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宿敵・童貫を討ち、梁山泊は宋禁軍との闘いを終える。戦勝後に頭領の楊令が目指したのは、交易によって富む、小さく豊かな国の姿だった。その実現のため、梁山泊は、日本と遙か西域とを結ぶ交易路を開拓する。

Charles Strickland, a conventional stockbroker, abandons his wife and children for Paris and Tahiti, to live his life as a painter. While his betrayal of family, duty and honour gives him the freedom to achieve greatness, his decision leads to an obsession which carries severe implications.

2031. La plupart des grandes espèces animales sont en voie d'extinction. Face au péril, Martin, un généticien vétérinaire et prix Nobel, alerte les chefs d'État de la planète réunis en conclave : il faut voter d'urgence un "Traité de protection de la Nature". Mais les résistances sont fortes et Martin ne fait pas le poids.

Les Falck sont l'une des familles les plus puissantes de Norvège. Après avoir fait fortune dans l'exploitation commerciale de bateaux, ils ont créé la fondation SAGA, qui veille sur la bonne conservation des archives historiques de leur pays et leur offre une place stratégique sur l'échiquier géopolitique. Si le clan est divisé entre ceux d'Oslo et ceux de Bergen, la réapparition de Connie Knarvick, une cousine éloignée, va aggraver les conflits existants.

The sheer volume of commentaries on the Mahabharata is awe-inspiring. So, what is it in the Mahabharata that gives it its timeless magic? Is it the mythical characters with which it is replete that makes the epic so enchanting? Or is it the great wealth of philosophical and metaphysical ideas in it that dazzles its audiences? Or could it be a combination of all these that makes it ever-fascinating to scholars and audiences around the world? And, most of all, what accounts for its incredible effect on the subconscious of millions of Indians through several generations?

In The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon (1820-21), Irving explores the uneasy relationship of an American writer to English literary traditions. In two sketches, he experiments with tales transplanted from Europe, thereby creating the first classic American short stories: "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow".

Paso Chico, un pueblo caluroso al borde del río, con calles de tierra que desembocan en una orilla invadida por barcos de carga y jaurías de perros, es donde nace la escuálida Marga, a quien la gente atribuye la mala suerte. El verano que cumple trece años, Marga conoce al ciego don Godoy y a un muchacho llamado Recio, fanático de la cantina en la que todo el mundo se da cita sediento de agüita de arroz. Estos dos hombres le abrirán los ojos y dejarán en evidencia las formas extrañas y torcidas que tienen las relaciones en este lugar.

Una prima ballerina. Due soldati della sanità americani. Una bambina ebrea di cui non si conosce il nome... In questo romanzo ambientato nella Seconda Guerra Mondiale e basato su eventi reali, un'improbabile banda di eroi raduna le forze per salvare numerosi ebrei italiani nei giorni più cruenti dell'occupazione nazista di Roma.

La colección Arlequín reúne los cuentos clásicos de siempre en 24 libros de formato muy práctico para los pequeños de la casa, con textos sencillos que ayudarán a los primeros lectores a disfrutar de sus historias preferidas: Bambi, Aladino, Pinocho, Alicia, Ricitos de Oro, La Bella y la Bestia, La ratita presumida, y así hasta 24 títulos.

Filled with his usual obsessions - sex, booze, gambling - More features Bukowski's offbeat insights into politics and literature, his tortured, violent relationships with women, and his lurid escapades on the poetry reading circuit. Highlighting his versatility, the book ranges from thinly-veiled autobiography to purely fictional tales of dysfunctional suburbanites, disgraced politicians, and down-and-out sports promoters - climaxing with a long, hilarious adventure among French filmmakers.

In the second volume of Proust's great novel, the narrator emerges as an actor in the drama of his own life. Swann has now dwindled into a husband for his former mistress, Odette, and their daughter, Gilberte, becomes the adolescent narrator's playmate and tantalising love object. We move from Paris to the seaside town of Balbec, from ritualised social performances to midsummer spontaneity and from Gilberte to her successor Albertine.

Richard Ellmann has revised and expanded his definitive work on Joyce's life to include newly discovered primary material, including details of a failed love affair, a limerick about Samuel Beckett, a dream notebook, previously unknown letters, and much more.

Five thousand years ago, there came to earth a magical being called Krishna, who brought about innumerable miracles for the good of mankind. Humanity despaired of its fate if the Blue God were to die but was reassured that he would return in a fresh avatar when needed in the eventual Dark Age - the Kaliyug. In modern times a poor little rich boy grows up believing that he is that final avatar. Only, he is a serial killer.

Combining mystery and mythology, this epic fantasy is a global best seller with over 300,000 copies sold. 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. Soon adopted by the rulers of the land, she is named Sita, and raised as a princess and beloved daughter.

Born from Bukowski's columns, the LA underground press of the 1960s, Bukowski defined his early alter ego, Hank Chinaski, as a self-described dirty old man who eyes his defeatist attitude about himself with his clarity to see humor and holiness in others. Addictive and instructive listening, Bukowski delivers the humanity and intelligence of all the unseen. Filled with his usual obsessions - sex, booze, gambling - Notes features Bukowski's offbeat insights into politics and literature, and his tortured, violent relationships.

This is perhaps one of the best-loved of all journals. William Wordsworth's sister, Dorothy, began it in May 1800 and resolved to keep it for a short time. She continued it for nearly three years. In it, she brought the Dove Cottage years to vivid and intimate life. She noted the walks and weather, the friends, country neighbours, and travellers on the roads. She set down accounts of the garden, of Wordsworth's marriage, their concern for Coleridge, and the composition of Wordsworth's poetry.

Renowned poet and critic Clive James presents the crowning achievement of his career: a monumental translation into English verse of Dante’s The Divine Comedy. The Divine Comedy is the precursor of modern literature, and this translation - decades in the making - gives us the entire epic as a single, coherent and compulsively listenable lyric poem. Written in the early 14th century and completed in 1321, the year of Dante’s death, The Divine Comedy is perhaps the greatest work of epic poetry ever composed.

Haiku-dô propone setenta haikus japoneses como enigmas a ser descifrados. Dado el carácter especular del haiku, empero, todo esfuerzo por desvelar un haiku tiene como resultado el desvelamiento del corazón de quien lo intenta. Más que de un desciframiento, de lo que se trata es de un acto de vaciamiento y de exponernos al haiku como ante un espejo. De ahí que tanto la escritura, el estudio o la lectura de los haikus pueda convertirse en un camino espiritual.

Odessa, Ucraina, 1918. Mentre infuria la guerra civile fra rossi e bianchi, sette uomini sono in piedi contro un muro, davanti al plotone di esecuzione. Un attimo prima che i soldati bolscevichi aprano il fuoco, un ufficiale nota un nome nell’elenco dei condannati a morte e chiede se per caso è il famoso giocatore di scacchi. L’uomo risponde di sì. L’ufficiale non è convinto. "Facciamo una partita", gli propone. "Se perdi significa che menti e verrai fucilato. Se vinci sei davvero il campione di scacchi e ti lasceremo andare."

Tra possessioni, sortilegi e forze impure, incubi, ossessioni, violenze e follie, la letteratura russa più di altre sembra aver subito il fascino fatale del maligno, e questa raccolta di Racconti di demoni russi ne è un'oscura testimonianza.