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薬物中毒、酒浸り、借金地獄の日々のなか自殺未遂を繰り返し、最後は愛人と玉川上水で心中した太宰治の遺した作品が、教科書に繰り返し乗っている不思議も、聞けば、わかる。信頼と友情の重さ、そしてそれにとどまらない小暗い深み。この短編に、どれだけの人がどれほどの影響を受けてきたことだろう。近代文学の傑作。

こうるさいおやぢが目にみえるようである。 小煩い名を成した食通のセンセイが、眉間にシワをよせ、足を組み、指をたて て振り回しながら講釈を垂れている。 真剣に。 心の底から真剣に、横丁のおばさんにむかって。 横丁のおばさんにむかって、料理人たちに語りかけるときとおなじくらい心の 底から真剣に。 だしの素つかっているワタクシにそんなこと言われてもな。 苦笑いである。 でも、今晩は、ちょっとだしの素の説明書読んでから出汁を取ろうかな・・

昭和初期に活躍した小説家、堀辰雄の小説。軽井沢を舞台にした連作小説で、別れた恋人への思いを断ち切るころ、新しい少女に出会う、少女の面影を、音楽的に構成した傑作『美しい村』は、バッハの遁走曲に思いついたという。プルーストの文体を日本語の散文の中に巧みに生かし、修飾語が多く息の長い緩慢なリズムとテンポで綴られた、「私」の創作過程を辿った新しい形式の「小説」。

明治・大正期の文学者、森鴎外の代表的な短編小説作品。本作が森鴎外の処女小説である。初出は「国民之友」［1890年（明治23年）］。初期の代表作であり、1884年から5年間のドイツ留学時の体験を下敷きにして書かれた。主人公、太田豊太郎はエリート官吏である。彼はドイツ留学中に舞姫エリスと出会い、二人で暮らし始める。しかし、そのことによって周囲から中傷され官職を辞することになる。やがて、豊太郎は、前途を案じる友人からの勧めに応じて、エリスとの別れを決意。事情を知り発狂した身重のエリスを残し、豊太郎は日本へと帰国する。近代文学の代表的なロマンチシズム溢れる作品である。

The sheer volume of commentaries on the Mahabharata is awe-inspiring. So, what is it in the Mahabharata that gives it its timeless magic? Is it the mythical characters with which it is replete that makes the epic so enchanting? Or is it the great wealth of philosophical and metaphysical ideas in it that dazzles its audiences? Or could it be a combination of all these that makes it ever-fascinating to scholars and audiences around the world? And, most of all, what accounts for its incredible effect on the subconscious of millions of Indians through several generations?

Set in a remote fishing village in Japan, The Sound of Waves is a timeless story of first love. A young fisherman is entranced at the sight of the beautiful daughter of the wealthiest man in the village. They fall in love, but must then endure the calumny and gossip of the villagers.

Oe's most important novel, A Personal Matter, has been called by The New York Times "close to a perfect novel". In A Personal Matter, Oe has chosen a difficult, complex though universal subject: how does one face and react to the birth of an abnormal child?

The goals of the budo - the martial arts and ways of Japan - lie in refining the body and spirit. These goals are not always the obvious ones - and are learned only through the guidance and direction of great teachers. The techniques, methods, and rituals of the sensei can serve as guides to a well-lived life - and provide invaluable lessons for today's martial artists.

Ryokan (1758–1831) is, along with Dogen and Hakuin, one of the three giants of Zen in Japan. But unlike his two renowned colleagues, Ryokan was a societal dropout, living mostly as a hermit and a beggar. He was never head of a monastery or temple. He liked playing with children. He had no dharma heir. Even so, people recognized the depth of his realization, and he was sought out by people of all walks of life for the teaching to be experienced in just being around him.

Depuis l'enfance, Keiko Furukura a toujours été en décalage par rapport à ses camarades. À trente-six ans, elle occupe un emploi de vendeuse dans un konbini, sorte de supérette japonaise ouverte 24h/24. En poste depuis dix-huit ans, elle n'a aucune intention de quitter sa petite boutique, au grand dam de son entourage qui s'inquiète de la voir toujours célibataire et précaire à un âge où ses amies de fac ont déjà toutes fondé une famille. En manque de main-d'œuvre, la supérette embauche un nouvel employé, Shiraha, trente-cinq ans, lui aussi célibataire.

In this second of a planned five-volume series, David Roy provides a complete and annotated translation of the famous Chin P'ing Mei, an anonymous sixteenth-century Chinese novel that focuses on the domestic life of His-men Ch'ing, a corrupt, upwardly mobile merchant in a provincial town, who maintains a harem of six wives and concubines. This work, known primarily for its erotic realism, is also a landmark in the development of narrative art--not only from a specifically Chinese perspective but in a world-historical context.

In this first of a planned five-volume set, David Roy provides a complete and annotated translation of the famous Chin P'ing Mei, an anonymous sixteenth-century Chinese novel that focuses on the domestic life of Hsi-men Ch'ing, a corrupt, upwardly mobile merchant in a provincial town, who maintains a harem of six wives and concubines. This work, known primarily for its erotic realism, is also a landmark in the development of the narrative art form - not only from a specifically Chinese perspective but in a world-historical context.

The late Binodini Thakur had been very clear that she would never agree to sell her hissa in her Bauji's big old house on Hailey Road. And her daughter, Bonu, is determined to honor her mothers wishes. But what to do about her four pushy aunts who are insisting she sell?

Nip the Buds, Shoot the Kids recounts the exploits of 15 teenage reformatory boys evacuated to a remote mountain village in wartime. The boys are treated as delinquent outcasts - feared and detested by the local peasants. When plague breaks out, their hosts abandon them and flee, blockading them inside the empty village.

Five thousand years ago, there came to earth a magical being called Krishna, who brought about innumerable miracles for the good of mankind. Humanity despaired of its fate if the Blue God were to die but was reassured that he would return in a fresh avatar when needed in the eventual Dark Age - the Kaliyug. In modern times a poor little rich boy grows up believing that he is that final avatar. Only, he is a serial killer.

Combining mystery and mythology, this epic fantasy is a global best seller with over 300,000 copies sold. India, 3400 BCE. The ancient kingdom of Mithila is divided by corruption, resentment, and poverty. An abandoned baby is found in a field protected by a vulture from a pack of wolves. Soon adopted by the rulers of the land, she is named Sita, and raised as a princess and beloved daughter.

Après sa Divine Comédie, voyage sonore dans la Mythologie européenne, la romancière Amélie Nothomb nous accompagne, dans une deuxième saison très personnelle, à la rencontre du Japon de son enfance, avec ses mythes, ses rites et ses cultures. Dans ce documentaire audio de 10 épisodes, enrichi en son binaural, nous explorons les mythes et spiritualités japonais aux côtés d’Amélie Nothomb. Nous découvrons, dans ses yeux, un pays vecteur de réalisations personnelles.

Le storie che compongono ArtifiCina – terza raccolta di racconti di fantascienza cinese in doppia lingua - esplorano il rapporto tra la natura “naturale” e quella “artificiale”, che rappresenta ormai uno dei tratti salienti della cultura cinese contemporanea.

Faiz Ahmed Faiz is the most famous contemporary Urdu poet of the 20th century who appeals both to the common man as well as the elite connoisseurs of poetry. Faiz's ghazals reflect a strong influence of the Persian style and diction, because of which he is often considered the inheritor of the tradition of Ghalib; and at the same time several of them are written in a simple conversational style dealing with the problems of the common man.  

इस संकलन में कुछ ऐतिहासिक दस्तावेज़, कुछ खामोशी के दस्तावेज़, और कुछ उनकी बात भी है जो इस काल में संघर्ष की एक लम्बी यात्रा पर चल दी हैं....