Philip Marlowe series by Raymond Chandler
雷蒙德·钱德勒的《菲利普·马洛系列》

These top four Marlowe novels are what launched Raymond Chandler into the big leagues of hardboiled detective fiction: The Big Sleep, The High Window, Farewell My Lovely, and the Lady in the Lake.
这四本畅销的马洛小说，让雷蒙德·钱德勒成为侦探小说的大联盟里面出色的一位：《长眠不醒》、《高窗》、《再见，吾爱》、《湖底女人》。

Anyone wanting a mystery with condensed descriptive language won't be disappointed. Stolen golden coins, mousy secretaries, gun molls and casinos – Marlowe encounters them all.
凡是想看谜团又希望语言精简的定不会失望。被盗的金币，胆小的秘书，女枪手和赌场——马洛的小说里一应俱全。

"The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
F·史葛杰·茨费拉德《了不起的盖茨比》

Also recommended by Chuck Palahniuk, Bill Gates.
这本书也由恰克·帕拉尼克和比尔盖茨推荐。

The Great Gatsby, the crowning achievement of the literary career of F. Scott Fitzgerald, is set in the Jazz Age, that is, 1920s. This is the story of Jay Gatsby, very wealthy and powerful billionaire, who is in love with Daisy Buchanan. He likes to throw luxurious parties, gather the Beautiful People in his house.
《了不起的盖茨比》是F·史葛杰·茨费拉德在文学生涯的至高成就。盖茨比的故事发生在爵士乐时代，即20世纪20年代。盖茨比是个有钱有势的亿万富翁，深爱着黛西·布坎南，喜欢举办奢华舞会，把上流社会的人都聚到家中。

"Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger
J.D.塞林格《麦田里的守望者》

Also recommended by Bill Gates, mentioned in Woody Allen Recommends What To Read Next.
这本书也是比尔盖茨推荐的，在伍迪艾伦《建议下一步要读什么》里面提到。

Catcher in the Rye is undoubtfully a classical work of the American literature and is very popular in "Top 10 books" lists. The main character being an expelled student named Holden Caulfield, though he is just 16, he encounters many events that tend to preclude adults. Catcher in the Rye is about a youth of 1960-s,but it is still actual today.
《麦田里的守望者》无疑是美国文学史上最经典的一部著作，名列“颇受欢迎的十大图书”。书的主人公是一个叫霍尔顿·考尔菲德的除名学生，虽然他只有16岁，但他遭遇了很多的事情让他趋向于成熟。《麦田里的守望者》是关于20世纪60年代一个青年的故事，但是现今仍然很契合实际。

“The Brothers Karamasov” by Dostoevsky
陀思妥耶夫斯基《卡拉马助夫兄弟们》

Also recommended by Vladimir Putin.
也为弗拉基米尔·普京（现任俄罗斯总统）所推荐。

This is of the best allegorical novels to explain the fractured nature of 19th century Russia. Each character is representative of one of the ruling classes.
这是最好的讽喻类小说，阐释了19世纪俄国支离破碎的本质。每个角色都是统治阶级的代表之一。

There is the father Fyodor, the landowner who is negligent about his land, but greedy in using its produce for himself. There's Dmitri, who has been passed around from house to house, and has grown up an entitled but debt-ridden soul. There's the skeptic Ivan, who wishes to live more among cold concepts than people. And gentle Alyosha, the mystic and religious peacemaker, and the illegitimate Smerdyakov.
父亲费奥多是地主，却疏于劳作，对农产品却有无限贪欲。还有德米特里，挨家挨户转悠，长大成人后有名无实，却心债累累。满腹狐疑的伊万，比之活在人群里，更愿意活在冰冷的概念里。温柔的阿辽沙，是神秘主义者，也是个信奉宗教的和事老；还有非婚生子斯梅迪亚克。

Throughout are themes of love, law, and duty, which makes this one of the best Dostoyesky books to read besides Crime and Punishment.
贯穿整个小说的主题是爱、法律和责任，这就是为何该书是陀思妥耶夫斯基在《罪与罚》之外最好的一本。

“The Castle” by Franz Kafka
法兰兹·卡夫卡《城堡》

Hailed as one of the best books of Kafka by the Guardian, this novel details the unquenchable human spirit of the unnamed protagonist (K) in his monumental struggle against the mist-enveloped Castle. The overwhelming beauty and reality of snow and darkness are almost tangible things, along with the isolation and need for companionship experienced by K. The superstitious awe and suspicion of the villagers is reminiscent of Silas Marner, while the constant struggle with snow and darkness seem in keeping with Solzhenitsyn's One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich.
被《卫报》称为卡夫卡的最好的书之一，这本小说详述了无名主人公（K）同云雾缭绕的城堡展开的艰苦卓绝的斗争，体现了不灭的人文精神。势不可挡的美、现实的雪与夜，加之K所经历的孤单和渴望同伴几乎都有形可触。村民们敬畏、迷信、疑神疑鬼让人想起塞拉斯·马南。而与雪、与夜旷日持久的斗争与索尔仁尼琴的《伊凡·杰尼索维奇的一天》如出一辙。

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