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This is Jon Fosse’s critically acclaimed, luminous love story about Asle and Alida, two lovers trying to find their place in this world. Homeless and sleepless, they wander around Bergen in the rain, trying to make a life for themselves and the child they expect. Through a rich web of historical, cultural, and theological allusions, Fosse constructs a modern parable of injustice, resistance, crime, and redemption.

Audrey Mendes is a clever lawyer but has never made partner. Her weeks are filled with long hours in the office, visits to her ageing parents, trivia nights at the local and evenings at home with her pet rabbit, Joni. When Audrey tries to buy wine at the pub she is ignored and walks out without paying. One thing leads to another, and soon she starts rebelling in small and creative ways against a world in which she is unseen - until a painful reminder from her childhood pushes her into a reckoning.

Орхан Памук – известный турецкий писатель, обладатель многочисленных национальных и международных премий, в числе которых Нобелевская премия по литературе за "поиск души своего меланхолического города". Душа города всегда обретается в его прошлом, возможно, поэтому талант Памука так блестяще проявляется в исторических романах, таких как «Имя мне – Красный» и Белая крепость.

"Misforståelsen" er Simone de Beauvoirs posthumt udgivne kortroman, der nu udgives på dansk for første gang. Ægteparret Nicole og André er på vej til Rusland, hvor de skal besøge Andrés voksne datter fra et tidligere forhold. Men det, der skulle være en glædelig genforening, river snart op i smertefulde stridigheder og undertrykte konflikter. Opholdet i efterkrigstidens Moskva bliver en rejse gennem et ægteskab og alle de misforståelser, der så let kan kamme over og true med at ødelægge et forhold.

—ABOUT THE BOOK: In MERCY & GRACE—Volume 5 of the Great I AM Bible Story Series for Kids—enjoy reading these awe-inspiring stories. A Major Miracle for Mark: Mark had too many problems for a twelve-year-old boy. He had a mother and four younger sisters and a father who could not come home. There was a way to take care of all these problems with one miracle, if he could just figure out how to find it. Based on Luke 17:11–20. The Long, Long, Long Day (BRIEF): If the sun came up as usual and then went down when it crossed the sky, that would be a day. If something scary happened, it ...

"Me, My Father and I": Hamlet Reimagined is a gripping narrative set against the backdrop of New York City, exploring themes of grief, betrayal, revenge, and the complexities of familial relationships. The story follows young Alex as he grapples with the sudden death of his father, a prominent businessman whose demise leaves behind a tangled web of secrets and lies. The book delves into Alex's tumultuous journey to uncover the truth behind his father's murder, orchestrated by his own uncle in a ruthless bid for power. The plot thickens as Alex adopts an ingenious strategy to expose his ...

What’s that saying about the devil you know? For Bernadette Murphy, it’s the devil she never expected that changes everything. Her father’s sudden death leaves a gaping void in her life and is one in a series of events that rock her world. But with the discovery of her father’s book of cryptograms, Bernie realizes his encoded lessons in living might be exactly what she needs to survive. When Bernie finds herself in trouble at home, out of work, and banned from the mall after a confrontation at the cosmetic counter, she discovers what her father always knew. In life, you either ...

「私小説」の始まりとされる作品です。
今風の言い方をすれば「カミングアウト」という事になるのでしょう。この作品の主人公に、多くの女性は「鳥肌が立つ」でしょう。

「富士には月見草がよく似合う」で広く知られている作品です。富士の姿を軸に太宰の心情や人生観を投影した小品で、ユーモアや軽妙な語り口も作品の魅力となっています。

When I first met David, I knew he was the one. We were the golden couple that everyone wanted to be. But recently, everything’s changed – he’s working late and is always glued to his phone. Is there someone else? Desperate for answers, I decide to follow him. I watch him move closer and closer to his beautiful younger colleague, Nina, and my worst nightmare is confirmed – my husband is having an affair. I have to find a way to save my marriage. Because if I don’t, I’m terrified a secret I’ve been keeping for all these years will be revealed.

The Resistance Pact's attack on the Supremacy's ally world, Jassem, has succeeded in taking the Jax out of the fight—for now—and as the newly appointed commander of the 15ths 1st Fighter Squadron, Ku makes preparing his pilots for the inevitable next battle his top priority. With its defensive forces scattered to protect its allies, though, the Resistance Pact's homeworld of Solienne has been left open to attack, and the Supremacy swoops in to capture it. Solienne's deployed units—including the 15th on Tobe—are left to fend for themselves.

At the dawn of the 20th century, Beardstown, Illinois, is a city of contradiction. A town of river rats, gamblers, and rail-yard workers, it’s also filled with the accoutrements and refinements that accompany wealth . . . whatever its provenance. In Beardstown, the God-fearing don’t just live side-by-side with the sinners—they often are the sinners. Throughout the first half of the century, the state’s attorney is always a McHugh, a Beardstown family that has spent generations fostering the town’s prosperity by keeping the balance between virtue and vice. For the McHughs, knowing ...

『カラマーゾフの兄弟』は、1879年に文芸雑誌『ロシア報知』に連載が開始され、翌1880年に単行本として出版された。

"The Boy with a Rifle" is a profound and timely criticism of youth engaged in senseless violence against nature. Their actions are often not by choice but rather due to a lack of prescribed choices. The author, Jaime Bedoya Martinez, vividly captures the chaotic energy of young boys as they explore their surroundings. As a passionate devotee of nature and its importance in our lives, Jaime describes the tragedy when idle thinking partners with humanity’s tendency to destroy, not malevolently but blindly. The reader will agonize as school children—presumably innocent, sentient, and moral...

Join Joseph in the battle between love and lust. The stakes are high. On the one hand, his family is on the line, but on the other, there's the one that got away; his high school love. Does he choose to stay and continue the beautiful life he made with his wife and son, or does he go back to the woman he had once felt so much for when he was young?

Set in modern-day America and France, Renaissance Italy and Boxer Rebellion China, these stories embrace whole lifetimes, much in the manner of Alice Munro and William Trevor. Joan Silber skilfully and subtly ties one story to the next, as a minor element in one becomes a major element in the next, until the last is tied convincingly to the first. Intense in subject yet restrained in tone, they are about longings—often held for years—and the ways in which sex and religion can become parallel forms of dedication and comfort.

“Do you remember? Chalk hearts melting on a playground wall …”, lautet eine Textzeile aus dem Titel Kayleigh von der Band Marillion. Juliana und Markus erleben die wohl sorgloseste Zeit ihres Lebens. Im August 1986 dauern die großen Ferien noch an und gähnend lange Tage gehören für sie ebenso zum Sommer auf dem Land, wie unbändiger Leichtsinn und das Gefühl von Schmetterlingen im Bauch. Als Musik noch von Kassettenbändern kam oder Telefone noch Wählscheiben und Kabel hatten.

Corbin Cooper hopes to start over in the sleepy little town of Verona, Indiana, but he can’t entirely escape from the nightmares of his past. At sixteen, he’s the man of family and feels an obligation to secretly help provide for his mom and two younger brothers, but how can he do that working minimum wage jobs?

Trey Denison is a man shaped by loss who has learned to bury his emotions and keep most relationships superficial. And Shayla Jordan is hiding from a past she can't seem to escape, even by starting over in a city where no one knows her secret. When Shayla rents the basement apartment in Trey’s childhood home, her quiet, enigmatic nature arouses his curiosity, and Shayla sees in Trey a chance to rediscover her sensuality. But as their initially cautious connection deepens far beyond anything either of them anticipated, the secrets they each harbor threaten to surface, jeopardizing everything they’ve built. Can Shayla and Trey overcome their pasts and embrace the possibility of a future together, or will their hidden truths tear them apart?

The new novel from one of the most distinctive writers of the age, Parade sets loose a carousel of lives. It surges past the limits of identity, character, and plot, to tell a true story-about art, family, morality, gender, and how we compose ourselves.