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【小学館の名作文芸朗読】自己の内面的葛藤と愛について語った書簡形式の随筆。筆者は秋の雨の日、すべての人を愛で抱きたいという気持ちが湧き上がるが、その直後、自分の子供に対して不機嫌な態度をとってしまう。すべての人を愛したいと思いながら、最も近い存在である子供さえ十分に愛せない自分を呪う。筆者は自分のイゴイズムと戦い、仕事に集中する時に愛する者を顧みなくなることを反省するようになる。

『貧しき人々の群』『播州平野』『道標』などの代表作で知られ、昭和期に活動した作家の文芸評論。文学的な本を読む読者は増えているが、通俗読物と文学作品の区別を知らずに購入する現象が起きている。ここには文学の成長の可能性の問題がある。

【小学館の名作文芸朗読】K君は、二十年前の学生時代の話を語る。学生時代の夏休み、K君は木曽へ旅行し、途中の小さな駅で古い旅籠屋に泊まった。旅籠屋の入口では商人が山椒の魚を売っており、学生の一人がそれを買った。同じ宿には女学生風の三人連れも泊まっていた。

Mad Doctor’s Note: Awaking in a hospital room was unsettling. Realizing she was alone in an abandoned mental hospital caused feelings of dread to slither up her spine. But the true horror erupts when she spots a handwritten message: Run anywhere. Hide anywhere. I’ll find you. End of the Bloody Road: Surviving a vampire apocalypse is simple: Don’t let them get in your head. Something on the Roof 2: His dream house was in the mountains, a secluded, need-to-know location. So how has someone from his past—someone who’s supposed to be dead—found him?

Every day is a struggle. Xavier's debt is mounting, his boss is threatening to fire him, and an eviction might be around the corner. But that was about to change. A mysterious lawyer approaches him with promises of fortune and a hidden estate. But is the will real? Did some distant relative leave him millions of dollars and a mansion? Then, he meets a mysterious woman named Hayley, and she claims to help run Ironshire Estate and Xavier’s new home. But something is very different about Hayley. She isn’t human... and neither are the other women of Ironshire.

Chris Wright has one shot at his dream. After years of late nights and countless revisions, an agent finally takes notice of Chris’s novel—but with one catch: he has a tight deadline to deliver a major rewrite. With bills stacking up and no extra time to pick up more shifts, Chris feels like he's barely holding his life together. Then, fate throws him a curveball in the form of Mia.

Step into the warm, enchanting Gullah Geechee Sea Island waters of the magical coral reef city of Geechmobo for the debut of this cozy Afro mermaid fantasy series that celebrates Soulaan heritage, Afrofuturism, and sacred West African sea deities. Deep beneath the Atlantic waters off the coast of the Lowcountry, you won't find traditional mermaids. Meet the Mersa: oceanic beings who carry the land-walking heritage of Southern Black Americans and the divine lineage of revered water spirits like Olokun, Yemọja, and Mami Wata.

I woke up in a game I never played, stripped of choice, doomed to die. They gave me the Soldier class and threw me into a barracks ruled by elves. No tutorial. No way out. Just drills, bruises, and the creeping realization that I’m not playing. I’m being played. My masters are NPCs who think they’re real. The system says I’m here to fight their wars. But a hunting accident changed everything. I saved Prince Thalandril’s life, and now he trusts me more than his own guards. He calls me his shadow. He makes me his blade. He doesn’t know the truth.

Cindy Jones is six years old, and she has fifteen cents in her pocket. It's the last week before the holiday break in Spring Falls, Pennsylvania. The light quits at four thirty. The colored lights are up along Main Street. And in a few days, school will let out and five girls will scatter to five different houses, where the holidays mean five different things.

In a quiet valley surrounded by four ridges, evening arrives not by the clock, but with the sound of bells. Beneath an ancient chestnut tree, Josiah Wren gathers the village children as generations have gathered before them. As daylight fades, he tells them of four bells waiting on the surrounding hills: Steadfast in the north, Marigold among the eastern orchards, Millstone beside the southern reservoir, and Mariner where the western wind carries the distant breath of the sea. No two evenings sound quite the same.

Akaky Akakievich is a quiet government clerk in St. Petersburg, known for little more than copying documents and enduring the indifference of the people around him. His worn-out overcoat has become impossible to repair, forcing him to undertake a sacrifice that gives his otherwise narrow life a...

Across a sunlit river, the Australian bush promises adventure. For one lonely little boy, the forest beyond his home seems filled with wonders—and perhaps companions waiting to be found. Despite his mother’s warnings, the child crosses the water and begins exploring. Strange animals...

Sometimes the life we never planned becomes the one that changes us most. Somewhere Between Our Plans is a collection of eleven heartfelt stories about ordinary people facing unexpected turns in life. An unsent postcard awakens a forgotten love story. A struggling orchard searches for a new...

A children’s party. A disputed teddy bear. An astonishing shortage of grown-up behavior. When little Ede Andros grabs another child’s toy at a suburban gathering, a small scuffle becomes a very adult affair. Wounded pride fuels sharp remarks, neighborly smiles give way to insults, and two...

Four authors. Four terrifying visions. One unforgettable descent into darkness. Enter a world of demons, possession, forbidden occult practices, and bloodthirsty werewolves in this chilling horror anthology featuring stories from four talented authors. Brought to life with dramatic narration...

Elise needs a babysitter and Rebecca is so good with hyperactive kids like her son. It's almost like she sucks the extra energy out of...

Thorben ist ein kleiner Donnerschlag mit eigenem Kopf und fordert früh das Leben heraus. Er möchte Berge versetzen, bemerkt jedoch bald, daß unsere Gesellschaft voran scheitert und viel Zeit verliert. Alles um uns herum ist wertvolle Energie und Thorben erlebt die eindrucksvolle Reise durch...

Christopher Cross has spent years blaming women for his problems. Surrounded by an online community that reinforces his beliefs, he's convinced women enjoy a life of privilege while men do all the hard work. Women have life on easy mode while men are punished for being honest. At least, that's what he believes. When something unusual happens, he expects to prove himself right; it seems like a dream come true.

Organizada en trece capítulos, a su vez divididos en varias secciones, La literatura nazi en América traza zigzagueante un recorrido por las voces, las plumas y las vidas de autores como Edelmira Thompson de Mendiluce, Luiz Fontaine Da Souza, Pedro González Carrera y Segundo José Heredia. Autores todos ellos relacionados, de uno u otro modo, con el nazismo. Autores todos ellos concisamente retratados con sus claroscuros en esta suerte de ingeniosísima enciclopedia literaria.

Four stories about members of the famed Chicago Seabirds hockey team. Antarctica to the Rhine, and finally in Chicago, you’ll see unusual settings and unexpected relationships. From a former captain who becomes a recluse after a career ending incident on the ice to a grumpy player forced to work with an attractive physical therapist, these stories will bring different perspectives to romance on and off the ice.