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From the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature and author of the Booker Prize–winning novel The Remains of the Day Here is the story of Etsuko, a Japanese woman now living alone in England, dwelling on the recent suicide of her daughter. In a novel where past and present confuse, she relives...

翻訳家・柴田元幸が長年愛読してきたアメリカ古典小説から選りすぐった、究極の「ザ・ベスト・オブ・ザ・ベスト」。アメリカ古典文学の途方もない豊かさを堪能できるアンソロジーを、同書の編訳を手がけた柴田元幸による朗読でお送りいたします。

READ BY SISSY SPACEK Harper Lee's beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning classic of honor and injustice in the deep South—and the heroism of one man in the face of blind and violent hatred One of the most cherished stories of all time, To Kill a Mockingbird has earned many distinctions since its...

両親が他界し孤児となったメアリは、インドからイギリス北部に住むクレイヴン叔父の屋敷に引き取られる。可愛くもなくわがままな性格のメアリは、ある日、見捨てられた「秘密の庭」を見つけ強く惹きつけられる。

Return to the world of The Dance Off . . . From USA Today bestselling author Alexis Daria comes the sizzling follow-up to Take the Lead. Professional dancer Natasha Díaz is broke, overworked, and in need of a place to crash. She's just desperate enough to move in with Dimitri Kovalenko, her...

In 1943 Japan, the Pacific War rages on. Miyoung, a Korean-born single mother and nurse, defies an order to serve in the Imperial Japanese Army and instead flees with her six-year-old son, Ko-chan, who is leaving everything familiar behind, including the grandparents he loves. Miyoung hopes Ko-chan will finally claim his heritage and that she can reclaim her own as well.

When overworked surgeon Jaanvi Chowdhury finds a mysterious photograph and a small stack of letters hidden in her Boston attic, she uncovers the remarkable story of her great-aunt Kalyani Joshi—one of the first Indian women to study medicine in 1920s London. As Jaanvi pieces together her ancestor’s life, she discovers Kalyani’s experience of colonial oppression, her role in India’s fight for independence, and her unlikely connection with a Scottish missionary’s son, Alexander.

At twenty-three, Bethany Briggs is one of the youngest analysts serving in the FBI’s San Francisco field office. Smart and diligent, she gets a big break when the violent crimes squad enlists her help in a case that brings her own cultural ties unexpectedly to the forefront. Four Filipino men—three of them members of the communist militia—are found murdered in the rainforest. Soon after, a diplomat is assassinated and the body of the prime suspect in the quadruple murder washes up on a beach. There’s a darker pattern beneath these killings.

"Family sticks together no matter what… right?" Former best friends and now husband and wife, Joaquin and Juliana, have experienced their face share of problems. Not only has Juliana had to care for her bull rider husband Joaquin after a shoulder injury, but also help raise Joaquin's two-year-old daughter, Trinity. With strength and perseverance, Joaquin and Juliana think everything is finally coming together. But life has something else in store for them… After a terrible bull riding accident that almost claimed his life, Joaquin finds his life spiraling out of control.

Award winning author Jamie Lisa Forbes brings us the story of Rowen Hart, the pampered only son of a prominent family in the small community of White Rock, North Carolina. It's the 1950's and Rowen is following the life path his parents have planned for him when his world is upturned by his...

The subject of Kokoro, which can be translated as 'the heart of things' or as 'feeling,' is the delicate matter of the contrast between the meanings the various parties of a relationship attach to it. In the course of this exploration, Soseki brilliantly describes different levels of friendship, family relationships, and the devices by which men attempt to escape from their fundamental loneliness. The novel sustains throughout its length something approaching poetry, and it is rich in understanding and insight.

From the award-winning author of Chemistry comes a sharp and poignant short story that follows a young medical student working in clinical research and grappling with the realities of a future in her chosen field.

THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING PHENOMENON A Katie Couric Book Club Pick A Jen Hatmaker Book Club Pick “[A] word-of-mouth smash hit.” —The New York Times “A treasure.” —Hoda Kotb One spring morning, a stranger named Theo arrives in the small Southern city of Golden. He doesn't...

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. These deceptively simple lines from the title poem of this collection suggest Robert Frost at his most representative: the language is simple, clear and colloquial, yet dense with meaning and wider significance. Drawing upon everyday incidents, common situations and rural imagery, Frost fashioned poetry of great lyrical beauty and potent symbolism. Now a selection of the best of his early works is available in this volume, originally published in 1916 under the title Mountain Interval.

A New York Times bestseller Nominated for the National Book Award for Fiction Ocean Vuong’s debut novel is a shattering portrait of a family, a first love, and the redemptive power of storytelling New York Times Readers Pick: 100 Best Books of the 21st Century “A lyrical work of...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A stunning “portrait of the enduring grace of friendship” (NPR) about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. A masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century. NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST MAN BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST ...

Brought to you by Penguin. 'ONE OF THE GREATEST AMERICAN NOVELS EVER WRITTEN' 'Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird.' A lawyer's advice to his children as he defends the real mockingbird of Harper Lee's classic novel - a black man...

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Ein universeller Roman über Genuss, Lebenskunst und die Geschichte einer weiblichen Befreiung. Für alle LeserInnen von Han Kangs "Vegetarierin", Sayaka Muratas "Ladenhüterin" und Mieko Kawakamis "Brüste und Eier". Rika, eine junge Journalistin in Tokio, recherchiert über die Serienmörderin Manako Kajii, die Männer mit ihren Kochkünsten verführt und anschließend umgebracht haben soll. Manako behauptet, sie verabscheut nichts mehr als "Margarine und Feministinnen" und hat eine ausgeprägte Leidenschaft für hemmungslosen Genuss und insbesondere Butter.

Brought to you by Penguin. “You give a girl a taste of fresh air and then you take it away—she’ll grow fierce and wild to get it back.” Oxford, Mississippi, 1933. Eleven-year-old Meg Lefleur has learned the hard way to rely on no one. Ever since her beloved mother failed to come home...