World Literature

Melanie Jenkins, newly single and desperate for change, swaps her ER scrubs for a stethoscope and a one-way ticket to Crazy Town. Her destination? The mansion of Rhonda Miltmore—hypochondriac extraordinaire and self-appointed Cupid. Enter Brent Miltmore: Wall Street titan with an emotional portfolio in dire need of diversification. When he takes a tumble (literally), guess who becomes his reluctant caretaker? Yep, his childhood nemesis.

Ania hears the explosion of gunshots before she sees the Nazi soldiers approach her beloved home. Her family don’t have time to run, but she does. Hiding nearby, she listens to her sister’s screams and – stroking the red ribbon she keeps tied around her wrist – she begins to plot her revenge… Taunted her whole life for being smarter than anyone else in the village, now living in war-torn Poland, being governed by Nazis who think Poles are subhuman and women only good for one thing… Ania now only has her wits to rely on, if she's going to survive.

A dealer of rare books, Deen is used to a quiet life spent indoors, but as his once-solid beliefs begin to shift, he is forced to set out on an extraordinary journey; one that takes him from India to Los Angeles and Venice via a tangled route through the memories and experiences of those he meets along the way.

For a quarter century, Peggy Noonan has been thinking aloud about America in her much-loved Wall Street Journal column. In this new collection of her essential recent work, Noonan demonstrates the erudition, wisdom and humor that have made her one of America’s most admired writers. She calls balls and strikes on the political shenanigans of recent leaders and she honors the integrity of great Americans, ranging from Billy Graham to the heroes of 9/11.

To strangers that pass her on the streets of Lahore, Mona Ahmed lives a life to be envied. Married to wealthy businessman Bilal, with happily married children, she seems to want for nothing. But behind the gilded exterior lies a past of secrets and heartbreak. While they may have weathered the storm of Mona's infidelity, with Bilal embracing the child born out of that secret love affair, their marriage remains shaky. Each day has the same slow, regular rhythm. . .until the first message arrives, and everything in Mona's life changes in an instant.

Vertige du premier émoi amoureux, fin de la liaison d’un adolescent avec une femme mariée, amour terrorisé d’une femme pour son terrible mari... Perceptions, angoisses, sensations... Exhumées des archives Nabokov et publiées à partir des années 1990 dans The New Yorker, de magnifiques nouvelles à la langue envoûtante et aux sonorités lumineuses. Pierre-François Garel donne vie aux personnages de ces cinq savoureuses nouvelles qui explorent le sentiment amoureux.

Dr. Ana Maria Ross Gutierrez runs a clinic near the Texas-Mexico border, taking care of those who've crossed into the United States illegally. Ana was once married to Peter Ross, but his decision to join the border patrol drove her to divorce him—despite Peter's continuing feelings for her and his conviction that he's protecting the desperate immigrants in his own way. Now, as hostility and hatred heat up in El Paso, Ana, Peter, and a young mother are entangled in danger and violence that threaten them all.

この作品が書かれたのは昭和12年前後。太宰治の実生活はこの作品の女性のような立場であった。他者から見放され、裏切られたという思いを持ちながら、小さな変化にささやかな喜びを見出し希望の光を感じたのは何かきっかけがあったのだろうか。この前後の太宰の作品も聴きたい。

乱歩自身が、桃源社版『江戸川乱歩全集』の「あとがき」で、「犯人の隠し方にはくふうをこらした跡が見える」と評している自信作。明智小五郎と助手の小林少年が、怪しげな洋館に暮らす資産家一家を襲う謎の怪人を追う、息もつかせぬ面白い作品です。

ひとつの物語と思って聴き始めるとストーリーはなく、いろいろな話がメモ書きのように展開していきます。太宰治の作品の中でいちばん太宰らしさを感じる作品、という人も多くいます。短編ですのでお気軽に耳を傾けて下さい。

Malesia, 1931. La sveglia e ambiziosa Ji Lin ha dovuto abbandonare il sogno di studiare all’università per pagare i debiti contratti dalla madre giocando a mahjong. Per questo durante il giorno lavora come apprendista sarta e la sera ha un secondo lavoro segreto in una sala da ballo. Durante una serata viene avvicinata da un venditore che la invita per un tango, al termine del quale l’uomo perde un oggetto inquietante che rimane fra le mani di Ji Lin: una fiala in vetro contenente un dito mozzato.

Tous les héros ne portent pas de cape. Certains ont des livres. Mitch, libraire passionné, est arrêté un matin pour un crime impensable : il a transgressé la loi en vendant des livres interdits. Après cinq années de prison, il n'a qu'un désir, retrouver sa liberté et sa librairie. Mais le destin en décide autrement. Le même jour, Mitch croise le procureur qui l'a fait condamner et rencontre Anna, une jeune chef qui pourrait bien être la femme de sa vie.

One fall night, Scottish singer Jackson Mackay loses everything he ever loved in a horrible tragedy. At that same moment, in another wing of that same hospital, Letti Ruiz gasps awake after a life-altering surgery leaves her a shell of the high profile attorney she once was. Their lives couldn’t be more different. A series of seemingly perfectly orchestrated imperfections leads them to each other and kindles a fire where their twin souls unite.

Relive one of the most iconic moments in American history with Paul Revere's Ride by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. This stirring poem captures the urgency and heroism of Paul Revere’s legendary midnight ride, warning the colonial militia of the British advance and igniting the spirit of the American Revolution. Longfellow’s vivid imagery and masterful storytelling bring this historical event to life, making it both a timeless literary classic and a patriotic call to remembrance.

Détroit, fin des années 1970. Hannah et Wes Jarrett forment l'une des familles les plus en vue de l'élite blanche et bourgeoise. Mais entre les galas caritatifs et les déplacements d'affaires, ils se croisent à peine et n'ont plus en commun que leurs deux enfants, choyés par la gouvernante. Par ailleurs, des gros titres abominables font la une des journaux : des cadavres de garçons sont retrouvés nus, sans vie, comme exposés au public. Par un meurtrier dont on ne sait rien, et que les médias s'empressent de nommer Babysitter.

Here are the best-loved poems from the final phase of Robert Browning's long and ever-productive career—sharp-eyed and quick-witted, brimming with zest and verve and sparkle, yet equally keen to probe the "bad dreams," the dim-seen, sinister crannies within the human soul.

Un roman poignant et lumineux qui raconte le deuil, la solidarité et l'espoir, incarné avec justesse et sensibilité par Alice de Ferran Astrid a tout perdu. À quarante ans, plus rien ne la retient, alors elle part. Elle achète sans l'avoir visitée une maison isolée dans la région montagneuse et sauvage du Mercantour. Parmi ses bagages, un carton marqué d'une croix rouge, ce qu'il lui reste de sa vie passée. Soraya a tout laissé derrière elle. Sa Syrie natale, sa famille, ses amis, son insouciance. Elle traverse la montagne pour rejoindre la frontière française en se cachant de la police.

Si vous avez aimé L'Anomalie, vous adorerez La Mesure ! " Il est difficile d'imaginer le monde d'avant, dans lequel elles n'existaient pas. Quand elles sont apparues au mois de mars, personne ne savait quoi faire de ces petites boîtes étranges arrivées avec le printemps. Sur chacune d'elles était inscrit un message simple : "La mesure de votre vie se trouve à l'intérieur'. " À partir de ce moment-là, tout a changé. Celles et ceux qui ont ouvert leur boîte ont découvert une cordelette, plus ou moins longue.

In The Monkey's Paw, W.W. Jacobs delivers one of the most iconic and chilling tales of supernatural horror. The story follows the White family as they come into possession of a cursed monkey's paw, capable of granting them three wishes—but at a terrible cost. As their desires are fulfilled, the consequences of tampering with fate become disturbingly clear, leading to a horrifying and tragic outcome.

За 35 лет жизни Николай Гумилёв успел столько, что хватило бы не на одну впечатляющую биографию. Он выпустил восемь сборников стихов, написал восемь пьес. На первый взгляд Гумилев идеально вписывался в систему координат Серебряного века. Его любовь к экзотике, безапелляционные суждения об искусстве, да и сама жизнь, полная экстравагантных путешествий, кажутся одним большим литературным манифестом. Настоящее понимание среди собратьев по перу он находил нечасто. Даже те, кто искренне любил поэта и очаровывался его творчеством, порой терялись от буйной и пестрой яркости его фантазии.

American lawyer Julie Chen files a class-action lawsuit involving a multinational technology corporation and the Chinese government’s internet firewall, known as Golden Shield. When she hires her strong-minded sister Eva as her translator, what compromises will they make in order to win? And can they put aside their past differences to speak the same language?

In The Gateless Gate, one of modern Zen Buddhism's uniquely influential masters offers classic commentaries on the Mumonkan, one of Zen's greatest collections of teaching stories. This translation was compiled with the Western listener in mind, and includes Koan Yamada's clear and penetrating comments on each case. Yamada played a seminal role in bringing Zen Buddhism to the West from Japan, going on to be the head of the Sanbo Kyodan Zen Community.

Argán es prisionero de sí mismo. El terror a la muerte y el miedo a enfrentarse a la vida le tienen encadenado a su propio lecho, nada le importa, ni su familia, ni su mujer; es una persona cegada y egoísta, a la vez víctima y verdugo. Tan solo la astucia de Toñita, la criada, auténtico motor de la acción hará posible un desenlace donde triunfe el amor y queden en evidencia los intereses de las malas personas.

怖い話です。小酒井不木の作品ではないかと再確認してしまいました。しかし不木よりも怖いです。蒐集家は「手に入れたいものは命と引き換えでも手に入れたい」と言いますが、この話を聴くと男性蒐集家は命を差し出したほうがまし、という気持ちになるでしょう。怖いです。

Con el objeto de probar cada uno su punto de vista sobre lo que se considera una condena humanitaria, un joven jurista accede a permanecer privado de libertad durante quince años, y un banquero promete darle dos millones de rublos en el caso de que logre cumplir su encierro.