Master's Feast: Essence of World Short Stories

Author: Hezi
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Publish Date: 2001-09-01
Features: Knowledge is an immeasurable treasure, and only sharing can make it immortal. Joy is the only truth in this fleeting world; it is eternal because of sincerity. Perhaps you are too busy with work to find time for reading literature anymore. Perhaps you might open a book during your commute, but the noisy environment robs you of the elegance of savoring classics. Or perhaps you bought a masterpiece but find it too old-fashioned to approach, so you never open it again. All these reasons seem valid. Reading is like falling in love—it values quality over quantity. As long as you read a good book earnestly, you can gain more profound insights into life. We have long been concerned with this issue, and many readers have put forward requests to us, gradually forming the source of the idea for "Very Classic." The editors have carefully selected and compiled the best works from renowned authors, including beloved classics by celebrated writers such as Maupassant, Kafka, Hemingway, García Márquez, and Borges. The works are grouped by country and arranged chronologically by the authors' birth dates to choose the best pieces that best reflect their styles.