Short stories

Three Balconies brings together 17 new stories by the celebrated humorist, vintage Friedman all.

First published in 1969, Ray Smith's Cape Breton is the Thought-Control Centre of Canada remains as refreshing, innovative and important today as it has in every previous incarnation.

Shortlisted for the Governor Generals Award, these first short stories from Terry Griggs herald one of the most original voices to appear out of Canada in the last several decades.

"e;The Cricket on the Hearth: A Fairy Tale of Home"e; is a novella by Charles Dickens and the third in his "e;Christmas Books"e; series published after "e;The Chimes (1844) and before "e;The Battle of Life"e; (1846).

Any book of stories from Bernard MacLaverty is a cause for celebration, but Matters of Life and Death is more than that, as it is - without question - one of the finest contemporary examples of the short story as a genre.

Nominated for the 2010 Stonewall Book Award, the oldest book award given for outstanding achievement in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered LiteratureA woman is haunted by the atrocities committed by her husband, and makes a heart-wrenching decision about atonement; secret fears and unspoken desires reveal the profound ambivalence at the heart of an interracial couple's relationship; a Jamaican man mourns his friend's death at the hands of anti-gay vigilantes; and two extraordinary young men escape the horrors of slavery when they leave their bodies behind on the Middle Passage.

Buon Natale -- A Merry Christmas -- made all the more joyful with these literary treats filled with ancient churches, plates piled high with pasta, flowing wine, shimmering gifts and plenty of style.

Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906) was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet during the turn of the 20th century.

A New Collection of Long Out-of-Print Stories From One of the Greatest Fantasists of the Twentieth CenturyAvram Davidson, who died in 1993, was widely regarded as one of the most outstanding authors of short fantasy fiction in our time.

This early work by Robert Barr was originally published in 1896 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography.

Yokohama, California, originally released in 1949, is the first published collection of short stories by a Japanese American.

Il libro propone una serie di racconti pubblicati dal 2016 al 2018 nel settimanale Chiantisette.

This early work by Arthur Conan Doyle was originally published in 1925 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography.

A thrilling and suspenseful short story featuring the renowned Sherlock Holmes and his remarkable companion, Doctor Watson, as they investigate the curious happenings at Three Gables.

New York Timesbestseller Laura Lippman showcases why she is one of todays top crime writers in this acclaimed collection of suspenseful stories featuring fierce womenincluding one never-before-published novella.

Beautifully-crafted prose from one of Michigan s most original voices.

Herbert George Wells was perhaps best known as the author of such classic works of science fiction as The Time Machine and War of the Worlds.

This early work by James Oliver Curwood was originally published in 1920 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography.

Ernst Jünger als Erzähler – im »Sturm« auf die »Marmorklippen«, mit »Gläsernen Bienen« auf »Eberjagd«.

"Mit seinem Witz, seiner melancholischen Brillanz und seiner novellistischen Durchschlagkraft ist dieser Erzählband schlicht ein Meisterwerk.

Nine stories that capture "e;the tensions that exist between technology, parenthood and growing up.

Machado de Assis (1839-1908) is the great Brazilian author of Philosopher or Dog?

A collection of twelve disarmingly witty tales about the complexities of love and intimacy from “a storyteller of genius” (Evelyn Waugh).

Rachel Seiffert, author of The Dark Room, powerfully evokes our need for human connection in this brilliant and haunting group of stories.

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

Deborah Eisenberg's deeply etched and mysterious stories focus on individuals grappling with dislocations, ironies, and compromises levied by ordinary reality and the vivid, troubling worlds her characters inhabit.

When Jean ThompsonAmericas Alice Munro (Kirkus Reviews, starred review)is telling stories, You cannot put the book down (The Seattle Times), and her superlative new collection, Do Not Deny Me, is one to be savored, word by word.

Dreamers of the Ghetto (1892) is a collection of stories by Israel Zangwill.

"e;In the Guardianship of God"e; is a 1903 collection of short stories by Flora Annie Steel.

This indispensable volume, which includes the classic stories “Silent Snow, Secret Snow” and “Mr.

#1 New York Times bestselling author and master of horror Stephen King teams up with Bev Vincent of Cemetery Dance to present a terrifying collection of sixteen short stories (and one poem) that tap into one of King's greatest fearsair travelfeaturing previously unpublished stories by King and Joe Hill, ';an expertly compiled collection of tales that entertain and scare' (Booklist).

This early work by Jerome K.

'I am greatly relieved that the universe is finally explainable.

Originally published in "e;Harper's Magazine"e; in 1903 and 1904, "e;Italian Fantasies"e; is a 1910 work by British author Israel Zangwill (1864-1926).

Aus Alltagsstrukturen ausbrechen!

When the young narrator of Miriam Karpilove's A Provincial Newspaper leaves New York to work for a new Yiddish newspaper in Massachusetts, she expects to be treated with respect as a professional writer.

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From remote Australian settlements to the snows of Siberia, from Colorado to Cumbria, restless teenagers, middle-aged civil servants, and Quaker spinsters traverse expanses of solitude to reveal the secrets of the human heart.

According to Russell Banks, North Carolina ex-pat Leon Rooke's work charts "e;what the short story form can and cannot do, for he works out there in the terra incognita mapping limits.

Award-winning editor Paula Guran presents a diverse reprint anthology collecting classic myths and legends, retold by today's top fantasy writers.

Ray's got a problem: His wife's parents have won the lotteryjust as he's in the process of leaving her for another woman.

A spine-tingling anthology by the New York Times–bestselling author and master of “psychological insight .

“The stories are fast with page-turning addictiveness, filled with gems of street-smart dialogue…Noir collections don’t get much better than this.

This work by Diane Williams delves into the strange relationships of men and women.

Set in the Syrian neighborhood of al-Qaweyq, Sour Grapes is a collection of fifty-nine wry, satirical short stories loosely connected by a cast of rotating characters living at society's margins.

This early work by Robert Barr was originally published in 1896 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography.

The best of Bukowskis novels, stories, and poems, this collection reads like an autobiography, relating the extraordinary story of his life and offering a sometimes harrowing, invariably exhilarating reading experience.