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The Most Venerable Book (also known as The Book of History) is one of the five classics. For many centuries it was a central work for anyone wishing to work for the imperial administration....

The author, Devdutt Pattanaik, introduces listeners to the varied aspects and representations of Shiva, and then sets about interpreting them....

Locked in the stories, symbols and rituals of Vishnu is the wisdom of the ancestors, transmitted over hundreds of years....

Taken literally, stories, symbols and rituals of Hindu mythology have much to say about gender relationships. Taken symbolically, they reveal many more things....

葉祥明のハートフルな絵とスピリチュアルな新訳(浅岡夢二:訳)で生まれ変わった「星の王子さま」。不朽の名作に新たな魂が吹き込まれました。

Un romanzo sull'amore, la perdita e la forza del destino. Un libro imperdibile per chi ha amato Mille splendidi soli e Le pagine della nostra vita. Roya...

20 mars 1995. Des disciples de la secte Aum lâchent du gaz sarin dans le métro de Tokyo. Qu'est-ce qui fait qu'une telle folie survient dans le quotidien...

Delve into the soul-stirring world of cricket alongside the talented duo of Matt Ellis and Matt Fiction. Their fervent love for the game comes alive in this enchanting book through heartfelt reflections and mesmerizing haiku poems....

Ramayana must rank as one of the most loved and revered books of all time. A part of India's ancient Vedas, it is a beautiful story of romance and adventure....

Japanese noblewoman Murasaki Shikibu wrote The Tale of Genji in the 11th century to entertain the other women in the court. It follows the romantic exploits of the title character, an emperor’s son, as he navigates life in and out of aristocratic society....

The Water Margin is one of the most popular classics of early Chinese literature. It tells the vigorous story of 108 characters who, falling foul of the established state authorities, are forced to become outlaws....

This book offers a complete translation of the Majjhima Nikāya, or Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha, one of the major collections of texts in the Pāli Canon, the authorised scriptures of Theravada Buddhism....

Long-time resident John Ross, the author of You Don’t Know China and Formosan Odyssey, delves into the most acclaimed, interesting, and influential books on Taiwan, along with some personal favorites....

Classic writings from the great Zen master in exquisite versions by Thomas Merton, with a preface by his holiness the Dalai Lama, now in audio for the first time....

Ram Rajya. The Perfect Land. But perfection has a price. He paid that price....

In Ghostly Japan collects 12 ghostly stories from Lafcadio Hearn, deathless images of ghosts and goblins, touches of folklore and superstition, salted with traditions of the nation....

The Three Kingdoms is one of the Chinese Noble Classics....

Are you on your way towards learning Japanese and need a new challenge? We’re constantly trying to improve and master new skills, and the Japanese language is no exception....

This volume offers a complete translation of the Saṃyutta Nikāya, The Connected Discourses of the Buddha, the third of the four great collections in the Sutta Pitaka of the Pāli Canon....

India, 3400 BCE. The ancient kingdom of Mithila is divided by corruption, resentment, and poverty. An abandoned baby is found in a field protected by a vulture from a pack of wolves....

In The Gateless Gate, one of modern Zen Buddhism's uniquely influential masters offers classic commentaries on the Mumonkan, one of Zen's greatest collections of teaching stories.

Inspired by an actual espionage scandal, a French diplomat discovers the startling truth about his Chinese mistress....

This book revolves around the life of renowned Indian Urdu poet and lyricist of films in Hindi, Majrooh Sultanpuri. This book describes his life and career as an Urdu poet, lyricist, and songwriter in the Hindi film industry. He has written lyrics for a number of Hindi–Urdu soundtracks....

Kahlil Gibran is the third best-selling poet of all time, behind Shakespeare and Lao-Tzu. Sand and Foam is a book of aphorisms, poems, and parables by the...

Akira Kido is a divorce attorney whose own marriage is in danger of being destroyed by emotional disconnect. With a midlife crisis looming, Kido's life is upended by the reemergence of a former client, Rié Takemoto....

夏目漱石、前期三部作のひとつであるこの作品。作品の書かれた「近代」において自我に目覚めた主人公の代助は、倫理や道徳に背き、正直に、自由に生きようとした。そしてその代助を待ち受けたものは。一生懸命生きようとする代助の姿は、「現代」でも「未来」でも色褪せることはないだろう。

寝ぼけ署長シリーズの巻頭を飾る作品です。山本周五郎というと武士や江戸庶民の様子を描いた人情物ですが、この作品の時代は現代です。それでも山本周五郎らしい人情がたっぷり詰まった作品になっています。

Uno studente di Tōkyō intraprende un viaggio solitario nella pittoresca penisola di Izu: spera di trovare sollievo ai propri tormenti. Nella bellezza del paesaggio autunnale, il protagonista vive un'esperienza che lo segnerà a fondo: conosce Kaoru, una giovane danzatrice errante, pura nella sua naturale semplicità e nel suo animo infantile. In un delicato equilibrio tra lo scenario idilliaco di Izu e le dinamiche emotive fra i due, Kawabata esplora il tema della bellezza effimera e dell'innocenza perduta, catturando con maestria la fugacità del momento.

C’era una volta una grande villa in stile occidentale dove erano vissuti i Burness, prima di tornare in Inghilterra allo scoppio della Seconda guerra mondiale. Nel parco, ormai abbandonato, avevano giocato generazioni di bambini. Una di loro, Terumi, è ora un’adolescente in conflitto con i genitori. La sua famiglia è stata colpita da una tragedia difficile da superare e lei ha trovato rifugio nei racconti del nonno di un’amica.

いわゆる書簡体の作品で、26歳の「私」が「某作家」の宛てた手紙とその返事という形式です。書簡体小説はゲーテの「若きウエルテルの悩み」や夏目漱石の「こころ」なども書簡体小説の名作です。「トカトントン」は太宰治が金木で書いた最後の作品でもあります。

この作品が書かれたのは1960年。都会では団地がブームで、古い日本家屋から先進的な団地へ移り住むことがステータスだった。そんな時代を背景にして、個が埋没する世情を皮肉る物語です。山川方夫というと教科書に掲載された「夏の葬列」で知られていますが、この作品は山川作品の中でも評価が高く、欧米でも翻訳転載された作品です。

山本周五郎というと人情物。武士や庶民の心情を時代小説とは違った視点から描いているのが共感を呼びます。この作品は武士の忠義と商人の誠実さを絡ませた短編です。物語の最後で「鉢の木」のタイトルにうなずかされます。

山川正夫らしからぬ、と言っては失礼だが、いい意味で期待を裏切られる作品です。説教臭さは微塵もありませんが、この短い作品の中に、改めて考え直してみたいこと、見つめ直してみたいこと、そして諦める事と信じることが凝縮されています。

山川方夫得意のショートです。どこにでもありそうな二人で暮らす姉妹の心の中を山川流に描きます。物語のあとはどうなったかという結論は私たちに任されています。聴くたびに、読むたびに違う結果が想像されます。

芥川龍之介の、いわゆる「保吉もの」のひとつです。表面的には大きなドラマのないこの作品は、読み解く人によって様々な解釈が生まれる奥深い作品です。この作品の背景にあるのは「変化」。時代、自己、価値観、女、生活様式。これらの変化が網の目のように張り巡らされた作品です。