Story &ものがたり& die Geschichte

Suspended from the force, Alex has reopened his psychology practice and is trying to help a young vet named Kate. At the same time his wife, Bree, is getting phone calls from someone that wants to "wake everybody up"-with bombs. The people are scared, the city seems mad. Can they find the culprit before it's too late? For me, this was a fantastic bookshot and a good addition to the Cro..

Seventeen short stories transcending the line between fantasy and reality.Sue Ja Joo is on the frontier of ‘Smart Fiction’. A new genre between poetry and the short story, unique to the Korean literary world.‘Night Picture of Rain Sound’ opens the small door in the where certitude is imagination, and imagination is certitude. ‘Night Picture of Rain Sound’ creates a world where it’s possible to r..

" There was always something slightly dangerous about Joan. So, when she turns up at private inves­tigator Henry Kimball’s office asking him to investigate her husband, he can’t help feeling ill at ease. Just the sight of her stirs up a chilling memory: He knew Joan in his previous life as a high school English teacher, when he was at the center of a tragedy. Now Joan needs his help in proving t..

" 最近ミニマリスト本の流行が去り、断捨離について読むことが少なくなった　この本は小説ではあるものの、物を捨ててすっきりしていて、こちらもすっきりした　本好きとフィギュア好きの結婚は大変そうだったし、更年期の母親が食品を溜め込み過ぎるのもあるあるだなと思った　息子の嫁の荷物を整理するのと、夫の不倫の証拠を処分するのはきつそうだった...." " 断捨離にまつわる5話の短編集。どのお話も今後、日常で起こり得るパターンのような話で、すごくリアルに感じられ読みやすかった。それは筆者の淡々とした文章と 本当に身近に居そうな登場人物の描き方に表れているように感じた。 この本を読んで改めて思った事は、ものを捨てると言うことは、かなり大変だと言う事。それは物理的にも心理的にも…。また、捨てる時にも性格がよく出ると言う事。 未練がましくウジウジ悩むよりも、いるものいらないものを素早く判断し、それに応じ..