AMERICAN INDIAN FAIRY TALES?By W.T. Larned, 1921, ?Twenty-ninth Edition??* Iagoo, the Story-Teller?* Shin-ge-bis fools the North Wind?* The Little Boy and Girl in the Clouds?* The Child of the Evening Star?* The Boy who Snared the Sun?* How the Summer Came?* Grasshopper?* Mish-o-sha, the Magician?* The Fairy Bride??With one exception, all the tales in this book are adapted from the legends collected by Henry R. Schoolcraft, ethnologist and government agent for the Lake Superior country, and published in 1839 with the title, "Algic Researches."

Un copil care a ?nv??at s? deseneze ?nainte s? ?nve?e s? vorbeasc?. Un iubitor de animale care avea un ?oricel, o broasc?-?estoas?, o maimu?? ?i o mul?ime de pisici ?i c?ini. Cel mai celebru artist al secolului al XX-lea. Toate cele de mai sus! Afl? mai multe despre adev?ratul Pablo Picasso ?n aceast? biografie amuzant? ?i minunat ilustrat?!

Now ponder well, you parents deare,?These wordes which I shall write;?A doleful story you shall heare,?In time brought forth to light.??A gentleman of good account?In Norfolke dwelt of late.?Who did in honour far surmount?Most men of his estate.??Sore sicke he was, and like to dye,?No helpe his life could save;?His wife by him as sicke did lye,?And both possest one grave.??No love between these two was lost,?Each was to other kinde;?In love they liv'd, in love they dyed,?And left two babes behinde:??The one a fine and pretty boy,?Not passing three yeares olde;?The other a girl more young than he?And fram'd in beautye's molde. Randolph Caldecott (1846 – 1886) was an English artist and illustrator, born in Chester. The Caldecott Medal was named in his honour. He exercised his art chiefly in book illustrations. His abilities as an artist were promptly and generously recognised by the Royal Academy. Caldecott gre-atly influenced illustration of children's books during the nineteenth century. Two books illustrated by him, priced at a shilling each, were published every Christmas for eight years. Caldecott also illustrated novels and accounts of foreign travel, made humorous drawings depicting hunting and fashionable life, drew cartoons and he made sketches of the Houses of Parliament inside and out, and exhibited sculptures and paintings in oil and watercolour in the Royal Academy and galleries. After six years at Whitchurch, Caldecott moved to the head office in Manchester of the Manchester & Salford Bank. He lodged variously in Aberdeen Street, Rusholme Grove and at Bowdon. He took the opportunity to study at night school at the Manchester School of Art and practised continually, with success in local papers and some London publications. It was a habit of his at this time, which he maintained all his life, to decorate his letters, papers and documents of all descriptions with marginal sketches to illustrate the content or provide amusement. A number of his letters have been reprinted with their illustrations in Yours Pictorially, a book edited by Michael Hutchings. In 1870, a painter friend in London, Thomas Armstrong, put Caldecott in touch with Henry Blackburn, the editor of London Society, who published a number of his drawings in several issues of the monthly magazine. Encouraged by this evidence of his ability to support him-self by his art, Caldecott decided to quit his job and move to London; this he did in 1872 at the age of 26. Within two years he had become a successful magazine illustrator working on commission. His work included individual sketches, illustrations of other articles and a series of illustrations of a holiday which he and Henry Blackburn took in the Harz Mountains in Germany. The latter became the first of a number of such series.

C?t?lin Ghi?? este unul dintre cei mai serio?i, mai informa?i ?i mai inspira?i cercet?tori care se afirm? ?n comparatistica literar? ?i cultural? de la noi. Neotematismul s?u este unul atent la diferen?e – ?i ?n primul r?nd la diferen?a estetic? –, reticent fa?? de exploatarea ideologizant? a literaturii. Cartea de fa?? ??i acoper? tema cu mare grij?, cu acribie filologic? ?i teoretic?, dar o ?i dep??e?te uneori prin implica?ii nea?teptate ?i prin considera?ii de ansamblu. ?mi place ?n mod deosebit luciditatea autocritic? a autorului, ?n care v?d reflexul moral al modestiei ?i, ?n acela?i timp, orgoliul justificat al competen?ei profesionale“. – Mircea Martin

avagy a szeretet, a megbocsátás és a szabadság ereje T?rténet egy anyáról, akinek szívéhez k?zelebb állt egyik fia, mint a másik, és b?ntudata halála után sem hagyta nyugodni. T?rténet egy fiúról, akit édesanyja nem akart a világra hozni, akinek a magány volt a legh?ségesebb társa, s akinek szíve k?vé dermedt a háború borzalmaiban. T?rténet egy lányról, aki tudta, mekkora er?vel bír a szeretet, és tudta, hogyan kell megszelídíteni, újrahangolni egy elgy?t?rt szívet. T?rténet egy n?r?l, aki háta m?g?tt hagyta a nyugati világot, hogy megtalálja, ami a legfontosabb az életben: ?nmagát. Az egymásba fonódó t?rténetekb?l egyetlen regény kerekedik, mely izgalmas emberi sorsokról mesél, mik?zben bemutatja Burma babonákkal, ugyanakkor b?lcsességgel átsz?tt kultúráját, és felnyitja szemünket egy olyan világra, melyben a szeretet, a megbocsátás és a szabadság jelentik az igazi hatalmat.

De cinci ani, Cameron ?i mama lui se mut? dintr-un loc ?n altul. Tat?l b?iatului e pe urmele lor. Cel pu?in, asta i s-a spus lui Cameron.C?nd se stabilesc la o ferm? izolat?, b?iatul ?ncepe s? vad? ?i s? aud? lucruri care nu pot fi reale. Cur?nd, ajunge s? se ?ndoiasc? de tot ceea ce credea c? ?tie ?i se ?ntreab? dac? nu cumva ??i pierde min?ile.Ce se ascunde ?n noapte? Ce e ?ngropat ?n trecut?Cameron trebuie s? afle secretele ?ntunecate ?nainte ca acestea s?-l distrug?."Un thriller psihologic pe care nu-l po?i l?sa din m?n?… straniu, ?ntunecat ?i inteligent construit. Dialogurile vii, autentice ?i scenele memorabile alc?tuiesc o poveste des?v?r?it?, al c?rei final dramatic ?ntrece toate a?tept?rile." - The Guardian"Un tat? monstruos, h?r?uitor, co?maruri alienante, un b?iat fantomatic, c?ini s?lbatici ?i un subsol d?r?p?nat – cadrul perfect pentru o poveste ?nfior?toare despre un b?iat care, ?ncerc?nd s? dezlege un mister, descoper? ce secrete poate ascunde trecutul cuiva. Un melanj captivant de crime ?i poveste de familie." - Kirkus Review C?inii a c??tigat Red Maple Award ?i a ob?inut numeroase nominaliz?ri, printre care la Young Adult Novel Thriller Award, 2016 ?i American Library Association Best Fiction for Young Adults. Este ?n curs de publicare ?n 13 ??ri.?Drepturile de ecranizare au fost achizi?ionate de Wild Media Entertainment. ?

Icarus e o uria?? nav? spa?ial? care c?l?tore?te prin hiperspa?iu cu vitez? superluminic?.Icarus explodeaz?, iar Lilac LaRoux (fiica celui mai bogat om din univers) ?i Tarver Merendsen (care, la doar 18 ani, este deja erou de r?zboi) sunt singurii supravie?uitori. O navet? de salvare ?i duce pe o planet? pustie, unde g?sesc o form? ciudat? de via?? (“fiin?ele ?optitoare“), supus? unui experiment secret condamnabil, ini?iat de tat?l lui Lilac. Totul se schimb? dup? ce Lilac ?i Tarver dezleag? misterul ?fiin?elor ?optitoare“ ?i afl? c? ar putea fi salva?i. Dar nu vor mai fi niciodat? aceia?i tineri care au p??it c?ndva pe planeta pustie.“O aventur? palpitant? ?n spa?iul cosmic.“ -Kirkus ReviewsCioburi de stele a fost recompensat? cu cel mai prestigios premiu pentru science-fiction ?i fantasy din Australia, Aurealis Award for Best Young Adult Novel.“Nu ?tiu cine sau ce ne urm?re?te, dar ?mi dau seama c? floarea este un dar de la fiin?ele misterioase. Nu ?tiu ce inten?ii au ele, dar ?tiu ce ?nseamn? acest dar pentru mine. Nu sunt singur?. Poate c? n am fost niciodat?. Nici m?car c?nd am intrat ?n m?runtaiele navei. Acele fiin?e ?optitoare ?mi citesc g?ndurile. Citesc ?n sufletul meu.“

Al doilea volum al trilogiei HALF LIFE Time Magazine o nume?te „periculos de captivant?“, iar Daily Telegraph declar? c? Sally Green este „noua J.K. Rowling“.Descoper? povestea pe care cititorii din lumea întreag? o a?teapt? cu sufletul la gur?. Din nou, Sally Green r?stoarn? defini?iile. Ce înseamn? s?lbatic? Ce înseamn? uman sau civilizat? Tensiunea insuportabil?, dorin?a de a supravie?ui cu orice pre?, precum ?i dihotomia bine-r?u, dragoste-ur?, s?lbatic-civilizat, toate acestea bântuie cititorul, culminând cu un deznod?mânt care anun?? atmosfera sumbr? ?i misterioas? din ultimul volum al trilogiei. – Booklist Dup? ce ?i-a întâlnit tat?l, pe Marcus, temutul Vr?jitor Negru, ?i a primit de la acesta cele trei daruri, semnul devenirii unui Vr?jitor cu drepturi depline, Nathan lupt? pentru supravie?uire, h?ituit de Vân?torii Consiliului ?i mânat constant de dorin?a de a-l reg?si pe Gabriel ?i de-a o salva pe Annalise. Adev?rata provocare îns? este s? înve?e s?-?i controleze Darul proasp?t descoperit, latura s?lbatic? a sinelui, sursa unei puteri ce amenin?? s? spulbere totul în calea ei. Iar miza nu e numai propriul s?u destin, ci destinul întregii lumi a Vr?jitorilor. Jum?tatea S?lbatic? are personaje la fel de complexe, elementul magic la fel de pregnant ?i scene de ac?iune tot atât de tensionate ca în romanul care o precede, Jum?tatea Rea. – Publishers Weekly

O stare de s?n?tate bun? este asociat? cu un sistem imunitar ce func?ioneaz? corespunz?tor. Dar aceast? func?ionare este independent? de via?a psihic?, organismul nostru se protejeaz? automat? Acest volum ofer? at?t o introducere bine documentat? ?n imunologie, c?t ?i o perspectiv? de ansamblu asupra rela?iilor dintre comportamentul uman, procesele neurologice ?i endocrine ?i func?ia imunitar? bazat? pe cercet?ri recente din domeniu. Sunt abordate diferite subiecte importante precum: modul ?n care stresul influen?eaz? func?ia imunitar?, modific?rile func?iei imunitare induse psihosocial, influen?a puternic? a depresiei asupra bolilor cardiovasculare ?i autoimune, rolul precum ?i efectele benefice ale ?n?elegerii ?i exprim?rii emo?iilor asupra func?ion?rii sistemului imunitar. De asemenea, un loc important ?n acest volum ?l ocup? prezentarea unor modele explicative ale rolului benefic al interven?iilor comportamentale ?i al diferitelor forme de psihoterapie asupra func?ion?rii sistemului imunitar. Cartea se adreseaz? medicilor, psihologilor ?i tuturor celor interesa?i de interac?iunea minte–corp.

Proiectul acestei cri m frmnta de mai muli ani. n ultimul timp am tot cutat motivaii pentru care o asemenea carte merit s fie scris. Iat ce am gsit.n primul rnd, chiar dac printr-o fereastr foarte ngust, ea este o mrturie a ultimilor 20 de ani. Conine o frm din istoria acestor dou decenii, mici instantanee ale devenirii Romniei dup 1989.n al doilea rnd, exist n mintea fiecrui romn – i aici m includ i pe mine – preconcepia c toate afacerile postrevoluionare sunt mnjite, nscute din privatizri dubioase sau dezvoltate la umbra unor reele de influen care-i ntind rdcinile n era comunist. Povestea din aceast carte arta contrariul. S-au putut constitui i iniiative independente i curate, cum sunt convins c mai exist cu miile. Povestea de fa poate fi o contribuie la schimbarea de mentalitate, att de necesar pentru intrarea n normalitate.“ (Mihail Penescu)

Când un cuplu vindec? un psihoterapeut... Ioana ?i Valentin Dorek: un cuplu cu doi copii, ajuns într-un moment de criz? la un consilier marital. Într-un stil comic ?i prin diverse exerci?ii, consilierul încearc? s?-i ajute s?-?i rezolve problemele ce par iremediabile. Ioana ?tie întotdeauna ce vrea, ce gânde?te ?i ce o s? spun? so?ul ei, ceea ce o face s? nu-i mai acorde nicio aten?ie. La rândul lui, Valentin o trateaz? cu indiferen?? ?i r?ceal?. Dar nu numai cuplul Dorek are probleme, însu?i consilierul pare c? trece prin aceea?i situa?ie. În Exerci?iul miraculos, Daniel Glattauer se dovede?te a fi un foarte bun cunosc?tor al firii umane ?i surprinde cu m?iestrie h??i?ul sentimentelor contradictorii ale omului contemporan. Adev?rul e c? sunt un scriitor care pretinde mult de la personajele sale, dar f?r? s? le considere ni?te biete marionete. Le las s? dobândeasc? via?? proprie. Sunt libere s? ac?ioneze, a?adar, s? simt?. Sunt un romantic incurabil. – Daniel Glattauer „Valentin: P?i, v? mai mul?umim o dat? din suflet pentru terapeutica… sau mai pu?in terapeutica… m? rog, pentru eforturile… ?i pentru r?bdarea dumneavoastr?… Ioana: ?i acum o suna?i imediat pe so?ia dumneavoastr?, trebuie s? ne promite?i! Consilierul: Da, asta, da, sigur… v? promit. Am s? atac imediat problema. N-am s?… n-am s? m? ascund. Am s? combin chestiunile acestea, no?iunea mea de în?elegere ?i… da, domnule Dorek, s? spunem cutezan?a dumneavoastr?. Am s? încerc. V? promit! La revedere! Ie?i?i singuri?! Ioana (îi strig? în urm?): Iar la urm?toarea ?edin?? ne povesti?i care a fost rezultatul.“

Pisagor, ?ifa sanat?n?n en kutsal sanat oldu?unu s?ylemi?tir. ?ifa en kutsal sanatsa, o halde bedenle oldu?u kadar ruhla da ilgilenmelidir; ?ünkü hi?bir varl?k, en ?nemli par?as? hasta oldu?u sürece sa?l?kl? olamaz. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Tyana’l? Apolionius Bu ?nemli ?al??mada, Kuantum ?yile?me, deyince ?unu anl?yoruz, kuantum fizi?i esaslar?na ve Modern bilime g?re iyile?me t?bbi kurallar? ile alternat?ve T?p, yani S?fac?l?k ??retisini birle?tiren bu kitap, ?e?itli hasta vaklar?n? ve Hastal?klara ili?kin vücuttaki ruhsal süredurumlara kuantum mekan???n?n modelleriyle yakla??m sa?layarak, grafiksel detayl? anlat?m?n? kullanarak, okura sa?l?kl? ve net bir yeni ?a??n s?fac? bilgisini kadim ??retileri kuantum mekan??iyle harmanlayarak aktarmaktad?r. Buna g?re, bu ?al??man?n amac?, zihin-beden-ruh bütünlü?ünü sa?lamaya deniyor ve mutlu olman?n tek ?art?n?n, ?al??ma boyunca, bu ü?ünün birli?inden ge?ti?ine inan?l?yor. Buradaki "iyile?me"den kas?t ise, Zihin-Beden-Ruh koordinasyonu kastedilmi?tir, yani tüm bir zihinsel bedensel ve ruhsal ?akra alanlar?n?n tam bir s?fas? konu edilmi?tir.. Hastal?klara kar?? ba????kl?k sisteminin etkileri muhakkak ki, ?a??m?zda art?k yads?namaz bir ger?ektir. Fakat ne var ki, buradaki esas ama?, hastal?klar? iyile?tirmekten ziyade, hasta olmaman?n yollar?n? aramakt?r bu esere g?re. (Daha da do?rusu "sa?l?kl? ol"ma ve “sa?l?kl? kal”ma halini ve süreklili?ini yakalamak ve bu süreklili?i hayat boyu sa?laman?n y?ntemi ara?t?r?l?yor ve analiz ediliyor..) Buradaki "hastal?k" terimi, t?bbi referanstan ?ok; yokluk, yaln?zl?k, i?sizlik, ba?ar?s?zl?k, mutsuzluk, kendini bo?lukta hissetme ve de?ersizlik gibi duygulara refere edilmektedir. Buna g?re, ?nsan sadece t?bbi hasta olmaz, fakir bir insan da hastad?r, yaln?z bir insan da! Kanser nas?l bir hastal?ksa; cimrilik, kabal?k, güvensizlik, korku, endi?e ve nefret de o oranda hastal?kt?r.. Sa?l?kl? bir insan tan?m?n? ??yle yap?yoruz hep genellikle: Kazanc?nda ve kahkahas?nda bolluk-bereket i?inde, ba??ms?z, gü?lü, ili?kilerinde mutlu, sevgiyi her daim ya?ayan ve etraf?ndakilerle payla?an, güven i?inde, sa?l?kl? ve güzel kalabilmek... ??te, bu kitab?n da yegane yaz?lma hedefi ve amac? da bunu sürekli olarak okura kazand?racak bilginin anahtar?n? vermektir. Yani, bir anlamda y?llard?r ki?isel geli?im alan?nda, s?k?a yap?lan yanl?? uygulamalar sonucunda, benzer ?al??malar?n yapt??? bal?k vermeyi ??retmek yerine, okura bal??? nas?l tutaca??n? ??retmeyi hedeflemektedir..

Caragiale a delimitat si impus teritoriul dramaturgiei romanesti cu numai cinci piese patru comedii si o drama scrise pe durata a doar unsprezece ani. Timp de un secol si peste trei decenii cat a trecut pana astazi de la prima lectura publica a Noptii furtunoase cea dintai dintre marile lui piese perimetrul problematic de viziune stilistic si tipologic al teatrului romanesc atat in registrul comediei cat si in cel al dramei fie aceasta ?de idei“ fantastica ori mitologizanta a ramas cel stabilit de Caragiale. Pentru literatura dramatica romaneasca el a avut si are acelasi rol ca in literatura franceza Corneille Racine si Molière laolalta. I-a fixat pentru eternitate probabil tiparele si ?ntinderea specificul si frontierele. MIRCEA IORGULESCU

THE NATURE OF YOGA?In this first discourse we shall concern ourselves with the gaining of a general idea of the subject of Yoga, seeking its place in nature, its own character, its object in human evolution.??THE MEANING OF THE UNIVERSE:?Let us, first of all, ask ourselves, looking at the world around us, what it is that the history of the world signifies. When we read history, what does the history tell us? It seems to be a moving panorama of people and events, but it is really only a dance of shadows; the people are shadows, not realities, the kings and statesmen, the ministers and armies; and the events the battles and revolutions, the rises and falls of states ??are the most shad-owlike dance of all. Even if the historian tries to go deeper, if he deals with economic conditions, with social organisations, with the study of the tendencies of the currents of thought, even then he is in the midst of shadows, the illusory shadows cast by unseen realities. This world is full of forms that are illusory, and the values are all wrong, the proportions are out of focus. The things which a man of the world thinks valuable, a spiritual man must cast aside as worthless. ??The diamonds of the world, with their glare and glitter in the rays of the outside sun, are mere fragments of broken glass to the man of knowledge. The crown of the king, the sceptre of the emperor, the triumph of earthly power, are less than nothing to the man who has had one glimpse of the majesty of the Self. ??What is, then, real? What is truly valuable? Our answer will be very different from the answer given by the man of the world.??"The universe exists for the sake of the Self." Not for what the outer world can give, not for control over the objects of desire, not for the sake even of beauty or pleasure, does the Great Architect plan and build His worlds. He has filled them with objects, beautiful and pleasure-giving. The great arch of the sky above, the mountains with snow-clad peaks, the valleys soft with verdure and fragrant with blossoms, the oceans with their vast depths, their surface now calm as a lake, now tossing in fury, they all exist, not for the objects themselves, but for their value to the Self. Not for themselves because they are anything in themselves but that the purpose of the Self may be served, and His manifestations made possible.

Tr?ind de azi pe m?ine ?ntr-un Bucure?ti plin de tenta?ii, dar consumator de resurse, studentul la Drept Mihnea B?iatu nu ?i-a dat examenele, iar ob?inerea licen?ei ?ncepe s? semene cu un vis imposibil. A ?nv??at ?ns? cum s? c??tige ?ncrederea cet??enilor s?raci cu duhul – ?i nu e pu?in lucru. Plasat ?ntr-un decor suburban, cu personaje caragialiene, Mihnea B?iatu se ?nscrie ?ns?, f?r? doar ?i poate, ?n tipologia eroilor lui Gib I. Mih?escu, urm?ri?i de idealul femeii absolute. Expert ?n practicile ?amorului democrat“ ?i ?n escrocarea cu sistem – erotic? ?i financiar? – a propriet?reselor de mahala, eternul student d? nas ?n nas pe culoarele universit??ii cu femeia perfect?, care-l scruteaz? ?i ea, cu acela?i interes, prin lentila unui lornion de aur…

It was the third week in September when the Fairfields left the seashore and returned to their Vernondale home.??“Now, my child,” said Mr. Fairfield, as they sat on the veranda after dinner, “I will unfold to you my plans for the coming winter, and you may accept, or reject, or amend them as you please.”??“Proceed,” said Patty, settling herself comfortably in her wicker chair; “I feel in an amiable mood this evening, and will probably agree to anything you may suggest.”??“I’ve been thinking for some time,” went on her father, “that I don’t want to spend the coming winter in Vernondale. I would much rather be in New York.”??“Reason number one—Nan,” said Patty, checking it off on her forefinger and smiling at her father.?“Yes,” he responded, with an answering smile, “she is reason number one, but there are others.”?To readers who are unfamiliar with Patty’s earlier history we may say right here that her mother had died when Patty was but three years old. ??At present she lived with her father in their little home in Vernondale, an establishment of which Patty greatly prided herself on her management.?Recently Mr. Fairfield had become engaged to Miss Nan Allen, a young lady who lived in Philadelphia, and who was a dear friend of Patty’s.

n finalul romanului Donna Alba mtile personajelor cad. Mihai Aspru a vrut doar s-o stpneasc“ pe trufaa aristocrat, mbrcndu-i dorina n podoabe strlucitoare luate din cri. n schimb, Georges Radu erban, soul nelat, boier rigid taxat maliios de ctre narator, se dovedete un veritabil erou tragic, sinucigndu-se din dragoste, ca personajul lui Dostoievski.Ct o privete pe Alba, obiectul obsesiei ndelung elaborate, ea e un personaj de film din anii ‘30: femeia fatal, provocatoare de nenorociri pentru brbaii care o iubesc. Intriga dinamic, colorat de suspans, ajunge la o rezolvare cu happy end, care ar fi putut prea facil dac naratorul n-ar fi introdus un accent original de autoironie i umor negru, chiar n legtur cu ultima apariie a Albei. Foarte frumoas n valurile negre de mare doliu, dar deloc ndurerat, ea i apare brbatului ca un nger al morii, promindu-i o primejdioas fericire.

Unu din cinci copii ?i adolescen?i sufer? de o tulburare mental?, potrivit unui studiu nord-american din 2013. Cartea de fa?? ofer? profesorilor, psihologilor ?colari ?i managerilor din domeniul educa?ional informa?iile psihologice ?i strategiile didactice necesare pentru a asigura un mediu previzibil, empatic ?i sigur pentru elevii afecta?i de ADHD, tulbur?ri de conduit?, anxit??i, depresii, autism, adic?ii ?i alte afec?iuni psihice. Acest ghid practic ofer? informa?ii ?i sfaturi legate de managementul clasei ?i de stilul de ?nv??are al elevilor cu vulnerabilit??i psihice, dar propune ?i o serie de interven?ii psihologice suportive, comportamentale ?i de ?nv??are socio-emo?ional?, realizabile ?mpreun? cu p?rin?ii ?i psihologii ?colari. ?To?i copiii, to?i elevii trebuie sprijini?i pentru a reu?i. Cei care se confrunt? cu probleme din zona s?n?t??ii mentale beneficiaz? de foarte pu?in? asisten??, iar uneori sunt neglija?i sau ignora?i. Aceast? carte le ofer? profesorilor repere strategice ?i instrumente foarte utile pentru a contribui la bun?starea mental? a celor cu care lucreaz?“. – Prof. univ. dr. Lucian Ciolan, decan al Facult??ii de Psihologie ?i ?tiin?ele Educa?iei, Universitatea din Bucure?ti

PREMIUL NA?IONAL AL CHINEI ?n senza?ionalul s?u roman de debut, Mai Jia ne dezv?luie misterioasa lume a Unit??ii 701, un serviciu de informa?ii ultrasecrete, care se ocup? cu spargerea codurilor ?i contraspionaj. Rong Jinzhen, un geniu al matematicii autist, cu un trecut de-a dreptul mitic, e obligat s?-?i abandoneze cariera academic? dup? ce e recrutat ?n Unitatea 701. Fiind cel mai mare criptograf al Chinei, Rong descoper? c? mintea str?lucit? din spatele extrem de dificilului Cod Violet e fostul s?u profesor ?i prieten apropiat, care lucreaz? acum pentru inamicul Chinei. Considerat un precursor al fic?iunii de spionaj chineze, Mai Jia s-a inspirat din propria experien?? – a intrat ?n contact cu numero?i criptologi ?i spioni ?n timpul celor 17 ani c?t a lucrat ?n serviciul de informa?ii secrete din cadrul Armatei de eliberare a poporului. “Cartea e o subtil? ?i complex? ?mbinare de criptografie, politic?, vise ?i semnifica?ia lor. Sunt multe episoade memorabile, de la apari?ia stranie, ?nc?rcat? de supersti?ii, a familiei Rong ?i p?n? la declinul ei treptat, pe m?sur? ce secolul XX ?nainteaz?. ?ns? marea reu?it? a romanului e dat? de profunzimea personajelor lui.“ - The Times Literary Supplement Romanul lui Mai Jia are o estetic? proprie, construie?te o lume ?n care personajele par mereu gata s? cad? prad? obsesiilor. -- The Telegraph “Absurditatea destinului, str?lucirea ?i fragilitatea geniului ?i ?mprejur?rile care-i leag? definitiv pe oameni – despre toate acestea vorbe?te Criptograful, romanul straniu ?i misterios al lui Mai Jia.“ - Beijing Evening News “Copilul s-a n?scut cu pre?ul vie?ii mamei sale, care ?l adusese pe lume ?n chinuri groaznice. Intrat ?n via??, i-a uimit pe to?i cu capul lui mare ca o bani??. Avea capul mai mare dec?t linia umerilor! Capul mamei era o nimica toat? ?n compara?ie cu al fiului (…)Dup? na?terea lui, cei din clanul Lin s-au dat peste cap s?-i aleag? tot soiul de nume, de la nume cu stil, nume formale, nume-porecl? ?i multe altele, ?ns? ?i-au dat repede seama c? era o treab? de prisos, ?ntruc?t capul s?u c?t bani?a ?i condi?iile groaznice ?n care se n?scuse i-au f?cut pe oameni s?-l strige: C?p???n? de Uciga?.“

B?R DAMLA SEVG?YLE MERHABA ?Dokunan hafif bir esinti, bir damla ya?, bir kü?ük ka?amak bak??tan ve bir tatl? s?zden sonra yüre?in ?eperlerine yap???p kalan a?k?n izleriyle dolu ya?amakt?r belki de istenilen… ??zlemek sevgiyle yüre?e dokunmaksa; bir tatl? s?z, bir gidenin ard?ndan kalan iz, bir hüzün i?indeki umutsuzluklarda bile, umut arayan kalple var olmakt?r kimbilir belki de i?imizde kalan… ??zlemek; a?k?n g?zya?lar?nda, yar?n? olmayan a?klarda ve bir garip a?k?n i?inde bile mutlulu?u, sevginin kanatlar?nda ?zlemle arayarak yazmakt?r belki de sayfalarda saklanan… ?Kim bilir belki de sevgiyi i?inde bularak kanatlanmakt?r, kanats?z hallerinde bile ?zlemle a?ka u?makt?r… ?Her okunan ?iirin i?inde hissedebilmektir belki de; tarifi olmayan, tarifsiz o duyguyu, yüre?indeki bir k?v?lc?m ate?iyle canland?r?p ya?atabilmektir belki de arzulanan... ?Sevgiyle dolu sayfalarda, hissettiklerinizi bulup dolu dolu ya?aman?z dile?iyle… Cengiz ?ET?K 1964 y?l?nda Konya/Karap?nar do?du. ?lkokulu Emirgazi il?esinde okudu. Ortaokulu ve liseyi Karap?nar’da okudu. Endüstri Meslek Lisesi Torna tesviye’den mezun oldu. 1989 y?l?nda Burdur E?itim Yüksek Okulu’ndan S?n?f ??retmeni olarak mezun olduktan sonra 1990 y?l?ndan bu yana zaman zaman idarecilik yapsa da ?u an Uzman S?n?f ??retmeni olarak ?al??makta olup iki k?z babas?d?r. 1986 y?l?nda ilk ?yküsü “sonun Ba?lang?c?” bir sinema dergisinin a?t??? yar??mada birinci gelmi?tir. Finike yerel gazetelerinde 2005 y?l?ndan sonra bir?ok k??e yaz?lar? yay?nland?. 2006 y?l?nda ilk ?iir kitab? “Son S?züm Sana Gülüm” yay?nlad?. ?kinci kitab? “Siyahlarday?m Alev Bak??l?m” 2008 y?l?nda yay?nland?. Ayr?ca güfte halinde “ Siyahlarday?m” 2010 y?l?nda ve “Vazge? G?nlüm” 2016 y?l?nda iki ?iiri bestelenip ?ark? olarak hayat bulmu?tur. 2017 y?l? son ay?nda ilk bilimkurgu roman? “Pokentranl? G?kmen” okurlar?yla tan??t?.

On the second day of July in the year 1863 the Civil War in America was at its height. Late in the preceding month Lee had turned his face northward, and, with an army of a hundred thou-sand Confederate soldiers at his back, had marched up into Penn-sylvania. There was little to hinder his advance. Refraining, by reason of strict orders, from wanton destruction of property, his soldiers nevertheless lived on the rich country through which they passed. York and Carlisle were in their grasp. Harrisburg was but a day’s march away, and now, on this second day of July, flushed with fresh victories, they had turned and were giving desperate battle, through the streets and on the hills of Gettysburg, to the Union armies that had followed them. The old commonwealth was stirred as she had not been stirred before since the fall of Sumter. Every town and village in the state responded quickly to the governor’s call for emergency troops to defend the capital city. Mount Hermon, already depleted by gen-erous early enlistments, and by the draft of 1862, gathered to-gether the bulk of the able-bodied men left in the village and its surroundings, and sent them forth in defense of the common-wealth. Not that Mount Hermon was in especial danger from Lee’s invasion, far from it. Up in the northeastern corner of the state, on a plateau of one of the low foot-hills of the Moosic range, sheltered by the mountains at its back, it was well protected, both by reason of distance and location, from the advancing foe. But Mount Hermon was intensely patriotic. In the days preceding the Revolution the sturdy pioneers from Connecticut had met the equally sturdy settlers from the domain of Penn, and on this plateau they had fought out their contentions and settled their differences; the son of the Pennamite had married the daughter of the Yankee; and the new race, with love of country tingeing every drop of its blood a deeper red, had stayed on and possessed the land. So, on this July day, when the armies of North and South were striving and struggling with each other in bloody combat back and forth across the plain and up the hills of Gettysburg, Mount Hermon’s heart beat fast. But it was not for themselves that these people were anxious. It was for the fathers, husbands, sons, lovers in that army with which Meade, untried and unproven, was endeavoring to match the strategy and strength of Lee. News of the first day’s skirmishing had reached the village, and it was felt that a great battle was imminent. In the early evening, while the women were still busy at their household tasks, the men gathered at the post-office and the stores, eager for late news, anxious to discuss the situation as they had learned it. In the meantime the boys of the town had congregated on the village green to resume the military drills which, with more or less frequency, they had carried on during the summer. These drills were not wholly without serious intent. It was play, indeed; but, out of the ranks of these boys, three of the older ones had already gone to the front to fight real battles; and it was felt, by the men of the town, that the boys could not be too thoroughly imbued with the military spirit. So, on this July evening, wakened into new ardor by the news from Gettysburg, they had gathered to resume their nightly work—and play.There were thirty-three of them, ranging in years all the way from eight to eighteen. They were eager and enthusiastic. At the command to fall in there was much pushing and jostling, much striving for desirable places, and even the young captain, with great show of authority, could not quite adjust all differences to the complete satisfaction of his men.Before the confusion had wholly ceased, and while there were still awkward gaps in the ranks, a tall, straight, shy-mannered boy of seventeen, who had remained hitherto on the outskirts of the group, quietly slipped into one of the vacant places.