Eastern in Drama & Fiction & Literature eBooks

The Recognition of Sakuntala

A Play In Seven Acts

by Kalidasa ...

Series series Oxford World's Classics
KING Yes. I shall release you - SAKUNTALA When? KING When? When, like a bee, I kiss the bud of your unbruised lip And flood my thirsting mouth with nectar. Kalidasa's play about the love of King Dusyanta and Sakuntala, a hermitage girl, their separation by a curse, and eventual reunion, is the supreme work of Sanskrit drama by its greatest poet and playwright (c.4th century CE). Overwhelmingly ... Read more

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KING Yes. I shall release you - SAKUNTALA When? KING When? When, like a bee, I kiss the bud of your unbruised lip And flood my thirsting mouth with nectar. Kalidasa's play about the love of King Dusyanta and Sakuntala, a hermitage girl, their separation by a curse, and eventual reunion, is the supreme work of Sanskrit drama by its greatest poet and playwright (c.4th century CE). Overwhelmingly
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50 Masterpieces you have to read before you die Vol: 1 [newly updated] (Golden Deer Classics)

by Joseph Conrad, D. H. Lawrence, George Eliot, Leo Tolstoy, James Joyce, Charles Dickens, Jane Austen, Bram Stoker, Oscar Wilde, Golden Deer Classics, Dante Alighieri, Honoré de Balzac, Charlotte Brontë, Anne Brontë, Emily Brontë, Samuel Butler, Miguel de Cervantes, Daniel Defoe, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Arthur Conan Doyle, Alexandre Dumas, Gustave Flaubert, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Nikolai Gogol, The Brothers Grimm, Homer, Victor Hugo, Washington Irving, Henry James, Gaston Leroux, Jack London, Arthur Machen, Herman Melville, Marcel Proust, Mary Shelley, Stendhal, Robert Louis Stevenson, Sun Tzu, Jonathan Swift, William Makepeace Thackeray, Mark Twain ...

This book contains the following works arranged alphabetically by authors last names - The Divine Comedy [Dante Alighieri] - Emma [Jane Austen] - Persuasion [Jane Austen] - Pride and Prejudice [Jane Austen] - Father Goriot [Honoré de Balzac] - Jane Eyre [Charlotte Brontë] - The Tenant of Wildfell Hall [Anne Brontë] - Wuthering Heights [Emily Brontë] - The Way of All Flesh [Samuel Butler] - Don ... Read more

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This book contains the following works arranged alphabetically by authors last names - The Divine Comedy [Dante Alighieri] - Emma [Jane Austen] - Persuasion [Jane Austen] - Pride and Prejudice [Jane Austen] - Father Goriot [Honoré de Balzac] - Jane Eyre [Charlotte Brontë] - The Tenant of Wildfell Hall [Anne Brontë] - Wuthering Heights [Emily Brontë] - The Way of All Flesh [Samuel Butler] - Don
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50 Masterpieces you have to read before you die Vol: 2 [newly updated] (Golden Deer Classics)

by Lewis Carroll, Mark Twain, Jules Verne, Oscar Wilde, Golden Deer Classics, Arthur Conan Doyle, Louisa May Alcott, Jane Austen, J.M. Barrie, B.M. Bower, Frances Hodgson Burnett, Robert William Chambers, G.K. Chesterton, Wilkie Collins, Charles Darwin, Daniel Defoe, Margaret Deland, Charles Dickens, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Alexandre Dumas, Francis Scott Fitzgerald, E. M. Forster, Sigmund Freud, Thomas Hardy, Hermann Hesse, James Joyce, Andrew Lang, Jack London, H.P. Lovecraft, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, Edgar Allan Poe, Marcel Proust, William Shakespeare, Robert Louis Stevenson, William Strunk Jr., Vatsyayana, H.G. Wells, Virginia Woolf ...

This book contains the following works arranged alphabetically by authors last names - Little Women [Louisa May Alcott] - Sense and Sensibility [Jane Austen] - Peter Pan (Peter and Wendy) [J.M. Barrie] - Cabin Fever [ B. M. Bower] - The Secret Garden [Frances Hodgson Burnett] - A Little Princess [Frances Hodgson Burnett] - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland [Lewis Carroll] - The King in Yellow ... Read more

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This book contains the following works arranged alphabetically by authors last names - Little Women [Louisa May Alcott] - Sense and Sensibility [Jane Austen] - Peter Pan (Peter and Wendy) [J.M. Barrie] - Cabin Fever [ B. M. Bower] - The Secret Garden [Frances Hodgson Burnett] - A Little Princess [Frances Hodgson Burnett] - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland [Lewis Carroll] - The King in Yellow
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50 Masterpieces you have to read before you die vol: 1

by Joseph Conrad, D. H. Lawrence, George Eliot, Leo Tolstoy, James Joyce, Charles Dickens, Jane Austen, Bram Stoker, Oscar Wilde, Louisa May Alcott, Honoré de Balzac, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Anne Brontë, Charlotte Brontë, Emily Brontë, Lewis Carroll, Willa Cather, Miguel de Cervantes, E. E. Cummings, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Daniel Defoe, Arthur Conan Doyle, Alexandre Dumas, Gustave Flaubert, Henry James, Victor Hugo ...

This 1st volume contains the following 50 works, arranged alphabetically by authors’ last names: Alcott, Louisa May: Little Women Austen, Jane: Pride and Prejudice Austen, Jane: Emma Balzac, Honoré de: Father Goriot Barbusse, Henri: The Inferno Brontë, Anne: The Tenant of Wildfell Hall Brontë, Charlotte: Jane Eyre Brontë, Emily: Wuthering Heights Burroughs, Edgar Rice: Tarzan of the Apes Butler, ... Read more

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This 1st volume contains the following 50 works, arranged alphabetically by authors’ last names: Alcott, Louisa May: Little Women Austen, Jane: Pride and Prejudice Austen, Jane: Emma Balzac, Honoré de: Father Goriot Barbusse, Henri: The Inferno Brontë, Anne: The Tenant of Wildfell Hall Brontë, Charlotte: Jane Eyre Brontë, Emily: Wuthering Heights Burroughs, Edgar Rice: Tarzan of the Apes Butler,
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M. Butterfly

With an Afterword by the Playwright

by David Henry Hwang ...

David Henry Hwang’s beautiful, heartrending play featuring an afterword by the author – winner of a 1988 Tony Award for Best Play and nominated for the 1989 Pulitzer PrizeBased on a true story that stunned the world, M. Butterfly opens in the cramped prison cell where diplomat Rene Gallimard is being held captive by the French government—and by his own illusions. In the darkness of his cell he ... Read more

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David Henry Hwang’s beautiful, heartrending play featuring an afterword by the author – winner of a 1988 Tony Award for Best Play and nominated for the 1989 Pulitzer PrizeBased on a true story that stunned the world, M. Butterfly opens in the cramped prison cell where diplomat Rene Gallimard is being held captive by the French government—and by his own illusions. In the darkness of his cell he
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Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children

Adapted for the Theatre by Salman Rushdie, Simon Reade and Tim Supple

by Salman Rushdie ...

The original stage adaptation of Salman Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children, winner of the 1993 Booker of Bookers, the best book to win the Booker Prize in its first twenty-five years.In the moments of upheaval that surround the stroke of midnight on August 14--15, 1947, the day India proclaimed its independence from Great Britain, 1,001 children are born--each of whom is gifted with supernatural powers ... Read more

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The original stage adaptation of Salman Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children, winner of the 1993 Booker of Bookers, the best book to win the Booker Prize in its first twenty-five years.In the moments of upheaval that surround the stroke of midnight on August 14--15, 1947, the day India proclaimed its independence from Great Britain, 1,001 children are born--each of whom is gifted with supernatural powers
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Kim's Convenience

by Ins Choi ...

A brand new edition of the smash-hit play, now a wildly popular CBC TV series.Mr. Kim is a first-generation Korean immigrant and the proud owner of Kim’s Convenience, a variety store located in the heart of downtown Toronto’s Regent Park neighbourhood. As the neighbourhood quickly gentrifies, Mr. Kim is offered a generous sum of money to sell — enough to allow him and his wife to finally retire. ... Read more

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A brand new edition of the smash-hit play, now a wildly popular CBC TV series.Mr. Kim is a first-generation Korean immigrant and the proud owner of Kim’s Convenience, a variety store located in the heart of downtown Toronto’s Regent Park neighbourhood. As the neighbourhood quickly gentrifies, Mr. Kim is offered a generous sum of money to sell — enough to allow him and his wife to finally retire.
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Sangram (Hindi Drama)

संग्राम

by Munshi Premchand, मुंशी प्रेमचन्द ...

अमरकथा शिल्पी मुंशी प्रेमचंद ने इस नाटक में किसानों के संघर्ष का बहुत ही सजीव चित्रण किया है। इस नाटक में लेखक ने पाठकों का ध्यान किसान की उन कुरीतियों और फिजूल-खर्चियों की ओर भी दिलाने की कोशिश की है जिसके कारण वह सदा ही कर्जे के बोझ से दबा रहता है। और जमींदार और साहूकार से लिए गए कर्जे का सूद चुकाने के लिए उसे अपनी फसल मजबूर होकर औने-पौने बेचनी पड़ती है।... मुंशी प्रेमचन्द द्वारा आज की सामाजिक क ... Read more

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अमरकथा शिल्पी मुंशी प्रेमचंद ने इस नाटक में किसानों के संघर्ष का बहुत ही सजीव चित्रण किया है। इस नाटक में लेखक ने पाठकों का ध्यान किसान की उन कुरीतियों और फिजूल-खर्चियों की ओर भी दिलाने की कोशिश की है जिसके कारण वह सदा ही कर्जे के बोझ से दबा रहता है। और जमींदार और साहूकार से लिए गए कर्जे का सूद चुकाने के लिए उसे अपनी फसल मजबूर होकर औने-पौने बेचनी पड़ती है।... मुंशी प्रेमचन्द द्वारा आज की सामाजिक क
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The Power of Your Subconscious Mind

by Joseph Murphy ...

A believer of the Religious Science movement, a spiritual, philosophical and metaphysical religious movement within the New Thought movement, Joseph Murphy was a doctor of psychology who wrote extensively about the power of the subconscious mind. In an introduction to his most popular book on the subject, "The Power of Your Subconscious Mind", he writes "I have endeavored to explain the great ... Read more

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A believer of the Religious Science movement, a spiritual, philosophical and metaphysical religious movement within the New Thought movement, Joseph Murphy was a doctor of psychology who wrote extensively about the power of the subconscious mind. In an introduction to his most popular book on the subject, "The Power of Your Subconscious Mind", he writes "I have endeavored to explain the great
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Aahuti (Hindi Drama)

आहुति

by Soman, सोमन ...

तरुणी हेमा और राजीव का आपसी प्रेम हेमा को समय से पहले गर्मवती बना देता है। राजीव के ठुकराने पर हेमा आत्म हत्या के लिए उद्दत होती है, पर कालेज प्रिंसिपल रवीन्द्रनाथ कुछ और ही सोच रहे हैं। रंगमंच के लिए प्रस्तुत इस नाटिका में दर्शकों को अंत तक बाँधे रहने की सहज क्षमता है। ... Read more

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तरुणी हेमा और राजीव का आपसी प्रेम हेमा को समय से पहले गर्मवती बना देता है। राजीव के ठुकराने पर हेमा आत्म हत्या के लिए उद्दत होती है, पर कालेज प्रिंसिपल रवीन्द्रनाथ कुछ और ही सोच रहे हैं। रंगमंच के लिए प्रस्तुत इस नाटिका में दर्शकों को अंत तक बाँधे रहने की सहज क्षमता है।
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The Father and the Assassin

by Anupama Chandrasekhar ...

Series series NHB Modern Plays
'Our wars may come in many forms. On the battlefields. Within ourselves.'Mahatma Gandhi: lawyer, champion of non-violence, beloved leader. Nathuram Godse: journalist, nationalist – and the man who murdered him.Anupama Chandrasekhar's play The Father and the Assassin traces Godse's life over thirty years during India's fight for independence: from a devout follower of Gandhi, through to his ... Read more

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'Our wars may come in many forms. On the battlefields. Within ourselves.'Mahatma Gandhi: lawyer, champion of non-violence, beloved leader. Nathuram Godse: journalist, nationalist – and the man who murdered him.Anupama Chandrasekhar's play The Father and the Assassin traces Godse's life over thirty years during India's fight for independence: from a devout follower of Gandhi, through to his
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Indian Writing in English: New Critical Perspectives

by Dr. Gulrez Roshan Rahman ...

Frankly speaking, there is a need of true art in Indian Writing in English (IWE) and its criticism - rich both in tradition and modernity. As T.S Eliot would have us believe, although in the broader context of world literature's, the writers and critics in IWE need to write not merely with his own generations in his bones but with a historical sense not only of the pastiness of the past but of its ... Read more

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Frankly speaking, there is a need of true art in Indian Writing in English (IWE) and its criticism - rich both in tradition and modernity. As T.S Eliot would have us believe, although in the broader context of world literature's, the writers and critics in IWE need to write not merely with his own generations in his bones but with a historical sense not only of the pastiness of the past but of its
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Around the World in Eighty Days

A Thrilling Race Against Time, Packed with Adventure, Humor, and Global Discovery

by Jules Verne ...

Eighty days. One wager. Countless adventures. When the unflappable British gentleman Phileas Fogg accepts a wager to circumnavigate the globe in just 80 days, the race is on. Accompanied by his loyal and quick-witted valet Passepartout, Fogg embarks on a whirlwind journey through exotic lands, bustling cities, and unpredictable perils—from speeding trains in India to steamboats across the Pacific. ... Read more

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Eighty days. One wager. Countless adventures. When the unflappable British gentleman Phileas Fogg accepts a wager to circumnavigate the globe in just 80 days, the race is on. Accompanied by his loyal and quick-witted valet Passepartout, Fogg embarks on a whirlwind journey through exotic lands, bustling cities, and unpredictable perils—from speeding trains in India to steamboats across the Pacific.
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The Way To Wealth

by Benjamin Franklin ...

Benjamin Franklin's writings have inspired millions throughout the years, and his advice on how to earn and save money is timeless. "The Way to Wealth" was an essay written by Benjamin Franklin in 1758. He was on a journey to England and resented the time wasted waiting for the ship to sail (it was anchored in New York for 2 weeks) that he began collecting adages and advice from 25 years worth of ... Read more

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Benjamin Franklin's writings have inspired millions throughout the years, and his advice on how to earn and save money is timeless. "The Way to Wealth" was an essay written by Benjamin Franklin in 1758. He was on a journey to England and resented the time wasted waiting for the ship to sail (it was anchored in New York for 2 weeks) that he began collecting adages and advice from 25 years worth of
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參軍戲與元雜劇（二版）

by 曾永義 ...

Series series 曲：戲劇
「參軍戲」原是倡優用以諷諫的滑稽戲，在宋金雜劇院本所形成的小戲群、元明戲曲淨丑的插科打諢以至今日的相聲中，都可見到它的遺規及傳承關係；雜劇則是元朝的代表文藝，它的體製規律極為嚴謹，實有淵源與形成之過程。並收發探討宋代戲劇、國劇、元曲四大家、曲譜、詞律的論文八篇。▎作者簡介作者：曾永義1941-2022，國家文學博士，世新大學講座教授，臺灣大學特聘研究講座教授，2014年當選第30屆中央研究院院士。學術和教學以戲曲為主體，俗文學、韻文學和民俗藝術為羽翼。海外訪學經歷豐富，曾以訪問學人或客座教授身分赴哈佛大學燕京學社、密西根大學、史丹佛大學、萊頓大學、魯爾大學、香港大學等；並為北京大學、中山大學、武漢大學、廈門大學、中國戲曲學院等大陸十數所學校之客座教授。曾獲學術榮譽：國家文藝獎、四度國科會傑出研究獎、兩度國科會優良研究獎、中山文藝獎、國科會特約研究計畫主持人、國科會傑出特約研究員獎 ... Read more

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「參軍戲」原是倡優用以諷諫的滑稽戲，在宋金雜劇院本所形成的小戲群、元明戲曲淨丑的插科打諢以至今日的相聲中，都可見到它的遺規及傳承關係；雜劇則是元朝的代表文藝，它的體製規律極為嚴謹，實有淵源與形成之過程。並收發探討宋代戲劇、國劇、元曲四大家、曲譜、詞律的論文八篇。▎作者簡介作者：曾永義1941-2022，國家文學博士，世新大學講座教授，臺灣大學特聘研究講座教授，2014年當選第30屆中央研究院院士。學術和教學以戲曲為主體，俗文學、韻文學和民俗藝術為羽翼。海外訪學經歷豐富，曾以訪問學人或客座教授身分赴哈佛大學燕京學社、密西根大學、史丹佛大學、萊頓大學、魯爾大學、香港大學等；並為北京大學、中山大學、武漢大學、廈門大學、中國戲曲學院等大陸十數所學校之客座教授。曾獲學術榮譽：國家文藝獎、四度國科會傑出研究獎、兩度國科會優良研究獎、中山文藝獎、國科會特約研究計畫主持人、國科會傑出特約研究員獎
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A LIFE DESIGNED

by Diane K. McLaurin ...

A Life Designed by Diane K. McLaurin follows Dana Williams, a young architect stepping into a career shaped by legacy, expectation, and quiet pressure. The story centers on her transition from student to professional as she enters her father's well-established architecture firm, where she must prove herself in a competitive, male-dominated environment. While her talent is evident, Dana's real ... Read more

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A Life Designed by Diane K. McLaurin follows Dana Williams, a young architect stepping into a career shaped by legacy, expectation, and quiet pressure. The story centers on her transition from student to professional as she enters her father's well-established architecture firm, where she must prove herself in a competitive, male-dominated environment. While her talent is evident, Dana's real
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The Diary of a Hounslow Girl

by Ambreen Razia ...

The Diary of a Hounslow Girl is told through the eyes of a 16-year-old British Muslim teenager growing up in West London.From traditional Pakistani weddings to fights on the night bus this is a funny, bold, provocative play highlighting the challenges of being brought up as a young woman from a traditional Muslim family alongside the temptations and influences growing up in London.First, there was ... Read more

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The Diary of a Hounslow Girl is told through the eyes of a 16-year-old British Muslim teenager growing up in West London.From traditional Pakistani weddings to fights on the night bus this is a funny, bold, provocative play highlighting the challenges of being brought up as a young woman from a traditional Muslim family alongside the temptations and influences growing up in London.First, there was
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精彩說唱：探索中國口頭藝術之美

by 鹿軍士 ...

《精彩說唱：探索中國口頭藝術之美》是一本引人入勝的書籍，帶您進入中國豐富多彩的口頭藝術世界。這本書深入探索了中國口述傳承的評話、相聲、快板、鼓詞、彈詞、時調、道情、琴書、走唱、雜曲和牌子曲等各種形式，帶給讀者視聽的雙重享受。書中首先介紹了這些口頭藝術的前言，為讀者提供了一個整體的總覽。接著，書中闡述評話這種口頭表演藝術形式，以及評書這種口述傳承的故事講述方式。其中，蘇州評話以方言講述故事，獨具特色，引人入勝。相聲作為中國非常受歡迎的喜劇形式，在書中也得到了詳細介紹。無論是說笑話或滑稽問答的相聲，還是前人表演後人說唱的雙簧，相聲都能讓觀眾捧腹大笑。書中還提及了快板這種以節奏鮮明的打七件子伴奏的形式來演唱的藝術。敲打竹板演唱的“數來寶”則展示了不同的表演方式。鼓詞和彈詞也是這本書的重點內容。鼓詞以地方色彩豐富的溫州鼓詞和京韻與樂亭大鼓等形式呈現，而彈詞則介紹了綜合性說唱的蘇州彈詞和說唱兼備的揚州彈詞等 ... Read more

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《精彩說唱：探索中國口頭藝術之美》是一本引人入勝的書籍，帶您進入中國豐富多彩的口頭藝術世界。這本書深入探索了中國口述傳承的評話、相聲、快板、鼓詞、彈詞、時調、道情、琴書、走唱、雜曲和牌子曲等各種形式，帶給讀者視聽的雙重享受。書中首先介紹了這些口頭藝術的前言，為讀者提供了一個整體的總覽。接著，書中闡述評話這種口頭表演藝術形式，以及評書這種口述傳承的故事講述方式。其中，蘇州評話以方言講述故事，獨具特色，引人入勝。相聲作為中國非常受歡迎的喜劇形式，在書中也得到了詳細介紹。無論是說笑話或滑稽問答的相聲，還是前人表演後人說唱的雙簧，相聲都能讓觀眾捧腹大笑。書中還提及了快板這種以節奏鮮明的打七件子伴奏的形式來演唱的藝術。敲打竹板演唱的“數來寶”則展示了不同的表演方式。鼓詞和彈詞也是這本書的重點內容。鼓詞以地方色彩豐富的溫州鼓詞和京韻與樂亭大鼓等形式呈現，而彈詞則介紹了綜合性說唱的蘇州彈詞和說唱兼備的揚州彈詞等
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No Particular Order (NHB Modern Plays)

by Joel Tan ...

A despot has come to power. The population is listless, submissive and scared. But beneath every violation of civil autonomy, there are real human beings; behind every act of resistance, there is an individual willing to risk everything. And these people aren't heroic or remarkable – they're just like us. Through the lives of bureaucrats, soldiers, ornithologists and tour guides, No Particular ... Read more

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A despot has come to power. The population is listless, submissive and scared. But beneath every violation of civil autonomy, there are real human beings; behind every act of resistance, there is an individual willing to risk everything. And these people aren't heroic or remarkable – they're just like us. Through the lives of bureaucrats, soldiers, ornithologists and tour guides, No Particular
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SAUDIVAGANZA

by salim el turk ...

ملخص رواية "سعوديفاجنزا":تبدأ الرواية في 23 سبتمبر 1932، يوم إعلان توحيد المملكة العربية السعودية تحت حكم الملك عبدالعزيز. في هذا اليوم التاريخي، يولد سالم في قرية صغيرة، حيث يرتبط ميلاده برمزية تاريخية كبرى؛ إذ تأتي ولادته متزامنة مع ولادة وطن جديد. منذ نعومة أظافره، يواجه سالم صراعاً داخلياً؛ إذ كان لديه حلم غير تقليدي، وهو أن يصبح ملاكماً. لكن في مجتمع محافظ لا يعرف شيئاً عن رياضة الملاكمة، بدا ... Read more

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ملخص رواية "سعوديفاجنزا":تبدأ الرواية في 23 سبتمبر 1932، يوم إعلان توحيد المملكة العربية السعودية تحت حكم الملك عبدالعزيز. في هذا اليوم التاريخي، يولد سالم في قرية صغيرة، حيث يرتبط ميلاده برمزية تاريخية كبرى؛ إذ تأتي ولادته متزامنة مع ولادة وطن جديد. منذ نعومة أظافره، يواجه سالم صراعاً داخلياً؛ إذ كان لديه حلم غير تقليدي، وهو أن يصبح ملاكماً. لكن في مجتمع محافظ لا يعرف شيئاً عن رياضة الملاكمة، بدا
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傳奇華章：山東戲曲之旅

by 王麗 ...

《傳奇華章：山東戲曲之旅》是一本以山東戲曲為主題的書籍。書中介紹了山東梆子、萊蕪梆子、柳子戲、五音戲、柳琴戲、呂劇等不同劇種的發展歷程和特點。這些劇種在不同的歷史背景下形成並不斷演變，展現了豐富多樣的表演風格和音樂特色。書中還介紹了地方戲劇，如山東棗梆和四平調，以及這些地方戲劇與山東戲曲之間的關係。這本書透過對山東戲曲的深入研究，將讀者帶入戲曲的世界，瞭解戲曲藝術的源起和發展，感受其中的魅力與傳承。 ... Read more

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《傳奇華章：山東戲曲之旅》是一本以山東戲曲為主題的書籍。書中介紹了山東梆子、萊蕪梆子、柳子戲、五音戲、柳琴戲、呂劇等不同劇種的發展歷程和特點。這些劇種在不同的歷史背景下形成並不斷演變，展現了豐富多樣的表演風格和音樂特色。書中還介紹了地方戲劇，如山東棗梆和四平調，以及這些地方戲劇與山東戲曲之間的關係。這本書透過對山東戲曲的深入研究，將讀者帶入戲曲的世界，瞭解戲曲藝術的源起和發展，感受其中的魅力與傳承。
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地下女子：穢土天堂二部曲

by 鍾伯淵 ...

內容簡介文學系新銳劇場編導****鍾伯淵直視土地與當代文化糾葛的戲劇堅持！死前三日在黑暗中面對過去，才能自大地母神的甬道獲得新生。女人一代一代的在幽暗的地洞裡吟唱、呢喃和教育後代。直到有一天，一個地上男孩，不小心墜落地底，與她們一起生活、學習，然後回到地上；在15年後帶給她們戰爭、毀滅及屠殺。延續《穢土天堂》首部曲、地上社會與地下世界的衝突，地下女子碧娜回到地下世界，回顧一切災難源起的那一刻。全劇藉由碧娜死前三日的告白，以十七個短篇隨機串連，除凸顯記憶的支離破碎，也呈現虛實交錯的時空感。首部曲偏重「文化侵略」下的暴力和權力關係，進而反思社會建構中的種種謊言與神話，二部曲則透過「象徵寓意」的情節進行辯證。曉劇場導演鍾伯淵2011年自柏林遊歷返台後，以二戰集中營為背景創作《穢土天堂》，故事描寫地上社會對地... ... Read more

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內容簡介文學系新銳劇場編導****鍾伯淵直視土地與當代文化糾葛的戲劇堅持！死前三日在黑暗中面對過去，才能自大地母神的甬道獲得新生。女人一代一代的在幽暗的地洞裡吟唱、呢喃和教育後代。直到有一天，一個地上男孩，不小心墜落地底，與她們一起生活、學習，然後回到地上；在15年後帶給她們戰爭、毀滅及屠殺。延續《穢土天堂》首部曲、地上社會與地下世界的衝突，地下女子碧娜回到地下世界，回顧一切災難源起的那一刻。全劇藉由碧娜死前三日的告白，以十七個短篇隨機串連，除凸顯記憶的支離破碎，也呈現虛實交錯的時空感。首部曲偏重「文化侵略」下的暴力和權力關係，進而反思社會建構中的種種謊言與神話，二部曲則透過「象徵寓意」的情節進行辯證。曉劇場導演鍾伯淵2011年自柏林遊歷返台後，以二戰集中營為背景創作《穢土天堂》，故事描寫地上社會對地...
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Concentration: The Road to Success

by Henry H. Brown ...

WHAT IS SUCCESS? The force of that mysterious, but irresistible power—Humanity's common and concentrated Thought.— Senator Beveridge. In what does success consist? Many persons desire to know how to be successful. How to win success. Before this question can be answered there must be an understanding as to what they mean by success, and what success stands for in this Book. ... Read more

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WHAT IS SUCCESS? The force of that mysterious, but irresistible power—Humanity's common and concentrated Thought.— Senator Beveridge. In what does success consist? Many persons desire to know how to be successful. How to win success. Before this question can be answered there must be an understanding as to what they mean by success, and what success stands for in this Book.
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Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque

by Edgar Allan Poe ...

Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque is a collection of previously-published short stories by Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1840. Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer, editor, and literary critic. Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre. He is widely regarded as a central figure of Romanticism in the United States and of ... Read more

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Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque is a collection of previously-published short stories by Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1840. Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer, editor, and literary critic. Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre. He is widely regarded as a central figure of Romanticism in the United States and of
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