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Der neue Roman nach dem Bestseller "Die Ladenhüterin" Der neue Roman von Japans Erfolgsautorin Sayaka Murata erzählt die Geschichte zweier Außenseiter, Natsuki und ihr Cousin Yu, die sich jung verlieben und gemeinsam gegen eine Welt verbünden, die ihnen beileibe nicht nur Gutes will. Im alten Farmhaus der Familie, in dem früher die Seidenraupen ihren Dienst verrichteten, sind sie glücklich, denn sie sind beieinander. 20 Jahre später geht Natsuki an diesen Ort zurück.

La clinica è sempre lì : su per la Fuyachodori, ovest sulla Rokkakudori, giù per la Tomikojidori, est per la Takoyakushidori. Anche il trattamento che offre è lo stesso, unico e speciale: a ciascuno, secondo il caso, si prescrive un gatto. In questo secondo capitolo della trilogia bestseller di Ishida Syou incontriamo Moe, una giovane ragazza che ha paura di lasciare il fidanzato e ritrovarsi da sola; Tatsuya, alle prese con la morte della moglie e la distanza con il nipote Hayato; Reona, che dovrà prendersi cura del fratello tornato a casa dopo tanto tempo.

"La Metamorfosis" fue publicada por primera vez en 1915. Cuenta la extraña historia de Gregor Samsa, un comerciante viajante que vive con su familia en un apartamento. Un día, al despertar, descubre que se ha transformado en un insecto gigante y repugnante. La transformación de Gregor en un insecto simboliza su alienación y aislamiento dentro de la sociedad. A medida que la historia avanza, se muestra cómo sus seres queridos, incluidos su padre, su madre y su hermana, reaccionan de manera diversa a su metamorfosis.

Die tragikomische Novelle von 1842 beschreibt das einsame Leben des Akakij Akakijewitsch in Sankt Petersburg. Er ist Beamter mit Leib und Seele, der seinen Beruf als Kopist liebt. Den Spott seiner Kollegen ignoriert er, am gesellschaftlichen Leben nimmt er kaum teil. Erst, als er sich einen Mantel kauft, den er sich lange Zeit vom Munde abgespart hat, ändert sich sein Leben schlagartig. Er wird nun von seiner Umwelt wahrgenommen, und seine Kollegen veranstalten sogar ein kleines Fest für ihn und den Mantel. Dann jedoch wird er überfallen und der neue Mantel wird ihm gestohlen.

Who hasn't dreamed of finding a fortune in gold? After Juan Verdugo and Willy Jent are fired from their jobs as car detailers at a dealership, a desire for gold possesses them. Locating a lost mine, however, means they have to outsmart a kid, a huge challenge for this pair. With an idea of where some lost gold might be, they search for a truck with an intact transmission that isn't full of feral cats. Of course, abandoned mines aren't safe places either, a fact especially true for these buddies.

After being blessed, Michael is now on a journey to become stronger. There is a darkness that lurks in his juvenile mind, causing points of lack of control. Michael tells you what he wants you hear and ignores that others as he is being swayed by his abilities with a class that isn't just rare, but could end the Demon Lord. His real danger seems to be that he might become the Demon Lord himself, if he isn't careful.

Un escritor judío de mediana edad ha decidido probar suerte en el género de la novela y el teatro para expresar su ansiedad por todo lo que existe. Su tercer matrimonio está en crisis y sospecha que su apuesto y exitoso hermano menor y su vecino podrían haber seducido a su bella esposa, educada en Harvard. Asher Baum siente una culpa infinita por no haber enterrado a su padre con un mandil de borrego. Entonces descubre un secreto sorprendente que podría causar estragos si lo revela. ¿Debería guardárselo o revelarlo y arruinar su matrimonio?

Charming but flawed Jack was never "right," but that's a lot of what made him magnetic to others. His decades-long deterioration is chronicled in painful detail with a mix of dark humor, tragedy, and brutal self-awareness that is unlike any book you've ever listened to.

This is a collection of bad poems, short stories, rushed parables, and hastily-written diatribes written over the last 4 years. Shut in my home due to the government’s tyrannical response to COVID, I did a lot of reading, thinking, and reflection. During this time, I came to admit to myself a lot of dismal truths about the “true” state of humanity, especially when it is pushed to the limits by fear and doubt. In such cases, Man becomes savage and focuses on the differences in his fellow men; he leans into his raw savageness to bifurcate and destroy. He is primal. He is reckless.

Lucas will nichts als seine Ruhe in einer Welt, die ihn einfach nicht in Ruhe lässt. Eine Kurzgeschichte vom internationalen Bestsellerautor Fredrik Backman Videospiele, Wein und Pad Thai – das ist der perfekte Abend für Lucas. Andere Menschen? Muss nicht sein. Warum denn, wenn er auch alleine glücklich sein kann? Als der dreiköpfige Vorstand der Bewohnervertretung überraschend an seiner Tür klingelt und eine Inspektion seiner Bratpfanne verlangt, ist Lucas alles andere als begeistert. Doch Abwimmeln ist nicht.

Oyelo.com lo invita a seguir disfrutando de las aventuras de Don Quijote en esta segunda parte de la gran obra de Miguel de Cervantes. Es una obra clásica de la literatura hispana y en la que el autor ha logrado capturar con su magnífica prosa el espíritu humano, con todos los sueños y las aspiraciones que todos tenemos de cambiar el mundo y hacerlo un lugar mejor para todos. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish.

Fairy tales are as old as language itself. Long, long ago, storytellers all around the world told tales of wonder both to enchant and entertain us, and also to teach us that – if we are good and kind and courageous enough – we can change the world for the better. For this is what fairy tales do. They give us hope. As we travel through the dark and dangerous world of the fairy tale, as we fight dragons and outwit ogres and save our sisters and brothers, we learn that we are capable of anything.

Josephine Arlay-Mortimer is an obnoxious and careless teacher in Cuzco. Josie’s snarky mouth and selfish actions compound on her quickly. Eventually leading to her life going upside down. Josephine’s self-inflated ego will be tested thoroughly on her way to find out the truth about her family. Which she previously rejected them in every way to build a new path for herself. While she tried to gain independence, Josie purposely went against her father’s advice, leading to her marrying Kendrick Mortimer. Will she lose to her old destructive habits? Or will she grow up?

"In the Penal Colony" is a short story by Franz Kafka written in German in October 1914, revised in November 1918, and first published in October 1919. As in some of Kafka's other writings, the narrator in this story seems detached from, or perhaps numbed by, events that one would normally expect to be registered with horror. Internal clues and the setting on an island suggest Octave Mirbeau's The Torture Garden as an influence.

What would you do if you discovered that you were disappearing? Not physically, but a piece at a time: all tangible evidence that you exist as a person—beginning with your driver's license, bank accounts and your birth certificate...and soon you are a loose thread, being pulled from the fabric of reality—into the twilight of your physical existence. This is what happens to Wiley Hood, a 25-year-old artist-turned business executive who still struggles with his older brother’s suicide.

This laugh-out-loud novel, with its interwoven and inventive plotlines, could be called Game of Bones. In the midst of being ensnared in a devious revenge plot, Spike the Wonder Dog manages to unleash his celebrated brand of absurdist humor, shrewd social commentary, and certifiably funny grievances at human shortcomings, while romping through all manner of sexy scenarios in the rich and famous playgrounds of Palm Beach, Manhattan, and East Hampton.

Three short sci-fi stories from award-winning author Michael Lynes.

Während in München Palästinenser des "Schwarzen September" das Olympische Dorf überfallen, geschehen in der Sahara mysteriöse Dinge...

Siete mai stati nel fantastico paese delle meraviglie? Vi accompagna Alice, una bambina curiosa e coraggiosa che in un bel pomeriggio d'estate, seguendo un curioso coniglio bianco, si ritrova in uno strano paese abitato da creature fantastiche e da animaletti a volte dispettosi. Tratto dalla celebre favola di Lewis Carroll, questo bellissimo Audiobook vi condurrà nel mondo incantato della fantasia. Seguite Alice e i suoi piccoli compagni di viaggio: incontrerete il Coniglio bianco, il Bruco turchino, la Lepre di Marzo, il Cappellaio matto, il Ghignagatto e tutti gli altri incredibili e indimenticabili personaggi di questa bellissima avventura!

No wonder Elias Canetti described it as "one of the few great and perfect works of the poetic imagination written". The Metamorphosis remains one of the best works of fiction in history. It is the story of a traveling salesman, Gregor Samsa, who wakes up to find himself being transformed to an insect-like creature. The story unfolds into one of the greatest short fiction stories ever written.