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累計２7０万部の突破の超人気シリーズの粋を集めたベスト集。第二弾は二冊同時発売。書き下ろしを含む20編とさらに短く切れ味鋭い19編のスケッチで構成。

With the same deadpan mania and genius for dislocation that he brought to his internationally acclaimed novels A Wild Sheep Chase and Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World, Haruki Murakami makes this collection of stories a determined assault on the normal. A man sees his favorite...

An aspiring writer moves into a new apartment and discovers that her landlady has murdered her husband. Elsewhere, an accomplished surgeon is approached by a cabaret singer, whose beautiful appearance belies the grotesque condition of her heart. And while the surgeon's jealous lover vows to kill him, a violent envy also stirs in the soul of a lonely craftsman. Desire meets with impulse and erupts, attracting the attention of the surgeon's neighbor - who is drawn to a decaying residence that is now home to instruments of human torture.

“A diverse and glorious selection . . . a gift of imagination, wit, and wonder. The collection is filled with miniature masterpieces. . . . This must-have anthology is a treasure trove not to be missed.” —Library Journal (starred review) The prestigious annual story anthology, featuring...

岐路に立ち、惑う人々に贈る 喪失と再生の記憶。この物語は、あなたの明日をやさしく照らす――絵本作家として活躍する高城好子はかつて美弥子の継母だった。

Step into the shadows—where fear waits to be found. Midnight Terrors: Dark Tales and Scary Stories from the Shadows is the second chilling installment in the Midnight Terrors anthology series. Within these pages lie five sinister short stories that twist the familiar into the horrifying — where the comfort of home, the safety of friends, and the glow of a screen offer no protection from what lurks unseen.

Als ich nach meiner Schicht als Weihnachtselfe im Restaurant ankomme, hätte ich mit vielem gerechnet, aber sicher nicht damit, Zeugin eines Mordes zu werden. Und erst recht nicht damit, dass der Auftragskiller selbst, Dorian Winter, mir ein Angebot macht: Mein Leben für eine ungewöhnliche Gegenleistung … während der Feiertage soll ich seine Freundin spielen. Was zunächst wie ein verzweifelter Deal erscheint, wird bald zu einem gefährlichen Spiel. Gefangen zwischen Furcht und Verlangen, wächst eine Verbindung zwischen uns, die stärker ist, als ich je für möglich gehalten hätte.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. The king of Tasuun has given three of his soldiers an errand that no man would choose: ride into the desert, find the ruined necropolis of Chaon Gacca, and bring back the mummy of an ancient monarch from the vaults beneath it. The city has been dead for...

I know I shouldn’t want her, but that’s not stopping me from going after what I want. Jade McKay isn’t just beautiful, she’s temptation wrapped in one delicious package. The way she looks at me. The way she makes me lose control. The way she says my name. It’s everything. She’s everything. There’s only one problem — she’s my best friend’s sister and ten years younger than me. Completely off-limits… and impossible to resist. Now that we’ve crossed that line, there’s no going back. I’m not letting anyone or anything stand between us. Because Jade isn’t what I want, she’s what I need.

For twenty years, the heavens have been silent. Under the crushing weight of King Jabin’s iron chariots, the fractured tribes of Israel have been reduced to starving ghosts in their own land. The fertile valleys belong to Sisera, a ruthless Canaanite warlord who rules through flawless military engineering and absolute terror. To resist is to be ground into the alkaline dust. But high in the Ephraimite hills, a different kind of storm is gathering beneath an ancient date palm. Deborah, a prophetess and Judge, has heard the voice of the Almighty break the long silence.

What if the parables of Scripture happened today? In *Parable Parallels: Modern Stories Inspired by the Bible and the Parables of Jesus *, J. Stopa reimagines the timeless teachings of Scripture through contemporary stories filled with ordinary people, modern struggles, and moments of unexpected grace. Set in soup kitchens, apartment buildings, city streets, family homes, and places of quiet heartbreak, these stories echo the spirit of the biblical parables while speaking directly to the modern world. A woman watches a bread line grow outside her window.

Kan vardagsberättelser som innehåller gosedjur, tavlor, hörlurar och fotbollar kallas för skräck? Läs vidare så får du se! Skräckklubben för oss som inte gillar skräck består av tio korta historier som alla är lite läskiga, men hela tiden på ett tryggt och mysrysigt sätt. Det...

In Die Hungernden schildert Thomas Mann das Leben junger Menschen, die zwischen künstlerischem Anspruch und materieller Not ihren Platz suchen. Getrieben von Idealen, aber konfrontiert mit Entbehrung und Orientierungslosigkeit, geraten sie in einen Spannungsraum zwischen Sehnsucht und Realität.

In Vision entwirft Thomas Mann ein fein schattiertes Stimmungsbild zwischen Wirklichkeit und innerem Erleben. Ein sensibler Beobachter verliert sich in einer flüchtigen Wahrnehmung, die sich zu einem intensiven, beinahe entrückten Moment verdichtet. Die Erzählung spiegelt die Macht der Imagination und zeigt, wie fragile Eindrücke zu tiefen seelischen Erfahrungen werden können.

Written by an inimitable new voice, The Age of Calamitiesis a genre-defying, mind-bending collection of absurdist, funny, and speculative short stories. In this bold debut collection, Senaa Ahmad pushes the boundaries of history and its figures, sending the reader on a thrilling ride. In...

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.

Collected for the first time anywhere, the nine tales in The Egg and Other Stories highlight Andy Weir's trademark wit and unexpected twists. For the few who have yet to experience The Martian, it's a perfect appetizer. For passionate Weir fans, it's a delicious dessert.

Eleven strange, unsettling, and darkly comic stories reveal the brilliance of one of Japan’s greatest modern writers. In *Tales Grotesque & Curious*, Ryūnosuke Akutagawa turns monks, thieves, servants, scholars, devils, and ordinary people into unforgettable studies of vanity, fear, faith...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. "In a city where perfection is mandatory, your reflection is your greatest enemy." Under the shimmering Great Dome of Miridion, human life has been perfected. Every choice is calculated, every emotional peak is smoothed over, and every citizen lives in...

A signal drops. A mirror lies. A name won’t stay erased. In these unsettling stories from Sarah Faith, the ordinary rules of communication, identity, and memory begin to fail—quietly at first, then all at once. A family discovers that losing connection doesn’t mean they’re alone. A gift becomes impossible to refuse—and worse to keep. A routine bound to time and weather begins to feel less like safety… and more like a trap. A place forgotten by everyone else refuses to forget those who enter it.