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必ず涙する愛の物語、戦慄のゾンビホラー、一夜のサスペンス。たった5分で読めて、あっと驚く結末。累計４３０万部突破の超人気シリーズ。

累計315万部の突破の超人気シリーズの粋を集めたベスト集。ニコラ読者が選んだ好きな本１位！全編心震わせるどんでん返し！

Paul Auster's signature work, The New York Trilogy, consists of three interlocking novels: City of Glass, Ghosts, and The Locked Room - haunting and mysterious tales that move at the breathless pace of a thriller.

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.

Brought to you by Penguin. A dizzying short story collection that displays Murakami's genius for uncovering the surreal in the everyday, the extraordinary within the ordinary *Featuring the story 'Barn Burning', the inspiration behind the Palme d'Or nominated film Burning* When a man's favourite...

“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...

The correspondence between Carrie Allsop and David Mayer reveals, piece by piece, the painful details of a devastating affair between their spouses. With each commiserating scratch of the pen, they confess their fears and bare their souls. They share the bewilderment over how things went so wrong and come to wonder where to go from here. Told entirely through the letters of two comforting strangers and those of two illicit lovers, Evidence of the Affair explores the complex nature of the heart. And ultimately, for one woman, how liberating it can be when it’s broken.

年間100冊を読破、無類の読書好きで知られるニシダがついに小説を執筆。繊細な観察眼と表現力が光る珠玉の5篇。【収録作品】「遺影」じゃあユウシはアミの遺影を作る担当な――。中1の夏休み、ユウシはいじめら

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.

笑い、感動、友情、ちょっとだけシニカル。短時間で読めて、ラストにドンデン返し! 累計100万部突破の大人気シリーズ。どの巻からでも、どのお話からでも読むことができる、1話完結の読みきり型。

Experience the first episode of our bestselling "Dino lernt Deutsch" story series for German learners on your stereo or headphones, at home or on the go. Narrated by the author with special emphasis on early text comprehension practice and pronunciation, this audiobook will not only help you learn German, but let you experience the story through the ears of the protagonist.

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...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. The Defenders by Philip K. Dick – a classic Cold War science fiction short story, first published in Galaxy Science Fiction in 1953. For eight years, humanity has lived underground. After a devastating nuclear war, the survivors of both East and West...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. A wealthy banker walks out of his country house one Saturday afternoon to post a few letters. He never comes back. His safe has been robbed of jewels, a mysterious visitor called at the house that same day, and the police soon arrest a suspect with a...

A man who has lost his faith in life decides that nothing matters. Convinced that existence has no meaning, he prepares to end his life—but a chance encounter and a strange, unforgettable dream lead him somewhere he never expected to go. In the dream, he discovers a world untouched by the...

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “An unbelievable debut, one that announces a new and necessary American voice.”—New York Times Book Review The acclaimed debut collection from the author of Chain Gang All Stars; a piercingly raw and, at times, heartbreakingly satirical look at what it’s like...

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.

Every Friday at exactly 8:15 PM, the routine begins...YOU WERE NOT SUPPOSED TO REMEMBER is the first standalone story in The Friday Trilogy—a collection of atmospheric psychological suspense tales exploring the dark secrets hidden within our daily habits.

A continent. A climate. A future no one can ignore. The Danube is one of Europe's great lifelines. But what happens when even this mighty river loses its way? THE DANUBE IS DUST is a Climate Fiction story about water, climate change and the future of Europe. A young man sets out on a journey along the Danube. He is searching for freedom, nature and a life beyond the digital world—and discovers a future that may have already begun.