Showing results for "The Dance" in Contemporary Fiction

A paying guest seems like a win-win proposition to the Joshi family. He's ready with the rent, he's willing to lend a hand when he can and he's happy to listen to Mrs Joshi on the imminent collapse of our culture. But he's also a man of mystery. He has no last name. He has no family, no friends...

今日こそ彼らに往復ビンタ。もやもやはびこる職場と私を描く芥川賞候補作。同じ部署の三人が近頃欠勤を繰り返し、その分仕事が増える私はイライラが頂点に。ある日、三人のうちの一人、先輩女性の下村さんから、彼らの三角関係を知らされる。

Hollywood can be a tough town, but its been awfully good to Danny Dennison. At 55, he's wealthy, successful, and although the movies he directs are more hot commerce than great art, he's respected throughout the film world. But Danny Dennison has been living a lie. His true identity is buried halfway around the world in the ruins of a Nazi concentration camp. Danny believes his secret to be safe - until he meets Luba, a young sensuous call girl.

Loulou Landers is about to turn 49 and she's feeling seriously overlooked. She hasn't had a relationship for 20 years, her 21-year-old daughter Theo is giving her the cold shoulder, and is that really a bunion making it so painful to walk, or is Christian Louboutin losing his touch? Theo can't see what her mum is so hung up about. It's only another birthday. And she has more important things to think about - mainly herself. For not only is Loulou permanently single, but so is Theo – despite her legendary good looks. But over the course of a summer, everything changes.

Rose Gregory has suffered a devastating blow, a double bereavement from which months later she is still reeling. Sanctuary and rest are prescribed by her doctor. But when she arrives at her refuge, a dank and decaying monastery, she finds it is not the haven promised. Despite the veneer of calm contemplation, the monastery turns out to be a hotbed of intrigue and disharmony. Rose witnesses bullying and cruelty and ultimately in defence of the vulnerable turns to violence herself.

Dopo le ultime rivelazioni, Chloe è assolutamente convinta che lei e Hyade siano due pianeti lontani, entrati in collisione solo un attimo, e destinati ad allontanarsi per sempre. La passione e l'attrazione non bastano a farle dimenticare che Hyade è un giocatore di basket di fama mondiale, costantemente sotto quei riflettori che lei detesta, abituata com'è a vivere nascosta dietro l'obiettivo della sua macchina fotografica.

場所はパリ。地下鉄を乗り継ぎ、迷路のような通りを抜け辿着いたところ。人知れないパリの片隅で、ジプシー達の荒々しく、時に淫らな眼差しに打ち負かされないよう女優は踊り続ける。これはそんな彼女の秘密のダンスレッスンのお話です。夏木マリさんという語り手を得たからこそ、成立したこの物語を是非お聴きになってみてください。著者は大丸康彦。著者は大丸康彦。この中で使用している楽曲は、ドビュッシーの「弦楽四重奏曲ト短調」の第1楽章です。