ａｓａ - Fiction & Literature 14

This volume includes 25 wonderful, wondrous stories and two poems about cats, by major authors old and new. Included are: INTRODUCTION: ...IN THE DARK, by Robert Reginald SEVEN SAW MURDER, by G. T. ……続きを見る

**“Reminiscent of Ursula Le Guin’s paradigm-shattering The Left Hand of Darkness, this piercingly moving story belongs in most fantasy collections.”ーLibrary Journal There are secrets beneath her sk……続きを見る

A Pocket Mirror for Heroes is a mirror because it reflects "the person you are or the one you ought to be." It is a pocket mirror because its author took the time to be brief. And it is a mirror for……続きを見る

In a novella which remains highly controversial to this day, Conrad explores the relations between Africa and Europe. On the surface, this is a horrifying tale of colonial exploitation. The narrator……続きを見る

Ein literarischer Wegbegleiter für jede Lebenslage Wie finde ich in einer unvollkommenen und vergänglichen Welt mein Glück? Das „Handorakel” von Baltasar Gracián ist einer der berühmtesten Texte des……続きを見る

For those who grew up on Judy Blumeーand graduated to Lena Dunhamーa “hilarious”* debut... “Bridget Jones and Carrie Bradshaw, meet your wisecracking, vagina obsessed match. Sanghani's debut is a hi……続きを見る

In the early morning our simple breakfast was spread upon the grass west of our tepee. At the farthest point of the shade my mother sat beside her fire, toasting a savory piece of dried meat. Near h……続きを見る

She was the daughter of Fujiwara Tametoki, a petty Court noble, remotely connected with the great family of Fujiwara, in the tenth century after Christ, and was generally called Murasaki Shikib. Abo……続きを見る

Dear Mrs. Lewis, This little book were not worthy of being associated with your name, did it not offer an ideal of life at once refined and practical, cultured yet wisely energetic. Gracian points t……続きを見る

The account of the alleged voyage of Amerigo Vespucci in 1497-98 was written for that worthy's own countrymen, and for foreigners who lived at a distance from the Peninsula. When, after some years, ……続きを見る

THE belated Jinn who emerged out of Suleiman’s Brass Bottle into twentieth-century London found there, amid much that was strange to him, some beings of his own kin. These were the railway locomotiv……続きを見る

Only a cosmic miracle could save mankind from extinction on Mercury... 続きを見る

Ein Unbekannter tritt immer wieder in Gestalt von toten Angehörigen auf. Auch der Rentner Oscar Konradt sieht seine verstorbene Frau hin und wieder im Garten. Als eines Nachts die Situation für ihn ……続きを見る

Der anonyme Anrufer spricht von einem Stück Gerechtigkeit, das die Polizisten in der leer stehenden Schmiede erwarte. Der furchtbare Anblick der nackten männlichen Leiche inmitten eines Strohkreises……続きを見る

Eine junge Journalistin beginnt nach ihrem Studium bei einer Regionalzeitung fern der Heimat in Westsibirien zu arbeiten. Dabei lernt sie das Leben mit all seinen Widrigkeiten kennen. Mal stößt sie ……続きを見る

In our lives, who decides the road we take to get to work or to a date? Do we decide it? Or is it destiny? This is the feeling this book means to communicate, the way fate can change an ordinary-loo……続きを見る

***USA Today Bestselling Author*** Sara Carson is a 30-something widow with a busy life. Two fun-loving best friends, a caring mom who needs her, and a thriving sweet shop. What more could a woman w……続きを見る

Set during the 2nd Punic War, this book immerses readers in battlefield clashes, innovative tactics, strategic planning, and inspiring leadership. It starts when Timur, Chief of the Cimbri/Teuton Tr……続きを見る

Unrivalled in its coverage of recent work and writers, The Methuen Drama Guide to Contemporary American Playwrights surveys and analyses the breadth, vitality and development of theatrical work to e……続きを見る

Featuring close readings of selected poetry, visual texts, short stories and novels published for children since 1945 from Naughty Amelia Jane to Watership Down, this is the first extensive study of……続きを見る

Нови роман једног од водећих писаца у новој генерацији савремене српске књижевности, аутора чувене драме Хадерсфилд. Одавно нисмо имали роман у коме се с толиком снагом, енергијом и аутентичном емоц……続きを見る

Japón, principios del siglo XVII. El poderoso Tokugawa Ieyasu lucha por dominar un país que se desangra en cruentas e interminables guerras civiles. Su primera medida tras ser nombrado……続きを見る

Risto Mahuno’s agony is what happens to his sweetheart Néné, to his cousin, and to himself. In the east of the Congo, where the border with Rwanda is also the border between life and death, the boys……続きを見る

The Tale of Genji (Genji Monogatari) is a classic of Japanese and world literature and a stunningly beautiful love story. Written by Murasaki Shikibu, it is unquestionably one of the world's greates……続きを見る

Since the publication of Gender Trouble in 1990, Judith Butler has revolutionised our understanding of identities and the ways in which they are constructed. This volume examines her critical though……続きを見る

If the women on Sex and the City got dates on a daily basis, and even the more normal-looking girls on Girls, then why wasn’t I? If I wanted to live the fun, twentysomething life I was destined to l……続きを見る

This book examines the literary, religious, and political aspects of the radical movements and various sects of the English Civil War. Featuring a chapter on John Milton, this book also addresses th……続きを見る

EXTRAIT: Après avoir fini mes études, avoir quitté à Rome l’état d’écclesiastique, avoir embrassé celui de militaire, l’avoir quitté à Corfou, entrepris le métier d’avocat, l’avoir quitté par aversi……続きを見る

Si tratta di un manuale di scrittura creativa imprescindibile per ogni persona che voglia iniziare o approfondire l'esperienza della scrittura creativa, nonché di un libro delizioso per gli amanti d……続きを見る

Prince Alexander wants to make his father proud. He must protect his Indaesous Masters from being torn to pieces by those who fear them. He must usher in a new era like no other royal member has don……続きを見る