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La Voragine è uno scavo, che si tratti di un paradosso non c'è bisogno di dirlo: ad un operaio viene ordinato di scavare una fossa, lui scava finché non tocca il fondo. Da qui una serie di guai per il malcapitato operaio reo di aver compiuto onestamente , fino al fondo, il proprio dovere. La premessa ci introduce in una dimensione iperbolica, in una dimensione assurda: uno scavo immotivato diventa un evento fortemente simbolico poiché la Voragine non può che simboleggiare il vuoto. Ma cosa rappresenta il vuoto per l'uomo? È l'incapacità di rispondere ad alcune domande di fondo: chi sono io?

May Night, or the Drowned Maiden, 1831 is the third tale in the collection Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka by Nikolai Gogol. It was made into the opera May Night by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov in 1878–79 and also a Ukrainian setting by Mykola Lysenko. This story comes from the unnamed story-teller (who was previously responsible for "The Fair at Sorochyntsi"). In this tale, a young Cossack named Levko, the son of the mayor, is in love with Hanna. He comes to her house to talk about marriage and mentions that his father is not pleased with the idea, though he doesn't say anything directly and merely ignores him.

Gen-X computer hacker Toby is a classic American: impulsive, irreverent, intelligent, and inventive. And, after a silly accident in 2008, he can add “inanimate” to the list—because Toby is dead. But only for a while. Eighty years later, medical science has advanced enough to bring Toby back to life.

Sowing the End: A Quest for Growth at All Costs is a dark satirical allegory about an isolated farmer whose quiet existence is upended by a strange creature with an insatiable hunger for more. Alone on the remote island of Capita, Noel Smith has lived a simple, self-sufficient life with only Pip, his ever-watchful gull, and Herbert, his scarecrow, for company—until the day the creature arrives. At first, it offers little wonders in exchange for food, but as the deal darkens, the demands grow. Soon, J. E. F. F.

What do democracy and doughnuts have in common? Nothing in the middle. Owls, Doughnuts, and Democracy is the satirical adventures of an outspoken millennial woman with a colourful past named Bea, who, with a motley coalition spanning the political spectrum, puts the middle back into democracy. Bea gets it all going when she’s volunteered to help at a senior’s home. She teaches octogenarian Harold, the resident curmudgeon and ex-MP troll, to use the internet, leading to an app for people to vote individually on bills before parliament.

Nach dem Klimakollaps der Erde lebt die Menschheit teilweise auf einem Planeten namens Xalypso. Weil die meisten Arbeitsprozesse von Androiden erledigt werden, bekommt die Bevölkerung ein monatliches Budget für den Konsum. Ihr Herrscher, ein machthungriger Mutant, will mit seinem Militär weitere Planeten kolonisieren. Doch ein politischer Gegner beauftragt die sympathische Kopfgeldjägerin Nova, die nach mehreren OPs zu 50 Prozent ein Cyborg ist ...

Come on in and enjoy the Mare Inebrium. We have a large facility and are sure we have something that will meet your needs and exceed your expectations. In the top floor of our building we have a very fancy restaurant with lovely views of the city spreading out into the far distance. The floors above the main bar contain various restaurants, shops, meeting rooms, and we even offer hotel rooms for the discriminating traveler. Our main bar is quite large, with room for several hundred patrons at once.

מהו הדבר הזה, "עין תחת שן"? פסטיבל אימה הומוריסטי מבית היוצר של ריקרדו סטרָפאסה, שפיתה, עינג והצחיק אלפי קוראות וקוראי עברית בספרו "הסיני שקרא עיתון בתור לגרדום" ב-2014.

Sanjana Satyananda is trying to recover her life. It’s been a year since she walked out on her husband, a struggling actor named Killian, at a commune in India, after a disagreement about whether to have children. Now, Sanjana is struggling to resurrect her busted anthropology dissertation and crashing at her annoyingly perfect sister’s while her well-adjusted peers obsess over marriages, mortgages, and motherhood. Sanjana needs to move forward—and finalize her divorce, ASAP.

Kasey Nottingham needs a splashy idea at her company where they find and develop the next big thing for investors—her job depends on it. Impulsively, she pitches Mags’ Desserts, a beloved small-town business run by her grandma Mags and live-in “best friend” Celia, two women who overcame deadbeat husbands and financial ruin to build a word-of-mouth clientele. Kasey expects her boss to say no. Instead, he sends her home to North Carolina to land the deal…and now she has a problem.

הפרח שתחת הרגל — ובו יסופר על נעוריה של הקדושה לאורה דה נָזיאַנזי ועל התקופה שחייתה בה. כמיהות ותככים לרוב רוחשים מתחת לפני השטח בקאירולה, בירתה של ממלכת פיסוארגה, שבה מתרחשת עלילת הפרח שתחת לרגל – סאטירה על חצר מלוכה כלשהי, עם יותר מרמז אחד לווינה של שנות ה-20. מעל לפני השטח יש בה שפע שמלות מרהיבות ושיחות ריקניות מלאות אירוניה ושנינות או צדקניות, או בקיצור — צביעות.

Thomas Mann's vivid, dramatic, and thought-provoking The Magic Mountain is firmly established as one of the classic epic novels of the twentieth century. Part surreal comedy, part grim tragedy, Mann's story depicts a decaying European society on the eve of the First World War.

يقول الكاتب أدهم الشرقاوي عن كتابه طرائف العرب:-" الحمد لله الذي علّم بالقلم، علّم الإنسان ما لم يعلم، والصلاة والسلام على من بُعث رحمة للعرب والعجم، أما بعد : فهذا كتاب في طرائف العرب، وقد جعلتُه في ستة عشر باباً هي : "طرائف الأعراب، طرائف الخلفاء والأمراء، طرائف الأطبّاء، طرائف الأمثال، طرائف الأنبياء والصحابة، طرائف البخلاء، طرائف الحمقى والمغفلين، طرائف الصِبية، طرائف الشعراء، طرائف الفقهاء، طرائف العشاق، طرائف النحاة، طرائف المعلمين، طرائف النساء، طرائف المتسولين، طرائف الفراسة " ولم ألتفِتْ كثيراً في ترتيبها، لأني رأيتُ أنها مواضيع مستقلة، فلو سبقت طرائف الأطباء طرائف المعلمين فلا ضير، و

Dive into the whimsical and satirical world of James Thurber and E.B. White with the audiobook "Is Sex Necessary? or Why You Feel the Way You Do," narrated by the talented Mike Vendetti. This classic work, first published in 1929, explores the perplexities of love, relationships, and human behavior with humor and wit. Through a series of essays, Thurber and White dissect the absurdities of the sexual revolution, the nature of the American male, and the quirks of feminine types.

يقول الكاتب أدهم الشرقاوي عن كتابه طرائف العرب:-" الحمد لله الذي علّم بالقلم، علّم الإنسان ما لم يعلم، والصلاة والسلام على من بُعث رحمة للعرب والعجم، أما بعد : فهذا كتاب في طرائف العرب، وقد جعلتُه في ستة عشر باباً هي : "طرائف الأعراب، طرائف الخلفاء والأمراء، طرائف الأطبّاء، طرائف الأمثال، طرائف الأنبياء والصحابة، طرائف البخلاء، طرائف الحمقى والمغفلين، طرائف الصِبية، طرائف الشعراء، طرائف الفقهاء، طرائف العشاق، طرائف النحاة، طرائف المعلمين، طرائف النساء، طرائف المتسولين، طرائف الفراسة " ولم ألتفِتْ كثيراً في ترتيبها، لأني رأيتُ أنها مواضيع مستقلة، فلو سبقت طرائف الأطباء طرائف المعلمين فلا ضير، و

A well-to-do professor working in Moscow strikes up an unlikely friendship with a stray dog and attempts a scientific first by transplanting the testicles and pituitary gland of a recently deceased man into the dog. With a wild, but alarmingly human animal on the loose, the professor's previously respectable life becomes a nightmare beyond his imagination. A superb satirical novel, it is also a sharp and pointed criticism of Soviet society, especially the new rich that arose after the Bolshevik revolution.

صدر هذا الكتاب للكاتب الساخر عمر طاهر بمناسبة مئوية نادي الزمالك، وقد جاء في مئتي صفحة مقسّمة إلى عدّة فصول متنوعة يبدأها بملخّص عن تاريخ نشأة النادي الأهلي ونادي الزمالك مع بعض الحكايات الوطنية لمؤسسي نادي الزمالك الذي بدأ باسم "النادي المختلط" لتمكين المصريين من المشاركة فيه إلى جانب "الخواجات" كما يشرح عن اسم "الزمالك" وسبب التسمية.

Thomas Haller has achieved the kind of fame that most artists only dream of: shows in London and New York, paintings sold for a fortune. The vision he presents to the world is one of an untouchable genius at the top of his game. It is also a lie. Who is the real Thomas Haller? His oldest friend and former dealer, Lorna, might once have known - before Thomas traded their early intimacy for international fame. Between his ruthless new dealer and a property mogul obsessed with his work, the appetite for Thomas and his art is all-consuming.

Discover the chilling foresight of 1900; or, The Last President by Ingersoll Lockwood in this captivating audiobook. Written in 1896, this political satire eerily mirrors modern events, weaving a tale of societal upheaval, economic collapse, and a controversial leader rising to power. Perfect for fans of dystopian fiction, historical curiosities, and conspiracy theories, this audiobook brings Lockwood's prophetic vision to life with immersive narration.

Ingersoll Lockwood (1841-1918) was a New York attorney, diplomat and lecturer who wrote children's books, satire, and poetry. 1900 or, The last President is a dystopian, alternative history book which was published in 1896 and ostensibly involves events of a few years later - the 1898 election that put William Jennings Bryan in power and led to civic unrest. As a work of political satire, the narrative deplores the rise of socialism and populism in its dystopian vision of the future.