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Michael Hoffman

    This author's work frequently draws from their life in Japan, an environment they describe as the "air they breathe." While not exclusively focused on Japan, their writing often returns to it, reflecting its deep integration into their perspective. Through essays and columns, they explore both current events and historical narratives, offering a nuanced view of the nation. Their approach is personal and reflective, examining their own immersion in the country and its influence on their literary output.

    L'Auberge du Sanglier Noir
    William Shakespeare - Ein Sommernachtstraum
    Cipangu, Golden Cipangu
    The Metamorphosis
    • The Metamorphosis

      • 100 pages
      • 4 hours of reading
      3.9(22548)Add rating

      This collection of new translations brings together the small proportion of Kafka's works that he himself thought worthy of publication. It includes Metamorphosis, his most famous work, an exploration of horrific transformation and alienation; Meditation, a collection of his earlier studies; The Judgement, written in a single night of frenzied creativity; The Stoker, the first chapter of a novel set in America and a fascinating occasional piece, and The Aeroplanes at Brescia, Kafka's eyewitness account of an air display in 1909. Together, these stories reveal the breadth of Kafka's literary vision and the extraordinary imaginative depth of his thought.

      The Metamorphosis
    • Cipangu, Golden Cipangu

      Essays in Japanese History

      • 298 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      Spanning from prehistory to modern times, this collection features stories originally crafted for a monthly column in the Japan Times. Highlighting the richness of Japan's history, it showcases the enduring nature of the past and its ability to provide endless narratives. The column continues to explore these themes, emphasizing the inexhaustible well of historical tales waiting to be uncovered.

      Cipangu, Golden Cipangu
    • Pour évoluer en Aventurie, le pays fantastique de l'Oeil Noir, le boîtier ##Initiation au jeu d'aventure## est indispensable. D'autres boîtiers (dont l'un intitulé ##Les accessoires du maître##) ne sont pas indispensables, mais ils permettent aux initiés de pousser plus loin l'aventure.

      L'Auberge du Sanglier Noir