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The Samurai of the Red Carnation
An irresistibly winning romantic historical adventure, set in medieval Japan and tinged with fantasy, revolving around the art of waka poetry "A charming, magical, picaresque journey through medieval Japan, filled with mystery, meaning and wonderful imagery" -- Sean Lusk, author of The Second Sight of Zachary Cloudesley Matsuo is expected to be a samurai, like his father before him. But as he is training in the art of war, he realises he was destined for a different art altogether. Turning his back on his future as a warrior of the sword, he decides instead to do battle with words, as a poet. Thus begins a story of intrigue and adventure, passion and betrayal. Matsuo's quest to find his true self, and his true love, takes him across medieval Japan, through bloody battlefields and burning cities. But his ultimate test will be the uta awase - a tournament where Japan's greatest poets engage in fierce verbal combat for the honour of victory, and where Matsuo will find himself fighting for his life. The Samurai of the Red Carnation is both a thrilling, swashbuckling adventure and a sensitive meditation on love and poetry. Denis Thériault, is known for his award-winning novel, The Peculiar Life of a Lonely Postman, which also made extensive use of original poetry in Japanese styles and which won the author the Japan-Canada Book Prize.
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Askin Postacisi
Bilodo, sakin bir hayat süren, yirmi yedi yasinda bir postacidir. Elektronik posta ve telefon caginda hala mektuplasmayi sürdürenler son derece ilgisini cekmektedir ve ne zaman sahsi bir mektup tasisa, teslim etmeden önce okumak gibi kötü bir aliskanligi vardir. Bu aliskanlik, bir saire düzenli olarak haiku gönderen Ségolnein mektuplasmalarina sahit olmasini saglar. Bilodonun bir bilinmeyene Ségolnee- karsi besledigi ask gerceklikten uzak bir sekilde büyürken, tuhaf bir talihsizlik zinciri ona tam da ihtiyac duydugu anda büyük bir firsat sunar. Ve Bilodo kisiligini ve hayatini tamamen degistirecek bir döngünün icerisinde kendini bulur.
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The Boy Who Belonged to the Sea
An award-winning story of friendship and the power of imagination, from the celebrated author of The Peculiar Life of a Lonely Postman The loss of a parent brought them together. Two boys united by grief. Set on the rugged north shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada, where the wind merges with the forest and the waves, where albatross whirl overhead and snow lies deep on the land, two lonely boys form a powerful friendship. Together they take refuge in a magical undersea world of their own creation, searching for a sense of belonging. But for one of them the line between fantasy and reality begins to blur, and the loyalty of his friend is put to the test in a journey that threatens to end in tragedy. Infused with his characteristic charm, Denis Thériault's novel The Boy Who Belonged to the Sea is a powerful fable about the pain of losing someone you love and the longing for security, which has touched readers' hearts all over the world.
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The Postman's Fiancee
The much-anticipated follow-up to the Radio 2 Book Club-favourite The Peculiar Life of a Lonely Postman Twenty-two-year-old Tania has moved to Montreal to study, fine-tune her French and fall in love. Finding work as a waitress in an unpretentious down-town restaurant, she meets Bilodo, a shy postman who spends his days perfecting his calligraphy and writing haiku. The two hit it off. But then one stormy day their lives take a dramatic turn, and as their destinies become entwined Tania and Bilodo are led into a world where nothing is as it seems. A charming standalone work that reunites readers with the touching and much-loved characters first found in The Peculiar Life of a Lonely Postman, The Postman's Fiancée is an enchanting, poignant and bittersweet love story that will move readers, young and old alike.
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The Peculiar Life of a Lonely Postman
*Selected for Simon Mayo’s BBC Radio 2 Book Club* 'Quirky and charming' Guardian For readers of The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly and The Guest Cat comes this passionate, bittersweet love story that will move readers old and young Secretly steaming open envelopes and reading the letters inside, Bilodo has found an escape from his lonely and routine life as a postman. When one day he comes across a mysterious letter containing a single haiku, he finds himself avidly caught up in the relationship between a long-distance couple who write to each other using only beautiful poetry. He feasts on their words, vicariously living a life for which he longs. But it will only be a matter of time before his world comes crashing down around him.
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De jongen en de zee
E-bookThériault ontving maar liefst acht literaire prijzen voor deze roman Twee jongens worden samengebracht door het verlies van een ouder, verbonden door hun gevoelens van rouw en eenzaamheid. In een klein dorpje aan de ruwe, desolate kust van Canada, waar het binnenland onbegaanbaar is door dikke pakken sneeuw en waar de wind altijd waait, vormen de verteller en Luc een krachtige vriendschap. Samen zoeken ze toevlucht in een magische, imaginaire onderwaterwereld die hun geborgenheid en een gevoel van hoop biedt. Als voor een van hen de grens tussen fantasie en werkelijkheid steeds vager wordt en hij daarmee de loyaliteit van zijn vriend op de proef stelt, begint hun zoektocht, die begon als spel, steeds gevaarlijkere vormen aan te nemen. Denis Thériault schreef met De jongen en de zee een krachtige fabel over de pijn van het verlies van een dierbare en het verlangen naar veiligheid. De pers over De jongen en de zee: ‘Een prachtige roman over jong zijn, zowel lyrisch als heerlijk komisch.’ Le Devoir ‘Aangrijpend en poëtisch.’ Frankfurter Neue Presse ‘Een hartverscheurend verhaal over vriendschap.’ Cosmopolitan
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The Boy Who Belonged to the Sea
A beautiful and imaginative novel about an unusual and moving friendship, from the author of The Peculiar Life of a Lonely Postman.
€ 11,00