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Brought to you by Penguin. This Penguin Classic is performed by Shaheen Khan. This definitive recording includes an introduction by J. D. Smith, read by Sagar Arya. The Mahabharata is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India. It is of immense importance to the culture of the Indian...

ഇന്ത്യയുടെ ജീവനാഡിയായ റെയില്‍വേയുടെ അന്തര്‍നാടകങ്ങളെ വെളിവാക്കുന്ന നോവല്‍. അധികാരവും സാധാരണമനുഷ്യരും തമ്മിലുള്ള സംഘര്‍ഷങ്ങളിലൂടെ മൂന്നാംലോകപൗരന്മാര്‍ എങ്ങനെ മള്‍ട്ടിനാഷണലുകളുടെ ഇരയായിത്തീരുന്നു എന്ന് അന്വേഷണാത്മകമായി അവതരിപ്പിക്കുകയാണ് ഈ നോവലിലൂടെ.

Internationally best-selling novelist Irvin D. Yalom explores the mindsets of two men separated by 300 years. Using his skills as a psychiatrist, he explores the inner lives of Baruch Spinoza, the Jewish 17th-century secular philosopher, and of Alfred Rosenberg, outspoken Nazi ideologue, faithful servant of Hitler, the main author of racial policy for the Third Reich, and a godless mass murderer....

As a woman used to traveling and living the high life in Bangkok, Leanne Shirtliffe recognized the constant fodder for humor while pregnant with twins in Asia's sin city. But in spite of deep-fried bug cuisine and nurses who cover newborn bassinets with plastic wrap, Shirtliffe manages to keep her babies alive for a year with help from a Coca-Cola deliveryman, several waitresses, and a bra factory. Then she and her husband return home to the isolation of North American suburbia.

A leading scholar draws on fifty years of reading and studying J.R.R. Tolkien to explain how he created an entire world.

The four Grace sisters love their quiet life in the country village of Chevis Green. To some, their insular world might seem dull, but the sisters never seem to run out of conversation, jokes, and pleasant ways to pass the time together. They truly are the happiest of families. That is, until Aunt Rona comes to town. Rona intends to stay with the Graces indefinitely, and her meddlesome attitude immediately sets the sisters' teeth on edge. Throw in another unexpected houseguest, some potential suitors and a case of mistaken intentions, and the members of the Grace family suddenly find themselves quite out of their element.

Raunchy, risqué and rebellious, early Restoration comedies were a breath of fresh air for 17th century theatregoers. With Charles II restored to the throne in 1660, Oliver Cromwell's ban on stage performances was rescinded, and for the first time, women were invited to tread the boards as actresses. Playwrights developed a new style of social comedy, packed with amorous escapades, bawdy humour, wicked wit and sexual innuendo. This scintillating anthology showcases six leading lights of early Restoration drama.

Quando Cara Romero perde il suo posto in fabbrica a causa della Grande Recessione, ha ormai più di cinquant'anni e deve, una volta ancora, ricominciare tutto daccapo. Costretta alla trafila degli uffici di collocamento, in una torrenziale confessione riversa la storia della sua vita su un'anonima consulente del lavoro: le turbolente vicende sentimentali; la nostalgia per la Repubblica Dominicana da cui è fuggita; le relazioni in un condominio newyorkese assediato dalla gentrificazione; la lotta continua per sopravvivere alle difficoltà economiche e alla burocrazia americana.

In "The Prussian Officer", there is an anti-militarism theme, unpopular as the nation drew near to war, and an examination of latent homosexuality as the officer in the story struggles with his feelings for his orderly. The young soldier is driven beyond his breaking point, but finds a kind of redemption in his final return to natural surroundings and, symbolically, he finds equality in death with his tormentor as they are put side by side in the mortuary.

Après avoir raconté son enfance, étouffée entre les murs d'un collège où il est la victime des railleries de ses grossiers camarades, le narrateur décrit sa passion adolescente pour une jeune femme mariée, croisée sur la plage, pendant des vacances à Trouville. Le jeune homme, timide, contemple de loin cette Maria, dont il s'efforce de deviner d'abord les formes du corps sous sa robe. Introduit peu après dans l'intimité du ménage, il lui parle avec respect et apprend qu'il partage avec elle les mêmes goûts littéraires.

Da Raul Montanari a Paolo Roversi, una schiera di scrittori racconta le parti meno conosciute della propria città.

Un affresco collettivo che si muove tra passato e presente, mare e montagna, paesi e città, castelli e prigioni, santuari e bordelli, riti religiosi e feste pagane, diavoli e acque sante. Un viaggio sull'isola tra luci e ombre, geografiche ed emotive.

In this beautifully observed study of a new marriage and the sexual tensions that run through it, Lawrence returns to his theme that happiness in marriage can only come with the submission of the woman to the man. The young wife strains against the bonds of being married and dallies with another man but returns to the arms of her husband once he shows his true feelings for her.

Esta novela de la narradora española Marisa D'Santos, de larga radicación en México, se desarrolla totalmente en una localidad de provincia, en España. El ámbito general de la guerra en España de los años 30 y la posterior dictadura franquista envuelven el destino de cada personaje en una especie de fatalismo que nos hace pensar en los extremos pasionales —vida, amor y muerte— de la tragedia clásica. El ámbito pueblerino se presenta con tal fidelidad a la propia invención de la autora, que adquiere valores plásticos, sonoros, sensoriales, táctiles, etc., en verdad incanjeables.

Découvrir qu'elle est enceinte et que son père, qu'elle n'a pas connu, était iranien, c'est l'occasion parfaite pour Lila, jeune Parisienne à la vie tourbillonnante, de partir pour Téhéran à la recherche de ses origines. Elle y calmera peut-être ses ardeurs en matière de sorties et de séduction... ou pas. Car, au fil de son enquête, Lila va goûter, en même temps qu'aux joies de la grossesse, à une multitude de saveurs et de plaisirs inattendus. Elle va aussi faire la connaissance de son grand-père et d'une partie de son histoire, entre blessures de l'exil et souvenirs enterrés.

This magnificent volume gathers the published verse of Allen Ginsberg in its entirety, a half-century of brilliant work from one of America's greatest poets.

Les aventures du Chevalier de Pardaillan sont celles que l'on dévore sans voir passer les heures, pour retrouver, confus et enthousiaste le bouillonnement d'une épopée traversée par la générosité d'un héros qui se place aux côtés de d'Artagnan et de Cyrano de Bergerac.

Charles Peguy (1873-1914), letterato di talento e socialista, si convertì al cattolicesimo nel 1907, ma per la sua intransigenza non fu mai accettato completamente da nessuna delle due comunità.

L'appartement d'Hermine, c'est son havre de paix, après ses journées agitées d'institutrice. Est-ce qu'elle va réussir à faire de la place pour Ismaël, le jeune réfugié qu'elle a accepté d'héberger ? Hermine a toujours admiré sa collègue Yasmine, bénévole auprès des mineurs sans-papiers. Alors quand celle-ci lui demande d'accueillir un adolescent de seize ans, elle ne peut pas refuser. L'arrivée d'Ismaël bouleverse sa vie... et celle de ses voisins ! Mais quelle chance d'être si bien entourée : Margaux est toujours de bon conseil et Joshua, toujours là pour elle.

“Hilarious and big-hearted, The Nest is a stellar debut.” — People A warm, funny and acutely perceptive debut novel about four adult siblings and the fate of the shared inheritance that has shaped their choices and their lives. Every family has its problems. But even among the most...