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Zen monk Santoka Taneda (1882 - 1940) is one of Japan's most beloved modern poets, famous for his "free-verse" haiku, the dominant style today. This book tells the fascinating story of his life, liberally sprinkled with more than 300 of his poems and extracts from his essays and journals - compiled by his best friend and biographer Sumita Oyama and elegantly translated by William Scott Wilson.

गंभीर स्वरात शैलेश म्हणाला, काही गोष्टी तुझ्या लक्षात आल्या नाहीत त्या तुला सांगतो. सर्वात महत्चाची गोष्ट...

स्त्री आणि पुरूष या दोघांचीही सध्याच्या समाजव्यवस्थेत निर्माण होणारी कुचंबणा दाखवणे हा कमला या नाटकाचा होतू...

A 13th-century toxic jungle, a bathhouse for tired gods, a red haired fish girl, and a furry woodland spirit - what do these have in common? They all spring from the mind of Hayao Miyazaki, one of the greatest living animators, known worldwide for films such as My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle, and The Wind Rises. Japanese culture and animation scholar Susan Napier explores the life and art of this extraordinary Japanese filmmaker to provide a definitive account of his oeuvre.

いろいろな意味で乱歩にとって意味ある作品です。 まず、乱歩初の新聞連載小説です。 しかし乱歩は長編小説に慣れていなかったため、本人にとっては満足できるものではなかったようです。

「これはファンタジーだ」聴き終わってそう感じる方も多いと思います。 オーディオブックでこの作品を聴くと、頭の中に作品の世界が広がってきます。 静かな語りの中に緊張感があり、あっという間に梶井基次郎の世界に引き込まれていきます。

山川方夫のい作品の中では若干雰囲気の違う作品です。 しかしその底を流れているのは山川らしいと言えるでしょう。 彼の「お盆感」をフランス人のジャンに代弁させた手法が面白いです。

इन कविताओं में एक भरा-पूरा लोक है, ख़ुद के अलावा पूरा परिवार है, माँ-बाबू-बीवी-बच्चे हैं, नींबू-खीरा-चाय-बिस्कुट हैं, मित्रगण हैं, अजनबी लोग हैं, आबाद दुनिया है, लेकिन अकेलेपन का एक अहसास अनवरत चलता रहता है।

धरती और आकाश की तरह, अग्नि और वर्षा की तरह, प्रेम और करुणा की तरह , गाँव और नगर की तरह केदारनाथ सिंह की कविता में शब्द...

मीर तक़ी मीर भारतीय कविता के उन बड़े नामों में से हैं, जिन्होंने लोगों के दिलो-दिमाग़ में स्थान बनाया हुआ है। अपनी...

काळाप्रमाणेच संघर्षही सतत वाहतच असतो. त्याला खंड असा नसतोच. असलीच, तर भरती असते, पूर असतो. जेव्हा जेव्हा खाणारी...

Despite the immense popularity of yoga today, there is surprisingly little knowledge of its roots among practitioners. This book brings together the core teachings of yoga in the words of their authors, rather than in the secondary versions of modern interpreters. Including key passages from the Upanishads, the Buddhist and Jaina traditions, the yoga sections of the Indian Tantras, and many texts that are being critically translated for the first time, Roots of Yoga provides a comprehensive and immediate insight into the essential texts of the Indian traditions of yoga.  

Welcome to Tenderness. Our doors are always open. Having a bad day? Visit the Tenderness convenience store in Mojiko, Kitakyushu. A sweet treat to lift your spirits. A quiet place to talk over a warm meal. A kind word when you need it most. The sound of the sea in the distance. You'll always...

« Je voulais ouvrir un magasin où on écoute les histoires des autres. Sous quelque forme que ce soit. » Cachée au milieu de vieilles maisons et de petits cafés, la boutique Geulwoll n’est pas une simple papeterie : c’est un magasin de lettres. Et si Hyoyeong avait su cela en arrivant...

Author Mehar Parveen presents a collection of nazams.

'कैद्यांचा खजिना '.अलेक्झांडर द्यूमा या प्रसिध्द फ्रेंच कादंबरीकाराच्या गाजलेल्या मॉन्ती क्रिस्तो या...

Mohammad Iqbal was a poet and political philosopher who is known both for his poetry and his ideas that were influential in the creation of Pakistan. Mohammad Iqbal was born in Sialkot, Punjab, in 1877 and graduated from Government College, Lahore, with a master's degree in philosophy. He then taught there until 1905. This book presents a collection of some of the best poems and ghazals of Iqbal, along with their English translation as well as transliteration so that the listeners can enjoy the original flavor of Urdu poetry.

ചരിത്രപരവും സാമൂഹ്യവുമായ കാരണങ്ങൾകൊണ്ട് ദലിത് സമൂഹത്തിലെ ജനവിഭാഗങ്ങൾ അടിമമനോഭാവം പുലർത്തുന്നതായി ഡോ...

A scientist by profession but a poet at heart, Gauhar Raza is one of India’s leading Urdu poets of this age. He is also a social activist and a documentary filmmaker. Gauhar Raza's poetry has been known for frankness of tone and for the social concerns that they take up and treat sensitively. Khamoshi is a selection of his poetry including his famous poem Main Chahta hoon, in which he express his helplessness to write a romantic poem in the days of darkness.

In The Gateless Gate, one of modern Zen Buddhism’s uniquely influential masters offers classic commentaries on the Mumonkan, one of Zen’s greatest collections of teaching stories. This translation was compiled with the Western listener in mind, and includes Koan Yamada’s clear and penetrating comments on each case. Yamada played a seminal role in bringing Zen Buddhism to the West from Japan, going on to be the head of the Sanbo Kyodan Zen Community.