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Un roman-reportage glaçant et criant de modernité qui imagine un assassinat raté contre Mussolini. Un enregistrement remasterisé exceptionnel, contenant une interview exclusive de Marguerite Yourcenar.

Cool, selbstbewusst und zickig präsentiert sich die Influencerin Gladys in den sozialen Medien. Außerhalb der Öffentlichkeit zerbricht sie beinahe an ihren Albträumen aus ihrer Zeit mit den Red Rocks. Als noch ein Stalker in ihr Leben tritt und sie immer massiver belästigt, sucht sie Hilfe bei Mia, ihrer Stiefschwester, die unverzüglich Rix, den Road Captain informiert. Ausgerechnet der Weiberheld Duke wird als ihr "Schatten" eingesetzt und raubt ihr den letzten Nerv. Seit Monaten fliegen zwischen ihnen Fetzen, denn beide haben ziemlich vorgefasste Meinung über den jeweils anderen.

Mae Townsend has always dreamed of connecting with her estranged Black family in the South. She grew up picturing relatives who looked like her, crowded dinner tables, bustling kitchens. And, of course, the Townsend family barbecue, the tradition that kept her late father flying to North Carolina year after year, despite the mysterious rift that always required her to stay behind.

A tireless champion of the downtrodden, Nelson Algren, one of the most celebrated writers of the 20th century, lived an outsider's life himself. He spent a month in prison as a young man for the theft of a typewriter; his involvement in Marxist groups earned him a lengthy FBI dossier; and he spent much of his life palling around with the sorts of drug addicts, prostitutes, and poor laborers who inspired and populated his novels and short stories. Most today know Algren as the radical writer of The Man with the Golden Arm, but award-winning reporter Mary Wisniewski offers a deeper portrait.

Um romance urgente sobre intolerância e marginalização de uma nova e potente voz da literatura brasileira. Uma manhã chuvosa no Rio de Janeiro. Antônio, um cadeirante negro de classe média, circula pela cidade enquanto o caminhão que carrega sua pequena mudança se afasta da casa em que ele viveu até então. De metrô, ônibus e balsa, não sem dificuldades, ele se desloca em sua cadeira de rodas capenga em direção à sua nova casa, que de nova não tem tanto assim: endividado e sem outra alternativa, Antônio está voltando à casa da sua infância, à casa do pai, a quem ele não vê há mais de vinte anos.

Black Woman Your Body Belongs to You describes the pressure a Black woman experiences from men to have children at the height of her career.

二百石の平徒士の娘「宇女」は二千三百石のエリートのもとに嫁ぐ。しかしその結婚を反対している舅は宇女を夫の参勤交代供の間に難癖をつけて実家に帰す。そこで勃発した「廻座」と「譜代」の争い。そこで宇女はどうしたか。超格好いい話です。

真面目でおっちょこちょいで「忙しい」が口癖の主人公・牧野主計。愛されキャラだが男気もあれば腕もたつ。そんな男を山本周五郎がテンポのいいタッチで描きました。

Al Aaraaf is an early poem by American writer Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1829. It tells of the afterlife in a place called Al Aaraaf, inspired by A'raf as described in the Quran. At 422 lines, it is Poe's longest poem.

Memoirs of a Madman or Diary of a Madman is a farcical short story by Nikolai Gogol. Along with The Overcoat and The Nose, Diary of a Madman is considered to be one of Gogol's greatest short stories. The tale centers on the life of a minor civil servant during the repressive era of Nicholas I. Following the format of a diary, the story shows the descent of the protagonist, Poprishchin, into insanity. Diary of a Madman, the only one of Gogol's works written in first person, follows diary-entry format.

The Collected Tales of Nikolai Gogol includes the works of the famous writer Nikolai Gogol: The Viy, A May Night, Memoirs of a Madman, The Nose, The Cloak, Christmas Eve.

Tamerlane is a poem by Edgar Allan Poe that follows a fictionalized accounting of the life of a Turco-Mongol conqueror historically known as Tamerlane. The poem was first published in the 1827 collection Tamerlane and Other Poems. The poem's original version was 403 lines but trimmed down to 223 lines for its inclusion in Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane, and Minor Poems.

The Nose is a satirical short story by Nikolai Gogol written during his time living in St. Petersburg. During this time, Gogol's works were primarily focused on surrealism and the grotesque, with a romantic twist. Written between 1835 and 1836, The Nose tells the story of a St. Petersburg official whose nose leaves his face and develops a life of its own. The Nose was originally published in The Contemporary, a literary journal owned by Alexander Pushkin.

Il nuovo romanzo di Jonathan Coe: un quadro molto comico, ma ahinoi anche molto serio, della vita pubblica e privata in Gran Bretagna, dal 2010 al 2018. Del pubblico, copre le elezioni del primo governo di coalizione di tutta la storia britannica, le rivolte violente del 2011, i Giochi olimpici del 2012 e, naturalmente, il tellurico referendum per la Brexit del 2016. Del privato, mostra come questi eventi impattino sulle vite dei Trotter, una tipica famiglia delle Midlands inglesi.

"Progressi e sfide della nematologia" è il titolo della conferenza, ben poco partecipata, in cui Arthur e Kevin si incontrano per la prima volta. Nematologia, cioè lo studio dei vermi. Pardon, lombrichi. La sede è una delle aule ipermoderne dell’istituto AgroParisTech, inspiegabilmente trasferito dalle campagne dell’Île-de-France alla spianata di cemento dell’altopiano di Saclay: un’infilata di centri commerciali e isole spartitraffico da cui è più che mai arduo immaginare un futuro verde per la nazione.

In a world where Shakespeare's intricate tales are often perceived as inaccessible, Jeanette Vigon offers a refreshing gateway into the classic story of "Othello" with her rendition in the Simple Shakespeare series. This modern retelling not only breathes new life into the tragic story of love, jealousy, and betrayal but also makes it effortlessly comprehensible for today's listeners. Vigon’s adaptation retains the essence and emotional depth of the original, while presenting it in a language that speaks directly to the contemporary audience.

When Beth Hale called 911 when she was in labor, the last person she thought would show up was her brother’s best friend. Now, he’s the only person she trusts. Former Navy SEAL Shane Hutchins has demons of his own. Reinventing himself as a small town paramedic was supposed to be his atonement for the things he had done. Falling in love with a single mom wasn’t in his plan, but now he’d do anything for her and the baby girl he calls “his.”

Микола Хвильовий — український прозаїк, поет, публіцист, політичний діяч, один з основоположників пореволюційної української прози. Один з найвідоміших представників розстріляного відродження. У цьому виданні зібрані твори, що стали символами української літератури, такі як «Я (Романтика)», «Мати», «Кіт у чоботях», «Іван Іванович» та багато інших. Книга занурить вас у світ літературної геніальності Хвильового, де ви зможете насолодитися його витонченим стилем письма, виразною мовою та глибоко проникливими темами.

Christmas Eve is the first story in the second volume of the collection Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka by Nikolai Gogol. The story opens with a description of the winter scenery of Dikanka, Ukraine, a witch flying across the night sky and the devil stealing the moon and hiding it in his pocket, first playing with it in the sky, which no one in the village notices. Since it is the night before Christmas, the devil is free to roam around and torment people as he pleases, so he decides to find a way to get back at the village blacksmith, Vakula, because he paints religious art in the church.

"Уже почти что 20 лет я завываю свои стишки в концертных залах разных городов и стран, везде, где есть русскоязычная аудитория, которая теперь находится повсюду. Я подумал, что в машине или дома тоже можно меня слушать. И заранее спасибо всем, кому это покажется интересным." Игорь Губерман Внимание! Фонограмма содержит нецензурную брань.