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Hot Mom Detective Team

Hot Mom Detective Team

General Fiction

Sun Mingyi

206K03

This is an emotional novel that is full of suspense but makes people laugh. There are tears, suspense, warmth, conflict, and the truth of life: careless "naughty children" make a lot of noise in school, and even fight and skip school without telling their parents and family to reward Internet celebrity anchors... In order to find out whether their children are going further and further on the road of "learning bad things", mothers with adolescent children have to form a "Mom Detective Team". The smart children launched a counterattack, and their superb anti-tracking capabilities left mothers stunned...

A Small Life (part 1)

A Small Life (part 1)

General Fiction

L

302K0

The handsome and kind-hearted William works in a restaurant and dreams of becoming an actor; the confident and humorous JB tries to make a name for himself in the art world; the well-off Malcolm works in a famous architectural firm but has lost his original love for architecture; and there is the introverted and enigmatic Jude, a talented assistant prosecutor. After getting acquainted with a famous university in Massachusetts, they first came to New York to make a living. They were high-spirited but penniless and drifting. As he grew older and had a successful career, the friendship spanning more than thirty years faced the greatest challenge - the elusive Jude himself. He didn't want to talk about the shadow of his past with others, and chose to harm himself again and again in loneliness. With the help of his friends, Jude's inner defenses gradually disintegrated... "I know my life has meaning..." "A Small Life" is a hymn of brotherhood and an odyssey to explore the meaning of life. In friendship, what is damaged in us becomes whole again.

A Small Life (part 2)

A Small Life (part 2)

General Fiction

(us) Yanagihara Hanya

216K0

The handsome and kind-hearted William works in a restaurant and dreams of becoming an actor; the confident and humorous JB tries to make a name for himself in the art world; the well-off Malcolm works in a famous architectural firm but has lost his original love for architecture; and there is the introverted and enigmatic Jude, a talented assistant prosecutor. After getting acquainted with a famous university in Massachusetts, they first came to New York to make a living. They were high-spirited but penniless and drifting. As he grew older and had a successful career, the friendship spanning more than thirty years faced the greatest challenge - the elusive Jude himself. He didn't want to talk about the shadow of his past with others, and chose to harm himself again and again in loneliness. With the help of his friends, Jude's inner defenses gradually disintegrated... "I know my life has meaning..." "A Small Life" is a hymn of brotherhood and an odyssey to explore the meaning of life. In friendship, what is damaged in us becomes whole again.

Masterpieces of Female Voices (complete Collection)

Lin Yihan (korean) Zhao Nanzhu (japanese) Mitsuyo Kakuda

382K0

"Home on the Slope" Women are weak by nature, but strong as mothers. This is the world's greatest malice towards women. Five reasons why you must read this annual work on women's voices: 1. Mainstream media such as Beijing News, Jiemian Culture, and The Paper are reporting on the screen; 2. KOLs such as Wu Zhihong, Anti-Pants Front, and Luo Zhen are hotly discussed; 3. Sir movies, Film and television public accounts such as Independent Fish and Crow Movies meet each other late; 4. The adaptation of the play of the same name continues to be on the Douban Weibo topic list, with hundreds of thousands of netizens calling in unison; 5. Hao Jingfang, Hou Hongbin, Ku Suo, Zhang Yiwei and other seven cultural women have sincerely recommended it. "Kim Ji Young Born in 1982" uses a real and daily narrative style like "Reply 1988" to present various problems in the life of a thirty-six-year-old ordinary woman: the preference for boys over girls of the older generation; sexual harassment issues and "slut shaming" of victims; unequal pay for men and women for equal work in the workplace; harsh criticism of stay-at-home mothers; employment discrimination against women; and the pressure on marriage and childbirth faced by single women. "Fang Siqi's Paradise of First Love" is solemnly recommended by many famous scholars, writers, and celebrities, including Li Yinhe, Dai Jinhua, Luo Yijun, Zhang Yueran, Jiang Fangzhou, Zhan Hongzhi, Feng Tang, Shi Hang, Li Shanglong, Yang Qingxiang, Mr. Yan, New Prime Minister Zhang Wei, Lin Yichen, etc. A heartbreaking true story of helplessness. A literary swan song of life toward death. This is an astonishing and special novel, a beautiful, accurate and profound work of literature. A work worthy of our recognition despite all the noise. A shocking book that has touched thousands of readers. Many mainstream media have continued to report on it, and it has triggered heated discussions among readers. The traditional Chinese version of Douban Reading has been marked for discussion by tens of thousands of netizens, and has been commented and reported on by media outlets such as Pengbai News, Phoenix Culture, and Beijing News Book Review Weekly.

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General Fiction

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141K0

"The Good Soldier Schweik" is a world-famous satirical novel, based on the author's own real war experience. The novel vividly satirizes the incompetence and stupidity of the officers, policemen and priests of the Austro-Hungarian Empire through the experience of Svejke, the "officially certified idiot", in the First World War. Since its publication, this work has continued to exert influence around the world. The image of Shuike created in this book is honest, honest, honest, humorous and smart. He is always good at exposing the lies of the ruling bureaucrats with his honest and innocent attitude, exposing the ugly face of the tyrannical and corrupt officers, embarrassing the arrogant bureaucrats, and highlighting the value of people's freedom. The "Sweike spirit" is still not out of date today!

The World on the Back of a Turtle

(us) John Green

125K0

This book is the latest masterpiece by John Green, author of the best-selling book "The Incredible Pain." In real life, there are many people who suffer from psychological torture. Although they do not suffer the unforgettable pain of losing their loved ones like the heroes and heroines Aza and Davis in the novel, in the process of growing up, some outsiders simply and crudely regard it as trivial things, but for the injured person, they are long-term torture that they cannot get rid of. This book talks about loneliness, life and the relationship between people. It is a classic that deserves to be read carefully by every sensitive person. It is also a work strongly recommended by Bill Gates in his must-read list.

Neutral

Neutral

General Fiction

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447K0

Hosseini, the author of "The Kite Runner", highly recommended by media queen Oprah, Anne Hathaway, and Stefanie Sun! After Marquez, Kundera, and Suskind, there is a name you cannot miss: Jeffrey Eugenides! A heavyweight contemporary classic epic, it won the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Literature and was selected by the BBC as one of the 12 greatest English novels of the 21st century! It tells the story of an adolescent boy's difficult self-identification process from the special perspective of a bisexual person and a collection of literary techniques, unfolds the fate of a Greek family in the long history of the United States, and explores the mysteries of human nature in a detailed and insightful way across the past and present. The Greek-American writer Eugenides' novel "Neutral" won the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Literature. The Greek-American protagonist Stephanides was "born" twice: the first time in Detroit in 1960, when she was a baby girl; the second time in 1974 in Michigan, when he became a fourteen-year-old boy. According to the medical report, she\u002FHe is a rare "hermaphrodite", but her\u002Fhis fate, or the common fate of mankind, is: one must choose a life, either "he" or "she". Tracing up the family tree, tracing the genetic destiny that spans two continents for hundreds of years, this traceback is not only physical and personal, but also literary. All of this makes "Neutral" simultaneously reveal the dual aspects of male and female, tragedy and comedy, classical and postmodern.

Girl in Cupboard

Girl in Cupboard

General Fiction

(us) Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

106K0

Her mother forbade Ada to go out and only allowed her to look out the window. If she found that she had done something wrong, she would be locked in a dark and damp cupboard all night. All this is because Ada's feet are disabled. When World War II broke out, the government wanted to evacuate London's children to the countryside to escape bombing, but her mother forbade Ada to leave. But Ada refused to accept her fate. She stole a pair of shoes from her mother, left the cage-like apartment with her brother, and boarded the train. When they arrived in the countryside, no one was willing to accept the dirty siblings. They were forced to live with Miss Smith, who claimed to be "not a good person", and the fate of the three people changed.

On the Road

On the Road

General Fiction

Jack Kerouac

222K0

The eternal bible of rock youth! As long as your heart is still hot, you will always be on the road! Icon of Bob Dylan, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Nirvana, The Doors, David Bowie, Patti Smith, Lou Reed, Steve Jobs, Johnny Depp, The Pains and countless other cultural icons. Bob Dylan: "On the Road" completely changed my life. The Beatles' name comes from "On the Road." Steve Jobs founded Apple under the influence of "On the Road". The tribute band "Goodbye Jack" pays tribute to the author of the book, Jack Kerouac. Johnny Depp spent $10,000 collecting Kerouac's old raincoats. Young people all over the world who pursue freedom and maintain their passion have a copy of "On the Road"! Under the influence of "On the Road", 1 million Starbucks cafes opened across the United States, and 1 million pairs of Levi's jeans were snapped up by young people; rock music, punk, hippies, and the Woodstock Music Festival, which are popular among 1 billion people, were all born because of "On the Road." In the history of human literature, "On the Road" is an eternal spiritual declaration, inspiring generations of young people to try, toss, and struggle, and to find faith and strength on the road of life. "On the Road" has been translated into more than 40 languages ​​and has more than 300 versions around the world; it is listed among Time's Top 100 English Novels of the 20th Century and Modern Library's Top 100 English Novels of the 20th Century. "On the Road" is the inspiration for almost all classic road movies: "Easy Rider", "Thelma and Louise", "Paris, Texas", "Natural Born Killers", "Fear in Las Vegas"... The new hardcover top ten hardcore value edition of "On the Road", open this book and read "On the Road" thoroughly! Chinese rock fans, look out for this version! 1. [Official original version] Translated from the first Viking Press version of "On the Road" that caused a sensation in 1957 2. [New translation] "The Long Goodbye" translator Yao Xianghui is another masterpiece, accurately restoring the crazy writing style of the "Beat School" 3. [Hand-drawn map ]Compare and read while reading, and get an overview of the protagonist's driving routes across the United States 4 times 4. [Original illustrations] 3 hand-drawn hippie-style full-color illustrations, visually presenting the wonderful passages in the book 5. [Detailed notes] Intimately added 228 detailed notes on cultural background, and learn about the Pentium 19 1950s 6. [Specially produced] 88 pages of "On the Road" travel notes, including precious photos, manuscripts, and letters 7. [Interesting drawings] Presenting group portraits of the "Beat Generation" characters, revealing the prototypes of the characters in the book 8. [Specially included] Kerouac's rare autobiography and The interview is like chatting with him face to face 9. [Special Collection] Kerouac's original lyrics to "On the Road", scan the QR code to listen to the original sound sung by him. 10. [Special Collection] A collection of the cultural impact of "On the Road" over half a century. After reading it, you will know how great this book is.

French Haven

French Haven

General Fiction

J

150K0

"The French Harbor" comes from the author of the immortal literary classic "Butterfly Dream" and is one of her three masterpieces. Literary giants Jin Yong and Stephen King, and film master Hitchcock are all her loyal readers. Winner of the National Book Award, the Edgar Allan Poe Master Award, and the Order of the British Empire. The author who has been loved by British readers for a century has been selected into the BBC's "Reading of the Century" and "Inspiring the Century" top 100 lists. In fact, be an extremely simple person, dare to love and hate, and you will be happy. In one month, Dona will turn 30, but she is tired of everything around her. This is a life crisis that she has to face alone. The thought of escaping life drove her to a manor in the countryside. The tranquil harbor soothes her nerves, until the intrusion of a sailing ship and French pirates inspires a passion deep within her. She risked her life and plunged into this once-in-a-lifetime adventure.

Dear Mrs. Bird

Dear Mrs. Bird

General Fiction

(english) A. J. Pierce

158K0

You don't have to pretend to be strong all the time, you can leave a gap for others to love you. "Dear Mrs. Bird" is the debut novel of British writer A. J. Pierce. "Dear Mrs. Bird" debuted on the Sunday Times top ten bestseller list in 2018 as soon as it was released! Reached the top of Amazon's e-book category novel list! It won the 2019 Crown Award from the British Historical Writers Association and was selected for the British National Book Award for debut novel. A. J. Pierce has impressed countless European and American readers with his playful, ironic yet profound writing, and has been jointly recommended by mainstream media such as The Guardian, Publishers Weekly, The Observer, and Kirkus Reviews! If you have been pretending to be strong, please read the story of Mrs. Bird. Lady Bird, the cantankerous editor of women's magazines, urged her readers to "never cry or fuss, be reserved, wear lipstick, and have perfect hair." She mercilessly threw letters from readers expressing love, loneliness or vulnerability into the trash. And Mrs. Bird's assistant, Amy, couldn't bear the letterer pretending to be strong alone. So she made a crazy decision...

Three Bedrooms and Two Living Rooms

Han Bo

271K0

"Three Rooms and Two Living Rooms" is the first novel by writer Han Bo. The novel uses the indoor layout structure as a framework and injects textual content. It is a non-linear narrative text presented in the form of a novel. The work is divided into five parts: three rooms ("fiction room", "non-fiction room" and "anti-fiction room") and two halls ("black hall" and "soft hall"), with their own specific time backgrounds and five different spatial divisions as clues. Through the interweaving, intersecting, blending and concatenation of fiction, non-fiction, drama excerpts, literary narratives, non-fiction travel notes, plays within plays and other texts, it presents the spiritual pattern of the younger generation of intellectuals under the rapid social transformation of the times. The novel uses the dual identity perspective of "I" as an observer and participant, and connects the experiences of several "gentlemen" such as Mr. Hu, Mr. Han, Mr. Zhang, and Mr. Ma.

John Christopher (1-4)

John Christopher (1-4)

General Fiction

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981K03

"John Christopher" is a novel that reflects a series of contradictions and conflicts in real society through the protagonist's life experience, and promotes humanitarianism and heroism. The novel describes the protagonist's life of struggle, from the awakening of his musical talent as a child, to his contempt and resistance to the powerful in his youth, to his career pursuit and success as an adult, and finally to the lofty state of spiritual tranquility. It vividly expresses the struggle and passion of the generation at the beginning of the 20th century with grand and beautiful artistic techniques.

Home on Slope

Home on Slope

General Fiction

(japan) Mitsuyo Tsunoda

198K09

Women are weak by nature, but mothers are strong. This is the world's greatest malice towards women. Five reasons why you must read this annual work on women's voices: 1. Mainstream media such as Beijing News, Jiemian Culture, and The Paper are reporting on the screen; 2. KOLs such as Wu Zhihong, Anti-Pants Front, and Luo Zhen are hotly discussed; 3. Sir movies, Film and television public accounts such as Independent Fish and Crow Movies meet each other late; 4. The adaptation of the play of the same name continues to be on the Douban Weibo topic list, with hundreds of thousands of netizens calling in unison; 5. Hao Jingfang, Hou Hongbin, Ku Suo, Zhang Yiwei and other seven cultural women have sincerely recommended it. Risako, a new mother, was selected as a jury to face the trial of an "evil mother" who killed her young daughter. As the trial progressed, Risako discovered that the defendant was so similar to himself... He gave up his career to raise children, but lost the last bit of his own space; no matter how much hard work he put in, he would be taken for granted, and no matter how little his husband helped, he would be praised by the outside world; there were countless questions and difficulties in child care, but they would only be dismissed as "this is how everyone gets here." Risako began to wonder: "Is it possible that every mother will become a suspect in the dock because of these experiences?"

Huangliu: the Great River Goes Eastward

The Old Ghost In The Midnight Breeze

799K06

At the end of the Qing Dynasty, four teenagers accidentally burned down their ancestral temple. They fled in panic and entered troubled times. They started a different life along the canal with wind and rain.

One-leg Hop: a Deadly Mystery

Lin Yonggang

78K0

A car accident made reporter Lin Huiwen disabled. Lin Huiwen, who was free at home, suddenly found an inexplicable email in her mailbox, and the content of the email turned out to be a bizarre "one-leg jump" competition. The competition is accessible only to people with disabilities and offers generous prizes. In order to investigate the truth behind the competition, Lin Huiwen met Mr. Tang, and even got involved in an organization called the Candid Persons. It turns out that the water behind this scene is deeper than we thought...

Piano Weight

Piano Weight

General Fiction

(us) Chris Kind

159K0

In the 1960s, a Soviet girl named Kaji accidentally got a beautiful piano. This piano brings her sunshine, drizzle, and tenderness in a hard life. Marriage and society forced her to leave her homeland forever, and the ambitious young performer became an immigrant in a small American city. The most heartbreaking thing was that the piano was also separated from her in the turmoil. In 2012, Clara, a young girl from a small town in the United States, did not know how to play a musical instrument, but she owned a piano, which was the only relic left after her parents died unexpectedly. Clara is lonely and strong, but the old piano is like a heavy burden that cannot be left behind, making her at a loss. Until one day, the appearance of a photographer unexpectedly revealed the secret of Clara's family behind this old piano. Objects can see a person's life. A piano was once one person's hope against the cruel world, and it was also another person's escape from a lonely life. The piano has witnessed the journey of life, and the life of the piano is a long song of the end of the world and destiny.

I Am a Soldier

I Am a Soldier

General Fiction

Could It Be

217K0

This is a documentary novel. The protagonist Xi Xiao is a female soldier who grew up in the 1980s. After experiencing the chaos of the "Cultural Revolution", she worked as a female factory worker; later she entered the army and gradually grew from a grassroots female soldier to an outstanding military political worker; after that, in order to adapt to the needs of the new situation, Xi Xiao moved into the fields of business and law. In the 1990s, an era of rapid social transformation, she faced a situation where the military was gradually withdrawing from the commercial field and the legal system was not sound. The loyalty and sense of responsibility of the military continued to support her spiritual world, preventing her from losing her way in the unpredictable era, and allowing her life experience to bear fruit of fullness and wisdom.

Tonghui River Engineering

Zhai Pengyan

135K0

After graduation, Chen Pan gave up his high-paying position and came to the River and Lake Management Office to work in river dredging. His choice was fiercely opposed by his father, Chen Xianbing. At the same time, due to the death of his mother from illness many years ago, there was a grudge between Chen Xianbing and his father Chen Jinghe, and Chen Pan's employment choice broke the peace that the Chen family had worked hard to maintain. Three generations of grandparents, two pairs of father and son, had a dispute over their status as river workers, but they had to support each other because of the intersection of their jobs. At this time, a sudden illness made the Chen family finally understand that the deeper hatred was due to love, and the identity of Hegong was passed down through blood. A Tonghui River contains the joys, sorrows, joys and sorrows of a family. Tonghui Hegong is the common identity of three generations, and it also contains the power and inheritance of love.

Urban Romance

Urban Romance

General Fiction

Sun Li Yu Xiaohui

312K0

The novel "Urban Romance" centers on the municipal construction of a large city in the north. It depicts the ecology and mentality of everyone from the mayor to the street women, and reflects the complex face of current urban reform. Municipal Party Secretary Gao Bonian has been having trouble with his government affairs and family affairs recently. His unmarried daughter Gao Jie had a miscarriage and was lying at home. His wife Shen Ping thought it was Gao's secretary Zhang Yimin who had done it, but the daughter said she had given birth to someone else on her own initiative. Mayor Yan Honghuan is young and promising, determined to improve transportation and rebuild streets to solve residents' housing difficulties. The Prime Minister asked the mayor to report on the work but did not notify the municipal party secretary. The secretary felt an inexplicable sense of loss...

The Story of Crossing to the South, the Story of Hiding in the East, the Story of the Expedition to the West, the Story of Returning to the North

Zong Pu

780K0

This work is based on the life of Southwest Associated University during the Anti-Japanese War, and vividly depicts the personality ethics and emotional world of Chinese intellectuals. This book takes the events of Meng Yue, a professor at Minglun University, and his family as the main line after the July 7th Incident. It describes the noble national integrity shown by the intellectuals in Peking at the time of the country's subjugation, and also reveals the cowardly and contentious souls of some people. The novel is full of life and creates a pure and sincere artistic atmosphere, which is unforgettable.

Choice

Choice

General Fiction

Zhang Ping

353K01

The protagonist Li Gaocheng is an anti-corruption hero. He relied on the party and the masses to finally defeat the collective corrupt leadership team of China Textile and even the backstage of provincial leading cadres who were more covert corrupt elements. In the novel, the stories are interlocking, with complex characters, twists and turns, and many wonderful and delicate uses of contrasting techniques.

Cat's Table

Cat's Table

General Fiction

(canada) Michael Ondaatje

119K0

That seemingly short journey alone turned out to be so long that it changed my entire life. Nobel Prize winner Kazuo Ishiguro's beloved writer Michael Ondaatje! Winner of the 50th Anniversary Booker Prize, the Golden Booker Prize, and a rare "versatile poet and novelist" in the world of literature, Ondaatje Ondaatje's first moving novel since "The English Patient" is based on his extraordinary life experience when he was 11 years old! A charming novel about growth, memory and love, the author's true feelings and beautiful poetry are revealed in the plainness. It is a healing work for Ondaatje's recollection of his boyhood. As we travel alone for the first time, we are looking for the unformed parts of ourselves. Ondaatje's imagination borders on the surreal! --Nobel Prize winner Kazuo Ishiguro. An 11-year-old boy embarks on a 21-day sea journey alone for the first time. He will witness growth, friendship and transformation. "The three-week sea voyage, in my first memory, was uneventful. Only now, many years later, when my children encourage me to tell the story of this journey, has it turned into an adventure. Through their eyes, it has even become something extraordinary in life. A coming-of-age ceremony."

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General Fiction

K

109K0

I never really lived until I started living for myself! A milestone in modern Japanese literature, the pioneering work of romantic literature, and a history of spiritual change during the Enlightenment Period in modern Japan. A must-read masterpiece to understand Japanese literature! Ogai Ogai, a modern Japanese writer who is as famous as Natsume Soseki, is a Japanese writer that Lu Xun particularly loves, and has profoundly influenced literary masters such as Akutagawa Ryunosuke, Mishima Yukio and Dazai Osamu! The reason why "Dancing Girl" is a must-read in Reader's Classic Library! 1. Carefully select 8 masterpieces of Mori Ogai's short stories, including not only "Dancing Princess", the debut novel that made Mori Ogai famous in one fell swoop, but also "Goose", "Takase Fune" and other works that are regarded as classics in Japan. 2. The classic translation by Japanese translator Gao Huiqin strives for excellence in wording and sentence making, truly restoring Mori Ogai's language style. 3. Specially includes the translator's preface, providing an in-depth interpretation of Mori Ogai's creative career and understanding the story behind "Dancing Princess". Japanese young man Ohta fell in love with a dancing girl during his study tour in Germany. He longed for freedom and love, but did not have the courage to give up his originally smooth career. In his imprisoned life, Ota's self gradually awakens. How will he choose? In the history of human literature, "Maihime" by the representative Japanese writer Ogai Mori is full of self-establishment and exploration of the liberation of human nature. It can be called a history of spiritual change in modern Japan's Enlightenment period and is known as a milestone in modern Japanese literature.

Jonathan Seagull

Jonathan Seagull

General Fiction

(us) Richard Bach

22K01

"The Book of the Century" by The New York Times and Time Magazine, and selected into the "Peking University" edition of college Chinese textbooks! It is as famous as "The Fantasy Journey of the Shepherd Boy" and "The Little Prince", with sales exceeding 40 million copies. The book of dreams that inspired Michael Jackson and Kobe Bryant. It is a happy thing to go all out for your dreams. Most seagulls don't want to take the trouble to learn how to fly, and are just content to fly to the shore in search of food. However, for Jonathan the seagull, flying is more important than eating. There are better reasons to live than lurching between fishing boats. The important thing is to stick to your dream and make it perfect day by day, and Jonathan's dream is to fly. Seagulls are born to fly, freedom is the essence of life. Our present is both the result and the starting point of choice. Every life has countless possibilities, and faces countless choices every moment. The higher you fly, the wider and farther your horizons become, and you can discover the true dreams, desires and passions in your heart.

Oriental (all 3 Volumes)

Wei Wei

630K0

Through the description of the Korean battlefield and rural life in our country, it comprehensively reflects the great victory of resisting U. S. Aggression and aiding Korea. Guo Xiang, a company commander of a certain People's Liberation Army unit, went home to visit his mother. He learned that the American emperor had landed in Incheon, and returned to the army early with his comrade Yang Xue. They were childhood friends. He secretly loved Yang Xue, but the battalion commander Lu Xirong deceived Yang Xue's feelings and planned to get married soon. Yang Xue wanted to go to the front line, but Lu Xirong thought that Guo Xiang was behind it.

No Words (all 3 Volumes)

Zhang Jie

622K0

"Wordless" takes the life experience of the female writer Wu Wei as the main line, telling the marriage story of her and several generations of women in her family, describing the rough life experiences of various people during the great social turmoil and great changes, showing the changes of the times in China in the past hundred years, uniquely recording and examining China in the 20th century, and describing an indescribable era.

Spring in Winter (2 Volumes in Total)

Li Guowen

497K0

This is the first full-length novel created using the stream-of-consciousness technique in China. The novel takes Yu Erlong, the party committee secretary and director of a large military industrial power plant, to return to his hometown of Shihu after more than 30 years to find the murderer who assassinated his wife Lu Hua. Through his three days and two nights of experience, knowledge and memories, it condenses his 40-year struggle life from the Anti-Japanese War, the Liberation War, the 17 years after the founding of the People's Republic of China to the Cultural Revolution and the crushing of the "Gang of Four". It focuses on the guerrilla life from 1937 to 1947 and the struggle during the ten years of turmoil.

Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee

Lu Tianming

354K0

"Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee" is an epic realist masterpiece by the well-known writer Lu Tianming. The work takes the reform of large-scale state-owned enterprises as the background, conveys the difficulties of reform and the various pains that have to be endured, and presents the pioneering spirit and the personality strength of loyalty to faith that reformers must possess. With the spirit of a historian, magnificent momentum, suspenseful writing style, and a strong background, the writer boldly enters the little-known field of "provincial party secretary" and successfully creates the image of three generations of provincial party secretaries represented by Provincial Party Secretary Gong Kaichen. He vividly and delicately depicts their passion and heroism in the face of faith, career, conscience, family, emotions, setbacks and mistakes. It also profoundly revealed to people how in this specific era, corrupt elements emerged who would not hesitate to sell their power, personality and conscience in order to pursue their own selfish interests.

Qin Opera

Qin Opera

General Fiction

Jia Pingwa

430K0

The novel won the 7th Mao Prize. Through the evolution of a place called Qingfeng Street in the past twenty years and the life, old age, illness, death, joys and sorrows of all the people on the street, it vividly shows the shocks and changes that the historical transformation of Chinese society has brought to the countryside. The novel tells the story of the ups and downs of the two major families in Qingfeng Street, the Bai family and the Xia family, from the perspective of a madman. The Bai family has long declined, and the changes of the Xia family have evolved into a symbol of Qingfeng Street, Shaanxi and even rural China...

Broken Porcelain

Broken Porcelain

General Fiction

Yizhou

77K0

Writer Yi Zhou represents novellas, popular language, suspense structure, Chinese stories, and human themes. "Broken Porcelain" is a new collection of novellas by Yi Zhou, a representative writer born in the 1970s in China. It includes Yi Zhou's two novellas "Li Xuan's Hesitation" and "Broken Porcelain". "Broken Porcelain" is about Tong Xiaoyi's love tragedy for Tang Jin's poems. In "Li Xuan's Hesitation", Li Zhong is divorced in his middle age and hesitates between two emotional objects.

Live a Good Life

Live a Good Life

General Fiction

Yu Fucai

288K0

By describing the story of a big family, the work shows the real problems in real society such as the pursuit of happiness by the elderly and remarriage, the relationship between brothers and sisters, the employment of college students after graduation, the entrepreneurship of laid-off workers, the changes in the family structure of both parties after the marriage of an only child, the elderly taking care of their children and grandchildren, and the cultivation of children.

Year of Rest

Year of Rest

General Fiction

Zhou Lili

88K01

The story of "Nalati Farewell" unfolds because of snowy roads and road closures. Yu Lan and her husband Guan Peng were stranded in a place called Dushanzi on their trip to Xinjiang. They had to wait under unpredictable circumstances or choose to return the same way. Yu Lan's subconscious originally wanted to use this trip to escape the difficulties in her life, but the reality was that she was once again trapped in a dilemma. Later, Yu Lan realized that only the phone call of "Peace on Dushanzi" and the full moon could give people a little hope of moving forward in difficult situations, and only then could life continue. "The Year of Peace" tells the story of a county girl who is an "obedient good child and the pride of her parents", following the typical fate of young people in this era. She left the county after passing the college entrance examination, studied in Beijing and Hong Kong, and later settled in Beijing. However, behind this bright appearance of moving forward, there is a sense of helplessness and confusion, not knowing where to go. "Brooklyn Baby" tells the story of the intergenerational conflict between the new human being Rena and her conservative mother Tian Yan. In the context of the new century, Rena quickly integrated into the new American lifestyle, challenging her mother with the goal of "spiritual independence and independent life". The characters, topics and backgrounds in the novel appear fresh and bright, and the confusion and self-change of the middle class are evident. "Better Up" is one of Zhou Lili's works that attempts to portray the image of the lower class people. The novel more describes the different life trajectories of the two girls caused by the similarities and differences in their family environments. Through the demolition and changes of a building, the life and cognition of ordinary people are described vividly and happily, which can be regarded as a record of the changes of an era.

Ladies

Ladies

General Fiction

Zhang Ji

70K01

Zhang Ji's new novella, popular language, suspense structure, Chinese story, human theme. "Ladies" is part of the second volume of Tiger Novellas published by our publisher. It includes two newly created novellas by Zhang Ji, "Ladies" and "Killing a Havana". "Ladies" is one of Zhang Ji's important novellas. It tells the story of three women and their men in an office. The first part of "Killing a Havana" tells the story of two children, a boy and a girl, who take extra classes outside and use their spare time to shoot videos and upload them to the Internet. The second half is about the various things that happened after the two uploaded a video of a middle school teacher Liu Feng.

Broad Street

Broad Street

General Fiction

Xue Yanping

246K0

It pays tribute to the ordinary and long-lasting life; it reproduces the charm of the alleys of old Beijing; the latest novel by Xue Yanping, winner of the Lao She Literature Prize and a representative writer of Beijing-style literature; it uses delicate and tender writing to find warmth and light in daily life; it writes Beijing in the sense of the soul and contemporary times in the sense of the mind.

Heavy Wings

Heavy Wings

General Fiction

Zhang Jie

228K0

"Heavy Wings" is the first novel to reflect life in the early stages of reform. It positively describes the struggle between reform and counter-reform in industrial construction, and enthusiastically praises the correct line of the Third Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee of the Party. The novel describes a complex struggle between the Ministry of Heavy Industry of the State Council and its affiliated Shuguang Automobile Manufacturing Plant over the reform of the industrial economic system in 1980.

Where Did the Angel Fall?

Inside The Road

204K0

The final chapter of Lu Nei's acclaimed masterpiece "Following Trilogy". The unique Lu Nei style of humor and poetry, the blackness and sadness wrapped in humor, will inadvertently hit your hard or soft heart when you smile. "Where the Angels Fell" not only has new language changes, but also continues to maintain Lue's humor and poetry.

Follow Her Journey

Follow Her Journey

General Fiction

Inside The Road

212K01

The happy, natural, poetic and boring growth story of a group of teenagers. Although Lu Xiaolu, Yang Yi, Yu Xiaoqi and Zeng Yuan were born and had different experiences, in the summer of 1990, in the small and isolated town of Daicheng, they all had the desire to escape and began to pursue the future and love. The setbacks they encountered were so similar, and their confusion and failure were also almost the same. They met and then separated, with tender violence mixed in between, a restrained but touching love story, and the most sincere brotherly love.

Young Babylon

Young Babylon

General Fiction

Inside The Road

188K8.32

In Daicheng in the 1990s, Lu Xiaolu worked in a chemical factory. He was a confused young man who didn't know where his future and life goals were. I followed a master named "Lao Niubi" and didn't learn any skills. In the mechanic class, you can do nothing but tighten screws, and in the electrician class, you can only change light bulbs. In addition, he also likes to play games, climb factory walls, and fight. Of course, he also pursued women. He fell in love with a factory doctor named Bai Lan, and eventually left him because Bai Lan was admitted to graduate school. Later, 30-year-old Lu Xiaolu sat on the curb and told his lover the stories of those years.

Skywalker

Skywalker

General Fiction

Liu Xinglong

201K0

Zhang Yingcai, a young man who failed the college entrance examination, came to the remote Jieling Mountain area to be a substitute teacher. He was shocked by the difficult teaching conditions in the mountainous area. In the embarrassment of life, Zhang Yingcai felt the strength, persistence, seriousness and responsibility of rural teachers, and also experienced the loss, pain, shamelessness and sadness that fate gave them. The story revolves around the main line of "conversion" of ADPL teachers, vividly showing the life and fate of private teachers in Jieling Primary School, represented by Principal Yu, Sun Sihai, and Deng Youmi, and very realistically reproducing the difficult situation of private teachers in mountainous areas.

Heroic Age

Heroic Age

General Fiction

Liu Jianwei

466K0

This book describes the different life experiences and paths of brothers Shi Tianxiong and Lu Chengwei, brothers with different surnames, the adopted son and son of the older generation revolutionary Lu Zhentian. Lu Chengwei returned from studying in the United States and became a trendsetter in the financial investment industry; Shi Tianxiong went from being a hero in the Vietnam War to an official career, and then resolutely resigned and went to work. The novel touches on the most important and core level of economic activities in contemporary China, reveals head-on the main contradictions that have emerged during China's transformation period, and focuses on exploring the all-round impact of real problems such as the crisis of faith and the plurality and disorder of value standards on the destiny of contemporary Chinese people.

Xu Mao and His Daughters

Zhou Keqin

179K02

"Xu Mao and His Daughters" describes the fate of Xu Mao's family, a farmer in Huluba, a remote mountain village in Sichuan. It reviews the twists and turns of rural life since cooperatization and reflects the contest between the masses and the "Gang of Four" in the late period of the "Cultural Revolution". In 1975, the "Fourth National People's Congress" was held, Comrade Deng Xiaoping presided over the work, and good news of rectification came from all fronts.

Furong Town (winner of the First Mao Dun Literature Award)

Guhua

146K8.48

"Furong Town" is a novel written by Gu Hua in 1981. The author has included and condensed the people and things in the southern villages that he has been familiar with for more than 20 years into the book. It combines political situation with pictures of customs and people, uses the fate of the characters to play out the changes in rural life, and strives to write about the color and mood of life in the southern villages. The novel describes the social customs in southern China's rural areas from 1963 to 1979, exposes the harm of left-leaning thoughts, and praises the victory of the line of the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee.

Bell and Drum Tower

Bell and Drum Tower

General Fiction

Liu Xinwu

266K0

The author Liu Xinwu's first novel, for which he won the second Mao Dun Literature Award. The novel tells a story that happened in the Bell and Drum Tower area of ​​Beijing in the early 1980s. It shows extremely colorful scenes, tells the joys and sorrows of the city, and the fate of several generations. Traveling through the smoke and dust of the years, and looking at the moving world scenes in Liu Xinwu's works, it is like a vivid ukiyo-e that opens up the memory of the city... It can be called a modern "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" with a strong Beijing flavor.

Walking Through Darling Harbor

Langyu

333K0

I once thought that studying abroad, immigrating and living abroad would be such a wonderful journey in life! However, standing on the colorful flower stems of Luoying, in a prosperous foreign country, facing a brand new world, desolation and loneliness came to my heart, like a shadow, and when I turned around, I could not see the way back! Sydney, a road of no return, a dream that is difficult to realize, a lot of heartbroken people, and a past that has reached the end of the world... Lang Yu, a Chinese writer living in Australia, takes you to explore the real life of Chinese immigrants studying abroad in the mid-to-late 1990s.

Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio (classic Translation)

Pu Songling

482K0

"Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio" is a collection of classical Chinese short stories written by Pu Songling, a writer in the Qing Dynasty. There are more than 490 short stories in the book. They either expose the darkness of feudal rule, criticize the corruption of the imperial examination system, or resist the shackles of feudal ethics. They have rich and profound ideological content. There are the largest number of works describing the theme of love in the whole book, and they express a strong anti-feudal etiquette spirit. Some of these works express the author's ideal love through the love between flower demons and foxes.

Black Mark

Black Mark

General Fiction

(french) Deborah Hevey Beltra

62K0

"We were sent to concentration camps by our enemies, and we were sent to concentration camps by our friends." There is a Holocaust Memorial Hall in Paris, France. The wall at the entrance of the memorial hall is full of names, 76,000 names. Those are the names of all the Jews who were deported by France during the occupation of France by the German Nazis during World War II. In the autumn of 1999, 20-year-old Elena came to Paris to study at university. She knew that this was a turning point in her life, but she didn't know that it was the starting point for another person to start a new life. Elena majored in archeology and is good at finding clues in complicated history: a mysterious figure with four names. Behind his multiple identities, what kind of past does the mysterious figure carry? Can Elena find out where the real mysterious figure is?

Sou Shen Ji

Sou Shen Ji

General Fiction

(jin) Qianbao

101K0

According to the "Wenxuanchao" record, three days after the death of Wuning County Magistrate Qian Qing, Wu Meng went to mourn him, but said that Qian Qingyang did not live to the end of his life and did not deserve to die. He wanted to argue for him to heaven. Wu Meng lay down next to Qian Qing's body, and a few days later, the two of them woke up together. When Qian Bao heard about this, he was moved and wrote "Sou Shen Ji".

Jerusalem

Jerusalem

General Fiction

Xu Zechen

370K02

This book focuses on a generation of Chinese young people born in the 1970s. It begins with an atonement-style gathering held by five young people who grew up by the canal, and connects the lives of different cities and regions such as Beijing, Shanghai, hometown and abroad. It aims to deeply explore the spiritual context of this generation in the process of rapid modernization and urbanization through the honest description of their parents' and their own personal experiences, as well as the unique living conditions and problems and confusions they have shown as they grow up. As the growth history of the post-70s generation and the spiritual history of a generation, "Jerusalem" is an important summary of the writer's life experience and literary experience. It is also a landmark work for the post-70s writers to mature, and is a very ambitious full-length work for the post-70s writers.

If There is No Tomorrow (original Work of "i Am Yu Huanshui")

Remaining Farmland

81K8.9137

Yu Huanshui is a little person living at the bottom of society. He is wretched, cowardly, and timid. He has always been a softie. Because he was so cowardly, even his wife left him with their children. During the physical examination organized by the company, Yu Huanshui received a notice and learned that he had pancreatic cancer. In his darkest moments, all kinds of bullying followed. Yu Huanshui, who had a mentality of breaking things down, couldn't bear the pressure and became a feared "ruthless character" overnight, and got the company's beauty into bed. By some mistake, he captured Xu Dapao, a Class A wanted criminal from the Ministry of Public Security, and was later captured by Xu Dapao's brothers and trapped in a wild cave. Trapped with him were: Luan Bingran, a charity volunteer for whom he had a crush; a pair of American travel companions; colleagues from his former company, including the beauty he had a one-night stand with... Yu Huanshui used his wit to finally rescue everyone and bring the criminals to justice. Yu Huanshui, who had reached the peak of his life, suddenly discovered that he was not terminally ill. Overnight, Yu Huanshui had to return to himself, but everything changed dramatically and he had no way back.

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