Stars Shine: Selections from the Nobel Prize in Literature

The novel "Proceedings" tells the wandering life of Adam Poirot. In the eyes of the world, Adam is a man who has nothing to do all day long, wandering on the beach and in big cities. He does not care about the news and movements of society and the city, nor does he think about his past, recall his relatives, or consider his future. He seems to have cut off all ties with modern society. He always maintained a straightforward approach and refused to accept rational directions of thought. At the same time, he strives to materialize himself so that he can dissipate and melt into a bit of matter in the universe. In the end, he was regarded as a mental patient by the police because of the "weird" speech he made on the street and was sent to the hospital. "Proceeding Transcript" has the rich fantasy color of Le Cléchio's early works. Adam was considered a "madman" by society because he told the truth, but he showed extremely high intelligence and amazing thinking ability in his tit-for-tat conversations with the medical team. This contrasting writing style, full of irony and rebelliousness, shows Le Cléchio's own intuitive questioning of people, society, and modern civilization. As the Swedish Academy commented on him, he "is a writer who marks a new beginning in literature. His works contain poetic innovation, sensual ecstasy, and an exploration of human nature under the dominance of civilization and free from civilization." Former French President Charles de Gaulle once commented: ""Proceedings" allowed me to enter another world. Maybe this is a real world."

This is a record of the growth of "free woman" Anna, consisting of one story and five notebooks. The black notes represent her life as a writer, the red notes represent her political life, the yellow notes represent her love life, and the blue notes represent her spiritual life. The golden note is a philosophical expression and a summary of life. Its colorfulness reflects the protagonist's confused and weightless soul in this chaotic and disorderly world.

A Nobel Prize winner for literature who is an excellent storyteller, Pamuk's novels best embody the unique narrative structure of modern novels. A story has multiple viewing angles and development contexts, which can not only meet the needs of simple story reading, but also satisfy more in-depth thinking and aesthetics. "My Name is Red" is the work that established Pamuk's status as a master in the international literary world and has won almost all important literary awards in the world. The best-selling novel in classic literature, "My Name is Red" is a best-selling work around the world. The Chinese version in 2006 is one of the few best-selling works among domestic Nobel Prize-winning works. The story takes place in the Ottoman Empire in the late 1590s, when the Sultan secretly commissioned a great book to celebrate his life and empire. Four outstanding miniaturists of the day gathered in Istanbul to paint a book that was said to shake up religion and society. At this time, the young man Hei, who had been away from home for twelve years for love, finally returned at the call of his lover's father. In addition to love, he was greeted by murders that followed, and the clues were hidden somewhere in the unfinished pictures in the book...

"Kindness" is a collection of short stories and short stories by Hungarian writer Krasnohorkaj Laszlo, which includes eight stories including his masterpieces "The Trap of Ruz" and "The Barber's Hands". His works are obscure and have gloomy themes, and are often classified as postmodern novels. The sentence structure in the story is weird, the location is ambiguous, the meaning is elusive, the plot is extremely jumpy, the structure is often radioactive, the narrator is always unclear, and the ending is full of mystery. In addition, the preface written by teacher Yu Zemin for the work is also very exciting. It not only details the author's creative process, but also analyzes Laszlo's almost crazy "Chinese complex" with first-hand information based on his own experience. There is no doubt that this will shorten the distance between readers and the work.

"Melancholy of Resistance" is a novel written by Hungarian writer Krasnohorcay Laszlo in 1989. It is also the original work of Béla Tarr's film "The Circus of the Whales". The novel unfolds a series of fragmented story descriptions around the protagonists, Mrs. Estaire, Mrs. Flaum, young man Valushka and other characters, and presents chaotic events in a Hungarian town from many aspects: a giant whale is transported to the town by the circus, and the onlookers each have different motives and intentions. Soon after, rumors spread around the town that the circus people were quietly hatching a sinister agenda, and frightened citizens seized on any manifestation of order they could find to criticize-music, cosmology, fascism, whatever.

The story of "Satan Tango" takes place in a dilapidated small village. A dozen villagers with nowhere to make a living staged a drama of alcoholism, adultery, voyeurism, betrayal, dreams and broken dreams in the rainy and muddy late autumn season. Indifference and numbness cruelly killed all living things, until the appearance of two liars ignited everyone's hope, leading them to take the repeated dance of death towards the bright future they imagined... The wonderful structure and unique language style of this book make it one of the most mysterious works in the history of literature, and a miracle in the history of translation.

In order to escape the violence from her husband, family, society and the crowd, she decided to become a tree. In the eyes of Yinghui's husband, Mr. Zheng, Yinghui before her illness was an ordinary woman: neither tall nor short, hair neither long nor short, plain in appearance, dressed in ordinary clothes, docile, plain and quiet. Just as he hoped, Yinghui perfectly played the role of an ordinary wife-taking care of the housework and serving her husband, just like thousands of traditional women.

The masterpiece of the 2023 Nobel Prize winner, a model of "slow prose" novels, a literal translation of the original Norwegian text. With a minimalist and dense narrative, surging and bursting emotions, a couple escapes for survival and wanders on the desolate land. We are all looking for spiritual peace in a world that seems to have many choices and many different ways to live. The novel begins with the young lovers Asle and Alida leaving their hometown and heading to Bjorgven (Bergen): Alida is pregnant, but they have difficulty finding a place to live and have to wander in the cold autumn rain. Later they found a place to live and gave birth to their son Sigvar Jr. One day when Asler was out, someone from his hometown recognized him and pointed out the crimes he had committed in the past... Years later, Alida's daughter Alice also grew old. She saw her dead mother again and recalled her half-brother Sigvar. The life experiences of descendants and ancestors overlap in an inevitable fate.

Ernault began writing in 1974. Most of her works draw themes from her own experiences, so her writing and life are closely integrated. She has published about 15 works so far, including "The Empty Wardrobe" (1974), which depicts a woman's inner journey; "Position" (1984), a first-person recollection of her father, which won the Renaudeau Prize; and "Reminiscences of her mother". "A Woman" (1987); "Pure Passion" (1992), which recalls childhood; "Shame" (1997), "The Incident" (2000), which recalls abortion, and "Occupy" (2002), which depicts jealousy, etc. As soon as this book was published, it won the Duras Literary Award in France that year. Adopting the method of "untitled autobiography" actually prompts others to recall while remembering oneself, reflecting the evolution of the times with people's shared experiences, thus arousing strong resonance in people's hearts. From big things like international affairs, to small things like food and clothing, family gatherings, and even personal privacy, everything is simple and vivid. Reflecting the process of the world through personal experience actually writes collective memory. The novel spans sixty years, so readers of all ages can find the content they are most familiar with and the clearest memories in it.

The masterpiece of Gurner, the 2021 Nobel Prize winner, was shortlisted for the 2001 Booker Prize long list and the Los Angeles Times Book Award short list. Revenge and forgiveness, two lonely and cold hearts, two helpless and desperate strangers completed their respective redemptions of blood and tears in Western civilization. Specially included is the unabridged translation of Gurna's award-winning speech, giving a glimpse into the secrets of growth and writing that span two continents and blend with multiple civilizations. "By the Sea" is one of the masterpieces of the 2021 Nobel Prize writer Gurner. It was shortlisted for the 2001 Booker Prize long list and the Los Angeles Times Book Award short list. The novel tells the story of Saleh Omar, a middle-aged man who came to the UK from Zanzibar to seek political asylum at the end of the 20th century. After arriving in the UK, Omar was arranged to live temporarily in a seaside town. Because he used the name of his former hometown enemy Rajeb Sherbon when entering the country, his son Latif actually came to visit him, which triggered the grudges between the two families. Living together in a foreign country that was riddled with hostility, Omar and Latif opened their hearts and recalled the family grudges of the year. The truth gradually emerged and the two finally reached a reconciliation. The novel uses flashbacks, interludes and other methods to explain the reasons why the protagonist Omar left his hometown, which leads to various memories, ranging from family feuds to Zanzibar's colonial independence history. The constant changes in narrative angles, the overlapping of memories and forgetting, form Gurna's unique narrative art. "By the Sea" demonstrates Gulner's deep concern for the situation of refugees, especially those caught between different cultures.

Louise Glick won the 2020 Nobel Prize for Literature. She is also the winner of many literary awards such as the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. She has been well-known in the poetry world for a long time, and her works are introduced for the first time. The four collections of poems included in "Alloy of Moonlight" are all works written by Glick in his mature period, and many of them have won awards.

Works by Peter Handke, winner of the 2019 Nobel Prize for Literature. "The Elegy of Desire" begins with a newspaper report about the suicide of a 51-year-old housewife. The narrator "I" was immediately obliged to write his mother's "simple and clear" story. In the recollection of this woman's fate, her survival trajectory, which was restricted by social roles and values, is naturally revealed to the reader. My mother was born in a Catholic small-scale farming environment and received a moral education without desire, order and endurance. In the end, she was still unable to escape the destruction of her own existence by social roles and language patterns, so suicide became her inevitable destination without choice. The author uses his ingenious narrative structure and unique narrative style to express the story of his mother's life and death, which contains a thought-provoking desire, an existence worth yearning for, and a narrative voice that silently questions social violence.

The masterpiece of Olga Tokarczuk, winner of the 2018 Nobel Prize for Literature. Olga Tokarczuk is a famous contemporary Polish writer. "The Ancient Times and Other Times" is her famous work. The novel has a total of 84 chapters, each chapter is named after "xxx time". It tells the story of various characters in ancient times, even animals, plants and things, from different perspectives: a girl who touches the border of the world, a landowner addicted to puzzle games, a lonely housewife, an old woman who curses the moon, and even angels, water ghosts, pugs, mycelium, small coffee grinders... The life stories of three generations reflect the turbulent historical destiny of Poland in the 20th century. Primeval is a place, located at the center of the universe. Its four borders are guarded by four angels. The world beyond the ancient times does not exist. People who think they have stepped out of the ancient times are actually standing on the border and dreaming that they have entered the outside world. When they wake up, they go home and regard their dreams as memories. Borders also produce ready-made people, as if they came from the outside world...

The representative work of Kazuo Ishiguro, winner of the 2017 Nobel Prize for Literature, and the Booker Prize-winning novel; The End of Days is an elegy for the decline of an empire and a love that passes by. The film of the same name (also translated as "Farewell") was nominated for multiple Oscars and British Academy Film Awards, starring British actor Anthony Hopkins and powerful actress Emma Thompson. "The End of the Day" is a work by Nobel Prize winner Kazuo Ishiguro that won the Booker Prize in 1989. It is also Ishiguro's most important masterpiece. The novel unfolds with the memories of butler Stevens, telling the various experiences he had during his more than thirty years of service to Lord Darlington. Although he reached the peak of his career, Stevens suppressed his own emotions too coldly and pursued perfect performance of his duties. He missed the last time his father was on his deathbed, and then missed love. Through the protagonist's memories, the novel unravels a person's life journey in front of the readers' eyes. It also reflects the international political landscape during the extraordinary period between World War I and World War II.

"Second Hand Time" is the latest work of Alexeyevich, the winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize for Literature. Through oral interviews, it tells the story of the painful social transformation in the two decades from 1991 to 2012 after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the lives of ordinary people at critical historical moments, and the price they paid for their shattered dreams. In the book, everyone from academics to janitors are rediscovering the meaning of life. Their true narrations simultaneously present a major era and social changes from a macro and micro perspective, giving this far-reaching history a human face.

Bosmans, who was seventy years old, began to recall his past life. He thought of a girl he dated 40 years ago, her name was Margaret LeCourz. During that time, the two often went out together because they had a common experience of being followed. Margaret was born to a man named Bouaval, while Bosmans was born to his mother and stepfather. Marguerite met Bouaval in a café, and the latter began to stalk her. In order to get rid of this man, Margaret went to Switzerland and then to Paris, where she met Bosmans. Margaret works as a nanny, and her employer is a somewhat mysterious male doctor who seems to have been associated with some cult groups in the past. Later, the male doctor was arrested, and Margaret chose to flee again, without any news. Now, 40 years later, Bosmans decided to find Margaret again, so he went to Berlin to look for this mysterious woman again...

[I don't know if I don't see it, I want to cry and laugh at the same time. Life is not easy, humor is priceless. --Mo Yan] Ximen Nao experienced six reincarnations in fifty years. He was born as a donkey in his first life, a cow in his second life, a pig in his third life, a dog in his fourth life, a monkey in his fifth life, and finally he was born as a human. In these six lives, he witnessed three generations of the Lan Lian family experiencing the fatigue of life and death. They loved to the end, hated to the end, were stubborn to the end, and worked to the end. They experienced extreme pain and joy, as well as undying enthusiasm and hope. And their story begins on January 1, 1950...

Tranström is good at using various images to create subtle connections between things that are usually unrelated to each other, creating opportunities for encounters. Most of his works are short and concise, using metaphors to shape his personal inner world and express the poet's extraordinary reflections on daily life and natural experience. This book collects thirteen poetry collections published by the poet since 1954, covering all of Tranström's poems throughout his creative career. It also includes the author's autobiographical work "Memory Sees Me" written in 1993 and the Nobel Prize for Literature award speech. The translator has comprehensively revised the translation this time to present Tranström's great poetic art to Chinese readers in a more perfect and accurate manner.

"Every Word Sitting with Other Eyes" is a collection of essays that brings together nine articles by Herta Miller on different themes. The author uses cold and surreal poetic language to express his inner feelings about the real environment and his feelings about the displaced living conditions. To sum up, different articles show the author's concern for the true dignity of human nature and the poet's mind. This book was first published in 2003. It is an outstanding prose work by the Nobel Prize winner. It explains the theme of his novel and his life insights in a clear and direct style, allowing you to better enter the author's spiritual world. The author's dual identity as a foreigner and the resulting perspective of an onlooker, coupled with her sensitivity to the language medium, make these articles of hers very enlightening to read.