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This issue of "Nandu Book List" focuses on introducing a collection of short stories by Japanese writers, "Snow Swamp". The stories in this collection of novels are all set in the small town of Snow Swamp. People here live a dull, even lonely life, and there is also a moment of sadness and joy lurking in the ordinary life. As the years passed, everything seemed to become calm and mellow.
"Nandu Book List" is a recent good book selected by the editors and reporters of Nanfang Metropolis Daily for readers, which is divided into four categories: "Literature and Art", "Social Science", "Practical" and "Children's Books", which are launched every Sunday.
Literary
"Snow Swamp"
(Japanese) Toshiyuki Horie, Hunan Literature and Art Publishing House, March 2022 edition, 36.80 yuan.
Toshiyuki Horie is one of japan's leading pure literary writers, and Yukinuma is one of his masterpieces, consisting of a number of short stories. These short stories have little to do with each other, but different characters intersperse between each piece, forming a certain sense of wholeness. The writer fictionalized a small town called "Snow Swamp", where all the stories take place. Old bowling alleys, cooking classrooms, small record stores and carton factories, old objects and people who are attached to old things are all in this lonely mountain town.
The Biography of Dante
(Italian) by Marco Santagata, Zhejiang University Press, February 2022 edition, 138.00 yuan.
Dante has been called "the latter poet of the Middle Ages and the first poet of the New Age", and is known for his masterpiece The Divine Comedy. Marco Santagata, a professor of Italian literature and an expert on Dante's studies, portrays the great poet from the perspective of Dante's multiple identities—writer, philosopher, courtier, politician. Santa Gata integrates a wealth of scholarly work from medieval Italian studies to clarify a complex web of family and political relationships. This rich, rigorous, and solid new biography is worth reading.
social science
Biological Thinking
(Us) by Alan Jasanov, CITIC Publishing House, March 2022, 69.00 YUAN.
The book's author, Alan Jasanov, is currently the director of the MIT Neurobiological Engineering Center. In a humorous tone, he shows readers the process of brain functioning and the effects of the brain on human behavior and emotions from the level of brain science, and then goes deep into the philosophical level to explore the role of the brain in the process of human identification. "Biological Thinking" conveys a unique way of thinking, helping readers to understand the human brain more deeply, be the controller of the brain, and better understand themselves and life.
"Short and Long Book of China and Japan"
Liu Ning, Nanjing University Press, March 2022 edition, 52.00 yuan.
The Short and Long Books of China and Japan is a collection of book reviews by Liu Ming, a writer who has studied Japanese culture in depth. The author observes Japan in three dimensions: history, reality, and culture, and sound cognition must be based on a comprehensive understanding of Japan. In recent years, the author has written many book reviews introducing Japanese culture to Chinese readers. The books and themes involved are different, and the content spans a large range, this group of book reviews was originally written at the invitation of various domestic media, and is now published in a collection, which is of great benefit to readers' understanding of Japanese history and culture and popular culture.
utility
Anxiety Self-Help Handbook
Tim Cantofer, Zhejiang People's Publishing House, March 2022 edition, 48.00 yuan.
British psychiatrist Tim Cantofer has nearly 40 years of experience in the study and healing of psychological problems. In his career, clients who seek help are often honest, kind, down-to-earth and diligent, demanding of themselves and trying to live their lives. But I was overwhelmed by anxiety. In this book, Cantofer first helps readers understand anxiety and builds people psychologically to face anxiety — anxiety is a normal emotion. Cantopher also prepared coping strategies for different types of anxiety and different levels of anxiety.
"Succulent Conservation Atlas"
(Japanese) Masanori Tanabe, Jiangsu Phoenix Science and Technology Publishing House, March 2022 edition, 39.80 yuan.
This book is a meticulous work of Masanori Tanabe, a Japanese succulent grower, covering the basic knowledge of succulents, seedling selection, daily maintenance, succulent mixed planting, DIY flower utensils and so on. The content of the book is meticulous and practical, including more than 30 kinds of succulent mixed planting creative solutions, more than 70 kinds of succulent plant introduction and basic conservation methods, more than 300 exquisite pictures are pleasing to the eye, which can be said to be a beautiful succulent encyclopedia. The book is also well set up, and the basics about succulents are practical and clear, making it easy for even novices to grasp.
Children's books
"100-year-old fish"
(English) by Laura Hawthorne, Beijing United Publishing Co., Ltd., February 2022 edition, 56.00 yuan.
This is a beautiful picture book with the theme of marine environmental protection. Elba is an orange fish that lives in the coral city under the sea, which was once colorful and vibrant. The world around Elba gradually changed, and her friends left. It's stuck in a plastic bottle, going with the flow... Until a little girl playing by the sea found it. The little girl rescued Elba and called on everyone around her to clean up the beach and the ocean. Elba finally returned to Coral City. This book represents the ocean with beautiful pictures and promotes environmental protection.
"The First Adventure of the Little Subway"
(Japanese) Gong Xida also, Lingnan Fine Arts Publishing House, March 2022 edition, 46.00 yuan.
This book is a new work by the famous Japanese picture book painter Tatsuya Miyazido. Elements of childlike transportation are paired with inspirational themes to encourage children to take the first step. The story is written about the first time a small subway was put into use, and it was very tense. What does the outside world look like? It asked a subway that ran a metro line: "What is the outside world like?" The other party told it that people live in buildings like boxes. The little subway began its imagination... The brain-opening imagination combined with the witty and distinctive painting style is unforgettable.