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Brought to you by Penguin. THE BESTSELLING INDIAN POETRY PHENOMENON 'I love you. And I hope you love yourself enough to leave anyone who breaks your heart. Your heart was meant to be worshipped, not turned into a war zone.' Dear Reader, I hope these poems feel like a warm hug. I wrote them for...

In 2024, exactly one hundred years after his death at the age of forty, readers all over the world will reach for the works of Franz Kafka. Many of them will want to learn more about the enigmatic man behind the classic books filled with mysterious courts and monstrous insects. Who, exactly, was...

A timeless, visionary collection of poems from one of China’s most acclaimed poets—now available in English for the first time in a generation and featuring a foreword by his son, contemporary artist and activist Ai Weiwei One of the most influential poets in Chinese history, Ai Qing is...

Yasmin’s career is finally taking off. After years of fighting for visibility in the theater, the British-Pakistani actress lands the eponymous role of Mrs. Bibi—the ultimate aunty-ji—in a hit primetime sitcom. Her newfound success means a steady paycheck, the possibility of owning her own home, and a carefree fling with a charming young assistant director. But when her estranged sister arrives with news of their mother, Yasmin's hard-won stability is shaken to its core.

Welcome aboard the Hankyu Line train! Come along on a heartwarming, funny, and perfectly cozy voyage with the charming and relatable passengers—including one dashing dachshund—whose lives intersect and affect each other on one of Japan’s most romantic railway lines from international...

淮水で金軍の兀朮が岳家軍と、ほぼ同時に撻懶が梁山泊軍と交戦するが、それぞれ退く形で一旦収束する。兀朮は楊令の遺児・胡土児を養子に迎え、南宋の宰相に復帰した秦桧は漢土の統一を目指し奔走する。

An explosive, devastating debut book of poetry from the acclaimed author of The Boat In his first international release since the award-winning, best-selling The Boat, Nam Le delivers a shot across the bow with a book-length poem that honors every convention of diasporic literature—in a...

*SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2024 WRITERS' TRUST BALSILLIE PRIZE FOR PUBLIC POLICY *LONGLISTED FOR THE 2025 J. W. DAFOE BOOK PRIZE From one of Canada's most celebrated writers, two-time Giller Prize winner M.G. Vassanji, comes a thoughtful meditation on what it means to belong in the world. Home is...

From one of India’s finest writers, thinkers and commentators, a memoir of a love affair with cricket. As a fan, player, writer, scholar, controversialist and administrator, Ram Guha has spent a life with cricket. In this book, Guha offers both a brilliantly charming memoir and a charter of...

A deeply humane new collection by a luminary of Bengali literature A radiant collection of poetry about womanhood, intimacy, and the body politic that together evokes the arc of an ordinary life. Nabaneeta Dev Sen's rhythmic lines explore the joys and agonies of first love, childbirth, and decay...

The Great Nepali Novel is here! - PRAJWAL PARAJULY Magnificent ... If you have loved and wondered why, you will want to read this book. - JERRY PINTO Meena is fourteen years old when her parents marry her to Manmohan, a twenty-one-year-old Nepali boy she has never met. As is customary, she must...

What happens when everything you've ever known disappears? A once-proud family is falling apart. The world they grew up in no longer exists, and every passing day forces them to confront loneliness, regret, and the painful search for purpose. Through the eyes of Kazuko, The Setting Sun explores...

'Exquisitely written and utterly compelling' SUSAN BARKER 'The soul of a stylish mystery and the pace of an old-fashioned thriller' MOHAMMED HANIF 'Elegant, edgy and cinematic' EMMA CLAIRE SWEENEY Anna has never met anybody like Loll: a British hostess at the Moonglow bar in the Japanese city of...

負けたのだ。「替天行道」と「盡忠報国」というふたつの志の激突だった。半年前の梁山泊戦。瀕死の状態の楊令に右腕を切り飛ばされた岳飛は、その敗戦から立ち直れずにいた。頭領を失った梁山泊は洪水のために全てが壊滅状態にあった。

In una strada defilata del Giappone c’è un posto in cui si possono ritrovare piccoli gesti chiave, indispensabili per riappropriarsi del tempo. Qui, ogni avventore può creare un rituale sempre diverso per entrare in contatto con chi è davvero. Bastano pochi dettagli: un leggero alito di...

大正3年に発表された耽美主義小説の極みといってもいい谷崎潤一郎の作品です。後にはあまりにも極み過ぎだというので自身で黒歴史扱いし、過去には全集からも除外したいわくつきの作品です。三島由紀夫によって発掘され、江戸川乱歩はこの作品の影響を受けて「パノラマ島奇譚」を書き上げました。

Are you longing for a book that stirs your heart and awakens your senses? Imagine curling up by the fire or sinking into your softest sheets as you lose yourself in a world of passion and tender emotion. This collection of short, seductive poems celebrates adult love and romance—each verse a whisper, a touch, a spark. Let it warm your heart, kindle your imagination, and remind you of the beauty of desire.

芥川龍之介の名作。人間の欲望と現実の落差を、静かで皮肉な視点で描いた作品。 笑える話のようでいて、読み終わると少し苦い余韻が残る、いわば"人間の弱さのスケッチ"のような作品です。

この作品を聴いて、「世の中捨てたもんじゃない」と感じるか、「世の中こんなことはありえない」と感じるかは人それぞれでしょう。

病院に勤めている主人公の女性は、医者であり結婚を約したほど愛したはずの恋人に些細なことから幻滅を感じ、自分の心身を落ち着けられる「居場所」を求めていた。知人の結婚式で隣席になった陶芸家の男性を遠路訪ねていき、成行きで場違いな作業場で情交したこともあった。