《陀思妥耶夫斯基文集:卡拉马佐夫兄弟(套装上下册)》系19世纪俄国大文豪陀思妥耶夫斯基的代表作之一。小说通过一桩真实的弑父案,描写老卡拉马佐夫同三个儿子即两代人之间的尖锐冲突。老卡拉马佐夫贪婪好色,独占妻子留给儿子们的遗产,并与长子德米特里为一个风流女子争风吃醋。一天黑夜,德米特里疑心自己的情人去跟老头儿幽会,便闯入家园,一怒之下,差点儿把老头儿砸死。 他仓皇逃离后,躲在暗中装病的老卡拉马佐夫的私生子斯乜尔加科夫悄然杀死老爷,造成了一桩震惊全俄的扑朔迷离的血案,从而引发了一连串惊心动魄的事件。作品展示了一个错综复杂的社会家庭、道德和人性的悲剧,体现了作家一生的高艺术成就。
《堂吉诃德》是西班牙作家塞万提斯的代表作品。曼卡的小乡绅堂吉诃德阅读骑士小说入迷,他拼凑了一副盔甲,骑上一匹瘦马,企图仿效古老的游侠骑士生活。第一次出游,受伤而归。第二次找了邻居桑丘作为侍从,干了许多荒唐事,被人救护回家。第三次出游,经历了一系列惊险的遭遇,受到公爵夫人的捉弄,等等。最后,堂吉诃德被扮成骑士的邻居参孙打败,临终时恍然大悟,痛斥骑士小说。
大仲马,法国著名通俗历史小说家。《基督山伯爵》是他的代表作。 法老大副堂泰斯船长委托,为拿破仑党人送了一封信,遭到两个卑鄙小人和法官的陷害,被打死牢。狱友法里亚神甫向他传授各种知识,并在临终前把埋于基督山岛上的一批宝藏秘密告诉了他。堂泰斯越狱后找到了宝藏,成为巨富。从此名基督山伯爵,经过精心策划,报答了恩人,惩罚了仇人。本书充满浪漫的传奇色彩,章章奇特新颖,引人入胜。
The MONKEY SERIES are picture bookased on the ancient Chinese fantasy novel Journey to the West, a story rich in tales about demons and monsters who try to stop the Tang Priest Xuanzang from reaching the Thunder Monastery in India to fetch Buddhist scriptures. The real hero of this novel,loved for four hundred yeary Chinese readers, is the resourceful, brave and humorous Monkey.
菲尔丁的代表作《汤姆琼斯》是一部传记体小说,叙述了弃婴汤姆在虐待中成长,被逐出家门,与恋人苏菲亚破裂,各自历尽重重磨难和诱惑,最后他身世之谜大白,并与苏菲亚团圆。作品富有创造性,同时继承和发扬了英国幽默讽刺文学的传统,被视为英国小说发展目前的里程碑。
ThetitlemighthavebeenwrittenbyMaohimself.Instead,itwasdictatedbytherevealing,intimate,neverbeforepublishedrecollectionsofLiYinqiao,Mao'odyguard,andbroughttolightbytheauthorQuanYanchi.Afterfifteenyearsofdevotedservice,LireceivedthisrequestfromMao:"Ifwhathappensinmyfamilyisasecrettoothers,itisnotasecrettoyou.Butdon'twriteaboutmewhileI'mstillalive;waituntilIdie,andwritetruthfullywhenyoudo."Forthefirsttime,thepersonal,insidestoryofChina'sdynamicleaderandworldstatesmanistoldrathelifeandthoughtofMao,thehusband,father,comradeinarms,thepeasant'sson.Therecollections,onlynowmadepublicinEnglish,providethereaderwitharefreshinglydifferentperspectivefromanyofthemanyotherworksaboutMao,Highlightingthebookarephotographs,publishedhereforthefirsttime.
意大利人马可·罗于13世纪来到中国,在中国各以游历17年,回国后口述完成《马可·波罗游记》。《马可·波罗游记》是西方人感知东方的部著作,激起了欧洲人对东方的热烈向往,对新航路的开辟产生了巨大影响。马可·波罗也因此早期东西方文化交流的重要代表人物。
China’S1asteunuchSunYaotingdiedinDecember1996atage94.HetookwithhimintimatestoriesofthelastvestigesofImperialChinaandwashimselfthe1astinthelineofeunuchswhohadservedtheroyalfamilyformorethan2,000years.HispersonaliourneyfrompoorfarmboytoreveredservanttoPUYiandWanrong.China’Slastemperorandempress,iSanamazingiourneywhichalsochroniclesnearlyonecenturyofturbulenceandupheavalinChinesehistoryandculture.ThisengrossingbiographybyChinesehistorianJiaYinghuafcaturesfirst.handaccountsbySunYaotingofhisadventuresintheForbiddenCity.hisreunionwithPuYiinJapanese—heldManchukuointhe1930s.hisreturnto“normal”1ifcasamunityorganizerintheBuddhisttemplewherehe1ivcdouttherestofhislifc.Beginningintheearly1900s.Sun’SstoryfollowseventsinChinasuchasPuYi’Sabdicationoflmperialrule.theJapaneseoccupation0fChinawhichendedwiththeconclusionofWorldWar1J.China’ScivilwarandtheeventualvictoryoftheCommunistPartyin1949.the CulturalRevolutionf1966—1976),andthesubsequent"openingup"policyfromwhichChinahaseme
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Han Xu, the man who stands out as the preeminent symbol of friendship in my life-time experience with diplomats, died July 19 in aBeijing hospital after a long bout with cancer. Inhis death the American people lost a good friend. In the first address to an American audienceby a diplomat of the People's Republic of China,Han Xu urged the 1978 graduates of Illinois Col-lege in Jacksonville to reach out cordially to peoplein other countries and to pass the spirit of friend-ship from one generation to another. He carriedthis message eloquently and effectively all of hislong productive and eventful life. When in 1978 Governor James Thompsonasked me to organize an agricultural trade mis-sion to China, Han paved the way with a success-ful agenda. Shortly before Han's departure as deputychief, I hosted a fun-filled luncheon for him in theU.S Capitol building.It was a rollicking success.In his work, Han always presented the position ofthe Chinese government in the best light possibleand some of the assig
Trouble on Black Wind Mountain, tells how the Tang Priest's cassock is stolen by the Black Bear Spirit when Monkey shows it off at the Guanyin Monastery. To get it back, Monkey makes trouble on the Black Wind Mountain before the Bodhisattva Guanyin agrees to help subdue the Black Bear Spirit and get the cassock back.
《大卫·科波菲尔》的主人公科波菲尔是个遗腹子,继父对他和母亲横加虐待。母亲去世后,科波菲尔成为孤儿,他找到了心地善良的姨婆,在她的监护下开始新的生活。亲情友爱让他感到欢欣,生活的风波和伤痛又给予他磨练,很终科波菲尔成了一名成功作家,并与一直深爱他的人幸福地生活在一起。作品言语诙谐,情节曲折,爱憎分明,全景式地展现了当时的社会风貌,体现了查尔斯·狄更斯一贯的风格。
《乱世佳人》称得上有史以来最经典的爱情巨著之一,由费雯丽和克拉克·盖博主演的影片亦成为影目前“不可逾越的”的的爱情片经典。小说以美国南北战争为背景,主线是好强、任性的庄园主小姐斯佳丽纠缠在几个男人之间的爱恨情仇,与之相伴的还有社会、历史的重大变迁,旧日熟悉的一切的一去不返……《乱世佳人》既是一首人类爱情的绝唱,又是一幅反映社会政治、经济、道德诸多方面的巨大而深刻变化的宏大历史画卷。