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Giappone. È la sera di Capodanno e Miho e Maho, ancora bambine, ricevono dalla nonna Kotoko una prima paghetta tutta per loro, accompagnata da queste parole: "Il modo in cui spenderete i soldi può decidere la vostra vita". Le due sorelle sono troppo piccole per capire, e si comportano in modo opposto: Miho li spende subito per qualcosa di futile; Maho invece compra un borsellino per custodire quelli che guadagnerà in futuro. A vent’anni di distanza, Miho ripensa a quell’episodio quando scopre che il fidanzato vorrebbe che lei smettesse di lavorare dopo il matrimonio.

A mysterious "fear disease" is scaring to death the citizens of Longzhou, China. Literally. Victims go insane or die frozen in terror, while survivors rant maniacally about demons infiltrating the city. But what's really behind the sudden epidemic? To find the answer, Chief Inspector Luo Fei teams up with a controversial historian and a brilliant psychologist to track down the true source of the illness and halt the wave of horror that threatens the metropolis.

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 e Bahman si incontrano in una piccola libreria di Teheran. Giovani e pieni di ideali, decidono di sposarsi. Ma la Storia ha altri piani: è il 1953, l'anno del colpo di Stato che cambiò l'Iran per sempre e Bahman scompare durante i tumulti cittadini. Roya, distrutta dal dolore, si trasferisce negli Stati Uniti per ricominciare da zero. Dopo oltre sessant'anni, ritrova Bahman e – con lui – tutte le risposte che cercava da una vita intera.

Some interesting Haiku poems for poetry lovers, these will make you think!

Middle class, middle aged, multicultural mother of millennial sons, Sudha lives a ‘squeezed middle’ life in Wimbledon. As she navigates her career, family and returning to India as a NRI (Non-Resident Indian), she is prompted to investigate her own sense of home and place in the world. Evening Conversations is a warm-hearted monologue inspired by Sudha’s banter with her dual-heritage (Pakistani/East African Indian) millennial sons who have grown up in leafy Wimbledon while her life has spanned three continents. She invites her boys to ‘crack open a cold one’ and share their views on life.

Natsuki n'est pas une petite fille comme les autres. Son meilleur ami est un hérisson en peluche qui la somme de sauver les Terriens, et elle passe tous ses étés à la montagne avec son cousin Yû, espérant qu'un vaisseau spatial la ramène d'où elle vient vraiment. Quand un événement menace de séparer les cousins pour toujours, ils se font une promesse : survivre, quoi qu'il arrive. Des années plus tard, Natsuki est mariée et semble mener une vie normale. Mais les ombres de son enfance refont surface et la jeune femme se réfugie chez Yû.

One of the most powerful short stories ever written: Yukio Mishima’s masterpiece about the erotics of patriotism and honor, love and suicide. By now, Yukio Mishima’s (1925-1970) dramatic demise through an act of seppuku after an inflammatory public speech has become the stuff of literary legend. With Patriotism, Mishima was able to give his heartwrenching patriotic idealism an immortal vessel.

Unlock the Japanese secret to lifelong resilience, purpose, and inner power—one mindful step at a time. In The Ganbaru Way, discover the quiet, steady strength behind one of Japan’s most powerful cultural mindsets. Rooted in the principle of ganbaru—to never give up, no matter the obstacle—this audiobook will guide you through the practices, stories, and daily rituals that cultivate unshakable grit and personal transformation.

Intricately weaving Quranic verse, psychology, and the hip-hop soundtrack of their childhood, Sanah’s poems reach for divinity in the body; an archive that refuses erasure. These poems traverse unruly emotional and physical landscapes, Whiteness, islamophobia, homophobia, intergenerational suffering, and the politics of therapeutic processes. In these pages, belief and unbelief, goodness and badness, the material and spiritual are intertwined, reclaiming queer love and desire as holy.

Improve your Chinese skills and grow your vocabulary with these 10 entertaining Chinese short stories!

明治期の文学者、夏目漱石の長編小説。「東京朝日新聞」「大阪朝日新聞」［1914（大正3）年］。「先生と私」「両親と私」「先生と遺書」の3部からなる晩年の傑作。

What really lies in the forest’s depths? Aokigahara is a mystery. Born out of an explosion, its roots twist and turn, the dense trees seeming to swallow anything that enters it whole. In recent years it has gained renown as a “suicide forest,” but it wasn’t always this way. Aokigahara: The Truth Behind Japan’s Suicide Forest is fully researched from Japanese sources and looks at the history of the Sea of Trees, how it came to be, and why it became known worldwide as a popular suicide spot.

Through this book Rujuta tackles pretty much every myth and fad to do with exercise, demystifies exercise for everyone, and presents it as not a brainless activity but a science which has the potential to combat all lifestyle disorders, including diabetes and obesity, way better than any drug. Strength training, cardio and yoga get a detailed chapter each along with their pre- and postworkout meals, an often neglected but crucial aspect.

Hindi Sahitya Ka Itihas by Acharya Ramchandra Shukla, translated by Shyam Chandra Kapoor, is a comprehensive history of Hindi literature. The audiobook covers the evolution of Hindi literature from its origins to contemporary times, exploring major literary movements, poets, and writers. Shukla’s work is a crucial resource for students, researchers, and enthusiasts of Hindi literature.

他大学の教授の移入を画策した東貞蔵に対抗し、医局内の根回しによる多数派の篭絡で教授戦に勝利した財前五郎。晴れて教授となった財前は、同僚の第一内科助教授・里美脩二から胃癌患者を紹介される。

The world has opened again, which means you can now finally take that trip to Japan, the country you’ve wanted to visit for so long... But what if you get there and sound like a complete foreigner? What if you start speaking to a local but get tongue-tied finding the right words to say? Sounds like a nightmare, right? It doesn't have to be that way... Here's the deal: We created this Japanese-speaking crash course dedicated to making you conversational in 30 days or less – without spending months on a random language app that you'd mentally force yourself to use.

From acclaimed poet Franny Choi comes a poetry collection for the ends of worlds—past, present, and future. Choi’s third book features poems about historical and impending apocalypses, alongside musings on our responsibilities to each other and visions for our collective survival. Many have...

Al sur de Kioto, junto a la vía del tren de la línea de Keihan, a sólo una parada de la ciudad, hay un monasterio. Una escalada laberíntica conduce al nieto del príncipe de Genji a este lugar apartado. No muy lejos de allí, dicen, tiene que hallarse el jardín más hermoso del mundo. Camina por todo el recinto del monasterio como movido por una fuerza interior. Una construcción sutil ha dado forma a la naturaleza, cada cosa tiene su lugar y cada forma su significado.

Patrick Lafcadio Hearn, was an Irish writer known also by the Japanese name Koizumi Yakumo. His book Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things, comprises two parts, the first being the "Kwaidan Proper" and the second, "Insect-Studies", which consists of an essay each on ants, butterflies and mosquitos. According to the author, most of the folk tales and ghost stories in the first part were translated from old Japanese texts. The themes encompass resurrection, sacrifice, magic, and the realm of dreams.

ചൂതാട്ടക്കാരന്‍ എന്ന നോവലിന്റെ രചനയില്‍ ഏര്‍പ്പെട്ടിരുന്ന ദസ്തയേവ്‌സ്‌കിയുടെ അരികില്‍ അന്ന എന്ന...