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The Reading of Literature
(English) Terry Eagleton, Straits Literary and Art Publishing House, September 2021 edition, 68.00 yuan.
This book is a primer on literary appreciation written by the famous contemporary critic Terry Eagleton for the general reader. In this easy-to-understand and witty book, Eagleton asks an intriguing set of questions. He shows the reader how to read with sufficient attention to the tone, rhythm, texture, syntax, allusions, ambiguities, and other formal aspects of a literary work. He also examines broader issues such as characters, plots, narratives, creative imagination, fictional meaning, and the tension between what a literary work says and expresses. The author offers fascinating insights into writers ranging from Shakespeare to J.K. Rowling.
"New Talk on the Dream of the Red Chamber: A Collection of Treatises on Wu Mi Hong's Studies"
Wu Mi, Zhou Xuanlong, eds., People's Literature Publishing House, September 2021 edition, 42.00 yuan.
Mr. Wu Mi is a modern academic master, whose knowledge runs through China and the West, and his insights are high and penetrating. He loved "Dream of the Red Chamber" all his life and made important contributions to the dissemination and popularization of "Dream of the Red Chamber" and the study of red studies. However, his red studies writings had not been systematically compiled and published before, and this book compiled Wu Mi's red studies works into a series. The main body of the book contains Wu Mi's papers, book reviews, lecture notes, etc. on "Dream of the Red Chamber", and the appendix excerpts the words related to "Dream of the Red Chamber" in his diaries and letters, which can be complemented with the main text. In addition, Wu Mi imitated "Dream of the Red Chamber" and wrote the novel "New and Old Marriage", which was also included as an appendix in the book.
"There is a lot of dung in Shikagawa"
(Han) Li Cangdong, Wuhan University Press, September 2021 edition, 58.00 yuan.
South Korean director Lee Cang-dong's film works are very artistic, he also loves literary creation, and has a high degree of achievement. "Deer River Has a Lot of Dung" is a collection of short and medium stories by Lee Cang-dong, which won the Korea Daily Creative Literature Award. The novel focuses on a group of low-level characters wrapped in a complex and changeable historical wave, who struggle to pursue real values in life, fight against reality, and find the meaning of their personal lives. Examining Korean reality through the circumstances of these characters, the author focuses on the transformations that take place in the characters along the way—they begin to question and explore the true identity of value in their lives.
Dialogue with Art
Martin Gefford, Guangxi Normal University Press, August 2021, 128.00 RMB.
This is a masterpiece of British contemporary art history with a grand vision and rich details. The book revolves around the London art circle from 1945 to 1970, based on rich interviews and personal experiences, starting from the circle of young painters in London after World War II, and writing all the way to the commercial success of painters such as David Hockney, showing the development of British painting after World War II. The book can be seen as a transcript of a group interview, or as a multi-person biography. The book includes at least two generations of painters, interviewed by Lucian Freud, David Hockney, Howard Hodgkin, Roland Brooks Kitay and dozens of other famous painters.
"The Words of the Book Ticket"
(Sun) Written by Shozo Shibuto, Kinjo Publishing Co., Ltd. August 2021 edition, 88.00 yuan.
"The Story of The Book Ticket" is a famous work by Shozo Saito, a pioneer figure in the Field of Book Collection Tickets in Japan, and can also be said to be the pioneering work of the study of Book Collection Tickets in Asia, which was translated and published for the first time in China. Starting from the main purpose, type, and placement of the collection ticket, the book tells the origin of the collection ticket, the history of the development of the Japanese library ticket, the fun of collection, and the knowledge of the Japanese collection ticket club and the book ticket maker. The book is accompanied by illustrations of nearly 100 book tickets from all over the world, and the most precious one is the collection of 26 book tickets collected by individuals and institutions such as Natsume Soseki, Takehisa Yumeji, Hanabaku Tayama, and Naoya Shiga, which is known as the "Bible of the Oriental Book Collection Ticket".
Lima's Dream
By Lv Xiaoyu, Shanghai Literature and Art Publishing House, August 2021 edition, 42.00 yuan.
A "post-90s" political science student, by chance, was given the opportunity to travel to Peru to join a presidential candidate's campaign and practice first-hand what "doing politics" means. In the process, fragments of the history of Peru and Latin America continue to flash, and the author's textual knowledge and practical experience continue to collide, and he rethinks questions about political practice, academic significance, and real life. This book is not only a personal record of the author's practice and travel notes, but also a sincere reflection of a young person on his relationship with the world, knowledge and action. In this "Lima Dream", there are more possibilities for thinking and acting.
The Philosopher and the Powerful Man
James Roma, Social Sciences Academic Press, September 2021, $69.00.
The Philosopher and the Powerful Man is a book about the thought and life of the ancient Roman philosopher and statesman Seneca, focusing in particular on how he weighed the moral conscience of the philosopher against the wealth and power of the courtiers in the face of the threat of death at any time during nero's court. As Nero's teacher and advisor, Seneca's image to posterity was polarized, and the book attempted to unify Seneca's intellectual treatises with political practice, and to explore whether Seneca's role in Nero's regime aroused Nero's conscience and avoided making the regime worse, or whether he complied with Nero.
A Man's Last Journey
(Sun) Written by Chiyako Ueno, Zhejiang University Publishing Company October 2021 edition, 58.00 yuan.
Chizuru Ueno is a well-known Japanese sociologist. She noted that in Japan's ultra-aging society, can the elderly live in peace at home in their old age? How exactly are they related to their children? What role should social health and social care institutions play? Through in-depth social investigation and reflection, Chizuru Ueno put forward unique insights on the above problems and proposed an operable pension planning plan. She advocates that no matter what kind of elderly people should be able to choose a person to live at home to retire on their deathbed, have dignity and walk the journey after life. This is a constructive work that directly addresses the pain points of society and provides solutions.
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