Titoli in Epistolare

Een liefdevol en beeldend geschreven verhaal met veel aandacht voor de Koreaanse cultuur, voor de luisteraars van de bestsellers Als katten van de wereld verdwijnen en Morisaki's boekwinkel Dit verhaal speelt zich af in een brievenwinkel in een hippe wijk in Seoul die echt bestaat en een penvriendendienst heeft; de auteur mocht de anoniem geschreven brieven inzien en gebruiken voor dit boek Hyoyeongs droom om regisseur te worden is uiteengespat: haar oudere zus heeft de familie plotsklaps verlaten en zonder haar steun ontbreekt het Hyoyeong aan zelfvertrouwen om haar filmproject af te ronden.

ദ്രൗപദി ശ്രീകൃഷ്ണന് അയയ്ക്കുന്ന ദീര്‍ഘമായ കത്തിന്റെ രൂപത്തിലാണ് ഒറിയഭാഷയിലെ പ്രശസ്തമായ ഈ നോവല്‍ രചിക്കപ്പെട്ടിട്ടുള്ളത്. സ്വര്‍ഗ്ഗത്തേക്കു നടന്നുകയറുന്നതിനിടയില്‍ കാല്‍വഴുതിവീണ ദ്രൗപദി ഹിമാലയത്തിലെ മഞ്ഞുപാളികളില്‍ കിടന്നുകൊണ്ട് പ്രക്ഷു ബ്ധമായ തന്റെ ജീവിതത്തിന്റെ ഓരോ ഘട്ട ത്തെയുംകുറിച്ച് സഖാവായ ശ്രീകൃഷ്ണന് ഹൃദയരക്തം ചാലിച്ചെഴുതുന്നു. സ്ത്രീത്വത്തിന്റെ സമസ്യകള്‍ക്കെതിരേ പോരാടുന്ന സ്ത്രീചിത്ത ത്തിന്റെ ആവിഷ്‌കാരമാണിത്. ലോകത്തെമ്പാ ടുമുള്ള മനുഷ്യവര്‍ഗ്ഗത്തിനുവേണ്ടി സംസാരി ക്കുന്ന ഒരാധുനിക മനസ്സിന്റെ ഉടമയായി ദ്രൗപദി ഈ നോവലില്‍ നിലകൊള്ളുന്നു.

In modern society writing a letter, on paper, is almost unheard of. We all scribble notes and reminders but very rarely compose our thoughts in lengthy prose for another person to read. In this volume our talented authors bring us a plethora of narratives that centre themselves on how vital a few lines are to characters navigating through the twists and turns of a story.

In 175 Briefen wird die skrupellose Geschichte zweier Intrigen erzählt: Einzig für ihre persönliche Rache und ihr sexuelles Vergnügen verführen die Marquise de Merteuil und der Vicomte de Valmont die naive Cécile de Volanges und die tugendhafte und verheiratete Madame de Tourvel. Ihre zerstörerischen Pläne führen jedoch zu einem bitteren Ende, in dem Liebe, Betrug, Verrat und Bestrafung untrennbar miteinander verwoben sind. Der berühmte Roman von Choderlos de Laclos verbindet meisterhaft Gesellschaftskritik mit der psychologischen Analyse der höfischen Gesellschaft im 18. Jahrhundert.

'All minors stand to one side and hold your ears!' The hall was filled with excitement, this phrase was strange to all of us, it had been a long time since we had crossed the walls of puberty so we looked at Dishekre standing in front of us in amazement. Dishakre laughed devilishly and said, "He who has recited 'Jhootay Roop Ke Darshan' is an adult and he who is still deprived of it is a minor, so quickly decide which of you is the minor and the adult."

At 104 years of age, Mrs Elsie Drake of Granville Gardens, London, is the sixth oldest woman in Britain. But fed up with sitting in her armchair all day, Elsie is ready for new adventures. And so, armed with a computer she can barely operate, she fires off dozens of letters to everyone from the Prime Minister to Greggs Bakeries, to see if they can help. Whether offering her services as the new Arsenal football mascot dressed as a giant hare, or simply sending Sainsbury's a load of meat, no one can escape the clutches of Elsie Drake.

Manchmal gebären die widrigsten und unmöglichsten Umstände, die man schlicht nicht erfinden kann, einen Autoren, dessen Literatur den Menschen den Atem verschlägt. Der unmögliche Fall, der so absurd klingt, dass er nur wahr sein kann. Ständige Geldnöte, Verurteilung zum Tode, mehrjährige Gefängnisstrafe in angeketteter Einzelhaft, Verbot des Aufenthalts in Moskau und in Sankt Petersburg, Spielsucht, um ein paar der Schwierigkeiten zu erwähnen, welche das Schicksal letztendlich zu Voraussetzungen umwandelte, die Dostojewski in die Lage versetzten zu einem Titanen der Welt-Literatur zu werden.

Alice a 48 ans, c’est une femme empêchée, prisonnière d’elle-même, de ses peurs, de ses souvenir douloureux (origines modestes, native de Cambrais, séduite et abandonnée, fille-mère, chassée de chez elle, cabossée par des hommes qui l’ont toujours forcée ou ne l’ont jamais aimée). Ancienne professeur de français, elle vit dans ses rêves et dans les livres auprès de sa fille, richement mariée et qui l’a installée près d’elle, à Paris.

Esta novela da autora best-seller Taylor Jenkins Reid explora a complexa natureza das relações humanas e as consequências imprevisíveis de uma traição.

From a life of ease and comfort, Anna Blume embarks on a search for her missing brother. Soon she finds herself trapped in a city obsessed with last things—with the means and manner of death. In this culture of doom, the masses are homeless, theft has ceased to be a crime, production has ceased, and the only growth industries are dying and disassembly.

"Jeudi dernier, c’est la journée la plus horrible de ma vie, le jour des plus grandes humiliations. J’ai vu que ce que tu appelles “amour” n’était qu’un caprice à satisfaire quel qu’en soit le prix. J’ai aussi vu qu’à moins de me soumettre à ce caprice je n’avais pas de place ni dans ta vie, ni dans ton humanité, ni dans ton estime. La question n’est pas de savoir si je t’aime assez pour supporter tes états d’âme ou si je le souhaite, je sais que je ne veux plus jamais subir ce que j’ai vécu jeudi dernier. Jamais."

Lady Susan is a short epistolary novel by Jane Austen, possibly written in 1794 but not published until 1871. Lady Susan Vernon, a beautiful and charming recent widow, visits her brother- and sister-in-law, Charles and Catherine Vernon, with little advance notice at Churchill, their country residence. Catherine is far from pleased, as Lady Susan had tried to prevent her marriage to Charles and her unwanted guest has been described to her as "the most accomplished coquette in England". Among Lady Susan's conquests is the married Mr. Manwaring.

""Funny, relatable fiction for anyone who thinks they're above the fray but still want to read all about it.""—People ""Heavenly hilarity for readers.""—Good Housekeeping A whip-smart, satirical romp through the minefield of modern motherhood, in the vein of Where’d You Go, Bernadette and...

«He leído lo que publicaste en tu cuenta de Insta. Eres como si una paloma se me cagara en el hombro: una guarrada asquerosa. Buáá buáá buáá soy una mierdecilla que no le interesa a nadie y berreo como un chihuahua para ver si me hago notar. Vivan las redes sociales: has logrado tus quince minutos de gloria. La prueba: te estoy escribiendo». Rebecca, una actriz en la cincuentena con una carrera en declive, responde con estas duras palabras a Oscar, un novelista cuarentón que acaba de insultarla en redes sociales.

Aos 15 anos, o personagem Kevin mata 11 pessoas, entre colegas no colégio e familiares. Enquanto ele cumpre pena, a mãe Eva amarga a monstruosidade do filho. Entre culpa e solidão, ela apenas sobrevive. A vida normal se esvai no escândalo, no pagamento dos advogados, nos olhares tortos. Transposto o primeiro estágio da perplexidade, um ano e oito meses depois, ela dá início a uma correspondência com o marido, único interlocutor capaz de entender a tragédia, apesar de ausente. Cada carta é uma ode e uma desconstrução do amor.

Coupland's iconic novels brought to life in two full-cast adaptations: In this adaptation by Theo Toksvig-Stewart, Douglas Coupland's brilliantly funny novel Microserfs takes a microscope to working culture in the early days of the tech boom. Perhaps one of Coupland's most iconic novels, Girlfriend in a Coma begins in December 1979 when 17-year-old Karen unexpectedly falls into a deep coma after a teen house party.

In this hilarious, sweet, low-spice rom-com, opposites attract when a princess falls for a flannel-wearing carpenter. Perfect for fans of Sarah Adams and Emma St. Clair. Sometimes love means embracing the good, the bad . . . and even the impossible. Dear Reader, My name is Luke Edgewood, and...

"Fans of codebreakers, spies, and Cold War dramas will be entrapped by Reay's tale of courage, love, and honor set against the rise and fall of the Berlin Wall." - Booklist Starred Review Bestselling author Katherine Reay returns with an unforgettable tale of the Cold War and a CIA code breaker...

Mere words can't end their families' feud, but they still plan to rewrite a future together. Buffalo, NY, 1924. Laura Bradshaw adores stories with happily ever afters. But since her mother died seven years ago, the Bradshaw Shoe Company heiress has been as good as locked away in a tower. Her...

In this sweet, low-spice rom-com, an eternally sunshiny woman attempts to pull a hardened grump out of the shadows and find love again within a fun musical theater backdrop. The world could do with a little more kindness and positivity and random acts of singing, don't you think? Dear Reader, My...