World Literature

In the Chizurui family mansion, a haunting presence casts a shadow over its residents. By night, an eerie figure, clad in a sinister Hannya mask is seen roaming around the house. An amateur murder mystery writer, Akimitsu Takagi, is sent to investigate—but his investigation takes a harrowing turn as tragedy strikes. Within the confines of a locked study, the head of the family is found dead, with only an ominous Hannya mask lying on the floor by his side and the lingering scent of jasmine in the air.

I remind myself that I wanted this break. For the first time in years, I am completely, blissfully alone. But as the days pass, I begin to realise a painful truth. For years I’ve been telling a story about my life–a story that stopped me from falling apart. But what if I have the chance to re-write it? Wendy is a devoted wife and mother who has spent years working as a nurse, helping those in need. But with Wendy’s children flying the nest and her marriage hanging by a thread, she realises that she’s never really asked herself what she wants.

Sara Schönflies, a young Jewish woman from a line of gifted tailors and seamstresses, finds her world shattered by the rise of the Nazi regime. When Sara and her sisters are transferred to the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp, their talent becomes a lifeline. Their survival hinges on sewing beautiful dresses for the wives of SS officers and Nazi dignitaries. Amidst the horrors and suffering, Sara's determination, her sisters' unwavering courage, unyielding defiance, and the unexpected friendship with a member of the Sonderkommando become beacons of hope.

In her debut collection Lover Girl, poet Raegan Fordemwalt writes the story of a girl boldly and devastatingly fond of love. So eager to feel, she proudly walks through Heartbreak, Loneliness, Jealousy, and Acceptance on the journey to personal growth and self-love.

From a young age Kerouac was a spiritual thinker and questioner, and he always considered himself a spiritual writer. Buddhism gave more meaning to Jack’s work as a writer: he was working not for personal accomplishment and glory but for human betterment. And Buddhism justified his lifestyle: with its vision of the material world as empty and illusory, he was free to do what he wanted.

Auteur d' Un jour , récemment adapté en série sur Netflix, David Nicholls nous offre la plus délicieuse des comédies romantiques, tout simplement irrésistible. Une histoire d'amour portée par la lecture sensible de Pierre Lognay... Il faut parfois se perdre pour mieux se retrouver... Marnie est en pleine impasse. Coincée dans son job, dans ses amitiés, dans ses amours, cette correctrice se demande souvent à quel moment sa vie a commencé à se dérouler sans elle. Michael est en pleine détresse.

Partisan de la position allongée, Oblomov ne trouve le bonheur que dans le sommeil. Ni son ami Stolz, incarnation de l'énergie et de l'esprit d'entreprise, ni la belle Olga avec qui se nouera l'embryon d'une idylle, ne parviendront à le tirer de sa léthargie. Entreprendre et aimer sont décidément choses trop fatigantes. Grand roman de mœurs, Oblomov offre une satire mordante des petits fonctionnaires et des barines russes.

"Les histoires comme les livres retrouvent toujours leur propriétaire." Hazel, 14 ans, et sa sœur Flora, 5 ans, sont envoyées dans la campagne anglaise pour échapper aux bombes qui pleuvent sur Londres. Afin d'oublier les horreurs de la guerre, elles inventent un royaume magique qui n'appartient qu'à elles : Whisperwood. Quand Hazel reçoit, pour le compte de la boutique de livres anciens où elle travaille, un ouvrage illustré intitulé Whisperwood et la rivière d'étoiles, sa vie est bouleversée. Car la jeune femme en est certaine, elle n'a jamais mentionné cette histoire devant qui que ce soit.

La toma de conciencia de una niña perspicaz cuyo entorno la empuja al inconformismo. Pekín, años 1970. Lai vive con sus padres, su abuela y su hermano menor en un pequeño apartamento en una zona de clase trabajadora. Pensativa y observadora, pasa los días con sus amigos fuera de la atención de sus padres y cerca de su abuela, una mujer sensata e intransigente. Ya de niña, Lai se da cuenta de las duras realidades del Estado chino. Como estudiante talentosa, recibe una beca para estudiar en la prestigiosa Universidad de Pekín.

"¿Con quién pasarías el fin del mundo?" podría parecer una pregunta hipotética, pero para Angélica, que vive en un mundo dominado por la catástrofe climática, con estaciones extremas y días de encierro, se vuelve una obsesión. En Madrid, Manu y Susana, sus vecinos, amigos, amores, representan una opción posible: los tres juntos, acostados en el parque; juntos, abrazados viendo alguna película en el cuarto de Manu; juntos, durante la emergencia, en el bar que atiende Susana.

Wetion is an imaginative tale about the importance of communication in our survival. From the time of Adam and Eve, the storyline describes the defining moments of 2,000 generations since. Listeners will experience early Africa, ancient Babylonia, Europe’s coming of age, and the allure of early America. Come ponder the history of writing and its role in the making of laws, lore, class, and cures—enlighten it will!

Noelle Tom really shouldn’t have eaten those dumplings at the night market. But the old woman at the stall said they’d give her what she needed most, and what Noelle desperately needed after another long workweek was food. Except now she’s reliving the same Friday. Every morning her alarm goes off at 6:45, and the Wordle answer is always “happy.” Worst of all, any work she does at her job as an engineer? It’s erased when she wakes up. Monday might never come in this workaholic’s nightmare.

Amid the heralded springtime traditions and fabulous splendor of the Kentucky Derby, two Boston couples—longtime friends—indulge in a once-in-a-lifetime getaway. The weekend feels like a winner. It’s a milestone-birthday present for the newly—and reluctantly—turned forty Drew Starling. Her husband, Nate, has spared no expense, despite the mounting gambling debts that Drew knows nothing about. He’s certain that with his lucky charm, Drew, by his side, he can reverse his misfortunes at Churchill Downs.

Pulitzer prize-winning author David K. Shipler’s fictionalized story of a Vietnamese interpreter, based on his own experiences as a war correspondent, brings back the tensions within Vietnam during the war, focusing on a local with close ties to American journalists and politicians.

Wealthy and devout, Michael and Julia Glynn are the envy of their neighbors and the model Irish Catholic couple, bearing Michael's increasingly painful and crippling arthritis with stoicism. In hope of a miracle, their priest suggests a family pilgrimage to Lourdes. Yet these pious holiday plans are thrown into doubt when anonymous, obscene letters begin to arrive, full of terrible accusations.

Victor Svensson har stora planer för Alderheims konsthandel, vägen till makt och inflytande går via konsthandlarens dotter Jenny en försynt, ung kvinna som älskar expressionismen mer än något annat. Den afrikanske medicinmannen Ole Mbatian har länge önskat sig en son. Till hans stora glädje dimper det ner en nästan fullvuxen sådan framför hans fötter bokstavligt talat och helt rimligt för den med tillräckligt stark gudstro. Under en midsommarfest med grannarna föds en affärsidé i Hugo Hamlins hjärna.

It’s another scorching summer in Chicago, and fifteen-year-old Margarita is spending her vacation as usual, under the not-so-watchful eyes of her aging maternal grandparents. All told, the plucky teen would much rather be at home in Germany, exploring Berlin with her best friend, Anna, or with Avi, her doting Israeli father, a cantor at their local synagogue with whom she has shared a special bond ever since her mother, Marsha, abandoned the family. Instead, she’s stuck halfway around the world, homesick and tortured by the sound of her grandparents’ chewing.

Mateo Martinez is many things. The starting pitcher of the New York Monarchs, a devoted single father, and most recently, my new boss. When the opportunity to finally move out of my parent's cramped apartment and into his swanky home to nanny for his daughter arose, I simply couldn't pass it up. Until I made the silly suggestion for him to keep me on a three-strikes system, and I'm racking them up at lightning speed.

A young boy, Victor, is collected from school by a stranger in a bowler hat - the stranger says he has won Victor in a game of backgammon with Victor's father. The stranger, known as the Captain, takes Victor to live with the sweet but withdrawn Lisa, where he serves as her conduit to the outside world. From mysterious beginnings, Graham Greene's final novel becomes a twisting thriller of smuggling, jewel theft and international espionage which culminates in a dramatic showdown in Panama.

Sophie Nadash once yearned to understand life and chemistry. Now a disillusioned scientist approaching middle age, she yearns to set aside pipettes and polymerase forever. A chance encounter with the Goddess Artemis sets her on the path to becoming the Alchemist for the rural Shemmai village of Kibosh, where the rat race gives way to peace and the quiet life. Freed from the hustle of Earth, she can relax, make friends, and rediscover her love for chemistry through its mystical precursor... and come to grips with the Jewish faith she left behind as a child.

Italy, 1940. With Florence on the cusp of war, Il Scorpione, the no-nonsense Englishwomen of the city, find their genteel livelihoods under grave threat by the approach of the Nazis. Tea rooms and bookshops are closed by the Fascists, and the women are forced to join the war effort. Desperate to help in any way that she can, Angelina Leone, expert art-historian and the half-Italian niece of Il Scoprione’s founder makes a deal with the devil.

John Worthing, a carefree young gentleman, is the inventor of a fictitious brother, “Ernest,” whose wicked ways afford John an excuse to leave his country home from time to time and journey to London, where he stays with his close friend and confidant, Algernon Moncrieff. Algernon has a cousin, Gwendolen Fairfax, with whom John is deeply in love.

Spanning over a hundred and fifty years, Morgan Jerkins’s extraordinary novel intertwines the stories of these star-crossed lovers and their descendants. As Tirzah's family moves across the country during the Great Migration, they challenge authority with devastating consequences, while of the legacy of heartbreak and loss continues on in the lives of Harrison's progeny.

"The Torrents of Spring" is a novella by Ernest Hemingway, first published in 1926. It serves as a satirical commentary on the literary world and the nature of artistic creation. Set against the backdrop of post-World War I America, the story follows the journey of two main characters, the aspiring writer and the disillusioned author, as they navigate their personal and professional lives.

Lucy Maud Montgomery (November 30, 1874 - April 24, 1942), published as L. M. Montgomery, was a Canadian author best known for a series of novels beginning in 1908 with Anne of Green Gables . The book was an immediate success. The title character, orphan Anne Shirley, made Montgomery famous in her lifetime and gave her an international following. A Substitute Journalist: Clifford Baxter came into the sitting-room where Patty was darning stockings and listening to a book at the same time. Patty could do things like that.