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The "Eagle's Nest" is the place where Basar lives in a cave and is also the nerve center of the "Basal Group". Basar leads the group to engage in illegal activities, but he is also the protector of many weak civilians and is deeply loved by people. Basal's father was killed during the Cultural Revolution, and his growth went through many vicissitudes. After the reform and opening up, Basal went into business. When the timber he had accumulated was forcibly deprived of his accumulated timber by Tian Chengzu, a large timber merchant, with the help of official power, Basal began to retaliate and his entire gang was completely destroyed. When he accumulated huge assets, he decided to enter the highway construction market and the automobile sales and parts supply market, and together with Cui Jingjing and Zhao Ziqiang, two gangsters, The evil gangs started a fierce market game and almost died; in order to create the Sun Mountain Wildlife Forest Park... Here we see the political competition in the officialdom, the shady interests of the shopping malls, the love and hatred between people, and the desperate struggle between the evil gangs, which are full of thrills and variables, conspiracy and calculation, fraud and killing.

"A Gentleman's Dream" tells the tragic story of generations of farmers surnamed Xu in Lutiao Village pursuing moral perfection in different eras from the late Qing Dynasty to the end of the 20th century. It shows the inheritance and development of Confucian culture in rural areas, reflects the great changes in the lives and thoughts of Chinese farmers over the past century, and shows us a picture of Chinese folk ethics and culture in the 20th century.

This oil-themed novel shows readers a group of oil people who are not tall and perfect but are impressive, China's oil people.

"The Waning Moon" is based on multiple murder cases that occurred in the plains of western Sichuan, and is based on a real love murder that killed a family. It uses the emotional entanglement of the hero and heroine to trigger the murder as the main line, and the police investigation process as the sub-line. The book reproduces the thrilling operations of crime detection, detection and arrest, and the remorse of human nature in the process of execution at the execution ground; there are suspenseful confrontations with twists and turns, and exciting conflicts; there are military and police life, various human conditions, cultural conflicts caused by urban and rural differences, and the gap between rich and poor; it also has the epitome of the Chinese love boom phenomenon, the emotional life of the characters, and the delicate display of the good and evil of human nature; it is a police novel that transcends the usual meaning.

That summer, Polish girl Kasia and her friends climbed up the mountain to watch the sunrise, and saw thousands of refugees sleeping in the dark fields at the foot of the mountain. That year, the Nazi military song pierced the night sky of Warsaw, and all the dreams were completely shattered overnight. The smoke filled her hometown and her family was displaced, but Kasia refused to surrender, even if she was sent to the terrible hell-Ravensluck concentration camp. Across the ocean, New York's social circles are enjoying life, but the young socialite Caroline Feridi has been worried about the fate of the Polish girl. Her love was divided into two halves, one half for the lovers who were separated in the troubled times, and the other half for the girls who suffered in the war. Somehow, women who have never met come together, crossing space, nationality, race, and identity, helping each other and moving forward hand in hand. They endured the cold winter silently, waiting for justice to come again.

Time passed to the 1960s, and a turmoil broke out in the vast land of China. The storm suddenly came and the county party secretary lost his wife. Although some cadres were temporarily lost, they stabilized their position.

A blues version of "The Catcher in the Rye", John Irving's delicate and grotesque style, Swiss Book Award winner Rolf Rappet's latest youth coming-of-age novel. What we wanted to escape most and what we miss most now is youth; every stupid thing we have done is growth. The novel tells the story of a 16-year-old boy in a small town who, after experiencing a series of "major events" such as the arrival of a UFO, a visit from a mysterious woman, a town revitalization plan, running away from home, and suspected murder, finally sees his own path forward and completes another stage of growth in his youth. The author uses a delicate and humorous tone to describe the image of a young man who is eager to grow up and escape. In the end, the young man realizes: "I have time, I can wait." The novel was shortlisted for the highest award in German youth literature and was adapted into a movie of the same name. It is deeply loved by readers and audiences of all ages. It can resonate with people who are in their youth or have been young.

"The Big-Headed Boy in the Time Tunnel" is a long fantasy novel written for children aged 8-12. With bold and novel imagination, it opens an unexpected time journey and explains the wonders of love and dreams. This book tells the story of Ding Xiaoding, a boy who depends on his father for life. He is bullied by his classmates because of his big head, because his father Ding Guangguang only cares about work and has no time to accompany him. After encountering the "dream design building", he did not hesitate to trade his childhood time for the dream of "growing up overnight". Unexpectedly, he accidentally lost his only relative - his father in the passage of time. Ding Xiaoding, who originally disliked his father in every possible way, realized the value of his relatives only after losing his father. In order to find his father, Ding Xiaoding resolutely started the time reversal program. Once the time reversal program is started, it cannot be reversed. Ding Xiaoding can only get smaller as time goes by until he disappears. While going back in time, Ding Xiaoding not only met the young Ding Shiguang, but also met his mother whom he had never met and only lived in his imagination.

"Autumn Water" writes the growth story of the generation born in the 1980s in Lixiahe area. The story goes from entering the middle school campus to entering the stormy life, from the node of physiological changes in adolescence to the sign of psychological maturity in the third year of life, or using "three women and one drama" as an internal metaphor, thus creating a unique "coming-of-age novel". The image creation of the three heroines, their character logic, and their specific circumstances and destiny are crowded with each other; the beginning and end of Mr. Kong and his representative traditional culture and personality, together with the metaphor of "autumn water" floating in the middle, give the whole story a certain kind of unspeakable intimacy.

Accompanied by the dog Tarzan, the heroine Yiding finally not only protected her precarious love, but also completed her own transformation story in her married life. Taishan protects his mistress and gives Yiding tremendous spiritual power, and its death directly promotes Yiding's transformation and growth. When life returned to peace and happiness again, Yiding and Taishan seemed to meet again in another way.

"Iron Net and Bronze Hook" is a novel describing the life of fishermen in Poyang Lake in the 1940s. Using the centuries-old armed struggle between two major fishing villages as a basic clue, the author describes the life of people at the bottom of society under the patriarchal system with their ancestral names, ancestral properties, and ancestral land as their sutras, and with benevolence, emotion, and violence as their latitudes. It has created the image of a group of fishermen with distinctive personalities who are marked by the times and regions. Together with the ups and downs of the storyline and the unique regional customs, it truly reproduces the social characteristics and the fate of the characters of that era. The author also keeps making metaphors and questioning in the book: Who can break through the iron net of traditional concepts and break away from the copper hook of real interests? Today, it is not difficult for us to still see the shadow of people's behavior in that era. Society needs to abandon the old and pursue the new amidst profound changes. Therefore, this work has its unique social value and practical significance.

"Life" is the masterpiece of Lu Yao, winner of the Mao Dun Literature Prize, and a literary classic that has inspired thousands of readers. "Life" changed Jack Ma's life and profoundly influenced the creations of Chen Zhongshi, Jia Zhangke and others. "Life" is based on the urban and rural life in the northern Shaanxi Plateau and narrates the life changes of Gao Jialin, an intellectual young man, who returned to his hometown, left his hometown, and returned to his hometown again. "Life" tells the story of a young man's difficult choices between love and career, ideals and reality. It has great empathy and expresses the dilemma, expectations and pursuits of everyone, especially young people. "Life"'s unremitting pursuit of passion in a limited life arouses echoes in everyone's heart; "Life"'s earth-like broad temperament gives great comfort and strength to people who are disappointed with life. This is Lu Yao's "Life", and it is also the life of each of us.

This is a novel. The work tells the story of the protagonist Xu Jie's ups and downs from the age of twenty to forty. In his early years, he was a handsome young man, enjoying the care of relatives and friends, the petty bourgeoisie atmosphere and the comfortable material conditions; later, he was a young talent on the university campus, talented, swaying his youth, witnessing the reality of life; finally, he became a complicated middle-aged man who went to a foreign land, struggled to survive, worked hard in the workplace, and adhered to the basic moral bottom line. In the end, just like drawing a circle, he returned to his hometown, completed the redemption of his soul amidst the great vicissitudes of life, and gained warm emotions.

This book is based on the history of the first Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China and the Northern Guangdong Provincial Committee as the skeleton. Except for place names and the people, events, and times of major events, it is based on historical facts, and the rest is based on literary creation.

"The Carved Bed" is a collection of short stories and short stories by the writer Xue Yuanyuan, including the novellas: "You are going to Beijing", "The Name Embedded in Dahongshan", "The Carved Bed", "One Person's Limit", "Life Goes On" and "Grandma's Story"; short stories: "Hunan Embroidery Cheongsam", "Midnight Train", "Rootless Plantain", "Tonight, There is a Frog Croaking" and "Lengthening Her Life". Among them, "Hunan Embroidery Cheongsam" entered the 2007 Chinese novel rankings and entered the final evaluation of the fifth Lu Xun Literature Award; "Midnight Train" and "Carved Bed" were translated and released in Japan, South Korea and other countries; "You Are Going to Beijing" and others were adapted into film and television works.

"Kunyu Children" is the author's accumulation of more than half a century of life experience, life thinking, and literary history. After more than 30 years of preparation, four years of writing, and four draft revisions, "Kunyu Children" is a masterpiece that reflects the changing trajectory of a generation's lives and thoughts. It shows the growth, struggle, and emotional journey of the protagonist's family of seven orphans, inspiring and inspiring. The writing style of the work is simple and natural, the emotions are sincere and moving, and the characters are vivid and vivid. It is a modern "bitter cauliflower".

"Kunyu Children" is the author's accumulation of more than half a century of life experience, life thinking, and literary history. After more than 30 years of preparation, four years of writing, and four draft revisions, "Kunyu Children" is a masterpiece that reflects the changing trajectory of a generation's lives and thoughts. It shows the growth, struggle, and emotional journey of the protagonist's family of seven orphans, inspiring and inspiring. The writing style of the work is simple and natural, the emotions are sincere and moving, and the characters are vivid and vivid. It is a modern "bitter cauliflower".

"Kunyu Children" is the author's accumulation of more than half a century of life experience, life thinking, and literary history. After more than 30 years of preparation, four years of writing, and four draft revisions, "Kunyu Children" is a masterpiece that reflects the changing trajectory of a generation's lives and thoughts. It shows the growth, struggle, and emotional journey of the protagonist's family of seven orphans, inspiring and inspiring. The writing style of the work is simple and natural, the emotions are sincere and moving, and the characters are vivid and vivid. It is a modern "bitter cauliflower".

The second part of "Eagle's Nest", known as the "Chinese version of "The Godfather"", continues to reveal the behind-the-scenes truth about the rivalry between evil gangs, and continues to write about Basal's shady life. As the boss of the underworld, Basar engages in desperate battles with other evil gangs, performing thrilling stories one after another. He was almost killed due to a joint plan by his opponents; overnight, he was shot, the killer was exploded, and the chief of staff was violently hit. At this time, the Basar Empire he had carefully built was on the verge of overthrowing, and the core figures were severely damaged. However, his young son Basile took on the important mission of saving the empire. He adopted methods such as hiding one's strength and biding time, transferring interests, seducing beautiful women, and secretly setting up formations to complete a series of pursuits and kill his opponents one by one, thereby saving the crisis.

He Wenyong, a young intellectual who ushered in the liberation of New China, was labeled as a rightist. His wife Ling Fen was weak and lived with her son He Qingsheng in the humiliation and suffering at the bottom of society.

"Defense of Fishing City" is one of the Starlight series of books. In the battle to defend Diaoyu City, the isolated city resisted the Mongolian attack for more than thirty years. Even the Mongolian army that swept across the Eurasian continent failed to cross the border. After the resistance was terminated, it did not lower the flag, collect weapons, or change the county annals. It uses strength to make the enemy put down the butcher's knife, and is praised by Europeans as "the place where God breaks the whip". Because of its historical significance and legendary nature, we will tell it separately.

Institutions of higher learning are not a paradise. In this grand garden full of knowledge and wisdom, ideals and love, how do professors live? How do they choose when faced with status, money, and love? The professors Bai Minghua and Liu Anding are very romantic, and the beautiful and unwilling talented girl He Qiusi is even more charming... Behind their seemingly peaceful lives, there are heart-stirring emotional entanglements and power disputes hidden behind them. If you have read Mr. Qian Zhongshu's "Fortress Besieged", then you must read "The So-Called Professor" again. The book's vivid characters, real and vivid stories, sharp and ups and downs conflicts, soul-stirring characters' fates, humorous and exquisite language, and profound and wise scholar's thoughts will definitely make you feel refreshed.

Yue Chaofeng and Wu Zhengda are students at a film and television school, majoring in directing, and are classmates in the same dormitory, but they have extremely different views. If Yue Chaofeng is a gentleman, then Wu Zhengda can be said to be a wretched villain. However, Yue Chaofeng, who was favored by everyone, was depressed after graduation; Wu Zhengda, who was shamed by everyone, became famous and prosperous in the industry after graduation. Someone asked Wu Zhengda the secret of his success, and Wu Zhengda only gave eight words: Stockholm Syndrome. What's the meaning? Don't know? Ideals are kidnapped by reality, refuse to be rescued, and choose to become speculation. This is a disease, but can you cure it?

This is the third novel in the haze series. The author is a front-line environmental protection worker. Based on what he saw and thought at work, he created a number of vivid characters such as Da Kan, Panjie, and Lao Kang. Through humorous and close-to-life stories such as "Grabbing Red Envelopes" and "Scaring the Baby to Death", he popularized environmental protection knowledge and spread the positive energy of environmental protection. After the first part of the series, "The Haze is Coming" and "The Sorrow of the Haze" were published one after another, they attracted the attention of the People's Daily, CCTV and other media.

Although these novels, like most Neo-Confucian novels, show the lazy and boring life of high-level intellectuals in a postmodern context, pursuing wealth and profit. But the profoundness of the novel lies in its profound grasp of the embarrassment of sensitive and upright intellectuals in a period of social transformation.

A simple rural youth wanted to become a magician, but was defrauded of all his property and imprisoned unjustly. While in prison, his understanding of life completely changed. After being released from prison, he became a master of fraud, using illegal financing and other means to play in officialdom, shopping malls, and love affairs, until he met a female reporter...

Kawabata Yasunari's classic work, Yu Hua highly recommends it! "Sleeping Beauty" includes Kawabata Yasunari's classic masterpieces "Sleeping Beauty" and "La Bayadere". Eguchi, who is nearly seventy years old, comes to a mysterious hotel by the sea. Waiting for him there was the unconscious girl sleeping. Next to the fresh and young Sleeping Beauty, the old man regains the joy of life, but the past and nightmares also come one after another... Bozi, a middle-aged ballet teacher, is trying his best to entrust his dance dream to his daughter Tatoko in his hard life. At the same time, he is torn between the disappointment of drifting away from her husband and the expectation of reconnecting with his childhood sweetheart...

Hans, a college student, came to the Alpine Lung Disease Sanatorium to visit his cousin Joachim. Unexpectedly, he also contracted the lung disease and had to stay for treatment. The people in the sanatorium came from all over the world, with different personalities and ideas. Hans was an ideal young man, but after interacting with these people, his thoughts became confused and his spirit became depressed. The Russian woman Clavgia made him even more fascinated. He forgot about his career and important responsibilities, and the mountain became a "magic mountain" from which he could not extricate himself. Seven years passed in the blink of an eye. His cousin died of illness, Clavgia left, and those close friends also went their separate ways. Life shattered his fantasies one by one, making him feel painful and lonely. The artillery fire of the World War woke him up. Looking back on the past, Hans felt that he had been sleeping on the "Magic Mountain" for seven years, so he resolutely embarked on a journey to the front line. The novel has a grand scene and many characters; it consists of two main lines: describing the love triangle between the protagonist Hans, the young woman Clavgia and the wealthy businessman Pierco Payne, revealing the contradiction between life and death, soul and body; centering on the battle between democrats and militarists, it reflects the spiritual outlook of German intellectuals before the First World War and the opposition between different ideological views.

The plot of "The Moon and Sixpence" is based on the life of the French post-impressionist painter Gauguin. The protagonist was originally a securities broker. After reaching middle age, he suddenly responded to the call of his heart and abandoned everything to live with the indigenous people on the island of Tahiti in the South Pacific. He gained inspiration and created many artistic masterpieces. Maugham deeply explores the contradictions and interactions between life and art in his novels. The plot of "The Moon and Sixpence" is not complicated. It tells the story of a broker on the British Stock Exchange. He already had a solid career and status, and a happy family, but he became obsessed with painting and felt like he was "possessed by the devil." He suddenly abandoned his home and went to Paris to pursue his ideal of painting. No one could understand his behavior. In a foreign country, he not only suffered physically from poverty and hunger, but also endured mental pain in search of expression techniques. After some bizarre encounters, the protagonist finally leaves the civilized world and escapes to the isolated island of Tahiti. He finally found peace of soul and an atmosphere suitable for his artistic temperament. He lived with an indigenous woman and created one masterpiece after another that shocked later generations. Before he contracted leprosy and became blind, he painted a great work depicting the Garden of Eden on the fourth wall of his house. But before his death, he ordered the indigenous woman to burn the painting after his death. Through such a geek who devoted himself to the pursuit of art and had no understanding of human nature, Maugham explored the origin and essence of art, the relationship between personality and genius, the contradiction between artists and society, and other thought-provoking issues.

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George Orwell (1903-1950) was a great British humanitarian writer, journalist and social critic, and a famous English stylist. "Animal Farm" is one of Orwell's best works. It is a dystopian political allegory that penetrates the heart. A group of animals on the farm successfully carried out a "revolution", driving their exploitative human masters out of the farm and establishing an equal animal society. However, the animal leaders, those smart pigs, eventually usurped the fruits of the revolution and became more authoritarian and totalitarian rulers than their human counterparts. "If one more person watches Orwell, there will be an additional guarantee of freedom," one critic said.

This book is a novel by Japanese writer Tsuboi Sakae (1899-1967). It tells the story of Hisako Oishi, a female primary school teacher in a small fishing village on the Cape, who tried her best to teach a class of innocent children. Because of the war, twelve children suffered changes. Hisako Oishi had doubts about education and wanted to resign from his teaching position, but he eventually returned to the children. Through the experiences of teachers and students in the war, they accuse the Japanese people of the disasters caused by the aggressive war and promote peace. This work is regarded as a classic children's literature and anti-war work. Lead readers to remember and think about war. The movie of the same name was released in 1954 and left a deep impression on Chinese movie fans. It is a classic teacher-student love movie comparable to "Dead Poets Society".

"Hillbilly Elegy" is a deeply moving memoir that contains vivid characters and lots of humor. It chronicles what it's like to be upwardly mobile and reflects on the loss of the American dream for a large number of people. This book is also a profound social commentary. Through the author's growth story and experience, and from the perspective of an "insider", it leads us to take a broader perspective and deeply explore the difficulties and crises faced by the American blue-collar class. After the U. S. Democratic Party lost the U. S. Election, as "Time" commented: Anger and ever-present fear have become the mainstream. Driven by such sentiments among the American public, Sanders used a large number of real-life data and cases to reflect on the difficulties faced by the Western institutional system represented by the United States based on the information he obtained during his more than 40 years of political service and participation in the U. S. Election. "Our Revolution" raises issues and reform plans in American politics, class, economy, environment, race, social justice and other aspects, and has a huge influence in the United States.

The protagonist of the novel, Philip Carey, lost both his parents when he was young. Unfortunately, he was also born with a disability. He spent his childhood in an indifferent and unfamiliar environment, making his character withdrawn and sensitive. The years he spent in boarding school made him suffer from the unreasonable school system, and when he entered the society, he experienced pain in love. On the bumpy road of life, he had to struggle hard every step he took, but Kaili, who was independent in thought and personality, had been trying to break away from the two shackles that restricted his spirit, religion and petty citizen consciousness, and tried to find the true meaning of life in the chaotic and chaotic life.

The author of "The Knife's Edge" is William Somerset Maugham (1874-1965), a famous British novelist and dramatist. "The Blade" is one of his major works. "Blade" tells the story of Larry Darrell, a young American pilot who participated in World War I. In the army, Larry met an Irish friend: This man was usually such a lively and fearless pilot, but he was shot and died trying to save Larry during an encounter. As a result, Larry felt confused about life and could not understand why there was evil and misfortune in the world. Larry began his incredible transformation...

On the morning of Joseph K.'S 30th birthday, he was arrested by two strangers who broke into his home. But K. Did not know his crime and did not lose his personal freedom. He just needed to be tried regularly. During this year, K. Traveled around for this difficult lawsuit. He turned to painters, businessmen, lawyers, priests, etc., And obtained a lot of information about the courts and the law. However, the more K. Knew, the more confused and helpless he felt. On the eve of his 32nd birthday, K. Was arrested again and the trial came to an end.

The second master was originally a son of the Eight Banners in Beijing. Because he indulged in fun and neglected financial management, his family declined. The Eight-Power Allied Forces attacked Beijing and fled south with his family to Wuyuan, Jiangxi. In order to survive, the second master changed his old cynical habits, took advantage of his family's past business resources and Wuyuan's advantages, worked hard to start a business, and became the leading wealthy businessman in the local area. In 1938, Japan invaded Wuyuan. In order not to be regarded as a traitor, he dispersed his family wealth and worked with his fellow villagers to take advantage of Wuyuan's terrain, climate and other favorable factors to clear the country and unite with the outside world to form an iron wall that prevented the invaders from capturing Wuyuan. In the end, they left in despair. Wuyuan became a rare "pure land" that was not occupied by the Japanese in several provinces in southeastern China during the Anti-Japanese War.

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In 2014, Theranos, a company founded by Elizabeth Holmes, grew into the most commercially valuable unicorn company in Silicon Valley in just ten years due to its revolutionary blood testing technology - more than two hundred professional tests on a drop of blood. Holmes herself ranks among the 400 richest people in the United States, was selected into Time magazine's 100 most influential people in the world, and became the first billionaire female entrepreneur in Silicon Valley. Behind Theranos lies a luxurious lineup of board members - former U. S. Secretary of State George Shultz and Henry Kissinger, media tycoon Rupert Murdoch, Oracle founder Larry Ellison, legendary venture capitalist Donald Lucas, etc. Just when people were expecting Theranos to grow into the next Apple or Google, a truth gradually emerged - the revolutionary technology claimed by Theranos was false, and there was only one thing at the core of this business myth, and that was a lie.

"Monkhood" In order to support his family, Fang Quan, a man who originally worked three odd jobs, was guided by others to become Master Guangjing in the temple. I lived a life of alternating between monk life and real life, and gradually fell in love with the life of chanting sutras and meditating. Until he accepted a temple and became the abbot, Fang Quan had the ambition to expand the size of the temple. However, in this way, he would have to become a monk. This time, Fang Quan was really tempted.

Lu Sir is an ordinary person with all kinds of troubles. He longs to be recognized and respected by others, but he is a complete loser in work, emotion and life. Even his favorite companion dog Da Mi is lost. On the way to find Big Micro, he was accidentally injured by Li Miao, who attempted suicide, and accidentally blew up the neighbor's house. His life completely lost its direction. Lu Sir, who was trying to get out of the predicament, was involved in a kidnapping and murder case. Lu Sir's life completely went astray...

This is a classic alongside "The Sun Also Rises" and "The Great Gatsby"! The author Nathaniel West is the world's master of near-misses, and is as famous as Thomas Wolfe and William Faulkner! Edmund Wilson said: "What West writes about is not the lack of material things, but the poverty and disease of the soul." "Miss Lonely Hearts" is a popular heart-to-heart column in the New York Post. Readers wrote to ask: Why am I so humble? Why is my life so miserable? Empty and helpless hearts and broken souls hide in the dark night, calling out to Miss Lonely Heart from the bottom of life: Help me! Letter after letter is like a heavy cross. Miss Lonely Heart doesn't know how to help these people who have been hit hard by life, let alone how to save herself who is becoming increasingly overwhelmed.

Jacques Colmery, who grew up in a slum in Algeria, became famous at the age of forty. At the order of his mother, he searched for the grave of his father who died in the war and visited people who had been in contact with his father. However, no one could provide him with complete information. His father had long been forgotten. Jacques still knows nothing about the man who used to be his father, but in the process of searching for his roots, he recovered every bit of his own growth. The hardships and joys of his childhood life came to his face like scenes. Jacques finally understood that the land that had nourished him and the people on that land, due to poverty, would eventually be lost in a nameless world with no past and no future. "Everyone here is the first person." This book is an unfinished manuscript that was found in Camus's bag when he died suddenly. It is different from the "absurd" theme in the first stage of his creation and the "resistance" theme in the second stage. During this period, Camus experienced great setbacks after becoming famous and returned to his true nature with a new attitude, hoping to get closer to the true meaning of art.

This novel is a landmark work in writing the "Habsburg Myth" in modern German literature. The novel tells the story of the irreversible decline of the Austro-Hungarian Empire through the ups and downs of the three generations of the Trotta family. It can be described as an elegy to the Habsburg dynasty. As the grandson of Emperor Joseph's savior, the officer Ensign Trotta is stationed in a border town of the empire. Between different races, in the shadow of the multicultural empire, Ensign Trotta finds himself in a confused swamp, just like the empire in its twilight years. This work is hailed as one of the best novels written between the two world wars. It is included in the "Ideal Library" and ranks among the top ten German literary works.

The protagonist of the novel, Mendel Singer, is a devout Jew living in a small town in Eastern Europe. His family makes a living by teaching Hebrew scriptures to Singer. The youngest son Menusim was not only born with epilepsy, but also suffered from dementia and aphasia. After the eldest son joined the army, the second son fled to the United States. The Singhs later immigrated to the United States with their daughter. With the outbreak of World War I, misfortunes ensued. His second son died on the battlefield, Singer's wife died suddenly, and his daughter went crazy and entered a mental hospital. Singer's fate is like that of Job in the Bible, withstanding the test of disaster. When he gave up his fear and belief in God, lived like a zombie and planned to return to his hometown, a miracle happened - his youngest son Menusim suddenly appeared in front of him. He was no longer the dementia with epilepsy, but became an elegant and charming young musician.

This book is one of Roth's few historical novels. He uses magnificent and delicate writing to describe the ups and downs of Napoleon's "Hundred Days Dynasty" and the ups and downs of that era through the two different perspectives of Napoleon the Great and the maid Angelina. In this work, Roth uses poetic language to narrate the joys and sorrows of big figures during the period of social turmoil and transformation, as well as the intersection and collision between the fate of individuals and the current of the times. It can be called the elegy of an era.

This book is a novella written by Bi Feiyu. It tells the story of "I" and my classmate Hongdou, and highlights Hongdou's tragic life. Hongdou, who was equally heavy physically and mentally, took Erhu as the object of empathy, and finally said goodbye to his painful and helpless life with the end of his life. It selects 12 representative short stories and short stories by Bi Feiyu, including "Narrative", "Tsing Yi", "Marshmallows on a Rainy Day", "Wangjiazhuang on Earth", "Ma Family Father and Son", "Days of Love", "Twenty-two Days with Alai", and "Spring Festival of 1975".

Through the ups and downs of a soldier named Tarabas before and after World War I, the novel shows the changing times brought about by World War I, and also allows readers to gain a glimpse of the poor livelihood of the people on the border of the Austro-Hungarian Empire at that time. The novel profoundly shapes the image of Tarabas, describing his life trajectory from a murderous war madman to a beggar willing to give up all authority. It reveals the distortion and destruction of human nature caused by war, and also vividly records the real situation of the Jews in Eastern Europe at the beginning of the 20th century.

"Endless Escape" is one of Roth's early masterpieces. The protagonist Tonda is a lieutenant in the Austrian army. He was captured by the Russians during the World War. After being rescued by the Poles, he stayed in a remote farm in Siberia until the end of the war. While trying to return to Vienna via Ukraine, he was injured and rescued and became a member of the Soviet Red Army. Tongda experienced the war and peace at the beginning of the Soviet Union. After her love affair with Natasha and Alya ended, she returned to Vienna to find her fiancée Irene. At this time, everything in Europe was different from the past, and he could no longer integrate into the old life with his previous vision and attitude. The novel shows the confusion and loss of the young generation in Europe after the war. Against the background of the great changes of the times, it calmly and profoundly writes about individual hesitation and thinking. "Strawberry" belongs to Roth's works of the same period. With Roth's precise pen and ink, it describes the life of a small city in eastern Europe and records the last appearance of the old world before the advent of modern industry and commerce.