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Directed by Tom Ford, starring Colin Firth, the original novel of the movie "A Single Man"; the twenty-four hours after a single man loses his beloved; a farewell letter to a profound love, a different minority declaration. "A Single Man" is the masterpiece of the famous British-American novelist Christopher Isherwood. It was adapted into a film of the same name in 2009 and won multiple international awards. The novel describes in detail the life of a single man who has lost his beloved in Los Angeles in 1962. The male protagonist George is a university professor. On the one hand, he is immersed in the pain of losing his lover. On the other hand, he scans the surroundings with a gaze as cold as a camera, pretending that everything is normal, going to work, teaching, attending banquets, visiting patients, and chatting up like a zombie. He plays the role of a decent "normal person", but there is already a turmoil in his heart. Isherwood uses a restrained yet playful writing style to outline the conservative, hypocritical, and suffocating atmosphere of American society in the early 1960s. He writes about people's suppressed emotions due to solidified social roles, the rupture between the inner and the outer world, especially the inner world of marginalized groups who are not accepted by society.

One of the best-selling novels in France in 2003 and winner of the Renaudot Literary Prize. The gray area between good and evil, right and wrong, and black and white is the true state of most people, things, and things; Claudel builds a mill of language, stirring and mixing the fragments of life until they become a huge absurdity. On a cold winter day in 1917, a 10-year-old girl named "Morning Glory" died tragically by the river. Who killed her? I was ordered to investigate the case, and the suspicion fell on the prosecutor Mr. Detina, because the crime occurred close to his castle. But how could this reclusive and highly respected gentleman be a murderer? More than twenty years later, "I" have retired from the police force, but the unsolved mysteries continue to plague "me" until the prosecutor Detina's maid gives "me" a key to the castle. As the key turns, "I" step closer to the truth and enter the dusty past... In a northern town under the clouds of war, whose soul is dyed gray? Can "I" find the final answer in the castle?

The creation of poetry flourished in the two Song Dynasties. There are many anthologies of Song poetry in the past dynasties. The "Three Hundred Song Poems" compiled by Mr. Zhu Cun (Shangcun Village) in the late Qing Dynasty has become one of the classics due to its large quantity, wide range, and incisiveness. This book is the annotation of "Three Hundred Song Poems" by Mr. Tang Guizhang, a master of modern poetry. The annotations in the book are detailed, solid and clear; the commentaries are a collection of past ci reviews, comprehensive and extensive; it also includes biographies and relevant reviews of each ci writer. These contents not only allow readers to understand and appreciate Song Ci, but also appreciate Mr. Tang Guizhang's unique insights into Song Ci and feel the cultural style of this master of Ci.

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An unparalleled poetry classic, a fresh and beautiful movement, a classic recited in the West, and the pride of Eastern literature. Without Gibran's prose, how pale would the history of world literature be? He is one of the most outstanding poets of the 20th century. He is a giant standing on the bridge connecting Eastern and Western cultures. He is the best gift from the East to the West. His achievements are comparable to Tagore! There is a great soul in this world that is open to all rivers. Every word he said is worth carefully understanding. When life is difficult and low, it is especially suitable to read Kahlil Gibran. The sentences he wrote are like the sound of nature! The whole book is equipped with exquisite color illustrations to make the book more vivid. The text is made of high-end, environmentally friendly paper and printed in high definition, bringing you the best reading enjoyment and the most treasured version.

The full name of "Water Margin" is "Water Margin of Loyalty". It is based on the peasant uprising led by Song Jiang as the main theme. It describes a series of vivid stories of Liangshan heroes who resisted oppression and fought bravely, such as outsmarting the birth plan, Lin Chong was forced to go to Liangshan, Wu Song defeated the tiger, Lu Zhisheng punched Zheng Guanxi and other popular stories. It has been widely circulated and is known as one of the "four masterpieces" of Chinese classical novels.

During the American Civil War, five Union prisoners escaped from Richmond, the Confederate base camp, in a balloon. They encountered a storm on the way and were thrown to an uninhabited island in the South Pacific. Relying on their wisdom and extraordinary perseverance, these castaways overcame various difficulties. They not only made bows and arrows for hunting, but also pottery, glass, wind mills, telegraphs... And built the island into a prosperous paradise. Finally, several people nearly died in a volcanic eruption. It was not until the "Duncan" commanded by Captain Grant's son Robert passed by that they were rescued back home.

Franz Kafka (1883-1924), one of the greatest Austrian writers, has had an influence all over the world and is respected as a master of modern literature. Born in Prague during the Austro-Hungarian Empire, he worked as an insurance company employee and engaged in creative writing in his spare time. He was almost unknown in the German literary world during his lifetime. After his death, he attracted widespread attention and became the focus of fierce debates in aesthetics, philosophy, religion and social concepts. This book includes the author's most outstanding short stories and short stories such as "Country Doctor".

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According to legend, birds are a carrier and ferryman of the dead, able to carry the souls of living people to the place of death. Beautiful moonflowers, growing on snake-shaped vines, bloom only in the dark. --Song of the Souls of the Undead The invaders finally took off their masks-the Souls of the Undead. Behind his euphemistic excuse of "seeking justice" lies the real secret. Miriam must make a desperate move to break the curse and save her unborn child. She must face the invaders again and uncover the truth behind the death prophecy. The clues of the present and the past are intertwined, and everything hints at the approaching fatal end. How will Miriam solve the many suspense and clear the clouds? This ten-year journey of escape and tracking will usher in the final war...

The book begins with a fable and describes the mutation of a beautiful village. Through sufficient scientific argumentation and a large number of examples, it is shown that the situation caused by DDT (pesticide) actually occurs in various parts of the United States. The biological chain from land to ocean, from plankton to fish and birds, to humans, has been destroyed. "Silent Spring" describes "invisible" pollution and visible problems. The authors call for biological control methods to replace chemical control of insects. As soon as this book was published, it caused a huge response and sounded the clarion call for the environmental movement around the world. Former U. S. Vice President and Nobel Peace Prize winner Al Gore described this book as a landmark work.

"Sand Country Almanac" records Leopold's experience in ecological restoration work on a farm in Wisconsin, USA, in the order of four seasons, as well as his thoughts while working and traveling in various states. It profoundly explains the relationship between man and nature from the perspectives of philosophy, ethics, aesthetics and cultural traditions. The "land ethic" represents the essence of Leopold's ecological thought and is still used today. This reflects the forward-looking thinking of Leopold, and he is therefore called the "prophet" of ecologicalism.

Joe O'Brien has always been a respected policeman, but as he gets older, he begins to become confused, sometimes loses his temper for no reason, and does some strange dance moves unconsciously. He thought it was caused by work pressure. It was not until later that he discovered that everything became out of control, and even his four children were inevitably affected. Faced with an unknown fate, where should the O'Brien family go? Can they handle it all? How should they spend the next time? If every second of life is an adventure, then everyone in the O'Brien family is a person who is willing to take risks. They hold each other's hands tightly when facing difficulties. Because of love, they are fearless.

"Petro Goriot" and "Eugenie Grandet" are Balzac's masterpieces. The basic theme of "Human Comedy" is reflected here, and its artistic style best represents Balzac's characteristics. The intertwining of the careerist's struggle for fame and wealth in "Old Man Goriot" and the desperate fatherly love of Goriot make the content of the novel even more bizarre and touching. "Eugénie Grandet" successfully created a cunning, greedy, stingy bourgeois typical, and through his fortune, highly summarized the history of the redistribution of social wealth and power after the French Revolution.

"The Hunchback of Notre Dame" is the first full-length romantic novel by French writer Victor Hugo. "Notre Dame de Paris" artistically reproduces the historical reality of the reign of French King Louis XI more than 400 years ago, how the palace and the church colluded to oppress the people, and how the people fought heroically against the two forces. The novel has a strong romantic color and uses contrasting writing techniques. It is an artistic example of applying the contrast principle of romanticism.

O. Henry (1862-1910) is an American short story writer with an international reputation. He is known as the "King of Short Stories" and one of the three masters of short stories in the world. He wrote nearly 300 short stories in his life. His novels have vivid plots, compact structures, strange stories, strong readability, and often have original and unexpected endings. His unique creative style has a great influence on modern American short stories and occupies a position that cannot be ignored in the history of literature. Wang Yongnian's translation is faithful and vivid and can be called a classic.

"Paradise Lost", with 12 volumes in total, reveals man's original sin and depravity with an epic and majestic momentum. In the poem, the rebellious angel Satan was sent to hell for resisting the authority of God, but he still did not repent, resisted in every corner, and found the Garden of Eden for revenge. Adam and Eve were tempted by a snake possessed by Satan and ate from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, which God had expressly forbidden. In the end, Satan and his associates were condemned and turned into snakes, and Adam and Eve were expelled from the Garden of Eden. The poem embodies the poet's lofty spirit of pursuing freedom and is a very important work in the history of world literature and thought.

"Don Quixote" was created between 1606 and 1615. It is Cervantes' most outstanding work and is also considered the foundation of modern Western novels. Russian critic Belinsky said: "In all European literary works, seriousness and comedy, tragedy and comedy, triviality and vulgarity in life are so seamlessly blended with greatness and beauty... Such an example can only be found in Cervantes' "Don Quixote"."

"War and Peace" (1866-1869) describes the entire process of the Russo-French War in 1812. It uses the activities of the four aristocratic families at that time as clues to reflect many major historical events and the real life of all classes from 1805 to 1820. It criticizes those nobles who speak elegantly but ignore the fate of the motherland. It praises the patriotism and heroism displayed by the younger generation in the war. It is an epic masterpiece.

"The Idiot" is a novel written by Dostoevsky, a 19th-century Russian writer. It focuses on the adventures of the epileptic Duke Myshkin after he returned from Switzerland. It depicts the various ugliness of the Russian upper class after the serfdom reform and reveals moral and ethical issues. The tension between the tragic fate of the heroine Nastasya and her refusal to succumb to fate, and the difference between the hero Myshkin's attitude towards her and the attitude towards her by ordinary people add endless charm to the plot of the novel. After reading this novel, it will be difficult for you to tell who is the idiot.

From 1839 to 1840, Lermontov published the novels "Bela", "Taman" and "The Fatalist" in the magazine "Chronicle of the Fatherland". In May 1840, Lermontov published these novels together with the unpublished "Maxim Maximich" and "Princess Merry". This is the novel "Contemporary Heroes". The protagonist of the novel, Bi Qiaolin, is a young aristocratic officer. The author reflects that era through the fragments of his empty and eager life.

Zweig is a world-renowned short story writer, especially known for his delicate and profound psychological descriptions, and is also very popular among Chinese readers. This book includes Zweig's most popular works such as "Letter from a Strange Woman" and "The Story of Chess". In terms of product form, it is intended to target readers such as "literary youth" and win over this group of readers with personalized binding designs.

This book includes all the novels of the Austrian writer Zweig, including the short and medium-length masterpieces "Letter from a Strange Woman", "24 Hours in a Woman's Life", "The Chess Story", the novels "Love and Sympathy", "Dreams" and the posthumous work "Clarissa" (full novel) that has not been translated into Chinese before. This will be the first collection in China that contains all of Zweig's novels and is worth collecting. The translator is Zweig expert Zhang Yushu and others.

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This book vividly depicts the entire process of the peasant uprising from occurrence, development to failure, profoundly reveals the social roots of the uprising, enthusiastically praises the resistance struggle of the uprising heroes and their social ideals, and also specifically reveals the internal historical reasons for the failure of the uprising. At the same time, "Water Margin" is also one of the most epic works in Chinese literature. It is one of the earliest chapter novels written in vernacular in Chinese history. It has a profound influence on narrative literature in China and even East Asia. The illustrations in the book select pictures of Liangshan heroes and heroes drawn by Ren Xun, a famous painter in the Qing Dynasty, to facilitate readers to identify the images of these heroes and to understand the relationship between the characters of Water Margin more easily. The text retains the original text without deletions, and uses phonetic notation and annotations for rare words to help readers achieve barrier-free reading.

This book is one of China's four great classics, the first chapter novel in the history of Chinese literature, and the pioneer of historical romance novels. This book is based on history and Confucianism. It tells the history of more than a hundred years from the Yellow Turban Rebellion in the late Han Dynasty to the establishment of the Wei, Shu Han and Wu Kingdoms, and the unification of the Western Jin Dynasty, and depicts many heroic figures. This book combines the characteristics of many excellent versions on the market and uses a full version of one hundred chapters. In order to facilitate students and the general public to read, phonetic notations and uncommon word annotations have been included along with the text, and an introduction to the creative background and annotations on Chinese studies knowledge have been added. The illustrations in the book are all collector's edition paintings. For example, "Guan Yu Captures the General" was painted by Shang Xi, a famous court painter during the Xuande period and the commander of the imperial guards. The characters are lifelike, the painting style is detailed, and the colors are bright, which better depicts the heroic figure of Guan Yu. The rest of the selected illustrations are all exquisite and detailed, with extremely high aesthetic value and collection value.

Nana was noticed by the entertainment theater manager, and her starring role in "Blonde Venus" was a success. Men from Paris's upper class fell under her skirt. She was successively supported by the banker Steine ​​and the Queen's attendant Count Mifa. She became a popular socialite in Paris, eating up the money of the men who pursued her, making them bankrupt one by one. Some even died in hell. She eventually died of smallpox, just as the Second Empire was about to collapse in the Franco-Prussian War. The rise and fall of Nana's life became a portrayal of the corrupt and degenerate society of the Second Empire.

"The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is China's first full-length retrospective historical romance novel. It mainly describes wars and reflects the political and military struggles between the three political groups of Shu, Wei and Wu. It can be roughly divided into five parts: the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Dong Zhuo's Rebellion, the Competition of Heroes, the Three Kingdoms, and the Return of the Three Kingdoms to Shanxi. Against a broad background, various turbulent and majestic war scenes were staged, and nearly 500 characters were successfully portrayed. Among them, Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Sun Quan, Zhuge Liang, Zhou Yu, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and other characters are very popular.

"Grain of the Earth" is a series of poetic fragments written by Gide in a lyrical way, combining traditional short poems, odes, melody and other forms after he traveled to North Africa and Italy. He senses the flowers and fruits of life with his fiery soul, and turns this sincere love into carols and poetry. This book can be described as Gide's most passionate spiritual monologue, and is regarded as "the Bible of a restless generation." Hummingbird Wencong has now joined China Publishing Group's key projects from 2016 to 2018.

"In vain" is a representative of Japanese hermit literature, and it is also a classic that affects Japanese people's aesthetic tendencies and life attitudes. The book has a total of 243 paragraphs, which are composed of incoherent fragments of different lengths. They include mixed feelings, comments, short stories with morals, and records of people from all walks of life. The value of "In vain" lies not only in its interest, but also in its gentle emotion. The words of the old master six hundred years ago are like the conversation between friends yesterday. "Wu Rancao" is often used as an introductory textbook to classical literature in Japan and has many readers.

Descartes's masterpiece is also his creation for the public in French rather than Latin. The book is divided into six parts: 1. Views on various disciplines; 2. Several principles for the author's pursuit of this method; 3. Several codes of conduct derived from this method; 4. Reasons used by the author to prove the existence of God and the existence of the human soul; 5. A series of physical problems that the author has studied; 6. What the author believes must be done to further advance natural research, and the reasons that prompted him to write this book. This book is recognized as the manifesto of modern philosophy and has set up the banner of rationalist epistemology. It was precisely based on these methods that Descartes "slowly raised himself to the level that his intelligence and life allowed" and invented important tools for the development of modern science such as analytic geometry and the rectangular coordinate system. This edition also includes a selection of Descartes' early letters.

The three divine swords of "memory, sorrow and thorns" gathered in Hehot. The Storm King was wiped out in ashes. The Northern Ghosts suffered heavy casualties and were forced to retreat to their far north home. However, Duke Aquinas led the mortal army in hot pursuit, intending to avoid future troubles forever. Fight or surrender? The North Ghost is in a dilemma, and the holy mountain Naqika is their last barrier...

He came from the north on horseback, with white hair and a weathered face; he is a stranger and a demon hunter who takes slaying demons as his own duty and walks between the fog of reality and legend. The truth about the Ancient Blood gradually emerged, and its only heir, Ciri, was trapped in a gang. The situation was changing rapidly, but Geralt never gave up the search. He stubbornly refused help and ran around the war-torn continent alone. It's a pity that fate never goes as one wishes. The more you resist, the more you persist. Poets, archers, dwarves, and mysterious Nilfgaardians follow invisible guidance and join the team of demon hunters, but their purpose has not been revealed until the end of the journey... Now, do you hear the sound of horse hooves in the distance?

He came from the north on horseback, with white hair and a weathered face; he is a stranger and a demon hunter who takes slaying demons as his own duty and walks between the fog of reality and legend. The forgotten island of Xenide is an island belonging to wizards and magic. In the summer on this magical island, Geralt and Yennefer are a sweet couple reunited after a long separation, and Ciri is a restless new student at the magic academy. The wizarding gathering that is about to be held here should have nothing to do with violence. However, the storm of the times turned everything upside down overnight, and the wizard's gathering turned into a scarlet battlefield. Geralt was dying, Yennefer was missing, and Ciri was waiting for the end in the desert. The three of them could never return to Thaned Island that summer, and their decisions would completely rewrite history! Now, do you hear the sound of horse hooves in the distance?

He came from the north on horseback, with white hair and a weathered face; he is a stranger and a demon hunter who takes slaying demons as his own duty and walks between the fog of reality and legend. In the third year after humans and non-humans crossed the river to rule, the northern kings formed a secret alliance and used their swords to guide the shore. The fragile peace between the empire and the kings is in jeopardy, and Ciri, a girl who is training in the Witcher Fortress, has no idea that she has become the focus of competition... Suddenly, the torrent of history begins, and the grandest adventure begins! Now, do you hear the sound of horse hooves in the distance?

He came from the north on horseback, with white hair and a weathered face; he is a stranger and a demon hunter who takes slaying demons as his own duty and walks between the fog of reality and legend. A shape-shifter who can perfectly copy the appearance of others and even steal their souls; a tree spirit hidden deep in the jungle, guarding the cruel tradition; a "child of destiny" who is bound by a magical contract and destined to follow Geralt... Faced with the malicious trick of fate, the witcher struggled, resisted, and escaped at all costs. When he stopped, he found in despair that the destined ending was still waiting for him! The blood of monsters will eventually be washed away. How will human sins end? Now, do you hear the sound of horse hooves in the distance?

Sometimes, I worry that I am not the hero everyone thinks I am. When they look at me, do their eyes see a liar? The story takes place a long time ago and begins with the fateful hero defeating evil. But this time, the hero did not bring happiness to the world. Instead, he claimed to be the ruler and enslaved the people with cruel and high-pressure methods. No one knows what happened in the Land of Destiny, and no one knows why the legendary savior surrendered and turned into a new evil. Thousands of years have passed, and the earth is no longer green, no grass can grow, only endless ashes fall; after nightfall, thick fog rises everywhere, and dangers are imminent in unknown places. Now, a glimmer of life emerges. A commoner girl, Vin, unexpectedly discovers that she can draw power from metal. A group of street gangsters are about to weave an unprecedented scam in an attempt to overthrow the Lord's last empire. But first, Vin and his companions must figure out the secret the hero has hidden from the world for thousands of years...

He came from the north on horseback, with white hair and a weathered face; he is a stranger and a demon hunter who takes slaying demons as his own duty and walks between the fog of reality and legend. The ability of the son of the ancient bloodline has awakened, and he can travel between ancient and modern worlds. The war between the Nilfgaard Empire and the Northern Kingdom is imminent. Its tragedy will be sung by bards forever. Geralt and his friends are still looking for the girl's whereabouts untiringly. --Ciri, where are you? At this time, in ancient England, Galahad, the great Knight of the Round Table under King Arthur, met a beautiful lady by a beautiful lake. She seemed to come from the center of the lake, mysterious and unpredictable. Now, do you hear the sound of horse hooves in the distance?

He came from the north on horseback, with white hair and a weathered face; he is a stranger and a demon hunter who takes slaying demons as his own duty and walks between the fog of reality and legend. "Sleeping Beauty" with a short neck and sharp white teeth, who feeds on humans; "Snow White" with ragged hair and excellent swordsmanship, who leads seven dwarfs to rob vendors; "Djinn" with huge eyeballs and lips like a bird's beak, who turns wishes into death contracts... The journey of salvation is full of thorns, curses, lies, betrayals, pressing every step, and only when you escape to a dream can you have a moment of respite. When he looked back, the witcher suddenly realized that he was just a prey in the hands of others! The blood of monsters will eventually be washed away. How will human sins end? Now, do you hear the sound of horse hooves in the distance?

In this mysterious and strange world, technology and magic are interdependent, and the people are like chess pieces with no freedom at all. His life and death are controlled by the Immortal God King. And a young knight named Sires, in order to gain true freedom, vowed to defeat the God King and seize the Infinity Sword!

He came from the north on horseback, with white hair and a weathered face; he is a stranger and a demon hunter who takes slaying demons as his own duty and walks between the fog of reality and legend. All the forces are eyeing the son of the ancient blood. Geralt and Yennefer are running around for Ciri, anxious, but no one knows that the girl has fallen into the hands of a cruel bounty hunter. He almost killed the entire Mouse Gang with one person, put Ciri in a collar, tied a chain, and took her to the fatal "stage" that had been prepared. The tower struck by lightning symbolizes chaos and destruction, and standing on the top of the tower is a swift. Ciri, a girl named Swift and holding the Swift Sword, her only salvation is the legendary tower - now, do you hear the sound of horse hooves in the distance?

This set of books includes three volumes: "The Last Empire", "The Well of Ascension", and "Eternal Heroes". Overwhelming talent and contagious enthusiasm - Brandon Sanderson, the official sequel writer of "The Wheel of Time", beat Dan Brown to the top of the New York Times bestseller list with his own distinctive characteristics. The beginning of a new era is waiting for you to witness! As one of Brandon Sanderson's famous works, the "Mistborn" series perfectly embodies the "Brandon style": approachable writing, a rigorous and novel magic system, a story layout comparable to mystery novels, and a boyish purity that remains unwavering amidst the trend of pursuing dark rebellion! This is a novel that will remind you of the original joy of reading it.

This set of books includes: "The White Wolf Rises", "The Sword of Destiny", "Blood of Elves", "The Age of Contempt", "Baptism of Fire", "The Tower of Swifts" and "The Lady of the Lake", a total of seven volumes. He came from the north on horseback, with white hair and a weathered face; he is a stranger and a demon hunter who takes slaying demons as his own duty and walks between the fog of reality and legend.

During the period when the heroes of the Nine Provinces were competing for the throne, the King of Xia adopted the feudal system of changing surnames and enfeoffing the princes. However, the crown prince died, and the struggle for the right to inherit the throne once again came to the developing Xia Kingdom. The second son, Xiao Tong, and the third son, Tang Xu, were divided in civil and military affairs. They discovered the mistakes of the Xia King in the process of cooperating to win the right to the throne... A dusty history, the Xia Kingdom was once again involved in blood...

On this day, Above countless cities on the earth, Space cracks open at the same time! However, when the end comes, It is also the time when evolution restarts. "If different planes are regarded as different servers in the universe, then the so-called plane invasion is actually just the universe merging servers. What is different from game server merging is that each plane represents an independent set of gameplay..."

Natsume Soseki, a writer who was active in Japan during the Meiji and Taisho periods, is known as Japan's "national writer". Today, a hundred years later, his works still firmly occupy a prominent position in Japanese street bookstores. "The Door" is the third part of the love trilogy. Sosuke and Ami live in a world within the gate. They became husband and wife due to an accidental encounter. They fed each other with sweet love inside the gate. But when they went out, they were spurned by society and experienced the pain of deviating from morality. Compared with the simple Ami, Zongsuke is tortured by guilt all the time. In order to stay away from it all, he escapes to a temple in the mountains, hoping that Zen learning can open the locked door in his heart. However, his practice encountered more doors, and he could not muster the courage to open them anyway. He could only stand outside the door forever, staring at his lonely self.

"Confessions" (1781-1788) records Rousseau's life experience for more than fifty years from his birth to his forced departure from the Island of Saint-Pierre in 1766. Rousseau recounted the rough treatment he received when he was a child, the abuse he received after joining the world, and all the darkness and injustice he heard and witnessed. He angrily exposed society's "law of the jungle", "might makes right" and the ugliness and decay of the ruling class. "Confessions" is a very candid autobiography. In the book, Rousseau claimed that "I tell my virtues and my sins with equal frankness... Showing myself exactly as I am."