1 Lu Xun once called "Insects" a model for "telling insect stories" and "telling insect life".

2 Zhou Zuoren said: "It is more interesting and meaningful than watching those boring novels and dramas."

3 Zhou Zuoren said: "He observes the nature of insects with human nature, and Reflecting on social life through insect nature."

4 Zhou Zuoren said: "When I saw the works of this 'scientific poet', I couldn't help but think of the past. I envy young people from other countries who have such good books to read, and I also hope that there are people in China. Come and do this re-editing business."

5 The famous French dramatist Rodin said: "This great scientist thinks like a philosopher, sees like an artist, and writes like a writer."

6 Lu Xun said: "The French entomologist Fabre, who has been introduced to China many times, also has this tendency. His works also have two shortcomings: one is to ridicule anatomists; The second is to use human morality in the insect world. But without dissection, there would be no astute observations like his, because the basis of observation is still anatomy. Agriculturists classify insects into beneficial insects and pests based on their benefits to humans. It is reasonable to say, but based on the human morality and law at that time, it is superfluous to judge insects as good insects or bad insects. Some serious scientists have a lot of criticism about Fabre, but it is not without reason. If we pay attention to these two points first, then his ten-volume work "Insects" will still be a very interesting and useful book to read."

7 "Insects"

An epic of insects in the world

A story between Fabre, an outstanding representative of mankind, and numerous ordinary people in nature - insects ***A piece of music composed by the same people

A book that can never be deciphered

This is a book worth passing on to the next generation

The most influential book recommended by 113 professors at Harvard University

A landmark book in French history

A classic book that influenced the world

8 At the end of the 19th century, Fabre, the outstanding French entomologist and writer, published a book called "Insects", and the world was filled with admiration. No entomologist has as high a literary accomplishment as Fabre, and no writer has as high an entomological attainment as Fabre. "Insect Diary" can be called a model of the perfect combination of science and literature.

9 "Insects" is Fabre's masterpiece and an immortal world masterpiece. It combines the author's lifelong research results and life insights, turning the insect world into a beautiful article for humans to gain knowledge, interest, beauty and ideas. Fabre, who was hailed by Darwin as "the unparalleled observer", uses human nature to observe the nature of insects. The book describes the instincts, habits, labor, marriage and love, reproduction and death of insects, all of which are permeated with humanistic care; and uses the nature of insects to reflect on social life, and wisely Philosophical thoughts come to life on the page. In his simple writing, a serious academic work is like beautiful prose, from which people can not only gain knowledge and ideas, but reading itself is a unique aesthetic process.

10 Fabre’s book is about the life of insects, but when we read it, we found it more interesting and meaningful than watching those boring novels and dramas. He did not do the work of dissection and classification, but used the method of observation and experiment to record on the spot the incredible wonders and ignorance of the life phenomena, instincts and habits of insects. We have read the fate of the same kind described in novels and dramas and been deeply impressed. Now seeing these tragedies and comedies in the insect world, it is as if we have heard the news about distant relatives-indeed, very distant relatives. It is exactly the same. The urgent temptation reminds people of all kinds of things.