A famous masterpiece could also be his or her last published work. If so, the last book was often the last book of the entire series.
Some of the famous masterpieces such as:
- Mr. Jin Yong's masterpieces were The Legend of the Condor Heroes and The Return of the Condor Heroes. His last book before his death in 1984 was The Deer and the Cauldron.
- Ernest's masterpiece was The Sun Also Rises, and his last book before his death in 1961 was The Old Man and the Sea.
- Margaret Atwood's masterpiece was the Gone with the Wind series, and her last book before her death in 1968 was Gone with the Wind: A Farewell to Arms.
Of course, these were just some examples. The content of the last book might be different due to different factors such as health status and creative state.
1 Haruki Murakami: The Forest of Norway
2 Lu Xun: The True Story of Ah Q
3 Jin Yong: The Deer and the Cauldron
4. The Old Man and the Sea
Faulkner: The Sound and the Fury
6. Stanley Kubrick, Clockwork Orange
7 George Orwell: 1984
8. Haruki Murakami: The Forest of Norway
9 Marquez: One Hundred Years of Solitude
Kafka: The Castle
The authors of the Four Great Classics were:
1. Dream of the Red Chamber: The Qing Dynasty created the entire story of Dream of the Red Chamber and participated in the editing of the novel.
2. Journey to the West: The story of the Ming Dynasty novelist Wu Chengen's Journey to the West mainly tells the adventure story of Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, and Monk Sand protecting Tang Sanzang.
3. Water Margins: The story of the Water Margins, written by Shi Naian, a novelist of the Yuan Dynasty, tells the story of 108 uprising heroes who fought to protect their rights.
Romance of the Three Kingdoms: Luo Guanzhong, a novelist of the Yuan Dynasty, wrote Romance of the Three Kingdoms, which tells the history of the Three Kingdoms period, including the wars and political struggles between the three kingdoms.
1. One Hundred Years of Solitude by Garcia Marquez
- The story tells the history of the seven generations of the Buenda family and the various difficulties and challenges they encountered in different historical periods.
- Good words: family, history, destiny, challenge, predicament, tenacity, wisdom
- Experience: Through the history of the Buenda family, the novel shows the fate and challenges of mankind and the importance of tenacity and wisdom.
2 "Alive" Yu Hua
- The story tells the life experience of a farmer. He experienced many difficulties and setbacks in the turbulent period of Chinese history, but he still faced life with perseverance.
- Good words: life, frustration, tenacity, hope, dignity, suffering, happiness
- Experience: Through the protagonist's experience, the novel deeply reflects the tenacity and hope of human beings in the face of setbacks and suffering, and also expressed the pursuit of dignity and happiness.
3 The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
- The story was about a little prince who set off from his own planet, experienced a series of adventures and growth, and finally came to another planet.
- Good words: planet, adventure, growth, friendship, wisdom, soul
- Experience: Through the experience of the little prince, the novel expressed the pursuit of friendship and wisdom, and also profoundly revealed the complexity and importance of the human heart.
4 The Great Gatsby, F. Scott fitzelder
- The story was about a young man named Gatsby, who experienced a series of setbacks and disappointments in the process of pursuing his dreams and love.
- Good words: dream, love, frustration, loss, passion, reality
- Experience: Through Gatsby's experience, the novel profoundly shows the passion and pursuit of human beings in the face of setbacks and loss, and also reveals the conflict and contradiction between reality and dreams.
5 "Three-body" Liu Cixin
- The story was about the interaction and struggle between humans and the alien civilization, revealing the complexity and danger of the alien civilization.
- Good words: Alien, Civilization, Dark Forest, Wisdom, Game, Hope
- Experience: The novel expressed the pursuit of wisdom and courage through the story of the Three-body Man, and also expressed the reflection on the relationship between mankind and alien civilizations.
6. One Hundred Years of Solitude by Garcia Marquez
- The story tells the history of the seven generations of the Buenda family, the various difficulties and challenges they encountered in different historical periods, and also shows the changes in the history and culture of Latino America.
- Good words: family, history, destiny, challenge, tenacity, wisdom
- Experience: Through the history of the Buenda family, the novel deeply reflects the fate and challenges of mankind, and also expressed the importance of tenacity and wisdom.
Dream of the Red Chamber Cao Xueqin
- The story tells the love story of Jia Baoyu, Lin Daiyu and others, as well as the decline of China's feudal society and the collapse of the family business.
- Good words: love, family, business, decline, fate, wisdom
- Experience: Through the love stories of Jia Baoyu, Lin Daiyu and others, the novel deeply reflects the fate and challenges of mankind, and also expressed the understanding of the importance of wisdom and courage.
"Border Town" Shen Congwen
- The story tells the story of a small town and shows the variety and beauty of rural life in China.
- Good words: countryside, life, beauty, destiny, emotion, humanity
- Experience: Through the story of the small town, the novel expressed thoughts on human nature and emotions, and also revealed the complexity of fate and rural life.
1984 George Orwell
- The story was about a government that controlled and monitored the people by controlling the media and depriving them of their freedom.
- Good words: media, freedom, control, surveillance, humanity, faith
- Experience: The novel reveals the importance of human freedom and faith through controlling the media and denying people's freedom. At the same time, it also expressed concerns about government control and surveillance.