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1) Pigtopia
Author
Publisher
Miramax Books/Hyperion
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Labeled as an imbecile or a monster by his abusive mother, Jack Plum seeks refuge in his "pigtopia," a shelter in his cellar with a tunnel to the woods, that he shares with his pet pigs and with Holly Lock, a teenager who lives nearby.
Series
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
Korean
Description
Jina is the top employee at a call center, but despite talking to customers all day, she has shut out the world beyond her headset; she lives alone, eats alone, sleeps alone, and her cell phone is her constant companion. When one day she's tasked with training a friendly and nav̐e new hire, her icy armor is threatened. At the same time, she must navigate an incessantly ingratiating new neighbor, and an increasingly urgent phone call from her father,...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Even before 2020, chronic loneliness was a private experience of profound anguish that had become a public health crisis. Since then it has reached new heights. Loneliness assumes many forms, from enduring physical isolation to feeling rejected because of difference, and it can have devastating consequences for our physical and mental health. As the founder of Project UnLonely, Jeremy Nobel unpacks our personal and national experience of loneliness...
Author
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Within the forest, Mira, a girl who calls the night, and her kindly doctor, Rei, live in solitude, until a fluffy goat-like visitor appears on their doorstep. Their caller's cute facade and enchanting stories of mysterious objects quickly captivate Mira.
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