Keep reading, no reason is required.

Editor’s note: This article comes from the WeChat public account “Do the book” (ID:zuoshu2013), author: do book book selection.

In an era where “electronic heroin” is ubiquitous, reading seems to have become a “pastry” that requires rejection of desire.

What is your reason for insisting on studying? Below this Douban topic, we see more than 700 different answers:

“Probably against loneliness.”

“Probably the reason why many people insist on making love.”

“To make a thoughtful leek, it will nest in the soil without sprouting, and see how the capitalists harvest me.”

“I know that mediocrity and lack of proficiency. I don’t study, I am afraid that I will not meet the people I like or have the qualifications for mutual appreciation.”

Looking down all the way, this problem has gradually become a “pseudo-proposition”, because people who enjoy reading will not feel that this is a thing that needs to be clenched and insisted on, just like playing games and playing vibrato without deliberately insisting.

Similarly, just like following the latest movies and fan dramas, jumping out of the “comfort zone” of classic works and continuously tracking the development of new books, for today’s readers, it should be as common as breathing diet.

We selected 10 books for you from the new book in May, hoping to keep meeting surprises, and it will also be your reason for insisting on reading.

01

“Xiao Yao You”

Author: Ban Yu

Publisher: Chunfeng Literature and Art Publishing House

Publisher: Ideal Country

Year of publication: 2020-5

As one of the representatives of the “Northeast Renaissance”, Ban Yu’s “Winter Swimming” is a literary work that has rarely been broken in recent years. “The seeds of Marquez have sprouted in the Tiexi District”, “Winter Swimming” allows people to see how the new generation of writers used the literary network to capture the spirit of the northeast, and let the northeast land truly enter the literary republic.

“From “Winter Swimming” to “Xiaoyaoyou”, Ban Yu seems to have completed an internal small fission.” Seven novels with special styles and deep explorations show a broader literary appearance , Tried more experiments on the narrative style, and the style was more mature and harmonious.

02

“Never say you are old”

Author: [date] Ryu Murakami

Publisher: Jiangsu Wenyi Publishing House

Publisher: Chuchen Culture

Translator: Zhang Zhiyuan

Year of publication: 2020-5

There are two writers in Japanese literary circles, and they are called “Shuang Murakami”. One is Haruki Murakami, and the other is Murakami Murakami, a novelist who can be called alien. In the representative work “Infinitely Similar to Transparent Blue”, Murakami describes the depraved life of a group of urban young people, thus creating the “transparent tribe” genre in Japanese literature.

In this book, Ryu Murakami turned the focus of his writing to the reality of young people in old age, and re-started how middle-aged and old people face the crisis of life. The discussion is not only a difficult problem in life, but also a social reality, dedicated to everyone who will never say old.

03

“Imperial Game”

Author: [Chile] Roberto Bolaño

Publisher: Shanghai People’s Publishing House

Publisher: Century Scenery

Translator: Wang Tianai

Year of publication: 2020-5

This may be the only work of a world-class writer with a theme of board games. Just like the protagonist Udo and other characters have repeatedly emphasized, “The Third Reich” is just a game of war games As the plot advances, it is no longer just a game. We were involuntarily attracted by Udo’s sentence, and this fictional paper war inadvertently confirmed the real trauma.

“Those readers who are scared by the threshold of “2666” will find the fascination of Polano in this book.” As The Economist said, this book is the least of Polano “The book can be used as a key to open Polanho.

04

“Lived, Loved, Written”

Author: Li Yinhe

Publisher: Beijing October Literature and Art Publishing<