検索キーワード： 選集・短編小説

【小学館の名作文芸朗読】

木之助は12歳の時に胡弓を習い始め、毎年旧正月に門付けに行くようになる。特に、ある味噌屋の主人が木之助の演奏を楽しみにしていた。年月が経ち、門付けの習慣は衰退していく。木之助の仲間たちも次第にやめていくが、木之助だけは続けていた。ある年、木之助は体調を崩し、門付けに行けなくなる。翌年、再び町に出かけるが、多くの家で断られてしまう。

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『母子叙情』『生々流転』などの代表作で知られ、大正・昭和期に活動した作家、歌人の随筆。慈悲ぶかい人の他人に対する原則は、誰にでもものをやり、誰の言うことも聞き入れ、何事も他人のために辞せないこと。

Turn up the temperature with High Heat, a sizzling erotic audiobook collection that brings your wildest fantasies to life. Featuring a seductive mix of passionate encounters, forbidden pleasures, and steamy short stories, this collection is made for listeners who crave intense chemistry, dirty talk, and unapologetic desire.

【小学館の名作文芸朗読】中島敦による随筆。南洋の島で戦争を迎えた中島が、文学と戦争について思索する。中島は東京に戻って文壇の議論に驚き、文学が戦争にどう役立つか考える。しかし、南洋で文学と戦争を別物と見なしていた中島は、文学が時局に応じた宣伝手段とされることに抵抗を覚えていた。

【小学館の名作文芸朗読】この田舎の教会では、いつでも現世的な思いに押し返されるが、唯一人、真のキリスト教信者らしい憐れな老婆がいた。ある朝、私は人夫達が墓を掘っているのを教会の丘から眺めていた。その墓はあの老婦人の一人息子のためのものだった。近づいていくと、老母は息子の遺骸を見るのもこれが最後と、切ない思いにむせんでいるのが分かった。

【小学館の名作文芸朗読】太宰治による随筆形式の短編小説。男は「禁酒」を決意する。昔は酒が人間を豪放にするものと考えられていたが、現代では精神を浅薄にするものとなっていたためである。男は配給された少量の酒を分割して飲み、さらに水で薄めるといった工夫や、居酒屋で客が店主に媚びへつらい、少しでも多くの酒を得ようと奮闘する姿を目にし、酒がもたらす悲惨さを見出す。

【小学館の名作文芸朗読】『日本文学の写実精神』などの著書があり、昭和期に活動した国文学者・随筆家の旅行記。久しぶりに京都の秋を観ようと東京駅を発つ。中京にある古風で小さな宿は、馴染みの客ばかりで、ふりの客は稀だという。折からの時雨に、中庭にある松の緑が土蔵の白壁を背景に美しい色を見せている。京都駅に着いた時にはもう降り始めていた雨は本降りになった。

THE FIRST THREE BOOKS IN THE TOTALLY BINGE-WORTHY GRACE MCKENNA MYSTERY SERIES!

Kuno, a former soldier, is searching for fortune. But not just as any ordinary adventurer. True power comes from making alliances with the alluring dungeon goddesses. Armed with a mysterious journal, his trusty axes, and no small amount of courage, he must navigate treacherous dungeons and prove his worth. The prize? Exclusive access to the goddesses' domains.

The Last Leaf is a short story by O. Henry published in his 1907 collection The Trimmed Lamp and Other Stories. The story first appeared on October 15, 1905, in the New York World. The scene of the story of The Last Leaf is the Greenwich artist colony in New York City. Over the past century, it has developed from a poor literati settlement to a world-famous art center and tourist attraction.

World-renowned pianist Gloria Banderas is at the height of her career when a curious ailment forces her to cancel a sold-out performance at Carnegie Hall. The same day, she befriends one of the many free-spirited artists inhabiting the warren of apartments above the theater. With her career and marriage at a standstill, Gloria moves into an empty studio and convalesces among the poets, photographers, and dancers who eke out a living with total dedication to their art. As a return to her old routine beckons, Gloria must decide which parts of her life are worth fighting for.

After more than 2,300 years, the Greek philosopher Aristotle still remains one of the most influential thinkers who has ever lived. There was hardly any field of human knowledge in existence during his day in which he did not make a major contribution. Additionally, he probed areas which were never before examined. Indeed, one could make the claim that no individual person has ever known as much about this world as Aristotle. His analyses of zoology and logic paved the way for modern forensic techniques, and for which every scientist down to this day owes him a debt of gratitude.

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梶井基次郎の短編小説。実体験を基にした、6つの話から成っている。峻は妹の死後、「可愛盛りで死なせた妹のことを落ちついて考えてみたい」という思いから、姉夫婦の家へやってきていた。城跡のある風景を眺めていると、彼女がこと切れた時よりも、火葬場での時よりも、「失った」という思いが強く刻まれた。そしてある日、姉が病気に罹ってしまう。

With Life Ceremony, the incomparable Sayaka Murata is back with her first collection of short stories ever to be translated into English. In Japan, Murata is particularly admired for her short stories, which are sometimes sweet, sometimes shocking, and always imbued with an otherworldly imagination and uncanniness.

A brand-new collection of short stories featuring the Queen of Crime’s legendary detective Jane Marple, penned by 12 remarkable best-selling and acclaimed authors. This collection of 12 original short stories, all featuring Jane Marple, will introduce the character to a whole new generation. Each author reimagines Agatha Christie’s Marple through their own unique perspective while staying true to the hallmarks of a traditional mystery.

In the past 50 years, the American short story has changed dramatically. New voices, forms, and mixtures of genres have brought this unique US genre a thrilling burst of energy. This rich anthology celebrates this avalanche of talent. Beginning in 1970, it culls together a half century of powerful American short stories from all genres, including - for the first time in a literary anthology - science fiction, horror, and fantasy.

From the internationally acclaimed Haruki Murakami comes a mind-bending new collection of short stories, all touching beautifully on love and solitude, childhood and memory...all with a signature Murakami twist. The eight stories in this new book are all told in the first person by a classic Murakami narrator. From memories of youth, meditations on music, and an ardent love of baseball, to dreamlike scenarios and invented jazz albums, together these stories challenge the boundaries between our minds and the exterior world.

Born a slave, the Roman Stoic philosopher Epictetus (c. 55-135 AD) taught that mental freedom is supreme, since it can liberate one anywhere, even in a prison. In How to Be Free, A. A. Long - one of the world's leading authorities on Stoicism and a pioneer in its remarkable contemporary revival - provides a superb new edition of Epictetus's celebrated guide to the Stoic philosophy of life (the Encheiridion) along with a selection of related reflections in his Discourses.

These 16 lectures bring the Socratic quest for truth alive and explore ideas that are as vital today as they were 25 centuries ago. Ideas about truth, justice, love, beauty, courage, and wisdom that can change lives and reveal the world in new ways. Here, you'll delve into the inner structure, action, and meaning of 17 of Plato's greatest dialogues, making these lectures an indispensable companion for anyone interested in philosophy in general or Platonic thought in particular.

French literature may be said to begin with the ninth century "Song of Roland," and it has since then churned out masterpiece after masterpiece in every century right up to the present. Beginning with Balzac and Dumas in the early part of the nineteenth century and proceeding to Sartre and Camus at the midpoint of the twentieth, the stories in this collection showcase the talents of some of the greatest French masters of the short story.