 OH ALL THOSE BOOKS! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Author | Book Title | My Comments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dostoevsky | The Brothers Karamazov | In English. I read the Chinese version of this lengthy but great novel. I bought the English version for keep. Some parts of thoughts and views,voiced through the characters, are piercing masterpieces. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dostoevsky | Crime and Punishment | In Chinese. Early part of the book appeared rather dull. But as it unfolds, the psychological suspense rendered me sleepless at night on the night I read it. But I enjoyed it very very much. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dostoevsky | The Idiot | In Chinese. I don't think it is characteristic of my favorite aspect of Dostoevsky, though. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dostoevsky | The Insulted and the Injured | In Chinese. I am just buying all books of Dostoevsky available here. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dostoevsky | Notes from the Underground | In Chinese. I am fascinated by the morbidity and existentialism of this author. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Freud | Essays on Aesthetics | In Chinese. He commented on various topics on Dostoevsky, Da Vinci, Humor, Moses, etc. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Freud | Interpretation of Dreams | In English. A great psychologist with immense impact on psychology itself and other areas. I read the book from first page to last. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Freud | Introductory Lectures on Psycho-analysis | In Chinese. Quite a few of my (literary) papers used materials and theories in this book. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Freud | New Introductory Lectures on Psychoanalysis | In Chinese. Supplements to Introductory Lectures on Psychoanalysis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Heller, Joseph | Catch-22 | This black-humor book is hilarious with deep meanings, though. It's a great pity that I don't own the English version of this book. Hope I can find it as soon as possible. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kafka | Fictions | In Chinese. Kafka is such a talented writer. I like Metamorphosis for its weirdness and tragic element combined in seeming funny imagination. I love many other writings of this author. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kafka | Der Prozess/Das Schloss (The Trial/The Castle) | In Chinese. Also the first time I bought books online, with good discount. :-) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kundera, Milan | Unbearable Lightness of Being | In Chinese. I like the way this Czech author writes. Thoughtful and revealing in a modernistic light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kundera, Milan | Zert (The Joke) | In Chinese. A joke decides life. Is it fate? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lawrence, D. H. | Essays | In Chinese. His Book "Women in Love��is really well-written. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Orwell, George | Animal Farm | In English and Chinese. Initially funny, ultimately sarcastic and cruel. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Orwell, George | Anthology | In Chinese. Mainly his essays. He is one of my favorite authors. I like his ideas and his English. I like Shooting the Elephant. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Orwell, George | 1984  | In English and Chinese. Classic of this great author. I like his literature and thinking styles very much. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Satre | Anthology | In Chinese. Including fiction, drama and philosophy. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Satre | Essays of Thoughts | In Chinese. I am interested in Existentialism. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tagore | Poetic Essays | In Chinese. Used to be my favorite book in my high school time. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Voynich, E.L�� | The Gadfly | In English. The first English works in the original I read. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wilde, Oscar | The Happy Prince and Other Stories | In English. Beautiful stories for children and adults. My favorite since childhood. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| �ͽ� Ba Jin | �Ҵ��� Trilogy: Home, Spring and Fall | I am fond of these novels for the spirit of rebellion. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
�ͽ� | ����¼ Essays | In Chinese. To tell the truth is this respectable writer's principle in life and writing. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ³Ѹ Lu Xun | ³ѸС˵ѡ Collection of Fictions | In Chinese. Very enjoyable. I like Casting the Sword best. I wanted to direct a movie adapted from it. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ³Ѹ Lu Xun | ³Ѹ����ѡ Collection of Essays | His essays are piecing and distinctive. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ǯ���� Qian Zhongshu | Χ�� The Besieged City | In Chinese. It is so funny and ironic that I read the novel during the Chinese Literature course without listening to what the teacher said. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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