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The Art of War is a renowned ancient Chinese military treatise written by Sun Tzu, a military strategist and philosopher. Composed around the fifth century BC, it provides valuable insights into warfare and strategy. The book emphasizes the importance of careful planning, understanding the enemy, exploiting weaknesses, and employing tactics to achieve victory.

What really lies in the forest’s depths? Aokigahara is a mystery. Born out of an explosion, its roots twist and turn, the dense trees seeming to swallow anything that enters it whole. In recent years it has gained renown as a “suicide forest,” but it wasn’t always this way. Aokigahara: The Truth Behind Japan’s Suicide Forest is fully researched from Japanese sources and looks at the history of the Sea of Trees, how it came to be, and why it became known worldwide as a popular suicide spot.

Intricately weaving Quranic verse, psychology, and the hip-hop soundtrack of their childhood, Sanah’s poems reach for divinity in the body; an archive that refuses erasure. These poems traverse unruly emotional and physical landscapes, Whiteness, islamophobia, homophobia, intergenerational suffering, and the politics of therapeutic processes. In these pages, belief and unbelief, goodness and badness, the material and spiritual are intertwined, reclaiming queer love and desire as holy.

Trying to make some fast cash, two small-time crooks devise a plan to kidnap the son of a wealthy family in a village and hold him for ransom. When the kidnapped boy pulls out his Hong Hou (“Red Monkey”) costume, the two burglars realize they may be in for more than they planned. As their ransom notes remain unanswered and their scheme starts to drag on, the two crooks find out for themselves how a child's imagination can spell disaster for two inexperienced criminal minds.

Through this book Rujuta tackles pretty much every myth and fad to do with exercise, demystifies exercise for everyone, and presents it as not a brainless activity but a science which has the potential to combat all lifestyle disorders, including diabetes and obesity, way better than any drug. Strength training, cardio and yoga get a detailed chapter each along with their pre- and postworkout meals, an often neglected but crucial aspect.

One of the most powerful short stories ever written: Yukio Mishima’s masterpiece about the erotics of patriotism and honor, love and suicide. By now, Yukio Mishima’s (1925-1970) dramatic demise through an act of seppuku after an inflammatory public speech has become the stuff of literary legend. With Patriotism, Mishima was able to give his heartwrenching patriotic idealism an immortal vessel.

Hindi Sahitya Ka Itihas by Acharya Ramchandra Shukla, translated by Shyam Chandra Kapoor, is a comprehensive history of Hindi literature. The audiobook covers the evolution of Hindi literature from its origins to contemporary times, exploring major literary movements, poets, and writers. Shukla’s work is a crucial resource for students, researchers, and enthusiasts of Hindi literature.

Improve your Chinese skills and grow your vocabulary with these 10 entertaining Chinese short stories!

他大学の教授の移入を画策した東貞蔵に対抗し、医局内の根回しによる多数派の篭絡で教授戦に勝利した財前五郎。晴れて教授となった財前は、同僚の第一内科助教授・里美脩二から胃癌患者を紹介される。

The world has opened again, which means you can now finally take that trip to Japan, the country you’ve wanted to visit for so long... But what if you get there and sound like a complete foreigner? What if you start speaking to a local but get tongue-tied finding the right words to say? Sounds like a nightmare, right? It doesn't have to be that way... Here's the deal: We created this Japanese-speaking crash course dedicated to making you conversational in 30 days or less – without spending months on a random language app that you'd mentally force yourself to use.

Una maravillosa muestra del talento narrativo de Murakami que nos abre las puertas a otras realidades y nos lleva de la mano a mundos fantásticos. Un hombre que se obsesiona con la insólita y misteriosa desaparición del elefante de un zoo, un abogado en paro que recibe el encargo de su mujer de encontrar a su gato, una pareja de recién casados que deciden atracar un MacDonald's en plena noche, una curiosa digresión sobre los canguros, un enano diabólico que baila, un joven empeñado en burlarse de su futuro cuñado, un pirómano confeso.

舞台は終戦を乗り越え、高度経済成長期をひた走る日本。大本営の作戦立案参謀であった壹岐正は、終戦の詔にを聞き入れず、武装解除をしない関東軍へ説得に向かう最中、ソ連軍に拘束されシベリアに抑留される。

ピンポイントで誰の何の作品を聴いたら良いかわからない、でも日本文学に興味がある、そういう声にお応えし、著名な作家・有名な作品を選びました。

Writers shortlisted for the Guardian 4th Estate BAME Short Story Prize read their shortlisted stories Collected here are the six best stories chosen by the judging panel of the Guardian 4th Estate BAME short story prize 2017. In them you’ll encounter a range of characters: an Indian soldier...

ചൂതാട്ടക്കാരന്‍ എന്ന നോവലിന്റെ രചനയില്‍ ഏര്‍പ്പെട്ടിരുന്ന ദസ്തയേവ്‌സ്‌കിയുടെ അരികില്‍ അന്ന എന്ന...

A Chandrapore, nell'India stretta sotto la morsa del colonialismo, si fronteggiano l'islam, "un atteggiamento verso la vita squisito e durevole", la burocrazia britannica, "invadente e sgradevole come il sole", e "un pugno di fiacchi indù", in una silenziosa guerra fredda. Fino a quando l'arrivo di una giovane turista inglese non viene a incrinare il fragile equilibrio. Perché Adela Quested, con stupore del clan dei sahib bianchi, non si accontenta dei circoli e delle visite ufficiali: vuole conoscere "la vera India", e trova la guida indigena perfetta nel mite e ospitale Aziz.

Le retour de l'auteur japonais le plus lu en France. Parution le 2 janvier 2025 Evènement!!! Le grand retour du maître Murakami pour un roman éblouissant, dans la lignée de ses grandes œuvres – Kafka sur le rivage ou 1Q84 – et sept ans après son dernier roman – Le Meurtre du commandeur. Tu dis: La Cité est entourée de hauts murs et il est très difficile d'y pénétrer. Mais encore plus difficile d'en sortir. Comment pourrais-je y entrer, alors? Il suffit que tu le désires.

EL FENÓMENO COREANO QUE HA DADO LA VUELTA AL MUNDO. Una historia conmovedora sobre los momentos decisivos de la vida y de cómo los libros pueden sanar heridas y cambiar a las personas. En un pequeño callejón de un barrio tranquilo de Seúl se encuentra la librería Hyunam-dong. La dueña, Yeongju, ha pasado su vida haciendo lo que se esperaba de ella (estudiar, casarse y tener una carrera exitosa) hasta que, tras su divorcio y cansada de cumplir con las expectativas de otros, decide dejarlo todo atrás para perseguir su sueño de tener una librería.

इक्कीसवीं सदी में पाकिस्तान में कैसी ग़ज़लें कही जा रही हैं, इसका अंदाज़ा आप इस किताब से लगा सकते हैं। यूँ तो पाकिस्तान में बेशुमार शायर हैं और उनमें से कुछेक को ही इस किताब के लिए चुनना एक चुनौती थी। तो चुनाव का पैमाना यह रखा गया कि शायर ऐसे हों जिनकी ग़ज़लों को हिन्दी के पाठक समझ सकें और उनसे हिन्दुस्तान के लोग कुछ हद तक वाकिफ़ हों। इस पैमाने पर सात शायर ही खरे उतरे और उन सात शायरों की चुनिंदा ग़ज़लें इस किताब में पेश हैं।

【解説】源氏物語の「若菜 上」の巻は、光源氏が四十歳頃の、絶頂期であると同時に衰運の始まりとなる時期を描いている。栄華と老い、女性たちの嫉妬と悲しみ、前世からの因縁などが絡みあう。