Recommendations for the most classic romance novels in the world

All stories have a beginning, and all stories have an ending, but it may not be the expected ending. As Shakespeare said: "I guessed the beginning of this story, and I dedicated to you everything God gave me, but I failed to predict the ending of this story."

The following are recommended five enduring and super classic foreign love novels, all of which have unexpected endings~~

1. "The Great Gatsby"

Author: Metzgerald

It ranks second among the best novels in English literature in the United States for a century and has been adapted to the screen and stage many times.

The novel describes how Gatsby, who was born in poverty, went through all the hardships and unscrupulous means to acquire wealth, and finally became a "remarkable" rich man in the hearts of the world from a pauper, but how he struggled to pursue his first love due to poverty. The story of a lost lover.

When Gatsby struggled to become a millionaire from a poor officer, he thought he could turn back time and relive his old dreams. However, as time went by, he discovered that Daisy was far from what he dreamed of, and was nothing more than what he dreamed of. A material girl from this earthly world. Not long after this realization, Daisy drove her husband's mistress to death. Tom blamed Gatsby. Gatsby was finally killed, but Daisy didn't come to the funeral.

The tragedy of Gatsby is that he devoted everything to the beautiful dream he weaved, while Daisy, as the embodiment of his ideal, has only a beautiful body. Come to think of it, Gatsby never noticed the mocking smile on Daisy's face until his death, and he never thought that he would die in the hands of his beloved!

Classic Quotes If you plan to love someone, you must think clearly whether you are willing to give up your God-like free soul for him, and then be willing to be bound in your heart.

2. "Anna Karenina"

Author: Olev Tolstoy

Pushed critical realism to the forefront in the 19th century The highest peak, it is recognized by society that it has reached a height that Russian literature has never reached.

The protagonist Anna is an aristocratic woman who is dissatisfied with her husband's hypocrisy and boredom and longs to find her own love. For this reason, she abandons her husband and son and lives with her lover Vronsky, but Volens Ji was not a dedicated and ideal person, and in the end he abandoned Anna for his own future. Anna has a home and cannot return, and the upper class has forever rejected her. Finally, Anna finds that she can no longer live in this hypocritical society. In despair, she chooses to commit suicide by lying on the train.

In the period of social transformation, the inner conflicts and entanglements of the characters, the intertwining of ideological progress and backwardness, form a sharp contrast, which leads to many tragedies that do not fulfill people's wishes. Anna is a tragic example of a person who pursues a new life with joy but ends miserably.

Classic Quotes: Happy families are all similar, but unhappy families are each unhappy in their own way.

3. "Pride and Prejudice"

Author: Jane Austen

This may be one of the greatest love novels in the world, and one of the greatest love novels in the British literary world. It is the first novel to speak for women and praise women’s independent pursuit of marital happiness.

This book tells the story of the love and spouse selection of the five sisters, Elizabeth Bennet, the daughter of a British squire in the early 19th century. Each pair of lovers represents a view of love, among which Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy are the most touching.

Darcy, a young man from a rich family, fell in love with Elizabeth soon after he met her. He bravely proposed to her regardless of the gap in family status and wealth, but Elizabeth rejected him because of his arrogance. Darcy's arrogance is actually a reflection of status differences, but for Elizabeth, as long as this arrogance exists, it is impossible for her and Darcy to have the same thoughts and feelings, nor to have the same ideals. marriage.

But after a period of time, Elizabeth gradually discovered and saw with her own eyes that the equally kind-hearted Darcy had undergone qualitative changes in his behavior and a series of actions, especially his past kind-heartedness. The proud demeanor was completely gone. As a result, Elizabeth's prejudice against him gradually disappeared, and a happy marriage was finally achieved.

Such a story about Cinderella and Prince Charming was so mismatched in England at the end of the 18th century. However, it was precisely because of the change in attitudes between the lovers that a happy marriage was created.

Classic Quotes Arrogance prevents others from loving me, and prejudice prevents me from loving others.

4. "Jane Eyre"

Author: Charlotte Bront?

For more than a hundred years, the image of "Jane Eyre" It is immortal, and the poetic dialogue between the hero and heroine is widely imitated and copied by readers.

"Jane Eyre" tells a story of love and dignity. Jane, a lowly female governess, has a mutual love for her master, Mr. Rochester. When she is about to get married, Jane discovers that Rochester already has a wife, a mad woman who has been imprisoned in the attic. In addition to being sad, Tong fled the manor alone and wandered around. Later, because he could not forget Rochester in his heart, he returned to him again. At this time, the manor was completely unrecognizable, and Rochester was also blind, but Jane came together with him resolutely.

The novel praises the image of a woman who, despite her humble background, is extremely dignified; although she is weak on the outside, she is extremely tough on the inside; although she lives in a lower-class society, she strives to get rid of old customs and destiny.

The turning point of this book is not only that Jane breaks through the barriers of social concepts and comes together with Rochester, but also that she accepts Rochester's concealment and deception against him and chooses to believe in his sincerity to her. In the end, Rochester did not let him down.

Classic Quotations Do you think I have no emotions because I am poor and plain in appearance? I swear to you, if God gifts me with wealth and beauty, I will make it as hard for you to leave me as it is now for me to leave you. God did not arrange it this way, but our spirits are equal. Just like you and I walking through the grave and standing before God as equals.

5. "The Museum of Innocence"

Author: Orhan Pamuk, Turkey

Set a record of selling 100,000 copies in two days in Turkey, Pamuk It took Mook 10 years to complete, and it is a novel in which he showed the greatest patience and respect for the public.

In the spring of 1975, 30-year-old Kemal, a wealthy man, was engaged to the socialite Sibel, but unexpectedly met his distant cousin, an 18-year-old innocent girl Füsun, who was born in a poor family. After the passionate love between the two, Kemal finally broke off his engagement with Sibel, only to find that Füsun had already left him. Kemal followed the girl's shadow and ghost deep into another Istanbul.

In order to relieve the pain of love, he carefully collected everything she had used and liked, including thimbles, pens, hairpins, ashtrays, earrings, playing cards, keys, fans..., Kemal It took him fifteen years to visit 1,743 museums and create a unique "Museum of Innocence" to commemorate his lost love.

Kemal lost his fiancée to Füsun, and in the end he also lost Füsun. When we thought he would be devastated by the loss of his beloved, Kemal turned this pain into The most tender touch, using a museum of innocence, creates memories of the past and memories of loved ones, making people realize that even after losing a loved one, you can still gain happiness and touch.

Classic Quotes Every smart person knows that life is beautiful and the purpose of life is to obtain happiness, but in the end, only fools obtain happiness. How would we explain this problem?