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冒頭部分で描かれている設定ですが、暮れ方という昼と夜の変わり目、夏から秋へと季節が変わる変わり目、羅生門は洛中と洛外の間にある門、下人は青年と大人の中間など、全てが変わり目であるというふうに描写されています。そのような変わり目の中で、生きることさえ言い訳にする弱々しい生き方を否定するという作品のように読み取れるかもしれません。「この平安朝の下人のSentimentalismeに影響した」と描写している点、下人は平安朝の人物という設定ですが、昔の人ではなく現代に通じる人物として描かれているようです。(C)2007 TOKYO FM & Appleway

二人で語る、とは、、、、、セリフに込められた心の表現がより鮮やかに聞く人に届くように、男女二人の朗読者によって物語は語られていきます。

Here is the story of Klara, an Artificial Friend with outstanding observational qualities, who, from her place in the store, watches carefully the behavior of those who come in to browse, and of those who pass on the street outside. She remains hopeful that a customer will soon choose her. Klara and the Sun is a thrilling book that offers a look at our changing world through the eyes of an unforgettable narrator, and one that explores the fundamental question: What does it mean to love?

不朽の純文学作品をアイドルが読む『THE FIRST 音読』。コンセプトは「同じクラスになったアイドルの音読を、隣の席で聞けたら——。そんな追体験ができる、聞いて焦がれる純文学」。

ケチで冷酷で人間嫌いのがりがり亡者スクルージ老人は、クリスマス・イブの夜、相棒だった老マーレイの亡霊と対面し、翌日からは彼の予言どおりに第一、第二、第三の幽霊に伴われて知人の家を訪問する。炉辺でクリスマスを祝う、貧しいけれど心暖かい人々や、自分の将来の姿を見せられて、さすがのスクルージも心を入れかえた……。

「フランスのポー」と言われ、恐怖や悲哀を主題とした残酷物語の短編を多く残したモーリス・ルヴェル。

Steven Hammer was once an acclaimed literary star. Now, his career is floundering, his marriage to a high-powered woman is crumbling, and the only bright spot in his life is Astrid, the Norwegian au pair who cares for their children—and reveres his neglected novels. But what begins as a secret infatuation soon spirals into a scandal that makes them both infamous. As a headline-grabbing trial captivates the world with a salacious story of sex, power, and betrayal, Steven must confront the wreckage he’s created—and the deeper insecurities that fueled it.

Mother and adopted daughter, Taylor and Turtle Greer, are back in this spellbinding sequel about family, heartbreak and love. Six-year-old Turtle Greer witnesses a freak accident at the Hoover Dam during a tour of the Grand Canyon with her guardian, Taylor. Her insistence on what she has seen, and her mother's belief in her, lead to a man's dramatic rescue. The mother and adopted daughter duo soon become nationwide heroes - even landing themselves a guest appearance on the Oprah Winfrey show.

Sleeping Worlds Have No Memory is a thought-provoking meditation on the fragility of the human condition, our beliefs, the manipulation of propaganda for political gains, and our ability to distinguish the real from the unreal and our willingness to accept convenient "truths." The novel is a compelling exploration of memory, its fragile nature, and its profound impact on our perception of identity, relationships, and facts themselves.

My husband is planning to leave me soon, and he thinks that I don't know. Can you believe that after fourteen years of marriage and three kids, he simply wants to discard me like I am trash? Not going to happen. Throughout our entire marriage, he lied and I ignored it, he cheated and I still stood by his side. But now, he has double-crossed me, and dragging him through a messy divorce simply won't cut deep enough. No. I want my pound of flesh. Not literally, of course, because I'm no killer, but then again, thanks to my husband, I've developed a knack for lying.

Arvy Keening is just trying to get through the week. Tantalizingly close to leaving her college years at Westheimer University behind, all she has to do is pass her finals, pack up her life, and ship off to San Francisco for a prestigious Big Pharma internship. The problem? Arvy just found 200 hits of Molly in her dead mother’s closet. And when two drug dealers come to collect what they are owed, they reveal that the pills are not Molly, but Mona – a rare pharmaceutical that induces intense orgasms.

Four obsessed women kidnap a K-Pop idol with unexpected and devastating results in this chilling, thought-provoking literary thriller that blends the dark impulsions of Butter with the ratcheting tension of Misery.

Doggone is a story of loss. It is also a wickedly wry tale of love gone wrong in three generations of a middle-class American family. It combines the heartaches and longings of the parents, grandparents, and children as they struggle with the skeletons and secret addictions kept hidden deep in the household closets. Suicide becomes a stumbling stone on their path. Learning to survive their losses presents them with an even greater hurdle.

Sharp-eyed and sweltering, Little One masterfully captures the dread of facing your deepest desires, when the hunger to become your best self threatens to drown out everything else. An achingly astute look at modern womanhood and wellness culture, it tackles the enduring question: How far would you go to be good?

A woman meets a man on a train in Copenhagen and agrees to visit him in London. While she sits out a two-week Covid quarantine in his apartment, she begins to tell her story. Years ago and desperate for money, she sold herself to a stranger called T. He offered her a suitcase full of money and lavish gifts in exchange for total control of her body. But at the last moment, she aborted the treacherous game and fled.

Nach dem Tod ihres Großvaters, dessen Haus noch vom betörenden Duft gerösteter Haselnüsse erfüllt ist, fühlt sie sich verloren. Als sie im Nachlass des Großvaters ein geheimnisvolles Schriftstück und ein altes Foto von Amrum findet, reist sie kurz entschlossen auf die Insel ihrer Kindheitssommer. Die See ist aufgewühlt und stürmisch, doch Julia spürt instinktiv, dass sie inmitten von Wind und Meer die innere Ruhe finden wird, um sich über ihre eigenen Wünsche klar zu werden – und wieder Nougat zuzubereiten, so wie früher.

Across a bridge, in view of cherry blossom lies the Marble Cafe where a woman writes in a notebook and a young waiter prepares her favorite hot drink. Taking a walk along the river, cooking the best tamagoyaki, ordering hot chocolate, forgetting to remove our nail polish... The small, everyday acts that we do can offer unexpected encounters and ultimately change a life. Hot Chocolate on Thursday connects twelve slice-of-life moments that open and close with a woman ordering her regular hot chocolate at the mysterious Marble Cafe.

Sarah Kuttner erzählt die Geschichte einer Frau, die Liebe suchte und auf einen Love Scammer traf. Die sich verliebte und die Augen verschloss. Also liest die Tochter die Nachrichten, die nicht für sie bestimmt waren, liest Dinge über sich selbst, die sie nie wissen wollte.

Als Mona erfährt, dass sie Großmutter wird, bricht sie nicht vor Freude in Tränen aus – sie bekommt eine mittelschwere Panikattacke. Als die werdenden Eltern wegen eines Wasserschadens für ein paar Wochen in Monas kleiner Wohnung unterkommen, beginnt die Situation zu eskalieren. Mit ihrer besten Freundin Annemor verbringt sie das Wochenende auf dem Land. Nun macht Mona sich inkognito Luft über die Zumutungen ihres Lebens als baldige Großmutter – und kann sich bald darauf vor Followern nicht mehr retten.

Après le phénomène Les Sept sœurs, découvrez le nouveau roman inédit de Lucinda Riley : des landes sauvages irlandaises aux soirées glamour du Swinging London, l'histoire inoubliable d'un amour perdu.