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The Most Venerable Book is one of the five classics. For many centuries it was a central work for anyone wishing to work for the imperial administration, with its prestige stemming from the belief that it had been assembled by Confucius himself. The first emperor tried to have all copies destroyed because of its subversive implication that 'the Mandate of Heaven' could be withdrawn from rulers who failed their people. For similar reasons it was also banned by Mao. Extraordinarily, it has been revived by the Chinese government of the 2010s.

走ることについて語りつつ、小説家としてのありよう、創作の秘密、そして「彼自身」を初めて説き明かした画期的なメモワール。

Improve your Chinese skills and grow your vocabulary with these 10 entertaining Chinese short stories!

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.

”国境の長いトンネルを抜けると雪国であった。夜の底が白くなった。” とはじまってゆき、”「この子、気がちがうわ。気がちがうわ。」・・・・” と、終わってゆく。 雪にはじまり、炎におわる、薫りたつような一編。 うつろいゆく愛を描いた、すみずみまで美しくエロティックなこのノーベル文学賞受賞作を、俳優であり、また「『木を植えた人』を聴くプロジェクト」等で知られる朗読家である 榊原忠美が、じっくりとよみあげました。 「伊豆の踊り子」、「奥の細道」に続く、演出家・水城雄とのコラボレーション作品です。時間をかけ満を持してお届けする会心の作品です。 ”・・・踏みこたえて目を上げた途端、さあと音を立てて天の河が島村のなかへ流れ落ちるようであった。” ことのは出版オーディオブック作品一覧はhttp://www.kotonoha.co.jpにて

On a far ridge of a Himalayan hill station, a crumbling ruin holds devastating secrets. Spanning 70 years of India’s turbulent history, A House Called Askival, follows three generations of an American family from Partition to the present day. An estranged daughter returns for her father’s death, but can the past be healed? A legendary cookbook holds a fateful recipe, but what dark story does it hide? A winged creature arrives, but does it know the 100th name of God?

Rabindranath Tagore, author of The Gardener, was an Indian poet and the first poet of any nationality ever to win the Nobel Laureate for Literature, awarded to him in 1913. He captivated India and the entire western world with the beauty of the lyrics in his poetry. His talent and undeniably beautiful lyrical poetic style are especially evident in this poem, written in prose in 85 verses and entitled The Gardener. Also known as The Book of Love, the poem uniquely expresses the ideas of love and the unity of humanity with universe.

パキスタン駐在を終えた恩地を待ち受けていたのは、さらなる報復人事だった。イラン、そして路線の就航もないケニアへの赴任。会社は帰国をちらつかせ、降伏を迫る一方で、露骨な差別人事により組合の分断を図っていた。

A Treasury of Urdu Poetry is a treasure-house of the best of Urdu poetry from the times of the great classic poet Mir to modern day poets such as Faiz and Faraz. This Treasury contains selected ghazals and nazms of thirty-four eminent Urdu poets. Care has been taken to select only those pieces which meet the twin tests of excellence and popularity. Lovers of Urdu poetry would find this book a dream come true and a handy volume that opens a window on the world of Urdu poetry.

While intensely attentive to its own tradition, Japanese literature has also embraced the outside world, particularly the influence of China. Beyond this, Japan boasts a powerful literary culture, made up of cultivated reading publics, both aristocratic and bourgeois, literary salons, specialized presses, authoritative judges of talent who cultivated and celebrated particular writers and styles, and a canon consisting of classics. This Very Short Introduction traces the rich history of Japanese literature from its beginnings over a millennium ago to the present day.

कैसा कुत्ता है!' घुमक्कड़ कलाकार, गायक और कवि राहगीर की कविताओं का पहला संकलन है। इस संग्रह में राहगीर के लोकप्रिय गीतों के साथ बहुत-से ऐसे गीत और कविताएँ शामिल हैं, जो अभी तक न कहीं प्रकाशित हुए हैं और न ही प्रस्तुत।

Discover Japanese classics! This book contains four different short stories to introduce beginners to Japanese literature.

明治期の文学者、夏目漱石の長編小説。「東京朝日新聞」「大阪朝日新聞」［1914（大正3）年］。「先生と私」「両親と私」「先生と遺書」の3部からなる晩年の傑作。

Patrick Lafcadio Hearn, was an Irish writer known also by the Japanese name Koizumi Yakumo. His book Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things, comprises two parts, the first being the "Kwaidan Proper" and the second, "Insect-Studies", which consists of an essay each on ants, butterflies and mosquitos. According to the author, most of the folk tales and ghost stories in the first part were translated from old Japanese texts. The themes encompass resurrection, sacrifice, magic, and the realm of dreams.

SCHIAVA. ARTISTA DELLA FUGA. ASSASSINA. RIBELLE. SPIA. AMANTE. MADRE. E... QUANTE SONO LE VITE DI UNA DONNA? TUTTE QUELLE NECESSARIE PER SOPRAVVIVERE. Tre parole per riassumere la propria esistenza. È l’invito che un'impiegata della casa di riposo rivolge ai residenti per raccontare la loro vita. A quasi cento anni, Mook Miran pensava che avrebbe portato i suoi segreti nella tomba, invece quell'estranea le sta offrendo l'occasione per fare finalmente pace col proprio passato. Tre parole, però, non le bastano, e ne sceglie sette: schiava, artista della fuga, assassina, terrorista, spia, amante.

In Japan, nothing is more familiar than the neighborhood post office, with its big red box in front and bright, welcoming windows. The post office has been Siya's favorite place since she was a child. Now a young woman, Siya is delighted to have a job at the Shindori Post Office in Shizuoka City, even though it is temporary. But her boss is a jerk. Born in Japan of a Japanese father and an Indian mother, Siya looks just a little different. The boss won't believe she is a native speaker and gives her a hard time every day!

春琴は大阪道修町の薬種商を営む富裕な家の次女として文政12年5月24日に生まれた。容姿端麗な春琴は4歳の頃から舞を習い、その姿は優艶で舞妓も及ばぬほどであった。また、早くから読み書きの道を学び、上達が早く二人の兄を凌駕した。
しかし、春琴が9歳の時、両眼の明を失い、これを機に舞技を断念し、専ら三味線の稽古に励んだ。 春琴は琴の師匠である春松検校の家へ丁稚に手をひかれて稽古に通った。 その丁稚の名は佐助といい、春琴より4つ歳上で13歳の時に始めて奉公に上った。 春琴に忠実である佐助は春琴の稽古の付き添いをするうちに、彼女の好むものを好むようになり、密かに三味線を購入した。
そして寝静まった頃、誰にも気が付かれないように押入れで練習するが、やがて発覚する。 一番番頭に呼びつけられ大眼玉をくらったが、春琴が「聴いてみたい」と言ったことで皆の前で披露することとなった。 短時間の独学にしてはかんどころも確かで、節回しも出来きていて皆は感心した。それから、春琴は佐助に稽古をすることとなり、春琴と佐助は主従の上にさらに師弟関係となった。春琴の稽古は厳しく、撥をもって頭を殴り佐助がシクシク泣き出すことも珍しくなかった。 春琴の稽古時の粗暴な振舞を案じた春琴の両親は佐助を春松検校の門に入れさせ、春琴が直接教授することを封じてしまったのである。...

美しい、本物の貴族であるお母さまは病んで死に向かいつつある。弟の直治は出征し、無事南方から戻ったものの心は荒んでいく。かず子は新しい時代を生きるべく、自分なりのたくましさを身につけていく…… 演出=水城雄。(C)アイ文庫 【演出・朗読者について】 若さに似合わない落ち着きと品のある読みがこの作品にぴったり、と抜擢された澤田雅世。同性の一人語り文体、しかも語り手と同世代という、(一見あっていると思われがちですが)読み手としては最も難しい条件に、果敢に挑戦しました。聴けばおわかりのように、初の長編朗読とは思えない、物憂げでニュアンス豊かな斜陽的世界を描きだすことに成功しています。 「ことのは出版オーディオブック作品一覧はhttp://www.kotonoha.co.jpにて」

Beneath the shimmering waves of the Arabian Sea lies a ruin older than history itself, concealing an ancient prophecy that threatens to turn the world to ash…INDIA. At the largest human gathering in the world, black rain pours down upon 50 million pilgrims, and the Ganges runs red with blood, heralding an ancient doomsday prophecy from the depths of the Arabian Sea. When archaeologist Georgia Lee is called to decipher its cryptic verses, she’s thrust into a heart-pounding race against time to find the key to humanity’s final hope.

अहमद फ़राज़ आज के सबसे लोकप्रिय शायर हैं। उन्हें जीते-जी ऐसी शोहरत मिली है कि आज हिंदुस्तान और पाकिस्तान में फ़राज़ साहब की ग़ज़लों और नज़्मों को बड़े शौक से पढ़ा और सुना जाता है। 'ये मेरी ग़ज़लें, 'ये मेरी नज़्में' की विशेषता यह है कि इसमें खुद फ़राज़ साहब ने अपनी मनपसंद बेहतरीन ग़ज़लों और नज़्मों का चयन किया है। अहमद फ़राज़ की शोहरत ने जब अपने गिर्द एक ऐसा प्रभामंडल पैदा कर लिया जिसमें उनके एक इंक़लांबी रूमानी शायर की छवि चस्पां है। अपने मुल्क में उन्होंने जेलें भी काटी हैं।