《世界四大短篇小说之王》收录欧亨利、莫泊桑、契诃夫、卡夫卡等92篇短篇小说。包括《麦琪的礼物》《警察与赞美诗》《最后一片叶子》《爱的牺牲》《项链》《羊脂球》《西蒙的爸爸》《我的叔叔于勒》《变色龙》《套中人》《一个文官之死》《变形记》《法的门前》等。

《世界四大短篇小说之王》收录欧亨利、莫泊桑、契诃夫、卡夫卡等92篇短篇小说。包括《麦琪的礼物》《警察与赞美诗》《最后一片叶子》《爱的牺牲》《项链》《羊脂球》《西蒙的爸爸》《我的叔叔于勒》《变色龙》《套中人》《一个文官之死》《变形记》《法的门前》等。

《世界四大短篇小说之王》收录欧亨利、莫泊桑、契诃夫、卡夫卡等92篇短篇小说。包括《麦琪的礼物》《警察与赞美诗》《最后一片叶子》《爱的牺牲》《项链》《羊脂球》《西蒙的爸爸》《我的叔叔于勒》《变色龙》《套中人》《一个文官之死》《变形记》《法的门前》等。

本社专事外文图书的编辑出版，几十年来用英文翻译出版了大量的中国文学作品和文化典籍，上自先秦，下迄现当代，力求全面而准确地反映中国文学及中国文化的基本面貌和灿烂成就。这些英译图书均取自相关领域的、的作品，英译则出自外译界名家。每本图书的编选、翻译地程均极其审慎严肃，精雕细琢，中文作品及相应的英译版本均堪称经典。 我们总总值到，这些英译精品，不单有对外译介的意义，而且对英文学习者、爱好者及英译工作者，也是极有价值的读本。为此，作者对这此英译精品做了认真的遴选，编排成汉英对照的形式，陆续推出，以飨读者。

JournevtotheWestisaclassicChinesemytbologicalnovel．ItwaswrittenduringtheMingDynast3'basedontraditionalfolktales．Consistingof100chapters．thisfantasyrelatestheadventuresofaTangDynast3'(618．907)priestSanzangandhisthreedisciples，Monkey,PigandFriarSand，astheytravelwestinsearchofBuddhistSutra．ThefirstsevenchaptersrecountthebirthoftheMonkeyKingandhisrebellionagainstHeaven．Theninchapterseighttotwelve’welearnhowSanzangwaornandwhyheissearchingforthescriptures，aswellashispreparationsforthejourne~Therestofthestorydescribeshowtheyvanquishdemonsandmonsters，trampovertheFieryMountain，crosstheMilkyWay；andafteroveringmanydangers，finallyarriveattheirdestination—theThunderMonasteu'intheWesternHeaven—andfindtheSutra．AttachedareanumberofillustrationsdrawnduringtheQingDynasty(1644-1911)。

PekingOpera,knownasJingJu(CapitalOpera),hasahistoryofmorethan200years.BecauseofitspatronagebytherulingQing,orManchu,dynasty,PekingOperagrewfromalocalfolkart.tothe standardbeareroftheatricalart.Itattainedtheprominentstatusof GuoJuorNationalOperaofChina.AftertheQingDynastywasoverthrownin1911,PekingOpera continuedtogainpopularitynotonlywiththeupperclassesbutalso withstudentsandintellectuals.Bythe1920s,ithaddevelopedinto asplendidartformandapopularmeans-ofentertainmentaswell.In thecapitalalone,numeroustheaterswereestablishedsolelyforop- eraperformances,andtherewereatleast,threeacademiesfortrainingyoungperformersandseveralpr0fess!onaloperatroupesthatperformedeveryweek.

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