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江戸時代の日本は徳川将軍家が率いる幕府と、三百諸侯と称された大名家が率いる実数約260もの藩が共同統治する時代であった。

The masterpiece of Steinbeck’s later years—at once a family saga and a modern retelling of the Book of Genesis—now a Netflix limited series, written and executive produced by Zoe Kazan, starring Florence Pugh In his journal, Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck called East of Eden “the...

藤原道長が恐れ、紫式部を苛立たせた書。それが随筆の傑作「枕草子」だ。

Murasaki Shikibu, born into the middle ranks of the aristocracy during the Heian period (794-1185 CE), wrote The Tale of Genji, widely considered the world's first novel, during the early years of the 11th century. Expansive, compelling, and sophisticated in its representation of ethical concerns and aesthetic ideals, Murasaki's tale came to occupy a central place in Japan's remarkable history of artistic achievement and is now recognized as a masterpiece of world literature.

Against the mythical dreamscape of America, Auster brilliantly weaves the bizarre narrative of Marco Stanley Fogg, an orphan searching for love, his father, and the key to the riddle of his origin and fate.

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 ...

Que celui qui pourrait écrire un tel livre serait heureux, pensais-je, quel labeur devant lui ! Pour en donner une idée, c'est aux arts les plus élevés et les plus différents qu'il faudrait emprunter les comparaisons ; car cet écrivain, qui d'ailleurs pour chaque caractère en ferait...

Du côté de chez Swann est à la fois l'ouverture de toute l'œuvre, et un roman complet, pourvu d'une conclusion, certes provisoire, mais dont la désillusion peut paraître, à qui ne lirait pas plus loin, le dernier mot de La recherche...

The first in a BRAND NEW World War 1 series from Lynette Rees. South Wales, 1913 – Housemaid Dilly Jenkins is proud to work at Foxglove Hall. Loyal, hardworking and devoted to her employers, Mr and Mrs Worthy, she dreams of a secure future in their service. But when Dilly is accused of...

Georgina St John-Smythe–George to her friends–is usually the life and soul of any party. But as the East End of London prepares wearily for another wartime Christmas amid nightly bombings, she is finding it hard to muster her festive spirit, still hurting from a recent romantic betrayal. But everything changes when she meets handsome Captain Reverend Guy Moncrieff…

Denne store familieroman udspiller sig i starten af 2. Verdenskrig frem til engang i 1980erne, og rammen er familien Berrys tre forskellige hoteller, som de driver med ildhu og originalitet. Det første ligger i en en nedlagt pigeskole i en lille amerikansk provinsby, det andet ligger i Wien og...

Con Le ore d'oro Louisa Young, scrittrice inglese e nipote di Elizabeth Jane Howard, riprende il lavoro della zia dando vita al seguito della saga dei Cazalet. È il Natale del 1962 e, come di consueto, la famiglia Cazalet si riunisce per festeggiare. Poiché l'amata Home Place è stata venduta da tempo, Polly e Gerald hanno messo a disposizione di genitori, fratelli e cugini la loro labirintica dimora, Fakenham Hall.

Il nonno Konrad è sempre stato un punto di riferimento per Juni. Cresciuta insieme a lui e alla nonna Tekla su un'isola, ricorda bene le ore trascorse a guardare le onde del mare con il nonno ascoltando i racconti dei suoi viaggi. Ex marinaio, è stato proprio lui a insegnarle a respirare al ritmo delle onde. Per Juni è finalmente giunto il momento di scoprire dove il suo amato nonno ha imparato a respirare con il mare.

José Arcadio Buendía y Úrsula Iguarán se aman, pero son primos hermanos, y sobre ellos cae el presagio de que sus hijos podrían nacer con colas de cerdo. La maldición los atormenta día y noche sin descanso. Cuando se les aparece el fantasma de un hombre a quien José Arcadio Buendía asesinó, él y su mujer deciden huir de su propio destino. Se van a la selva y fundan el pueblo de Macondo, el mítico escenario donde se desarrollan las aventuras de esta saga familiar a lo largo de siete generaciones.

Kristina og Karl-Oskar har efterhånden slået rødder i Minnesota, og deres børn, som var små, da de ankom til Amerika, har glemt både hjemlandet og det svenske sprog. Kun Kristina længes stadig hjem. Som rigtige amerikanere tager de også en del i den blodige amerikanske borgerkrig og...

Will love and war tear apart her beloved homeland forever? Libby is delighted to leave her boarding school in England behind to return to the vibrant beauty of her homeland, and her beloved father, James. Assam is as bewitching as she remembered but India is changing. A rebellion is simmering...

From the jewel-bright valleys of India to the cold grey streets of Newcastle, can Clarissa build a new life? 1904 INDIA: Beautiful, headstrong Clarissa Belhaven can only watch on as her widowed father sinks into debt and drink, bringing ruin to their idyllic tea plantation. When he dies, she is...

Will going home to India bring Sophie the life she has always dreamed of? Sophie has never forgotten the sun-drenched valleys of India. Torn from the only home she has ever known when she is orphaned at age six, she is taken to Scotland but never loses her dream to return. So when her cousin...

A mysterious photograph. A family secret. A search for the truth. Sammy has spent her childhood torn from the lush tea gardens of Assam to a boarding school in England. The second world war is over and India has won its independence, but she fears for her family and loved ones left behind. When...

Secrets have a way of washing to shore. The women who call sun-drenched Cabarita Beach and the Waratah Inn home, each face a storm brewing they didn’t expect. When a live national television show calls Mima, the decades-old secret she buried in the sand could catapult her story across the country’s screens. She could stop the broadcast but if she does, she’ll never learn the truth, and if she doesn’t, there’s no hiding from the fallout. Meanwhile, the three Summer sisters face life-altering challenges of their own.