Showing results for "The Four" in Literary Fiction

Flo is sick of Tokyo. She is stuck in a rut, her translation work has dried up, and she's in a relationship that's run its course. That's until she stumbles upon a mysterious book left by a drunken passenger on the Tokyo Subway.

The fourth volume of classic Sherlock Holmes stories on audio, brilliantly performed by John Gielgud and Ralph Richardson.

Paterson Joseph, John Hurt, Lesley Manville and Harriet Walter are among the cast of BBC Radio 4's epic full-cast dramatisation. Adapted for radio by Timberlake Wertenbaker, Leo Tolstoy's epic story follows the fortunes of three Russian aristocratic families during the Napoleonic War. First broadcast on New Year's Day 2015, the drama also features Alun Armstrong, Natasha Little, David Calder, Phoebe Fox, Sam Reid and Joanna David. Duration: 10 hours approx.

Eighteen years old and fresh out of high school, Karl Ove Knausgaard moves to a tiny fisherman's village far north of the polar circle to work as a schoolteacher. He has no interest in the job itself - or in any other job for that matter. His intention is to save up enough money to travel while finding the space and time to start his writing career.

Another classic in the Jeeves series, Very Good, Jeeves showcases the very best of the incomparable valet and his bumbling master, Bertie Wooster. First published in 1930, this charming collection of short stories sees hapless Bertie Wooster saved yet again from various scrapes by his ingenious valet, Jeeves. Whether it’s averting disastrous engagements, smoothing over family feuds or untangling sticky situations created by Bertie’s eccentric circle of friends, Jeeves cleverly resolves each potential fiasco with his impeccable calm...

Sejak memasuki bahtera pernikahan, laki-laki menjadi pendamping hidup bagi seorang wanita. Kodratnya menjadi pelindung dan pencari nafkah. Ia akan selalu menjaga dan berusaha memenuhi kebutuhan wanita yang dinikahinya.Selayaknya, keberadaan suami menjadi sumber kebahagiaan bagi istri. Selama...

In 1950, the Buttonbush Museum is circling the financial drain, and Irene Pickett—a sassy farmer's wife from rural California—is determined to stop the flush. Tired of being typecast as the housewife queen of pickling and laundry, Irene has something to prove. Enter The Four Queens: Irene and three other firebrand women ready to take on the museum's bottomless budget issues.

Acclaimed author JG Farrell came to fame with his Empire Trilogy, exploring the collapse of British colonialism and its repercussions in three different countries. The first book in the series, Troubles, won the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize and the Lost Man Booker Prize, while the second, The Siege of Krishnapur, was awarded the Booker Prize for Fiction. Included here are three BBC Radio adaptations of the trilogy, plus an edition of Witness History exploring Farrell's tragic accidental death.

京都の路地にある怪しげなクリニック「中京こころのびょういん」。今日も飄々としてノリが軽いニケ先生とクールな看護師・千歳さんが、スマホ依存症の小学生、ルッキズムに囚われた女子大生、亡くなった飼い猫を想う母……

Despite her broken heart, when Dilly Gently joins Magnus Olensen's new band, the chemistry between them is explosive. Both impossibly romantic dizzy blondes with the souls of poets, they could be made for each other. But before they have chance to declare themselves, Dilly's friend Nell confides that she has a huge crush on Magnus, and Dilly nobly steps down in order to play reluctant matchmaker.

1630: after long years of peace the reign of Charles I brings brutal civil war to England. The clash between King and Parliament is echoed at Morland Place when Richard brings home a Puritan bride while his brother, Kit, joins Prince Rupert and the Royalist cavalry, leaving their father Edmund desperately trying to steer a middle course between the fighting factions. As the war grinds on, bitterness and disillusion replace the early fervour, and the schisms between husband and wife, father and son, grow deeper.

'누구에게나 잊지 못할 마음의 맛이 있다' 부드럽고 달콤한 변두리 동네의 인정 넘치는 이야기 제6회 덴류문학상 수상작 일본 25만 부 판매 베스트셀러 '화과자에는 배려의 마음이 아로새겨져 있다. 귀여운 모양, 품위 있는...

깨진 유리창 이론에서 제목은 가져왔다. 교권이 무너지고 있다는 말들과 성인이 되고나서 과거의 학교 폭력 가해자로 알려져서 곤란을 겪는 많은 이들을 보며 학교에서 일어나는 일들에 대한 미스터리한 이야기들을...

19세기 초 페미니스트와 사춘기 소녀의 모습을 섞어놓은 활기찬 여주인공 에놀라 홈즈의 신박한 모험담 분홍색 종이부채에 담긴 비밀의 열쇠를 풀어라! 여성 학자, 두엄 수거인, 기자, 매력적인 상류층 여성 그리고 고아...

꾸준히 영화와 연극, 브로드웨이 뮤지컬로 재탄생한 고전 중의 고전 과거와 현재를 잇는 디자인 스튜디오 오이뮤의 커버 디자인 젊은 여성 번역가가 현대적 감각으로 완역 빨강 머리 앤, 말괄량이 삐삐와 함께 재평가되는...

더 강력하고! 더 귀여운! 요괴 아이들이 들이닥친다! 요괴 아이 돌보미를 시작하고 두 번째 봄을 맞이한 소년, 야스케. 첫 번째 손님은 무려, 돌? 먹물로 눈과 코가 그려진, 하얗고 매끈한 작은 돌이 갈색 포대기로 감싸여있다...

"아무것도 보이지 않는 어둠 속인데 오히려 내 자신은 더 잘 보였던 것 같아." 어느새 열일곱 살이 된 키키. 고리코 마을에서 살기 시작하면서부터 키키와 친하게 지내 온 친구 돔보는 어느새 키키와 특별한 감정을 나누게...

한국문학 최고의 유산인 박완서를 다시 읽는 「박완서 소설전집」 제3권 『도시의 흉년』 제1권. 1931년 태어나 마흔 살이 되던 1970년 장편소설 '나목'이 여성동아 여류 장편소설 공모에 당선되면서 문단에 등단한 저자의 타계...

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