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‘‘एक देश बारह दुनिया जैसी चर्चित पुस्तक के लेखक शिरीष खरे की नदी सिंदूरी आत्मीय संस्मरणों का इन्द्रधनुषी वितान हमारे सामने खड़ा करती है, जिनमें पात्रों और उनके परिवेश का जीवंत चित्रण हमारे पुतलियों के परदे पर चलचित्र-सा गतिमान हो उठता है। नर्मदा की सहायक नदी सिंदूरी के किनारे का गाँव मदनपुर के पात्रों की मानवीयता और विद्रूपता, जड़ता और गतिशीलता रचनाकार के सहज-स्वभाविक कहन के साथ स्वतः कथाओं में ढलती चली गई है। मदनपुर सन् 1842 और 1857 के गोंड राजा ढेलन शाह के विद्रोह के कारण इतिहास के पन्नों में दर्ज है। लेकिन, नदी सिंदूरी की कहानी अब दर्ज हुई है।

In the bizarre world of Franz Kafka, salesmen turn into giant bugs, apes give lectures at college academies, and nightmares probe the mysteries of modern humanity’s unhappiness. More than any other modern writer in world literature, Kafka captures the loneliness and misery that fill the lives of 20th-century humanity.

Soon to be a major movie starring Paul Mescal and Josh O'Connor 'Exquisitely crafted, deeply imagined, exhilaratingly diverse, The History of Sound places Ben Shattuck firmly among the very finest of our storytellers' - Geraldine Brooks, New York Times bestselling author of Horse In twelve...

Golf, like measles, should be caught young. P. G. Wodehouse leads the listener out on to another round of golf stories that always avoid the rough.

Lambe arse se Ruskin Bond ki pustakon ka lokpriya paatr Rusty, apne kaarnaamon se paathakon ka mann lubhata, gudgudata aur hasaata aa raha hai. Rusty ne paathakon ke mann mein apna ek vivesh sthaan bana liya hai aur uske kisse-kahaniyon se paathak na thakta hai, na ubta hai....

Yah sankalan kayi qisson ko samet kar, samaaj ke alag alag pehluon par prakash daalta hai. Kahaniyaan judi huyi hain aur naye nazariye se jeevan ko darshaati hain. Kirdar wahi hain, lekin badalte rehte hain. Kanpur, Lucknow aur Dilli-Noida ke beech kahaniyaan aage badhti hain. Wahi kirdar phir se kahin milte hain, kabhi kho jaate hain, apne jeevan ke ek naye mod par phir ubharte hain aur ek nayi kahani sunaate hain. Kya aap unhe pehchaan payenge, ya zindagi ne unhe badal diya hai?

The author of the widely praised Lunch with a Bigot gives us a remarkable novel - reminiscent of Teju Cole, W. G. Sebald and John Berger - about a young new immigrant to the United States in search of love: across dividing lines between cultures, between sexes, and between the particular desires of one man and the women he comes to love.

Read by two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks. A collection of seventeen wonderful short stories showing that Tom Hanks is as talented a writer as he is an actor. A gentle Eastern European immigrant arrives in New York City after his family and his life have been torn apart by his country's civil war...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! "Reading a perfectly plotted Agatha Christie is like crunching into a perfect apple: that pure, crisp, absolute satisfaction.” —Tana French, New York Times bestselling author of the Dublin Murder Squad novels An all-new collection of winter-themed stories...

The third novel in the Portuguese Irregular Verbs trilogy sees von Igelfeld suffering the slings of academic intrigue as a visiting fellow at Cambridge, and the arrows of outrageous fortune in an eventful Columbian adventure. Between trips, von Igelfeld returns to his beloved Regensburg only that to discover while he has been away his murine colleagues have been at play.

Benedict Cumberbatch reads five stories featuring the famous vegetarian railway detective, Thorpe Hazell, as heard on BBC Radio 4. In The Affair of the German Dispatch-Box, Hazell hatches a daring plan to retrieve a highly sensitive government document before it reaches the German Ambassador. In...

ವೈದೇಹಿಯವರ ಕಥೆ- 'ಅಮ್ಮಚ್ಚಿಯೆಂಬ ನೆನಪು'- ಒಬ್ಬ ತಂದೆಯಿಲ್ಲದ ಎಳೆಯ ಹುಡುಗಿ ಅಮ್ಮಚ್ಚಿಯ ಕುರಿತದ್ದು. ಆಕೆ ಬಂಡಾಯದ ಅರಿವನ್ನು...

These stories reveal a world that revolves around relationships between men and women. What will keep the listener intrigued is the author's way of rendering normal day-to-day incidents with unconventional metaphors and images, with overwhelming effect. The characters and situations are not merely elements of escapist fantasies; they create in the listener a sense of deja vu.

A collection of short stories by Vinayak Sharma.

A classic Agatha Christie short story, available individually for the first time on audio. Hercule Poirot and Captain Hastings are on holiday at the opulent Grand Metropolitan Hotel in Brighton, where they meet the wife of a wealthy stockbroker. As they discuss the jewels worn by Mrs Opalsen...

An imprisoned man is certain that his supposed murder victim is very much alive . . . A female driver is pursued relentlessly by a menacing figure in another vehicle . . . A young artist gets the biggest break of her career . . . A restless beauty manages the perfect birthday celebration...

Sands of Time features two intriguing stories that pick up the fortunes of characters from Whispers in the Sand, Barbara Erskine's captivating Egyptian novel. Still haunted by ancient mysteries, and the subject of dark intentions, Anna and Louisa must once more do battle with the past in order to survive the present. Alongside these are a host of other tales, all with a touch of the unexpected.

Zayne Carmichael: The moment I set eyes on Emma Cooper, I knew she was meant to be mine. Unfortunately, my shy little lamb loves the word no. She's been rejecting me since day one. So I'm breaking out the big guns and fighting fire with fire.

Immerse yourself in the profound world of Munshi Premchand with Mansarovar 8, a captivating collection of stories that delves into the complexities of human nature and society. Each tale is a vivid exploration of the human condition, reflecting Premchand's unparalleled storytelling prowess. From poignant portrayals of rural life to incisive commentaries on social issues, these narratives offer a compelling glimpse into the author’s rich literary universe.

'રામ મોરી'. ગુજરાતી સાહિત્ય સાથે જોડાયેલું એક એવું નામ છે જેને વાચકો અને વિવેચકોએ એકી અવાજે વધાવી લીધા છે. અનેક...