and life in the workplace. These stories have become a kind of commemoration, commemorating those fragments that are always alive and shining in the memory of youth.

A Middle-aged Man Decided to Run Away

Zhang Chang

121K0

A collection of short stories that focuses on current real-life issues, including assault, harassment, old age anxiety, midlife crisis, domestic violence, and the living conditions of young people. In the author's writing, almost every soul is facing violence and injustice. Their dreams are shattered, distorted and deformed under the pressure of all parties, and they create more misfortune because of misfortune. If they don't want to "live" like this, they can only escape.

Tell the Truth

Tell the Truth

General Fiction

Liu Ying

91K0

In Liu Ying's novel collection, those who live poetically in the countryside are looking for a certain life in an uncertain world. "Talking to the White" traces the past of the hometown over a hundred years, and reality and memory overlap like dreams to become the hometown in literature. Between fiction and non-fiction, it depicts a panoramic view of the countryside of "Bamboo Creek" in Central and South China. The story focuses on expressing the joys and sorrows of seemingly ordinary individual lives, as well as the publicity, expansion and glory of human nature. Zhuzhou belonged to Tanzhou in ancient times, and the Xiangtan dialect is its pronunciation matrix. When writing, I revisited the familiar local pronunciation. This pronunciation took me around old houses and urban factories. After wandering for many years, I borrowed the word "Wu" from my hometown and returned home.

Prey

Prey

General Fiction

Meng Xiaoshu

90K0

Meng Xiaoshu's three stories clear up the fog of Internet violence. Who's in charge? Who is watching? Who hunts? --Do you think you are a hunter? You are the prey! During a hunt in the African jungle, the noble white giraffe collapsed, triggering a tornado of online violence and leading to the death of the girl; parents whose marriages broke down faced human tragedy and fell into self-doubt. The vast jungle could not tell them about marriage\u002F Emotions The correct answer; the Internet celebrity girl who hides her disabled body in the "cloud" goes to K for an appointment. What awaits her is a beautiful dream or a desperate "pig-killing plate"; various things in the online world are intertwined with the warmth and cruelty of reality, and endless stories arise from this...

Salad

Salad

General Fiction

Lin Weipan

118K0

Hakka people regard getting married, having children, and building a house as the three major blessings in life. Carrying these three major challenges means shouldering the ups and downs of life. "Tasa" is a collection of Hakka narrative short stories by the young writer Lin Weipan, which includes five stories: "Linglong Qiqiaoxin", "Tasa", "Hourglass", "Van Gogh's Circus" and "Hu Bugui". A girl who ran away from home studied under a teacher, but became a puppet, unable to control her own destiny; behind the glory of the wandering god, the helplessness of the brother's feud spread quietly; the old and helpless grandmother strictly abided by the survival rules of lying in bed at night... These stories start from the Hakka hometown and write about the struggle and persistence of the Hakka people in tradition and modernity, hometown and foreign land. When you are confused between leaving and settling down, the mountains, rivers, sun and moon in your hometown can always give you flavor and strength.

How to Organize My Best Friend's Funeral

Song Xiaojun

173K0

11 strange and humid small town stories, 11 episodes of little people's worldly life. The girl in the pedicure shop who is obsessed with "looking at feet", the welder who builds his own submarine to go to sea, the Kobe Bryant in the county, the boy in a skirt... How should they get rid of the deserted villages and towns, the dilapidated families, and the scars in the heart? A group of young men and women, facing an unpredictable fate and struggling on the margins of society, set off a violent storm of death under the calm sea of ​​daily life. The author uses intertwined and overlapping images to construct a strange narrative spider web that is interconnected and independent. During this period, various dreamlike monologues fly by, crossing destiny. The novel uses humor to pierce the heaviness, uses absurdity to break away from poverty, depicts the sleepy and withered corners of the northern land, and depicts ordinary life full of imagination, showing the spiritual resilience and survival romance of the mortals in the small town - in the sea of ​​fate, the struggling posture is poetry.

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D

General Fiction

H

206K0

"The Catcher of the Soul" is Zweig's masterpiece of short stories and short stories. A new authoritative translation, a literal translation of the original German version, translated by Pang Wenwei, associate professor and director of the Teaching and Research Section of the German Department of Tongji University. "I only have you in this world, you who know nothing about me and are a stranger. You have never recognized me, but I have always loved you." "Letter from a Strange Woman" is a world-renowned work by "The Catcher of the Soul" Zweig. I love you and it has nothing to do with you. They grow in love and perish in love, but love lasts forever.

Cast Knife

Cast Knife

General Fiction

Wu Guoen

161K0

It consists of 9 works, including short and medium-length novels and short stories published and written by the author Wu Guoen in recent years, such as "Clouds of the Past" and "Forging Knives". The content of these works is real and heavy, the conflicts are intense, the writing style is simple and unpretentious, and the language is full of tension. Some works were selected by Wang Anyi for doctoral students to study and study. The parallel perspective makes the life at the bottom of the works more humane, authentic and compassionate.

Listen to You

Listen to You

General Fiction

Zhang Haochen

68K0

Listening to your heart is the best answer to all questions. Written for everyone who is disturbed by this noisy world. The only collection of letter-style short stories by young writer Zhang Haochen in ten years of writing, a classic reprint with 5 new articles of nearly 30,000 words. This book is a two-volume book. The accompanying book includes "A Special Volume on the Journey of Life", which contains 80 creative photos of handwritten verses taken from around the world, providing a brand-new visual experience. Written for everyone who is suffering from internal conflict, it is warm and healing. Everyone will see their own reflection in Zhang Haochen's words. The 25 letters in the book correspond to the narrations of 25 characters. They are their inner words, and they are also slices of each of us' own lives. Zhang Haochen said: "If you have a lot of hesitant questions, 'listen to you' is the answer."

Want a Fruit Tart?

Want a Fruit Tart?

General Fiction

J

110K03

Japanese Nebula Award winner and science fiction master Kobayashi Taizo, a masterpiece collection of thriller and suspense short stories. The ultimate reversal! This book selects 11 representative short stories by Kobayashi Taizo, integrating multiple themes such as science fiction, suspense, and ghost stories. It involves many elements such as dystopia, Cthulhu, human nature, time travel, and AI simulation. The stage of the story extends from daily life to cosmic space. Kobayashi Taizo interweaves and confronts weirdness and ethics, keenly capturing the secrets hidden deep in human nature, and issuing thought-provoking thoughts on life, existence, self-awareness, identity, human rationality and other propositions.

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