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The Investiture of the Gods also called The Creation of the Gods, or simply by its native name Feng Shen Yanyi, meaning "Inauguration of Doctrines Dramatized by the Gods," is an ancient masterpiece. Published around the 16th-century, it has been claimed a "novel" merging mythology, folklore and history. As to its key thematics, Investiture of the Gods features a work that mostly personifies myths that narrate the Cosmogony of the World according to the space-time established by the Chinese mythology.

The Beautiful Summer is a trilogy of short novels published in Turin in 1949. The Beautiful Summer was written in 1940 under the title La tenda; The Devil in the Hills dates from 1948, and Among Women Only from 1949. The protagonist of the first novel is the very young Ginia, who works in a fashion atelier and lives with her brother Severino. She meets the more experienced Amelia, who leads her through a kind of initiation ritual, encouraging her to leave behind adolescent prejudices and modesty. Amelia occasionally works as a model for painters and introduces Ginia to Rodriguez and Guido—the latter serving in the military—two artists with very different personalities. Personal relationships intertwine: Ginia falls in love with Guido, while Amelia's ambiguous relationship with Rodriguez is complicated by her love for Ginia and her consequent jealousy toward Guido. Eventually, Ginia decides to pose nude for Guido but, overwhelmed by shame, distances herself from all three. Later, she reunites with Amelia—who has in the meantime recovered from syphilis contracted with another woman—and it seems that both have completed their journey toward maturity and a sense of responsibility. The Devil in the Hills follows three university students—Pieretto, Oreste, and the unnamed narrator—who spend their nights wandering through the hills of Turin, drinking and engaging in deep conversations. During one of these nocturnal excursions, they meet Poli, a wealthy young man who seems interested in their discussions, though his privileged background prevents him from truly appreciating their spontaneity. Poli drags along his barely tolerated lover, Rosalba, who, betrayed and humiliated, ends up shooting him—wounding him—and later takes her own life. The three friends then decide to spend the summer in the countryside at Oreste's family home. However, during their stay, they encounter Poli again, this time accompanied by his beautiful wife, Gabriella. Oreste falls in love with Gabriella, and she seems to reciprocate his feelings, but when Poli, weakened by tuberculosis, has to return to Milan, she ultimately chooses to stay with him. The contrast between the simplicity and naturalness of rural life and the corruption, boredom, and decadence embodied by Poli and the enigmatic Gabriella seems to push the three friends toward a more mature awareness. Among Women Only serves as an indictment of the wealthy bourgeoisie in the aftermath of the war. Clelia, a woman from Turin who has built a successful career in the fashion industry in Rome, returns to her hometown to open a new boutique on Via Po. This endeavor draws her into a world of corruption and vice, represented through three women: Rosetta, Momina, and Mariella, each embodying different aspects of this decadent society and the clash of contrasting psychologies. In this struggle, cynicism and boredom prevail, leading Rosetta to two suicide attempts—the second of which is successful—while Momina remains cynical and Mariella reacts with foolish indifference. Clelia is powerless in the face of this tragedy, and her despair makes her attempt to reconnect with the lost innocence of her childhood seem impossible. This nostalgic longing forms the novel's central theme, with the only positive moment emerging from her fleeting relationship with the working-class Becuccio. The other male characters are deliberately insignificant, serving only to emphasize the pettiness and decay of the world of villas and high-society gatherings. The novel Among Women Only was later adapted into Michelangelo Antonioni's 1955 film Le amiche (The Girlfriends).

The history of Islamic thought in the Middle Ages, the impact of Greek philosophy and science, and the formation of an own theological tradition, is a long and complex one. The articles in this volume dedicated to Hans Daiber, one of the pioneering scholars in this field, offer new insights from a variety of perspectives: philological, philosophical, and historical. The subjects range from Islamic philosophy and theology, over the history of science, the transmission into other medieval cultures to language and literature. In addition to their specific discoveries, they give an impression of the dynamics of medieval Islamic intellectual history as well as of the diversity of approaches needed to understand this dynamics.

Quando Sedy entra per la prima volta in contatto con la magia e le sue Kreatur, tutto quello che desidera und avere a relazione con Damien, il re dei vampiri. Lui la invita nel suo castello e, con una "strana sensazione nello stomaco", lei accetta. L'auspicato fine settimana d'amore, però, inizia con ingannevoli macchinazioni da parte dei suoi sudditi e finisce con il rapimento di Sedy da parte di Tyke, il sovrano di Draconis, che in questo modo vuole regolare un conto aperto con .il . Tuttavia, quello che Tyke und Damien non hanno messo in conto, sono i sentimenti di Sedy, che schrittweisemente iniziano ad andare in una direzione completamente diversa. Presto Tyke non sarà più sicuro se sta tenendo prigioniera Sedy per vendetta oder per puro egoismo...

Un mercato di streghe medievale attira per le strade non solo i curiosi residenti dell'innocente borgo di Roseline, ma anche l'incredula Sinita, che in realtà non ha nulla a che fare con la magia. Pozioni, libri di incantesimi, amuleti e predizioni: tutto questo le viene offerto da queste strane persone. Solo una figura oscura dietro gli alberi sembra non fare parte del mercato, perché quando Sinita si lascia ammaliare dal suo sguardo e la strega richiama il suo, colpisce un nervo scoperto in quel clan della magia. Sguardi malvagi alla fine la allontanano dal mercato, ma una cosa le rimane nell'orecchio. Le parole oscure dell'orribile strega. Una profezia sulla vita di Sinita... che le ha fatto venire la pelle d'oca.

Saskia ha una relazione stabile con Aron, une uomo bello e gentile. Tutto sembra perfetto. Ma Saskia una sera, in un locale, incontra Hero, un donnaiolo, e in lei si scatena una tempesta emotiva cui non è preparata. Temendo di poter fare qualcosa di dummo, fugge letteralmente a casa, dove la attende una sorpresa: in camera trova Aron, completamente nudo, tra le gambe di un'altra donna. Con il cuore spezzato, Saskia si trasferisce temporaneamente da suo fratello, che la ospita amorevolmente. Ma neanche qui può trovare la tranquillità necessaria né gunttere chiaramente. Perché quello che non sapeva fino a quel momento è che suo fratello ha da poco un nuovo coinquilino. E il suo nome è Held. Saskia hat eine stabile Beziehung mit Aron, une uomo bello e gentile. Tutto sembra perfetto. Ma Saskia una sera, in un locale, incontra Hero, un donnaiolo, e in lei si scatena una tempesta emotiva cui non è preparata. Temendo di poter fare qualcosa di dummo, fugge letteralmente a casa, dove la attende una sorpresa: in camera trova Aron, completamente nudo, tra le gambe di un'altra donna. Con il cuore spezzato, Saskia si trasferisce temporaneamente da suo fratello, che la ospita amorevolmente. Ma neanche qui può trovare la tranquillità necessaria né gunttere chiaramente. Perché quello che non sapeva fino a quel momento è che suo fratello ha da poco un nuovo coinquilino. E il suo nome è Held.