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ധർമ്മ പുരാണം അടിയന്തരാവസ്ഥയുടെ കഥയാണെന് ചിലരെങ്കിലും വിശ്വസിക്കുന്നു. എന്നാൽ ബിഭത്സമായ് കാമരൂപങ്ങൾ കൊണ്ട് നിറഞ്ഞ ഈ മഹാപുരാണത്തെ കാലത്തിന്റെയും ചരിത്രത്തിന്റെയും ചെറിയ അതിരുകൾക്കിടയിൽ തളച്ചിടാൻ സാധിക്കില്ല. അത് നമ്മുടെയും ലോകത്തിന്റെയും ചരിത്രത്തിനു മേൽ വീണികിടക്കുന ദുരന്ത വിധിയാണ്.

ദാസനും കറമ്പിയമ്മയ്ക്കും ഒപ്പം സ്ഥാനം പിടിച്ചു മുകുന്ദന്റെ തന്നെ ആദിത്യനും രാധയും മറ്റു ചിലരും. പറഞ്ഞ കഥയുടെയും കഥാപാത്രങ്ങളുടെയും ശക്തി കൊണ്ടു മാത്രമല്ല, കഥപറച്ചിലിന്റെ രീതികൊണ്ടു കൂടിയാണ് മുകുന്ദന്റെ ഈ പുസ്തകം വായനക്കാരുടെ ഹൃദയം കവരുന്നത്.

മലയാളികളുടെ സ്വകാര്യ കമ്പവും ആനന്ദവുമായ ആനകളെ ചുറ്റിയുള്ള ഐതീഹ്യകഥകൾ. ഐതീഹ്യമാലയിലെ തിരഞ്ഞെടുക്കപ്പെട്ട ആനകഥകൾ.

A letter from a sea captain, signed only with cryptic initials, directs an experienced sailor to built and outfit a ship, and to assemble a crew to sail on a dangerous adventure. The voyage starts towards a northerly destination with, as far as anyone knows, no captain aboard. After some time at sea, the captain finally appears and announces his identity, and his plan to sail to the North Pole. The crew faces dangers and hardship as they fight their way through the icy seas, while the captain drives them with single-minded focus to find a passage ever farther north.

Edward Prendick, a shipwrecked gentleman stranded on a Pacific island, is lorded over by the notorious Dr. Moreau. He is forced to confront dark secrets, strange creatures, and a reason to run for his life.

From all over Europe, even from behind the Iron Curtain, gypsies make an annual pilgrimage to the holy shrine of their patron saint in Provence. But something is different about this year's gathering; this year people are dying. Cecile Dubois and Neil Bowman are also in Provence, and discover that someone is financing the gypsies. What is the secret they are so determined to hide? As they follow the caravan, Bowman and Cecile come too close to it for safety, and before long are running for their lives.

Inspirados por um sábio, amigos realizam experiências para comprovar a eficácia de uma doutrina. O sábio ensina que a opinião das pessoas é mais importante do que a realidade em si. Eles decidem testar a teoria de maneiras diferentes. Um cria notícia sobre suas alparcas, se tornando amplamente aceito na cidade. Outro convence os moradores a aceitar narizes metafísicos no lugar de narizes afetados por uma doença. Os resultados dessas experiências surpreendem.

Vingt Mille Lieues sous les mers (1870) de Jules Verne est un roman d’aventures qui raconte le voyage épique du professeur Pierre Aronnax, de son fidèle serviteur Conseil et du harponneur Ned Land, capturés par le capitaine Nemo à bord du Nautilus, un sous-marin révolutionnaire. À travers ce voyage sous-marin, ils sondent les mystères des océans, découvrent des espèces marines inconnues et affrontent des dangers inimaginables.

“C’è qualcosa in questo romanzo di mare e in questa figura mitica tra il dio e l’uomo che resta nel profondo di chi lo legge per la prima volta e, soprattutto in un’età in cui tutto è ancora da essere, gli pianta dentro un seme di meraviglia. È la seduzione della potenza e del tormento di un cuore acceso da sentimenti primigeni, come vendetta e passione, che batte nel petto di un uomo a cui non è concessa alcuna debolezza. È proprio questo che ne fa un’opera che sembra nata per la lettura a voce alta, perfetta nella sua multidimensionalità.” dall’introduzione di Carla Fiorentino.

Auf der Suche nach dem jungen Small Hunter geraten Old Shatterhand, Winnetou und Emery Bothwell in Tunesien zwischen die Fronten eines Konflikts zwischen zwei Beduinen-Stämmen und den von Krüger Bei kommandierten Truppen El-Sadok Paschas. Im Lager der Uled Ayar stehen die Helden ganz unerwartet Thomas Melton und dessen Sohn Jonathan gegenüber, die ihren teuflischen Plan gegen Small Hunter bereits in die Tat umgesetzt haben. Es entbrennt eine Verfolgungsjagd von der Wüste Tunesiens über Southampton, New Orleans und Alboquerque bis tief in die Jagdgründe der Yuma-Indianer.

En el Puerto Alegre de los años veinte se desarrolla esta implacable alegoría de las dictaduras latinoamericanas. El viejo león, tirano de la isla caribeña de Arepa, en vísperas de su quinta reelección se dispone a decretar una presidencia vitalicia. En el centro de esta conspiración política, el magnicidio, varias veces frustrado, desatará una de las más vigorosas críticas al poder dentro de la obra de Jorge Ibargüengoitia, autor imprescindible para la literatura hispanoamericana.

Athos, Porthos, Aramis, and D'Artagnan—the four musketeers—find themselves caught between conflicting loyalties. Deep inside the Bastille, a young prisoner called merely "Philippe" has languished for eight long years, completely unaware of his real name or the nature of his crime. But Aramis knows his secret—a secret so dangerous that it could change the face of the French monarchy and topple the King from his throne! Will Aramis' cause divide the once indivisible band of musketeers?

It is 1792, during the French Revolution's Reign of Terror. An English aristocrat regarded as an ineffectual fop is actually a master of disguises who—with a small band of dedicated friends—undertakes dangerous missions to save members of the French nobility from the guillotine. His friends and foes know him only as the Scarlet Pimpernel. But the ruthless French agent Chauvelin is sworn to hunt him down and uncover his identity.

Set in the frozen wasteland of the Yukon, Jack London's most popular and enduring work is a tale about unbreakable spirit and the fight for survival. Buck—a mix of St. Bernard and Scotch Shepherd—is a loyal family pet until cruel men steal him and make him a pawn in their feverish search for gold. Brutally beaten into serving as a sled dog, Buck finds the blood of his wolf ancestors rising within him. Unable to resist the call from the Alaskan wilderness, he breaks free to roam as the leader of a ferocious wolf pack.

It is 1757, the third year of the French and Indian War. Deep in the forests of New York State, the brave woodsman Hawkeye and his loyal Mohican friends become involved in the bloody French and Indian War. Hawkeye, a colonial scout, Chingachgook, the Mohican chief, and Uncas, his son, risk their lives to guide two English sisters through hostile territory and evade the evil Huron chief, Magua, who is determined to destroy them. The thrilling events that lead to the final tragic confrontation between rival war parties create an unforgettable, spine-tingling picture of life on the frontier.

Raised in the wild by the mighty ape Kala, Tarzan the ape-man must learn to talk with the animals, swing through the trees, and fight great predators to survive in the jungle. Along with him are his childhood friends, Tanto the elephant, Ska the vulture, and Numa the lion. When white men invade his paradise, Tarzan's life is forever changed, for it is then that he meets Jane Porter, the first white woman he has ever seen. Set amid the vibrant colors and sounds of the savage African jungle, Edgar Rice Burroughs' classic work takes listeners on a glorious, adventurous, and romantic journey.

Äonen von Zeitläufen liegen zwischen den beiden Geschichten, denen Mark Twain durch seine Worte Gestalt verleiht. Mit seinem feinen Humor und seinem liebevollen Blick auf unsere menschlichen Schwächen führt er uns in beiden Erzählungen aber zu dem gleichen, ganz besonderen Ort. Es ist die Stelle, in der die Wasser des Eriesees in den Ontariosee stürzen. Die Niagara-Fälle. Dass sowohl Adam mit seiner Eva, als auch der neugierige Besucher unserer Zeit dort ganz unterschiedliche Erfahrungen machen, liegt auf der Hand.

Die Fortsetzung von "Alaska Kid“ präsentiert trotz des Titels eher Solo-Abenteuer des zum erfahrenen Goldsucher gereiften Chris Bellew und einige dieser Geschichten wurden im düsteren Mehrteiler "Lockruf des Goldes“ verfilmt. Daneben steht aber auch die (bereits in "Alaska Kid“ erwähnte) Affäre mit dem Eiermonopol, die für den Hörer weitaus spaßiger ist als für die Hauptfiguren selbst.

When the San Francisco ferry called Martinez collides with another ship in the fog and sinks, Humphrey Van Weyden, an intellectual and well-known literary critic, is one of the “lucky” survivors, set adrift in the Bay. He is eventually found by "Wolf" Larsen, the brutal and cynical sea captain of a seal-hunting schooner called the Ghost.

White Fang is a novel by American author Jack London and the name of the book's eponymous character, a wild wolfdog. First serialized in Outing magazine between May and October 1906, it was published in book form in October 1906. The story details White Fang's journey to domestication in Yukon Territory and the Northwest Territories during the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush. It is a companion novel (and a thematic mirror) to London's best-known work, The Call of the Wild (1903), which is about a kidnapped domesticated dog embracing his wild ancestry to survive and thrive in the wild.