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300万部を突破し、第153回芥川賞受賞、同賞受賞作として単行本発行部数歴代1位を獲得した話題作、 又吉直樹氏の『火花』が遂にオーディオブック化！ 原作に込められたリアルな息遣いを、俳優・堤真一の名演でお届けします。 売れない芸人徳永は、師として仰ぐべき先輩神谷に出会った。 笑いの真髄について議論しながら、それぞれの道を歩んでいる。 笑いとは何か、人間が生きるとは何なのか。 人間存在の根本を見つめた真摯な筆致が感動を呼ぶ、「文學界」を史上初の大増刷に導いた話題作。 俳優・堤真一の朗読で、じっくりとお楽しみください。

If only Pat Macgregor had an inkling of the embarrassment - romantic, professional, even aesthetic - that flowed from accepting narcissistic ex-boyfriend Bruce Anderson's invitation for coffee, she would never have said yes. And if only Matthew, her boss at the art gallery, hadn't wandered into his local bookshop and picked up a particular book at a particular time, he would never have knocked over his former English teacher or attracted the attentions of the police.

生前の罪により、輪廻のサイクルから外されたぼくの魂。だが天使業界の抽選にあたり、再挑戦のチャンスを得た。自殺を図った少年、真の体にホームステイし、自分の罪を思い出さなければならないのだ。

Laughter from the hyenas echoed throughout the dark woods as Erica and Carrie ran for their lives, with Adrianna fast behind them. They could hear the hyenas eating her friend Donna. They looked back and could see Black Ice and his youngest daughter Zaira standing in the shadows, smiling at them as if this was a game.

Miami Jones knows that South Florida has its fair share of sharks, and not all of them live in the ocean. When a young boy is dumped in the water off the coast, Miami goes looking for answers. What he finds is a world of crooked bookmakers, slick Las Vegas Casino moguls and a desperate band of brothers playing a forgotten sport. Forgotten by everyone except the person who wants the players dead. Miami takes Florida sliding down a sinkhole rather personally, so now he’ll stop at nothing to prevent the circling sharks from consuming his beloved home. There is darkness, even in the sunshine state.

深夜のファミリーレストラン。突如炎上する男。焼死した男の足に残された動物咬傷。女刑事・音道貴子は中年刑事の滝沢と組み捜査に当たる――「このように女性臭くて、しかも任務に対して筋を通す女性刑事を主人公にした作品はなかった」（直木賞受賞時の評より）‥飛び交う無線の緊迫感。聞きながら自分も捜査陣に加わっているかの心地も味わっていただけます。＜監督/吉田純子・編集/三好達也_林岳史＞

2020年春、惣菜店に勤める花は、ニュース記事に黄美子の名前を見つける。60歳になった彼女は、若い女性の監禁・傷害の罪に問われていた。

介護人キャシーは「提供者」と呼ばれる人々の世話をしている。生まれ育った施設へールシャムの親友たちも提供者だった。彼女は、施設での奇妙な日々に思いをめぐらす。

かつて見たことのない世界が待ち受ける。芸術選奨文部科学大臣新人賞・紫式部文学賞 ダブル受賞 ＜わたしたちは仲間です＞――十四歳のある日、同級生からの苛めに耐える＜僕＞は、差出人不明の手紙を受け取る。

Dragonfly Lake is the perfect place to hide while I find myself after years of being told who to be and who to love. The whole world has an opinion, and this once, I need to drown it all out before I lose myself completely.

Woodrow McIlmore, the town's golden boy and local gynecologist, is married to his beautiful high school sweetheart, Milan, and seems by all appearances to be leading the perfect life with his two children and extended family and friends. But when Wood's daughter announces that she is smitten with a college classmate and intends to marry him, her parents are stunned.

The climb that went wrong: fighting blinding snowstorms and horrific avalanches; days spent tentbound running low on food, water and oxygen; surviving broken bones and shattered spirits. With writing from Greg Child, David Roberts, Stephen Venables, Alfred Lansing and others, Epic is a collection of the most memorable accounts of legend-making expeditions to the world’s most famous peaks, often in the worst possible conditions!

El viaje del héroe protagonizado por una valiente mujer dispuesta a dar su vida para acabar con la oscuridad que acecha Asgalard. Conoce un universo fantástico y una aventura épica en la primera novela de Axel Kaiser. "Sobre tus pies recorrerás tu camino, con tu fuerza avanzarás y protegerás al débil, no existirá más gobierno que la luz de tu espíritu".

À la fin de "Celle qui fuit et celle qui reste", Lila montait son entreprise d'informatique avec Enzo, et Elena réalisait enfin son rêve : aimer Nino et être aimée de lui, quitte à abandonner son mari et à mettre en danger sa carrière d'écrivain. Car elle s'affirme comme une auteure importante et l'écriture l'occupe de plus en plus, au détriment de l'éducation de ses deux filles, Dede et Elsa. L'histoire d'Elena et de Nino est passionnelle, et bientôt Elena vit au gré de ses escapades pour retrouver son amant.

Wenige Autoren können ihre eigenen Texte so gut lesen wie Jan Weiler: lebendig, witzig, mit Selbstironie. Erfolgreich und allein – so steht der Architekt Peter Munk mit 51 Jahren da. Beziehungsweise liegt da, mit einem Herzinfarkt auf der Rolltreppe in der dritten Etage eines Kaufhauses. Er überlebt, doch es gibt niemanden, den er vom Krankenhaus aus benachrichtigen möchte. In der Rehaklinik trägt sein Therapeut ihm auf, in seiner Selbsterforschung bei den Menschen zu beginnen, die ihn zu dem Mann gemacht haben, der er ist.

Meet Venus, the puppy with a big heart and loud bark, who takes life on the chin. In this book, Venus tells in her own voice of the adventures, battles and joys of her puppyhood, and shares the wisdom that she receives from her angel. Venus is psychic, sensitive and ruthlessly honest. Her diary is rich with vivid characters, whose stories she shares. Her best friend is her owner, Mum. Venus and Mum are devoted to each other, and together they learn a great deal about life, spiritual truths and the invisible worlds.

Lucas will nichts als seine Ruhe in einer Welt, die ihn einfach nicht in Ruhe lässt. Eine Kurzgeschichte vom internationalen Bestsellerautor Fredrik Backman Videospiele, Wein und Pad Thai – das ist der perfekte Abend für Lucas. Andere Menschen? Muss nicht sein. Warum denn, wenn er auch alleine glücklich sein kann? Als der dreiköpfige Vorstand der Bewohnervertretung überraschend an seiner Tür klingelt und eine Inspektion seiner Bratpfanne verlangt, ist Lucas alles andere als begeistert. Doch Abwimmeln ist nicht.

In der DDR geboren, im wiedervereinigten Deutschland aufgewachsen. Als die Mauer fällt, ist Stine gerade einmal drei Jahre alt. Doch die Familie ist tief verstrickt. In ein System, von dem sie nicht lassen kann, und in den Glauben, das richtige Leben gelebt zu haben. Bestechend klar und kühn erzählt Anne Rabe von einer Generation, deren Herkunft eine Leerstelle ist.

L.A. is no place for widows. This is what 44-year-old Hannah Bernal quickly discovers after the tragic death of her handsome and loving husband, John. Misery and red-rimmed eyes are little tolerated in the land of the beautiful. But life stumbles on: Hannah's sweet three-year-old daughter, Ellie, needs to be dropped off at her overpriced preschool, while Hannah herself must get back to work in order to pay the bills on "Casa Sugar", the charming Spanish-styled bungalow they call home. Fortunately, Hannah has her "Grief Team" for emotional support....

Born into the lap of luxury and comfortable in the here and now, spoiled, tempestuous Tamara Goodwin has never had to look to the future, until the abrupt death of her father leaves her and her mother a mountain of debt and forces them to move in with Tamara's peculiar aunt and uncle in a tiny countryside village. Tamara is lonely and bored, with a traveling library as her only diversion....