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【累計百万部突破!第152回直木賞受賞作】 　両親の離婚、そして帰国。母の実家のそばに住む母子三人は、次第にバラバラになっていった。

余命の告知を受けた妻…

Swami is a talkative, mischievous boy whose life is all about having fun with his friends and avoiding school and homework. He lives with his parents, younger brother and grandmother. He has a set of friends in two schools that he gets removed from. But some innocent mischief gets him in trouble and leads him to leave his house and go on the run. Written in his unique style, R.K Narayan's book Swami Aur Uske Dost is simple yet truly entertaining.

This hilarious novel describes one year spent on a small university campus in the United States by an Indian student. His English is comically Indian, and his initial notions of America are absurdly inadequate and stereotyped. The theme of the novel is his comic discovery of America and his own growth and maturing through the diverse adventures he encounters.

Sarah's been sequestered to her grandparents' house for the summer - again - and she's convinced it'll be the most boring summer ever. That is, until she discovers who's been stealing her grandmother's beets. It isn't long before Sarah realizes she's in for the adventure of a lifetime.

Abie follows the arc of a letter from London back to Africa to a coffee plantation that now could be hers if she wants it. Standing among the ruined groves she strains to hear the sound of the past, but the layers of years are too many. Thus begins the gathering of her family's history through the tales of her aunts - four women born to four different wives of a wealthy plantation owner, her grandfather.

Returning from a funeral, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Briggs find their Beverly Hills mansion ransacked. As they wait for the police, they discover something unusual: Despite the chaos, nothing appears to be missing - a fact that greatly interests Beverly Hills police detective Masao Masuto. But the Zen detective only has a few minutes to ponder the strange break-in before a murder intervenes. The victim is Ivan Gaycheck, a stamp dealer whom Masuto remembers for his stout frame and unplaceable accent.

Rain has spoiled Masao Masuto's vacation. For six days the storm has trapped the Zen Buddhist detective and his family inside their Los Angeles cottage. By the morning of his vacation's final day, he is so stir crazy that the call to come to work is a relief. Detective Masuto knows no better cure for boredom than a puzzling murder.

While growing up, Joe Farroni almost never saw his Uncle Rocco, and when Joe asked his parents about the man, they’d kept their lips zipped. Only when Joe is an adult - a writer struggling with a mortgage and two kids - does he discover his uncle’s identity as the sneakiest, slipperiest, most successful conman to ever grace the streets of New York City. Now Rocco has passed away, and left it to Joe, his only heir, to write the story of his master schemes.

「半沢直樹」シリーズのドラマ化で大ブレイクした著者が、「ぼくの小説の書き方を決定づけた記念碑的な一冊」と語る本作。とある銀行の支店で起きた現金紛失事件。女子行員に疑いがかかるが、別の男が失踪!?

女が手を取り合えば、男はいつか戦争ができなくなる－－。明治、大正、昭和。女子学校教育の黎明期。シスターフッドを結んだふたりの女性が世界を変える。構想５年、「ＢＵＴＴＥＲ」著者が放つ、女子大河

鴨川親娘とトラ猫のひるねがお迎えする、看板のない食堂へようこそ！。「鍋焼きうどん」「肉じゃが」ほか、寂しさも辛さも吹き飛ばす、美味しい六皿、ご用意しました！京都のカリスマ案内人、初の小説！

生前の罪により、輪廻のサイクルから外されたぼくの魂。だが天使業界の抽選にあたり、再挑戦のチャンスを得た。自殺を図った少年、真の体にホームステイし、自分の罪を思い出さなければならないのだ。

特捜本部は栗橋・高井を犯人と認める記者会見を開き、前畑滋子は事件のルポを雑誌に連載しはじめた。

群馬県の山道から練馬ナンバーの車が転落炎上。

ドラマ化（TBS日曜劇場）で大人気のシリーズ第４弾！　唐木田役の俳優・谷田歩さんによる朗読版！　ついにトランスミッションの開発に乗り出した佃製作所。ライバル企業と火花を散らす中、佃社長は帝国重工・財前の仲介により、旧友・野木教授と思わぬ再会を果たす。準天頂衛星「ヤタガラス」が導く壮大な物語は、どのような結末を迎えるのか――!?

今度の相手は巨大権力！
出向先から銀行に復帰した半沢直樹に降ってきたのは、破綻寸前の帝国航空再建という頭取命令だった。野心に満ちた女性閣僚が立ち上げた再生タスクフォースは、500億円もの巨額債権放棄を突き付けてくるが――。
政治家との対立、立ちはだかるあの宿敵、行内の派閥争い。プライドを賭け闘う半沢に勝ち目はあるのか――!?

人事が怖くてサラリーマンが務まるか！　
まさかの出向で銀行から証券子会社に飛ばされた半沢直樹に、ＩＴ企業買収の案件が転がり込む。巨額の収益が見込まれたものの、親会社の銀行が卑劣な手段で横取りしようとする。倍返しをもくろむ半沢は、バブル世代に反発するロスジェネ世代の部下・森山とともに、周囲をあっと言わせる秘策に出るが――!?

10月14日からドラマ（TBS日曜劇場）がスタートする大人気シリーズ第３弾！

逃げて、逃げて、逃げのびたら、私はあなたの母になれるだろうか……。