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東京の下町にある信用金庫に勤める小倉太郎。

Nachdem man ihnen endlich das volle Bürgerrecht gegeben hat, hoffen die Meijers darauf, gewöhnliche Schweizer werden zu können. Ihr Weg führt sie hinaus aus dem Dorf, erst in die kleine Stadt Baden, dann nach Zürich. Janki versucht sein Glück im Tuchgeschäft, Arthur wird Arzt, bald gibt es sogar einen Landwirt. Aber trotz aller Bemühungen stoßen sie immer wieder gegen eine unsichtbare Wand – so wie es ihnen der unsterbliche Onkel Melnitz vorausgesagt hat.

Neue, skurrile und wahrhaftige Storys von T. C. Boyle. »Das war der Tag, an dem die Hyäne kam, um ihn zu holen, und es spielte keine Rolle, dass es im Süden Frankreichs überhaupt keine Hyänen gab, vor allem nicht in Pont-Saint-Esprit, sie war da und wollte ihn holen.« Dreizehn neue brillante Storys vom Meister des Genres, surreal und abgründig witzig: Sie handeln von sprechenden Drohnenautos, die ihre Passagiere auf algorithmischen Routen durch die Landschaft führen.

バルブシステムの開発で倒産の危機を切り抜けてから数年、佃製作所はまたしてもピンチに陥っていた。そんな時、社長・佃航平の元に、かつての部下から医療機器の開発依頼が持ち込まれる。「ガウディ」と呼ばれるその機器が完成すれば、多くの心臓病患者を救うことができるというのだが――。ロケットから人体へ。佃製作所の新たな挑戦が始まる！

Ashcombe was the most beautiful house Saskia had ever seen as a little girl, providing a perfect sanctuary to hide from the tragedy which shattered her childhood. Now an adult, Saskia is still living at Ashcombe and, as a book restorer ,devotes her days tending to broken, battered books. When she discovers a notebook carefully concealed in an old Bible, Saskia finds herself drawn into a heart-rending tale of wartime love....

As a young girl, Beryl Markham was brought to Kenya from Britain by parents dreaming of a new life. For her mother the dream quickly turned sour, and she returned home; Beryl was brought up by her father, who switched between indulgence and heavy-handed authority, allowing her first to run wild on their farm, then incarcerating her in the classroom. The scourge of governesses and a serial absconder from boarding school, by the age of 16 Beryl had been catapulted into a disastrous marriage.

When a giant sperm whale washes up on the local beach and tells Joe Gunner that death will follow him wherever he goes. Joe knows that the place he needs to go is home. Having stormed out two years ago, it won't be easy. Nor will returning to the river alongside the house where words ripple beneath the muddy black water washing up all sorts of memories and disturbing prophecies. Joe turns to his sister, Birdee, the only person who has ever listened and to Tim Fysh, a local fisherman and longtime lover - but reviving their bond leads to trouble.

Die Lage ist prekär: Charlie, Ferdi und Raimund wollen mit Glitterschnitter den Weg zum Ruhm beschreiten, aber es braucht mehr als eine Bohrmaschine, ein Schlagzeug und einen Synthie, um auf die Wall City Noise zu kommen. Wiemer will, dass H. R. ein Bild malt, aber der will lieber eine Ikea-Musterwohnung in seinem Zimmer aufbauen. Frank und Chrissie wollen die alte Trinkerstube Café Einfall zur kuchenbefeuerten Milchkaffeehölle umgestalten, aber Erwin will lieber einen temporären Schwangerentreff etablieren.

London in den späten vierziger Jahren: Die temperamentvolle junge Schriftstellerin Juliet erhält eines Tages einen erstaunlichen Brief...

The year is 1967. Thirteen-year-old Maisie is at her decaying family home, once a medieval abbey. Lucas, an artist and friend, is painting a portrait of Maisie and her sisters. Maisie embarks on a portrait of her own: telling the story of herself, her sisters and their lovers, and of her friend, Daniel Nunn. Twenty-three years later, Lucas's now-famous portrait features in a retrospective of his work. Daniel, obsessed by the sisters and determined to understand what happened that summer at the abbey, pursues answers.

Of Bees and Mist centers on Meridia, who, at age 16, tries to escape her alienating childhood and her mysterious parents by running away to marry a tenderhearted young man, whose family is harboring secrets of their own. There is a grave hidden in the garden. There are two sisters groomed from birth to despise each other. And there is Eva, the formidable matriarch whose grievances swarm the air in an army of bees

Lara has always had an overactive imagination, but now the spirit of her great aunt Sadie has appeared to make one last request: she must find a missing necklace. Lara's got enough problems of her own: her start-up company is floundering and she's just been dumped. But perhaps Sadie's ghost could also be the answer to Lara's problems?

肉親の失踪、理不尽な死別、名前の忘却……。大切なものを突然に奪われた人々が、都会の片隅で迷い込んだのは、偶然と驚きにみちた世界だった。

Daniela Dröscher erzählt vom Aufwachsen in einer Familie, in der ein Thema alles beherrscht: das Körpergewicht der Mutter. Ist diese schöne, eigenwillige, unberechenbare Frau zu dick? Muss sie dringend abnehmen? Ja, das muss sie. Entscheidet ihr Ehemann. Und die Mutter ist dem ausgesetzt, Tag für Tag.

Gracie Burton is a grandmother living quietly in Devon. She has rarely left the village over the past 40 years. Her daughter, Carina, is immensely high-powered, with her own fast-paced business in London. She has very little time for her 17-year-old daughter, Anastasia, away at boarding school, and even less time for her ageing mother. In many ways, the three of them barely know each other.

The Elvis Oke of Chris Abani's novel is a child left to fend for himself in the urban jungle of Lagos, Nigeria. He has a talent for Elvis impersonations (hence the name) and wants to make it big so he can escape his violent and tumultuous life. In a place where angels fear to tread and only fools rush in, Elvis searches for redemption and a small piece of graceland.

Wer sind wir, wenn wir keine Europäer mehr sind? - Der grandiose europäische Gesellschaftsroman des niederländischen Bestsellerautors. Ein junger Page, Abdul, empfängt den Schriftsteller auf den Marmorstufen des Eingangsportals, über dem in goldenen Lettern der Name "Grand Hotel Europa" zu lesen ist. Sie rauchen eine erste Zigarette und kommen miteinander ins Gespräch. Der Schriftsteller spricht von Venedig und von Clio, seiner großen Liebe, die ihn verlassen hat.

From the author of the worldwide best seller The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, a new novel about learning how to listen and how to feel and about second chances and choosing to be brave despite the odds. Because in the end, music can save us all.... It's 1988. Frank owns a music shop. It is jam-packed with records of every speed, size and genre. Classical, jazz, punk - as long as it's vinyl, he sells it. Day after day Frank finds his customers the music they need. Then into his life walks Ilse Brauchmann.

Kitty Montrose is packing up her house and the memories that go with it. Under this roof, she's seen her children grow up, her grandchildren arrive, and her marriage come and go. Kitty knows better than most that the twists and turns of life can bring joy, despair and everything in between. But when she was a little girl, she had hoped for more. She dreamed of finding her true soul mate. Someone to laugh with, cry with and share her twilight years.

あの夏、私たちは「家族」だった――。息子を事故で亡くした絵本作家の千紗子。長年、父・孝蔵とは絶縁状態にあったが、認知症を発症したため、田舎に戻って介護をすることに。