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In the book, the author portrays the image of a cruel, cold-blooded, selfish, and greedy "devil doctor" who is domineering, stubborn, but afraid of life and death. He lives in fear all day long, like a frightened bird, and has nightmares every night. He either builds a lookout, or sets up traps and fences around his residence, and raises a large number of guard dogs, which fully exposes his inner fear; at the same time, he is greedy for pleasure and even takes in his mistress in an inappropriate manner, which exposes his poor conduct and shameless face. The many such details make this already legendary story all the more fascinating.

This book uses the intersection of history and reality as the basic structural framework to create the image of Hu Tiancheng, the head of Hujiapu who "has not failed for forty years". He is undoubtedly a wise man and actioner in the Central Plains. His sense of superiority over others in the village is based on his original and true understanding of "land" and "people". Based on his planned "repair" of "fathers and fellow villagers", his courage to successfully control the villagers under his control is consistent with his previous experience. The far-sighted management of the "human field" is closely connected; he spent forty years to build a huge network of relationships from the township to the county, from the provincial capital to the capital, which ensured his miraculous power to control the wind and rain, and the brilliance of "only success and no failure". The author reflects on Hu Tiancheng the ups and downs of Chinese society in the past forty years. Through the ups and downs and struggles of county magistrate Hu Guoqing in today's officialdom, the author vividly presents to readers the reality of warmth and cruelty, cooperation and competition, authenticity and alienation, emotions and interests, etc. Through the characters' smoke-free fights in officialdom and love circles, the work penetrates the spiritual core of this ancient land with the coldness of realism, and has a strong realistic impact. Its profound critical strength is enough to shock the world.

"Southern Mail" landed in the endless desolate desert, and aliens with ill intentions shared bread, water and the loneliest "last moments" with comrades. These experiences allowed the author to experience human life, and the most important thing is human affection and mutual communication. In the simple wooden house at Point Jubilee, Saint-Exupéry completed his first novel - "Southern Mail" "The novel "Night Flight" uses a simple plot to illustrate a profound truth. It not only praises and praises the pioneers of human aviation, but also explores the value of flying. Nobel Prize winner Gide once wrote a preface to this book. He said: "Human happiness lies not in enjoying freedom, but in assuming responsibility." This sentence well explains the theme of this book.

The well-known work of Lao She, the famous modern novelist in China, tells the story of a plane bound for Mars that crashed and killed everyone at the moment it collided with Mars. Only "I" survived, but was taken to their cat city by a group of cat-faced aliens and began a difficult alien life.

This novel focuses on describing the legendary experience of the heroine Si Granny growing from a brothel girl to a strong woman. Facing the new era created by the gunshots of the People's Liberation Army, she was a good woman full of passion and leading a new life; facing the hungry era when food was uniformly distributed in the canteen, she was a good mother who risked her own life to save the lives of her family... Another masterpiece by Deng Hongshun, the author of "The Balance of Wealth and Poverty".

"Goodbye Circus" tells a heart-warming miracle and is the original work that the author of "Golden Dreams" Kotaro Isaka never forgets. Kotaro Isaka said: "I like the concept and plot development of "Goodbye Circus" very much." It is worth mentioning that "Goodbye Circus" is interspersed with 15 illustrations related to the novel, each of which is detailed, vivid, and warm in tone. The style of illustrator Manuel Feo has been praised by famous cartoonists such as Matsumoto Taiyo. "Goodbye Circus" is a book that will bring warmth and happiness to readers. In the morning, a news report was broadcast on the train: an acrobat in the circus escaped during the tour, and the performance had to be changed. "Why did he run away?" "Maybe he was under too much pressure."

Zhang Mo, who was afraid of marriage, left home when he was about to turn 29 and embarked on a journey to find his ex-girlfriend. Seven years later, clues about his ex-girlfriend were broken one after another. Zhang Mo, who had gone through ups and downs, gradually figured out the real purpose of running away from home in the process of searching. There is only one life, some people choose steak, some people choose instant noodles. Some people are used to being cage chickens, while others are born to be wild cranes. Zhang Mo, who used to be obsessed with black and white, only realized that the normal state of life is a gray area when his youth ran out. On the way to find his ex-girlfriend, Zhang Mo met Li Xiaobai and Ma Yue. Zhang Mo, who lives in the past, Li Xiaobai, who lives in the present, and Ma Yue, who lives in the future, have a common wish, which is to become a literary master. This common desire prompted them to live together and begin the cohabitation life of literary young people...

The novel "Bailuyuan" is set in Bailu Village, known as the "Renyi Village" on the Guanzhong Plain in Shaanxi Province. It delicately reflects the grievances and disputes between the two families of the Bai and Lu families for three generations. The whole book condenses the profound national historical connotation, has a shocking sense of reality and a rich epic style.

In times of crisis, a group of people with lofty ideals under the leadership of the Communist Party worked hard and even sacrificed their lives to crush the Japanese army's conspiracy and protect the national treasure, composing a heroic song that is both evocative and tearful... "Legend of National Treasure" is a novel by Sun Lisheng. A rich historical picture of Guandong and a tragic hymn of anti-Japanese war. In Changchun at night, red agents lurked among the top Japanese and puppet officials and repeatedly performed extraordinary feats. Patriots protect national treasures, go through hardships, and realize the Chinese dream of revitalizing cultural relics. According to the creative principle of taking the big things seriously and taking the small things lightly, the author incorporates a large number of disc war elements to make the work lively and lively. There are battles of wits and courage on hidden fronts, contests of open and covert arrows; there are also fierce battles and martial arts scenes; there are also appreciations of classic calligraphy and painting masterpieces, making the works both civil and military, and can be appreciated by both refined and popular people.

"The Man Tree" is a famous work by Australian writer Patrick White. It describes the story of Stan Parker's family from the time when they pioneered the land to the time of Stan Parker's death. The character descriptions are rich and delicate, and the text is simple and concise, highlighting the author's consistent style. "Human tree" is also called "human tree", which is somewhat similar to the ancient Chinese proverb "it takes ten years to grow trees and a hundred years to cultivate people".

"The Strange Current Situation Witnessed in Twenty Years" was written by Wu Jianren. It is an autobiographical work and one of the four major condemnation novels in the late Qing Dynasty. Taking the protagonist's experience as the main clue, it begins with him attending the funeral for his father and ends with his failure in business. Through the experiences and experiences of twenty years of "narrow escape". It describes the political situation, moral outlook, social customs and human conditions of China's increasingly colonized feudal society, and reveals the irreparable historical fate of the late Qing Dynasty society and the feudal system that is about to perish.

"The Great Gatsby" is the writer's most representative work. The story mainly describes the corruption of the "Jazz Age" society through the reunion of Gatsby, a rich man who was originally a soldier, and his first love Daisy many years later, as well as the subsequent tragedy, and reflects the loss of the traditional American New Year and the disillusionment of the "American Dream".

The book combines the ancient legends and myths of the Australian Aboriginals, as well as the original "totem" of the so-called "Dream Age" they believe in, with various contradictions in real life, and paints a magnificent picture. The author Alexis Wright takes the contradiction between two indigenous tribes as the main line, intertwining the internal struggles of the two tribes as well as the struggle between the new and old generations of the two tribes to launch a series of dramatic conflicts.

The famous Australian writer Peter Carey endowed Ned Kelly, a well-known Australian forest hero, with beautiful colors and tragic emotions. In the unique form of letters to his daughter, he brings us into this legendary and wild world. Take a look at the reasons why those "bandits" who incarnate the spirit of justice and freedom among the people fell into the grass, why they became bandits, how they acted as heroes, and how they took revenge.

The work tells the story of four generations of the Feng family from Fujian, China, who immigrated and settled in Australia. The time and geographical span of "Prodigal Son" extends from the "golden boom" colonial area of ​​New South Wales in Australia in the 1850s, to the Chinese cities of Hangzhou and Shanghai before the Anti-Japanese War, and back to Melbourne, Australia in the 1950s when multiculturalism was mixed and integrated. It is a work that spans time and space, culture and home.

The young and beautiful Kate marries a penniless Paul. After Paul becomes a wealthy upstart, he finds a new love. In order to abandon Kate without losing half of his property due to divorce, Paul cleverly sets up a trap to burn Kate to death in the residence, but accidentally burns his own two children to death. Kate ran away from home in grief, and the insidious Paul sent his thug Burnside to chase him all the way...

"I'm sorry for being born human." Ever since I was a child, I have never been able to get rid of loneliness and sadness. I have always longed to love and be loved, but it always backfired. The abyss of confusion and despair gradually swallowed me up. I hurt the people I love and love me again and again. I abused myself, abandoned myself, and abused myself until I lost the qualifications to be a human being... I am Ye Zang, and this is my true story. May these painful struggles be your medicine to love everything in this world.

The great Captain Ahab, who had been at sea for forty years, was a god-like existence in the eyes of sailors. One day, his left leg was bitten off by a great white whale named "Moby Dick". From then on, Ahab embarked on a crazy road of revenge to chase the white whale... Everything you lose will come back in another way.

"On the road, meet a better version of yourself!" Just call me Sal. I am a young writer who longs for freedom in my heart and does not like a static life. To me, only crazy guys are interesting. They live a passionate life, talk loudly at any time, long for redemption, are passionate about everything, never slack off or indulge in mediocre topics, they burn, burn, burn... Wanton and wild Dean - that's the kind of guy. I am very happy that I have such a friend. We have nothing, we are empty-handed, and just now, we decided to travel across the United States - to understand the world in the way we like until we find our true selves!

"Millions of Pounds" helps you establish a correct view of money: make money steadily and spend money generously! In the history of human literature, Mark Twain is the leader of critical realism. He uses humor to gain insight into the nature of the world, uses satire to analyze complex human nature, and uses sharp writing as a weapon to criticize various phenomena in material society. "Millions of Pounds" exaggerates the different attitudes of different characters when facing money and reflects the true human nature in the face of money. It is considered to be the masterpiece of Mark Twain's short story collection. "Millions of Pounds" was selected as the recommended reading book for the new curriculum standard! Selected into the recommended reading list of "Chinese Language" compiled by the Ministry of Education! Mark Twain created truly native American literature and is known as the "Father of American Literature." A selection of 16 masterpieces of Mark Twain's short stories! Including the popular "Million Pounds" and "Running for Governor"! The New York Times praised Mark Twain as America's leading humor novelist! Brand new translation, not a word has been deleted! How can a pauper with a million-pound check live in London for a month? Is this check a piece of waste paper, or is it the fulcrum that can move everything forward?

A topical work that Naoki Award-winning writer Eto Mori has been working on for five years! Won the Central Public Literature Award, second place in the Bookstore Award, and the "King's Brunch" Book Award. This book was adapted into a TV series by NHK, starring famous Japanese actors Issey Takahashi and Hiromi Nagasaku, and received rave reviews! The author Mori Eto spent many years interviewing, reading, and sorting out a large amount of literature to write this book. Since embarking on this thorny road, her daily life has been like experiencing a storm. Everyone who pursues their dreams dares to become a lunatic in the eyes of others! For decades, Qianming has been chasing that unattainable dream every day. But since embarking on this thorny road, her daily life has been like experiencing a storm. Her husband completely cut off contact with her, her daughter ran away from home, and her trusted subordinates suddenly changed jobs... There were constant obstacles within the family, and questioning, criticism and even frame-up from the outside world never stopped. From Showa to Heisei, nearly fifty years and three generations, Chiaki moved forward more and more determinedly after being frustrated again and again. She once became an unreasonable madman in the eyes of people, until her dream changed the entire Japan.

"Collection of Feng Jiqi's Works: Village" shows from different aspects the artistic world created by the author with his emotions and efforts, and also focuses on Feng Jiqi's artistic pursuit of "writing the history of changes in the times and the spiritual history of characters". The centralized display of these works not only helps readers better understand Feng Jiqi and understand the unique literary achievements of this northwest writer, but also attempts to provide a new positioning and interpretation of the value of Feng Jiqi's literary creation.

This novel is not a simple novel, nor a simple love novel, nor a simple secular novel, but a social novel integrating anti-love, secular content. Therefore, it is written in this way to increase the life and thought capacity of the book, so that readers can read, recognize, and comprehend more models in one book. In order to make the environment where the characters move have some characteristics, this book also uses some natural and cultural environments of a city in northern China. However, the characters, events and stories written in the book are by no means those of a certain city.

There is no closer relationship between people in this world than the relationship between yourself and yourself. Therefore, you must clearly know that the one who can truly understand you is not others, but your own heart. Perhaps, sometimes I cannot clearly understand who I am and what do I want? Maybe, what you worked so hard to get is not what you searched for in your dreams. Maybe, what you pursue will always be the flower in the mirror and the moon in the water, but it gives you the goal and hope you pursue. The novel "Hometown Cloud, Road to a Foreign Country" describes the protagonist Chen Haiyan's life experience in China and the United States. The pursuit and exploration of an intellectual woman who spanned more than half a century, experienced China's "Cultural Revolution" and the American financial tsunami, and had Chinese and American husbands and lovers. Regardless of whether the protagonist does something right or not, gains or losses, it is her love, thinking and pursuit of life.

This is a touching heart song expressed by an unwed mother to her unborn child. The woman in the book is tormented by a thousand questions - why bring a child into this world? Does the child want to come into this world on his own? What is it like to be a woman, what is it like to be a man? Does the child belong to the country, his parents, or himself? Is becoming a mother a woman's vocation or a free choice? Does being pregnant and having a child mean giving up your career prospects, your individual freedom, and your existence as an independent woman? She has no specific face, name, or age, but perhaps every woman today will recognize herself, at least in part, in her. The book also involves profound doubts and painful thoughts about human life and death, love and hate. With incomparable candor and courage, Farage presents the extremely rich and complex mind and the piercing truth of a modern independent woman.

My name is Jonas, I am about to be forty-nine years old, my wife left me, my mother's memory faded to the point where she often cannot recognize me, I have a daughter, to be precise, she is not my daughter, and I only recently learned that we are not related by blood. I've held a slimy newborn baby in my arms, gone to the woods in December to cut down Christmas trees, taught my kids how to ride a bicycle step by step, and wrestled with reality in the late nights, both long and short. I know very well that life consists of laughter and crying, love and hate, that everyone has the talent to write poetry, and that people all know that they are mortal. I bought a one-way ticket and came to a quiet hotel in a distant country, preparing to commit suicide. However, my thin luggage and the toolbox I brought with me unexpectedly aroused the interest of the hotel owner and guests...

"Marathon" tells the story of a father who used to have a bad temper and was provocative but finally repented after the disappearance of his young child and returned his son in the process of making up for his mistakes; "Finding Dad" tells the story of a seriously ill mother who is about to die and takes her young son to find the father who abandoned them early; "When the Petals Leave the Flower" is about a daughter who is facing the college entrance examination. After experiencing hesitation and struggle, after hearing about her mother's illness, she repented and finally treated life correctly.

"Ten Years of Farewell (Essential)" is a collection of classic works by Yin Xueyun, winner of the Lu Xun Literature Award, Baihua Literature Award and other domestic literary awards, including "Ten Years of Farewell", "Uncle Li Hai", "Turn the Nail", "Killed in Action" and "Auspicious Pictures", which describe all the meager hardships and meager kindnesses in the world. These novels draw on a wide range of subjects, spanning rural and urban areas, and involve the suffering of the grassroots, institutional ecology, and intellectual disputes. In a seemingly modest space, it reveals true knowledge in daily life and depicts the world and people's hearts in various living environments. From it, we can see a picture of family life in urban and rural areas in China from the second half of the 20th century to the early 21st century. This book won the 17th Hundred Flowers Literature Award, truly revealing the tragedy of human nature's decline and transformation. "Uncle Le Hai" topped the first "Harvest" literature ranking and novella list, and won the 7th Lu Xun Literature Award. It is a history of human relations between two families who look up to each other through difficult years. "Turning Nails" narrates the legendary life of young people in a small town. "Dead in Action" is a tribute and tribute to a long-gone spiritual era. "Auspicious Picture" describes the human world and emotional disputes caused by a painting.

In recent years, medical topics related to health, life and death have always attracted people's attention and been hotly discussed. The two novels by Xiang Chun selected in this book are about women's re-examination and understanding of social life, family and marriage after suffering from breast cancer, as well as the strength and wisdom to reshape life through disease. "Excision" written by Xiang Chun is divided into two chapters. "Excision" tells the story of "I"'s Nirvana journey from disbelief to struggling to live after learning that I have breast cancer, and my re-understanding and interpretation of life in the face of life and death. "Notes on a Sickness" is in the same style as "Excision", with a compact plot and is known for its keen sense and delicate description. The protagonist is a breast cancer patient, and her painful experience has made her think deeply about life and women's dignity. When she can only choose one of the two, her inner confusion, severe pain and tragedy are shocking, and her thoughts are also quite unique. This is the most charming part of this work. The work also describes the different attitudes of surrounding patients towards disease as well as the limitations of current medical technology and methods, and outlines the appearance of all living beings in the face of death, which is also thought-provoking.

The novel tells the story of Liu Shulei, a doctor of literature who recently returned to Fujian to work in Fujian after graduating from a prestigious university in Beijing. He was sent to Landao for a temporary job and walked into the melting pot of reality that he had never dreamed of before. From curiosity, enthusiasm, ignorance, and panic, to listening, observing, analyzing, and judging, until he solidly integrated with the people's hearts, facts, historical events, and blueprints in real life. He encountered complex and numerous, specific and urgent difficult matters, and also honed his ability to identify problems and his ability to solve problems through practice. The work unfolds a narrative around the contradictions and solutions between the Blue Wave International Project and the overall relocation of Linekang Village. Against the background of the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, a major initiative, the work deeply explores the vivid details of the lives of the villagers on the island: Dayi Gong, who has a traditional personality; The new youth group of "Blue Shadows on the Sea" with modern knowledge and literacy, local cadres who are good at thinking, the wonderful scene of the islanders going from "empty" to "returning", etc., All together paint a colorful picture of "possible life" and life growth in the reality of the new era.

"Childhood" is the first of a trilogy of autobiographical novels written by Gorky based on his own experiences (the other two are "In the World" and "My University"). It tells the childhood life of Alyosha (Gorky's nickname) from the age of three to ten, vividly reproduces the living conditions of the lower class people in the former Soviet Union in the 1870s and 1980s, and writes about Gorky's understanding of suffering and unique insights into social life. There is an endless desire and strength in the words. "Childhood" (Illustrated Collector's Edition) will include nearly a hundred exquisite original Russian illustrations, striving to be presented to readers with exquisite binding.

"Dead Souls" is the cornerstone of the development of Russian critical realist literature and the pinnacle of the development of Gogol's realist creation. The novel describes the story of Chichikov, a speculative liar (miser) who pretends to be a sixth-class civil servant and buys and sells dead souls (Russian landowners call their serfs "souls"). "Dead Souls" (Illustrated Collector's Edition) will include nearly a hundred exquisite original Russian illustrations and strive to be presented to readers with exquisite binding.

The plot of this novel is purely fictional and tells the history of a species of salamander accidentally discovered in the Indonesian archipelago. Capitalists use these human-looking, very agile animals as cheap labor to cultivate pearls and engage in underwater construction. Newt not only gradually mastered human technology, but also mastered fascist ideas. Later, he even used weapons obtained from humans to attack the mainland, demanding that the sea expand, flood the continent, and destroy mankind. Finally, through the author's fantasy of the unity of salamanders collapsing themselves and killing each other, hope for human recovery emerges.

In 1872, the famous Hungarian writer Jokaj More wrote the novel "The Golden Man", which tells the story of a wealthy businessman's fortune and exposed the evils of capitalism. However, due to the author's lack of sufficient understanding of the trend of social development, the protagonist in the novel ends up either in a paradise separated from real life or in a historical fantasy, which also reflects the flaws in the author's worldview.

After the outbreak of World War II, Nazi Germany occupied major countries on the European continent, and Britain became a safe haven for dignitaries from seven countries, including Norway, the Netherlands, Poland, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Czechoslovakia, who were unwilling to surrender. The heads of state and leaders of the seven countries fled to the British Isles, and London became the center of the European anti-fascist war and the island of hope for the people of all European countries. "New York Times" best-selling author Lynne Olson visited the parties and their relatives, consulted a large amount of archives, and restored the difficult journey of the European people uniting as one to resist aggression during the war years when the Nazis were raging, and finally winning the anti-fascist war. Lynne Olson's writing is vivid and touching, and the lines are full of human warmth.

Mike Mitchell is an ordinary person living in New York. When a series of disasters occur in the bustling city where people live, he struggles to maintain his family in difficult circumstances. The Internet and communication networks were disrupted... A deadly contagious virus swept across the city... And then a beast-like snowstorm blocked the entire New York. There was no contact with the outside world for several days. For weeks, the law lost its binding force, order became chaotic, and homicide and vigilante squads appeared on the streets. Millions of people are trapped in New York. Amid the chaos, conspiracy theorists outraged by cyberattacks from foreign countries-possibly the first shock wave of a sea change in the world of great power-never matter, as Mike and his family struggle to survive in the wintry grave of a doomed New York.

The book tells the story of how people from all over the country lived on the farms in the "Great Northern Wilderness" in the 1960s and 1970s, either because they went to the mountains or to the countryside, or because they fled famine. The author focuses on his classmates, farm employees, their families, and farmers near the farm. On the basis of being loyal to the facts, he records their small but legendary lives and narrates this dusty history. Through more than 70 stories, the book deeply reveals the ins and outs of the fate of the people at the bottom. It has an excellent depiction of human nature in desperate situations, and it also directly looks at the spiritual essence and profound lessons of this historical tragedy. This not only allows us to have a deeper understanding of the past years, but also helps us build our own personality and develop our own life.

Lawyer Ni Ziling stayed overnight in Binhai City for Nanli Group's case, but received flowers from a stranger. It reminded her of an unforgettable love affair ten years ago. A chance encounter that year caused her and Ye Xifei to fall in love, which put Ni Ziling, who was already engaged to Zhou Wenbo, in a dilemma. The Ni family received much care from the Zhou family and helped Ni Ziling with work assignments. Ni Ziling finally gave up going abroad with Ye Xifei and married Zhou Wenbo. The heartbroken Ye Xifei left Nanling and started a business in Binhai. Ten years later, Ye Xifei became a famous entrepreneur in Binhai City and returned to Nanling City to develop real estate.

The world's best librarian: Want to save civilization? Steal the book first! The documentary adaptation of the National Magazine Award-winning masterpiece will be released soon. This book takes a direct look at the mysterious branch of Al Qaeda in North Africa. A terrorist organization has occupied the thousand-year-old city of Timbuktu. In order to prevent the ancient books from being destroyed, a group of librarians risked their lives to steal the ancient books in the city and embarked on a 606-mile journey across civilization. This is a struggle between violence and open civilization, which allows us to understand Africa and understand the current focus events on war and terrorism. Even if barbaric forces invade the world, there are still people who are willing to protect civilization at all costs.

A timeless classic! "Plague" helps you understand the rumors, panic and truth during the epidemic! This is the most important masterpiece of Nobel Prize winner Camus. Camus won the 1957 Nobel Prize for Literature for this book! It was published in 1947 and has been selling well ever since! The whole world is re-reading "The Plague" in 2020! It topped the bestseller lists in Italy, France, and the United Kingdom; Japan printed an additional 150,000 copies in just one month, and the cumulative print volume exceeded one million, triggering a purchase restriction craze! Recommended reading list by Shanghai infectious disease expert Dr. Zhang Wenhong: If you understand the epidemic, you will not panic! When the epidemic disrupts the life we ​​are accustomed to, this book tells you: the plague is life, nothing more than that. When all kinds of chaos, panic, and rumors break out with the epidemic, this book tells you: the only way to fight the plague is to be sincere. When we are overwhelmed by the explosive news about the epidemic and fall into anxiety, this book tells you: in times of crisis, the first way ordinary people can play a role is to do their jobs well. The new "Reader's Edition" of "The Plague", 4 must-read reasons: 1. Original 10,000-word introduction: Written by a doctor of literature from Sorbonne University in Paris during the epidemic, it provides an in-depth interpretation of "The Plague". 2. Classic translation: French literal translation by Li Yumin, a French translator and professor at the First Normal University. 3. Special production: "A Brief History of Viruses Affecting Humanity", sorting out the top ten viruses that affect human civilization. 4. Special compilation: "Chronology of Camus's Life and Creation" A plague swept through an ordinary small town unexpectedly. The increasing death toll broke the ordinary lives of the citizens: panic spread, rumors spread wildly, chaos replaced calm and became daily life... But there is a group of people in this city who spontaneously assume the responsibility of treating plague patients and maintaining urban order. They come from all walks of life: doctors, civil servants, journalists, priests, etc. They are not shining heroes. They are just a bunch of ordinary people. "The Plague", first published in 1947, describes this sudden epidemic and the story of how ordinary people fought against it. It presents many attitudes of human beings against suffering and death. It affirms the power of human beings to face absurdity and fight against fate, and gives modern people important enlightenment about survival.

A stock exchange broker had a stable job and a happy family, but he was obsessed with painting. He felt like he was "possessed by the devil" and suddenly abandoned his home and went to Paris to pursue his artistic ideals. After some bizarre encounters, he finally left the civilized world and escaped to the isolated island of Tahiti in the South Pacific, where he injected all the value of life into the gorgeous canvas. "The Moon and Sixpence" is a novel by Maugham published in 1919. It uses the life of French Impressionist painter Paul Gauguin as the material and tells the story of a geek who pursues art wholeheartedly and has no understanding of the world. "There were sixpences all over the ground, but he looked up and saw the moon." The novel's discussion of art and life, ideals and reality is still of revelatory significance to this day.

The protagonist Philip was born in the upper class, but his parents died when he was young, and he was born with a disability. He spent his childhood in a sojourn life where he was ignored. After entering the society, he experienced the hardships of the world. In the rough road of life and the tumultuous torrent of life, he abandoned unrealistic dreams, worked hard to break free from the shackles of the spirit, and constantly pursued the true meaning of life. "The Shackles of Life" is Maugham's masterpiece, published in 1915. It is based on the author's real life experiences in his early years and has an obvious autobiographical flavor. After the novel was published, it was highly praised by the American writer Theodore Dreiser and became popular in Britain, the United States and even the world. Maugham himself regarded the book as "an immortal novel".

During World War I, American young man Larry's comrades died trying to rescue him. This experience completely changed Larry's thinking. He began to ask his inner questions: Since there is good in the world, why does evil also coexist? After the war, he stubbornly pursued the answer. He first went to Paris to study philosophy, and then came to a monastery in Bonn. However, Christian doctrine failed to provide him with a satisfactory answer, so he went to Spain and tried to find the true meaning of life through art. After getting no results, he ran to India and stayed there for five years before finally finding his true faith in Indian religion. "The Knife's Edge" is Maugham's full-length work published in 1944. It is based on the famous philosopher Wittgenstein. It profoundly shows the mental journey of an entire generation of Western intellectuals in their search for the meaning of existence, and presents a picture of life in the Western world after World War I. , From the United States to Europe and India, from Paris and London to Chicago and New York, from the city to the seaside, from the upper class to the lower class, the author provides us with a group of vivid and flesh-and-blood characters in a broad geographical and social background.

Popular writer Alroy Keel wanted to write a biography of the late famous writer Driffield, but he knew little about the young Driffield, so he asked Driffield's friend, another writer Ashenden, for help. Under Keel's insistence, Ashenden recalled his early relationship with Driffield and his ex-wife Rosie. "Pleasure", also known as "Family Scandal", was published in 1930 and is Maugham's favorite novel. The author changes the prejudice against women in his previous works and draws materials from the real literary and artistic circles. He recalls the life of a beautiful woman as an admirer and sarcastically embellishes it with interesting anecdotes from the literary and artistic circles.

The book tells the story of the protagonist, Ren Leshui, who led a work team to the village of Kalasu to carry out a series of tasks to "appeal to the people's sentiments, benefit the people's livelihood, and gather people's hearts and minds." The lifeless village was transformed into a lively and lively village where violent terrorists were punished and the people were busy producing and getting rich, showing readers the bright future of rural construction.

It reflects the big background through small characters, depicts a magnificent era, narrates people's lives, creates civilian heroes, and sings the praises of national unity. Gao Tianshan, a descendant of military reclamation, came to Xinjiangnan County as a cadre to aid Xinjiang. The local cadres he partnered with were his childhood playmates Ai Shan and Ye Cheng. The three of them worked together, worked side by side, and overcame many difficulties to complete many major projects such as building housing for wealthy people and attracting investment, and were praised by the people. It is interspersed with descriptions of the emotional conflicts in the families of cadres who aided Xinjiang, as well as the display of the humanistic features and folk customs of Xinjiang's ethnic minority areas. The heroic sentiments and romanticism complement each other, which is both lofty and touching.

This book is based on Shanghai's counterpart support for the construction of the Tarim area in Xinjiang, and uses the experiences of Xinjiang aid cadres such as Zhou Tian, ​​Gao Gao, Jinli, and Lu Lu as the main line. It tells the story of a group of cadres who went to Xinjiang in 2008 from knowing little about Xinjiang to gradually understanding and loving Xinjiang, and integrating with the local people ideologically and emotionally. Heroism and romanticism complement each other. The book has lofty intentions, is warm and romantic, and highlights the strategy of aiding Xinjiang in the new era and the melody of the times of national unity, stabilizing Xinjiang and revitalizing Xinjiang. It is a masterpiece that expresses the work of aiding Xinjiang.

Chang'an, this ancient historical city, including Yunei, was an international metropolis in the world at that time due to its integration of Chinese and Western elements, political clarity, and economic prosperity. Chang'an, this ancient cultural city, carries thousands of years of Chinese civilization, lays the foundation for international civilization exchanges, leads the development direction of world civilization, and opens up a new era of human civilization. It has long been famous internationally. For thousands of years, countries around the world have looked up to it, worshiped it, and made pilgrimages to it. Today, we look back from the little world of pear blossoms to understand the charm of the Tang culture that we Chinese are proud of. Our story begins with the fragrance of pear blossoms in the Tang Palace...

Everyone who is wandering in a foreign land must read "The Missing" to live the life he wants! Kafka used a Chaplin-style comedy story to once again brilliantly create a protagonist who is exiled from society and reveal the eternal dilemma of life. The unfinished posthumous work of Kafka, the pioneer of Western modernist literature, is one of the "Loneliness Trilogy". Six reasons why you must read "The Missing" in Reader's Classic Library: 1. Based on the 1983 revised edition, the deleted content and unfinished manuscripts are restored to truly present the original appearance of Kafka's work! 2. Includes a professional introduction by Geng Yiwei, director of the China Taipei Arts Festival! 3. Includes the foreword by Klaus Mann, son of Thomas Mann! 4. Included is the postscript edited by Newst Schilenmai, the editor of the revised edition! 5. Includes the postscript of Kafka's friend Max Brod! Contains Kafka's chronology and rare photos! "The Missing" is Kafka's first novel after he entered his creative period. Like the footage of a black-and-white documentary, it calmly and faithfully expresses those real and long-lasting stories. The protagonist Karl is a kind and ordinary young man, born in a wealthy family in Prague. When he was sixteen, he was seduced by the family maid and became pregnant, and was expelled to the United States by his father. In the United States, his uncle helped Carl enter the upper class. However, in that era when capital was particularly crazy, Carl experienced various difficulties and his life deteriorated...

"Looking for Wushuang" tells the story of Wang Xianke from Shandong to Chang'an in search of his cousin Wushuang. It borrows ancient legends as the story blueprint, integrates modern elements, and uses history to feed the novel. Through Wang Xianke's search journey, it tells a Kafka-style absurd story of constantly hitting walls and constantly breaking through various obstacles. The joy of thinking is one of the most important pleasures in life. This book is a book about heavenly wisdom, or more precisely, about the encounter of wisdom.