There are books that are like stars, no brighter than the sun, but still twinkling in every dark night.
They may not appear on various annual hit lists,
Not a hot-selling bibliography,
At present, there is no Douban score,
Probably not recommended,
But that doesn't stop them from existing wonderfully.
Bloom alone,
Shine alone too.
Before they are discovered by more people,
Get started quietly!
01《Tide Map》
This is an exciting southern narrative, a mirage that should have been revealed by Cantonese people. This magical story rooted in the terroir of Lingnan, from the Pearl River water people's home, to the Thirteen Elements of Guangzhou, stop at the Macao Rare Garden, and explore the rivers and oceans of the animism. Where East and West meet, large and small utopias collide with each other, it is a fascinating feast through the modern world.
The book is full of Cantonese splendor, bringing readers a strange reading experience, the author uses her unscrupulous imagination to salvage the watercolor-like remnants of the nineteenth-century maritime empire from the body of the mud boat at the bottom of the Pearl River. The illusion contains a natural and full body, and the dialect buries the rich divine consciousness of the nation, depicting a special time and space with meticulous fictional skills.
02 "Dunhuang of Space"
Through the perspective of "space", Wu Hong's new work mobilizes the reader's own experience, from Dunhuang City all the way to the west, to Mingsha Mountain, which has thousands of caves, to unfold historical imagination in the face of the cliffs that come to the face, and to use the human body as the scale to enter the cave space in different periods, and to feel the obvious changes in the function, nature and way of visiting the caves. In the cave, the body participates in perceiving the sculptures and series of murals and their relationships, and finally the gaze falls on the single picture, entering the inner space of the picture, completing the viewing meaning of the spiritual level.
Therefore, although the original materials on Dunhuang studies are widely used and quoted in the book, they try to show their significance from a new level, and inspire readers to mobilize their own bodies and eyes to start a historical and cultural journey of Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes in reading.
03 "Holographic Rose Fragments"
This book is the only short masterpiece of Cyberpunk literature guru William Gibson, including ten science fiction short stories he wrote in his early years. The short poetic debut novel, Fragments of Holographic Roses, foreshadows, like DNA, the basic characteristics of his future works: encoded memories, virtual experiences, outlaws, dreams, and sex; Memories of Johnny creates a grim style of film noir and detective fiction, making it one of the iconic works of cyberpunk literature; And The Whole Collapse of Colomi creates the "cyberspace" that sets the stage for the birth of the "cyberpunk bible" Neuromancer.
In addition, novels with themes such as urban fantasy, space exploration, and human-computer interaction are also included. These short stories show the great energy and talent of William Gibson in the period of shaking the science fiction literary world in the 1980s, and he innovated science fiction literature with an imagination that transcended the times, which had a profound impact on the culture of later generations.
04 "The Dream of the Exile"
The short story collection "The Dream of the Exile" brings together the twenty-five most representative short stories of the famous Argentine contemporary writer Mambo Giardine, presenting the writer's colorful literary world in an all-round and multi-angle manner. Twenty-five stories of various styles, fluent, humorous, profound, and powerful, do not give the reader any respite. After years of exile, Giardineri's heart is still soft and strong, transforming the pain of life into soothing words.
In these stories, the long-exiled man returns to his homeland in a dream, like an exhausted but glorious warrior, welcomed by his family and friends; as time quietly passes, the memory of childhood becomes clearer and more delicate, like a small crack in the mirror, becoming a mysterious and timeless existence; the brutal military dictator and his accomplices can not escape the punishment of fate, and what awaits them may be a very dramatic divine punishment; in some small stories we will also see, In his own unique way, Giardineri pays tribute to the distant masters of Latin American literature and lets us relive the glorious times of Latin American literature in the past.
05 "Fish Without Feet"
Keflavík is known as the darkest place in Iceland, barren lava, seas where fish can't be fished, and U.S. military bases that can't be driven away. Writer and publisher Ali returned here because of his seriously ill father, and memories of less and less trouble came pouring in. Grandfathers and grandmothers were Icelanders who fought their lives with courage and will on the surface of the East Fjords, when ancient customs were still in vogue, with men bringing glory and brilliance to the sea and women enduring brutal waiting on shore. The love of the ancestors, the praise of nature and the glory of life are deeply attracted to Ali.
In this same place of mountains and oceans, why the glory of the past has become a life that only profits and not heartbeats, Ali has an unbearable question mark in his heart. Hit by strong emotion and poetry, the incredible coordinate points firmly tie the reader, let's ride together in a small boat, floating in the world created by the author.
06 The Vanishing Library
If books are the beacon of human civilization, libraries are beacons of human civilization. In turbulent times, the library has witnessed the changing times. Behind each library is a group of book keepers. In turbulent times, the stories between these bookkeepers and the library are particularly vivid and moving. As a bibliophile and bookstore owner, Ye Jinhong visited libraries around the world to collect and tell stories about the libraries that suffered during the war years and the efforts of the bookkeepers behind them to protect books. The library and the storied or bumpy experiences of the bookkeepers behind this book are the best annotations to turbulent times.
07 "One Pearl, One Jade, One Poem"
What is the wedding dress of the most beautiful person in the Book of Verses? What did the luxury cars of the Han Dynasty look like? Who is the most confident woman in Datang? Roses were a gemstone in ancient times? Who led the glorious era of emerald pearls? ...... It turns out that a small ancient pearl hides such an interesting historical story behind it.
This book takes the pearl jade in ancient poems such as "Book of Poetry", Tang poems, song ci and so on as the eyes, tells the past and present lives of 27 kinds of ancient pearls such as jade pendant, QiongJu, Qingyu case, Jin Bu Shake, etc., as well as the cultural factors behind them, with 150 exquisite color inserts, vividly restores the beauty of pearls and jade in ancient poems, leading readers to intuitively perceive the physical objects behind the terms of thousands of years ago, and enter the world of ancient pearls with vivid colors and fragrances. With the help of pearl jade, explore the cultural factors that have been precipitated in it. The two authors have joined forces to unveil the mystery of ancient pearls for you. The author of this book, Liang Hui, is an international gem expert with a deep accumulation of ancient pearl knowledge; Xu Lihong has opened a column on ancient pearls in newspapers and periodicals, and is good at telling the story of ancient pearls in a simple way.
08 "Writers of Writers"
"Writers of Writers" is Yan Lianke's literary reading notes, personally selected articles, the whole book is divided into five series, covering Latin American literature, Russian and Soviet literature, European and American literature, Asian and African literature and other themes. Among contemporary writers, Yan Lianke's acceptance of foreign literature is quite representative, and he constantly draws on experience and forms an independent literary style. In this book, as the lead reader, he shares with readers the "beauty of the classics": "Metamorphosis", "One Hundred Years of Solitude", "The Dawn Here Is Quiet", "The Dancing Girl of Izu", "My Name is Red", "My Mihair"... He reviews his own reading path from the perspective of a novelist, and tells how literary classics are created, interpreted and passed on from generation to generation.
09 River and Mountain Album
Travel, let people always maintain a fresh and warm heart, do not let it be desolate, depressed, silent. Dreams don't die, they're worth pursuing. "Album of Rivers and Mountains" is a collection of travel essays accumulated by Qian Hongli for many years, swimming in Anhui, going out of Anhui, and traveling all over most of China. The book uses words and photography to record the encounters and self-exploration of the journey, and there is no shortage of intuitive and simple descriptions of beautiful things. Readers can borrow her eyes and see a lot of hometown and foreign objects.
The scenery written by the author is actually a poetry and book liturgy that has lasted for thousands of years and flowed to the heart, in short, traditional and classical. Qian Hongli uses gentle and affectionate brushstrokes to depict rivers and mountains, and the essays are interspersed into albums of rivers and mountains, with both ingenuity and poetry, showing a unique text texture and way of thinking. This collection of travel essays accumulated by the writer for many years, with a calm and calm daily narrative, exquisite and delicate life photography, is a literary and artistic book worth collecting.
10 Daydreamer
This book contains 27 of Thurber's most popular short story masterpieces. In his writing, every ordinary person is a unique polyhedron, and even a dog is full of personality. The men in his writings always try in vain to escape from something indescribable in their daily lives, but they are always on the verge of escape, unable to act, and only whimsical in the spiritual world.
The sense of comedy in his works comes from a deep understanding of tragedy, a keen sense of human weakness, and a harsh ridicule of pretentious middle-class life, which makes people laugh and feel sad. Thurber's style of work is extremely distinctive. His paintings and essays are known for his exquisite, ironic humor, unique whimsy and sharp insights. In the world he created, those trembling little people always rely on some little cleverness that does not know whether it is a blessing or a curse, and almost desperately try to break free from many obstacles and dominate their own destiny.
Editor丨Liao Ru painting, Gu Mingyue (intern)
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