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ベネチアのサンマルコ広場で演奏するギタリストが垣間見た、アメリカの大物シンガーとその妻の絆とは――ほろにがい出会いと別れを描いた「老歌手」をはじめ、音楽をテーマにした五篇を収録。

According to The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch (the world's only completely accurate book of prophecies, written in 1655, before she exploded), the world will end on a Saturday. Next Saturday, in fact. Just before dinner. So, the armies of Good and Evil are amassing, Atlantis is rising, frogs are falling, tempers are flaring. Everything appears to be going according to Divine Plan.

When Gone with the Wind appeared in 1936, it became on overnight sensation. Nothing like it in American literature had ever been seen. It went on to win the Pulitzer Prize and become one of the most celebrated films of all time. It has sold more than 30 million copies worldwide and been translated into 27 languages. Gone with the Wind is both an historical novel and an examination of the bewildering changes that swept Georgia in the 1860s.

池井戸潤の最新長編の舞台は、「東京箱根間往復大学駅伝競走」――通称・箱根駅伝。青春をかけた挑戦、意地と意地のぶつかり合いが始まる。ついに迎えた1月2日、箱根駅伝本選。

主人公アカーキィは、さる官庁に勤める下級官吏。万年、写字の仕事ばかり繰り返し、何から何までうだつがあがらないアカーキィですが、彼は写字の仕事を心底から愛し毎日の生活を楽しんでいます。そんな彼の日頃の生活にはない一大イベントが突然やってくることになります。外套を新調するという・・・

小学校の卒業記念に埋…

Call Me by Your Name first swept across the world in 2007. It is the story of a sudden and powerful romance that blossoms between an adolescent boy and a summer guest at his parents' cliffside mansion on the Italian Riviera. During the restless summer weeks, unrelenting but buried currents of obsession, fascination, and desire intensify their passion as they test the charged ground between them and verge toward the one thing both already fear they may never truly find again: total intimacy.

宝島。その昔、太平洋やカリブ海で暗躍した海賊たちが、奪った財宝を島々に隠し、そのありかを地図に残した。その地図が歳月を経て、今、目の前にあるとしたら???絶海の孤島の埋められた宝探しの物語は、大人にも子どもにも、夢あふれる永遠のロマンだろう。その代名詞とも言える傑作が、『ジキルとハイド氏』でも有名なスティーブンソンの海洋冒険小説、『宝島』だ。ひとりの少年が地図を手に入れ、恐ろしい海賊どもを敵に回して大人顔負けの大活躍をし、見事宝物を手に入れる。その血湧き肉踊る物語は、人間が宇宙を旅し、子どもたちがパソコンゲームに熱中し、携帯電話の電波が飛び交う現代にも、輝きを失っていない。今回《オーディオドラマ》化するに当たって幸運だったのは、1984年6月にTBSラジオの「ラジオ図書館」で、ラジオドラマとして2回にわたって放送されたときの横光晃さんの脚本が、担当者の手で保存されていたことだった。横光氏はラジオドラマの脚本に情熱を傾け、芸術大賞をはじめ数々の受賞に輝き、ラジオドラマに尽くした功績で芸術選奨文部大臣賞を受賞した。その人の、原作や主人公に対する愛情、聴く人に対する愛情のこもった細心の脚色は、今手にすることのできる最上のものだった。 この音だけの世界から、潮の香りや海の響きの懐かしさ、そして少年の胸の鼓動が、聴く人の心に伝わりますように。(C)株式会社スタジオ・エコー

侠客の父と、ネグレクトの果てに自死した母。17歳で天涯孤独となった彼は、喧嘩と女に明け暮れ、全財産6万円を握りしめ上京する。そして、薬物に溺れ逮捕された――。

Classical guitarist Satoshi Makino has toured the world and is at the height of his career when he first lays eyes on journalist Yoko Komine. Their bond forms instantly. Upon their first meeting, after Makino’s concert in Tokyo, they begin a conversation that will go on for years, with long spells of silence broken by powerful moments of connection. She’s drawn by Makino’s tender music and his sensitivity, and he is intrigued by Yoko’s refinement and intellect. But neither knows enough about love to see it blooming nor has the confidence to make the first move.

Short Stories in English for Beginners has been written especially for students from beginner to intermediate level, designed to give a sense of achievement, a feeling of progress and most importantly - enjoyment! Mapped to A2-B1 on the Common European Framework of Reference, these eight captivating stories are designed to give you a sense of achievement and a feeling of progress when listening. From science fiction to fantasy, to crime and thrillers, Short Stories in English for Beginners will make learning English easy and enjoyable. 

The Old Man and the Sea is one of Hemingway's most enduring works. Told in language of great simplicity and power, it is the story of an old Cuban fisherman, down on his luck, and his supreme ordeal, a relentless, agonizing battle with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream. Here Hemingway recasts, in strikingly contemporary style, the classic theme of courage in the face of defeat, of personal triumph won from loss.

Narrator Nick Carraway tells the story of his neighbour Jay Gatsby, whose parties at his Long Island mansion are as lavish as his past is mysterious. Yet Gatsby cares only for one of his guests: his lost love Daisy Buchanan, now married and living across the bay. 

学研サウンド文学館パルナスから、オーディオブックで厳選復刻。現代の文壇を代表する編集委員が、内外の作家の傑作を厳選。パルナスとは、「詩人」や「詩歌」という意味があります。

For over 60 years, readers of all ages have been enchanted by the magical realms, the epic battles between good and evil, and the unforgettable creatures of Narnia. This box set includes all seven titles in The Chronicles of Narnia - The Magician's Nephew; The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe; The Horse and His Boy; Prince Caspian; The Voyage of the Dawn Treader; The Silver Chair; and The Last Battle.

   山本周五郎は「文学には“純”も“不純”もなく、“大衆”も“少数”もない。ただ“よい小説”と“わるい小説”があるばかりだ」を信念とし、普遍妥当性をもつ人間像の造形を生涯の目的とした作家で、時代小説を中心に沢山の作品を残しています。 その作風は今なお古臭さを感じさせず、繊細に描かれた人の心の機微や人情に、思わず笑わされたり、胸を打たれたりする魅力に溢れています。 

〔ケン・リュウ短篇傑作集１〕ぼくの母さんは中国人だった。母さんがぼくに作ってくれた折り紙の動物は、みな命を吹きこまれて生き生きと動きだした

Kafka Tamura runs away from home at 15, under the shadow of his father's dark prophesy. The ageing Nakata, tracker of lost cats, who never recovered from a bizarre childhood affliction, finds his pleasantly simplified life suddenly turned upside down. As their parallel odysseys unravel, cats converse with people, fish tumble from the sky, a ghost-like pimp deploys a Hegel-spouting girl of the night, a forest harbours soldiers apparently un-aged since World War II.

It’s not easy making the career jump from office-supplies-store middle manager to heroic interdimensional adventurer. At least, Jason tries to be heroic, but it's hard to be good when all your powers are evil. He’ll face off against cannibals, cultists, wizards, monsters...and that’s just on the first day. He’s going to need courage, he’s going to need wit, and he’s going to need some magic powers of his own. But first, he’s going to need pants.

From her place in the store, Klara, an Artificial Friend with outstanding observational qualities, watches carefully the behaviour of those who come in to browse and of those who pass in the street outside. She remains hopeful a customer will soon choose her, but when the possibility emerges that her circumstances may change for ever, Klara is warned not to invest too much in the promises of humans.