Short stories

El grito más profundo de la naturaleza son diez relatos que exploran la complejidad humana en su estado más puro.

Die Geschichte einer abenteuerlichen Schiffsfahrt nach BangkokDie »Judea« ist mit einer Ladung Kohle von London nach Bangkok unterwegs.

Los diez cuentos que conforman Primero estaba el hielo muestran situaciones que, en algún momento, pierden conexión con lo que se considera lógico y racional.

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He was born old-and grew younger with time.

Kuwaiti writer Taleb Al-Rifai takes us, with an average of two excellent short stories from each collection, through a diverse and amazing narrative journey, spanning a time period of nearly four decades in total.

A nation on the brink of war.

An unexpected encounter has the power to change your lifeIn the serene heart of the Finnish countryside, love takes root in the most unlikely of places.

Desde que se conocieron, Andrés y Verónica emprendieron aventuras y compartieron su vida en las buenas y en las malas.

Un femicidio nunca resuelto, la búsqueda de un niño perdido, una violación en manada, un violento triángulo amoroso, un torero amateur herido de muerte, los pensamientos impuros de un monaguillo y el encuentro con una prostituta son algunas de las historias que integran esta colección de relatos breves.

 "El día que el río tuvo miedo".

The New York Times-bestselling author "e;has created the tales here with experimental glee, yielding an astonishing assortment of mutated manuscripts"e; (Jeremy Robert Johnson, author of The Loop).

Ein Arbeitsloser, der Suizid begeht, eine verlassene Limousine vor dem Gemeindehaus, eine Frau im besten Alter, die sich schon lange nicht mehr ins Schwimmbad wagt.

(Al-Otaibi Dreams) is the fifth collection of very short stories by Egyptian author Mounir Otaibi, who won the State Encouragement Award for his first collection in this genre, (The Spirit of the Story).

De son adolescence a l'age adulte, Julie traversera les epreuves de l'existence et affrontera les normes et diktats de notre societe, l'absurdite de notre monde.

A man whose unbridled ambition and hidden crime have secured his position finds himself under relentless surveillance.

The seven stories comprising In the Valley of the Kings limn hard lives in the anthracite coal region of northeastern Pennsylvania, depicting with lyrical precision the moments in which lives shift or unravel, or achieve a fragile kind of grace.

The seven stories comprising In the Valley of the Kings limn hard lives in the anthracite coal region of northeastern Pennsylvania, depicting with lyrical precision the moments in which lives shift or unravel, or achieve a fragile kind of grace.

From the mind of Ellen Glasgow, the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and master chronicler of the American South, comes a chilling classic that merges Southern domestic realism with profound psychological horror.

This early work by Ernest Bramah was originally published in 1914 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introduction.

This early work by Ernest Bramah was originally published in the early 20th century and we are now republishing it with a brand new introduction.

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From the adventurous mind of Frederick Marryat, the famed naval officer and prolific author, comes a chilling and influential early tale of lycanthropy that is a cornerstone of Gothic horror.

In Hide Island, his sixteenth book and eighth collection of stories, Richard Burgin explores themes of love and crime, memory and identity, abuse and redemption, and the contradictory battle between our fierce struggle to live lives worth remembering and our desire to disentangle ourselves from a past we wish to forget.

2023 Foreword Reviews INDIES Awards Finalist in Literary Fiction 2023 Houston Chronicle Notable Book 2023 Massachusetts Book Award Must-Read ';An emotionally taut and often haunting collection.

First published in 1919, "e;On The Makaloa Mat"e; is a fantastic collection of seven short stories by Jack London.

John Harrington Karswell is an outwardly charming but profoundly sinister occultist and alchemist.

This early work by William Wymark Jacobs was originally published in 1914 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography.

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The Mistress's Dog is an engaging collection of twelve short stories by David Medalie, including two award winners - 'Recognition' and 'The Mistress's Dog' - and a Foreword and afterword by Michael Titlestad.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive.

A young academic visits a secluded country estate and is loaned a pair of unusual, old binoculars.

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This vintage book contains a collection of short stories by Jack London.

Between Cloud and Horizon: A Relationship Casebook in Stories is an examination of what defines the relationships that define each of us, and the myriad forms they take, in a story collection that doubles as a casebook of how we interact with each other.

Between Cloud and Horizon: A Relationship Casebook in Stories is an examination of what defines the relationships that define each of us, and the myriad forms they take, in a story collection that doubles as a casebook of how we interact with each other.

Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce was born in Meigs County, Ohio, United States in 1842.

Winner of the George Garrett Fiction Prize, Susan Lowell's Two Desperados is a collection of southwest-flavored stories that feature a blacksmith, several smugglers, a mule, a jaguar, a runaway groom, a murderess, a witch, a basket weaver, a Gremlin, three cowboys, and a ghost.

Winner of the George Garrett Fiction Prize, Susan Lowell's Two Desperados is a collection of southwest-flavored stories that feature a blacksmith, several smugglers, a mule, a jaguar, a runaway groom, a murderess, a witch, a basket weaver, a Gremlin, three cowboys, and a ghost.

';The dozen short stories of An American Affair give us back a clear and accurate reflection of our own world here and now.

A carpenter does verbal battle with God over his son's early death.

';The dozen short stories of An American Affair give us back a clear and accurate reflection of our own world here and now.