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Penguin Classics: Little Black Book Series 2, 10 volumes in English and Chinese
Penguin Classics: Little Black Book Series 2, 10 volumes in English and Chinese
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Penguin Classics: Little Black Book is a series of "literary pamphlets" launched by Penguin Publishing Group on the occasion of its 80th anniversary. The selection is magnificent and rich, transcending the constraints of time and space to find masterpieces. The bilingual version published this time carefully selects 30 classic and contemporary works for Chinese readers from the original English version, and is released in three volumes. In addition to highly readable short stories, it also includes some poems and non-fiction works that have never been translated.
The second series includes many interesting pieces by famous writers, such as Oscar Wilde's aphorism collection "Only the Boring are Brilliant at Breakfast", Emily Bronte's poem "The Night Darkens Around Me" translated into Chinese for the first time, science fiction pioneer George Wells' prophetic story "Microscopic Errors", and "The Atheist's Mass", which is composed of two wonderful short stories from Balzac's famous "Human Comedy".
【Editor's recommendation】
★ “Atypical” representative works of famous literary figures, personalized classics that transcend time and space, there is always one that suits you right now.
★ A small book, two faces: bilingual in Chinese and English, can be read forward and backward.
★ The classic three-part cover, with simple and sophisticated black and white tones, is not only a literary classic worth collecting, but also a fashionable item that is photogenic and versatile.
★ Pocket book format design, with card and ticket slots at the back, the best companion for commuting and traveling.
【Celebrity Recommendation】
★ The so-called classics are works that have survived the test of time, and Penguin Classics selects such works. Putting the little black book in your pocket is like carrying a small flame that has not been extinguished for centuries.
——Young writer Jiang Fangzhou
★ One of the reasons why this set of "Penguin Classics: Little Black Book" is a global bestseller is that it is a cold classic. Classic means famous works by famous authors, and cold means not well known to the public. Some are writers' favorites, some are writers' debut works, some have never been published in single volumes, and some are translated from the original language for the first time. This set of little black books allows almost all masters to put down their idol baggage, allowing readers to meet the masters' sincerity from frivolous short stories or poems, and rediscover the masters' inner world.
——Young writer Ma Boyong
★ Believe in the works selected by time. I remember a gentleman once said that saving time means reading classics and works of masters.
——Young writer A Yi
★The "Little Black Book" includes classics of famous foreign literary masters, with a unique perspective, selecting the best of the best, in a short length but with great substance.
——Ma Ainong, translator of Harry Potter
About the Author
★ Oscar Wilde is famous for his plays, poems, fairy tales and novels, and is regarded as a fairy tale writer who is as famous as Andersen. He has written many popular classic fairy tales such as "The Happy Prince" and "The Nightingale and the Rose".
★ Maupassant, a French critical realist writer in the second half of the 19th century, is known as one of the "three great short story masters in the world" along with Chekhov of Russia and O. Henry of the United States. His representative works include "The Necklace", "Belle amienne", "Boule de Suif" and "My Uncle Jules".
★ Hans Christian Andersen, a 19th century Danish fairy tale writer, is known as the "Sun of World Children's Literature". Andersen's representative works include "The Tin Soldier", "The Daughter of the Sea", "Thumbelina", "The Little Match Girl", "The Ugly Duckling", "The Emperor's New Clothes" and so on.
★ Mark Twain, an American writer and orator, his representative works include the novels "The Million Pound Bank Note", "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" and "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer".
★ Balzac, a French novelist, is known as the "Father of Modern French Novels" and his representative work is "The Human Comedy".
★ Herbert George Wells is a famous British novelist, journalist, politician, sociologist and historian. His science fiction novels have a profound impact on the field, and his representative works include "The Time Machine", "The Island of Doctor Moreau", "The Invisible Man" and "War of the Worlds".
★ Joseph Conrad, a British writer, his representative works include "Lord Jim" and "Heart of Darkness".
★ Emily Bronte, a 19th century British writer and poet, is the author of the world literary masterpiece "Wuthering Heights".
★ W.B. Yeats, an Irish poet, playwright and essayist, is the leader of the "Irish Renaissance Movement". His representative works include "The Belfry", "The Spiral Staircase" and "Sailing to Byzantium".
★ Thomas De Quincey, a famous British essayist and critic.
