In the limbo bounded by rebellion and resignation, belonging and solitude, Ed Allen's middle Americans seem to be either freely adrift or uncomfortably vested in an exit strategy wholly inadequate for their circumstances.
In Daniel Curley's stories, passionate rage and cool, clear hatred alter the terms of even the most basic human relationships, etching odd patterns on the surface of the natural world-a man applies the methods of Mata-Hari to the task of keeping track of his ex-wife; the victim of a pickpocket plots psychological revenge on the criminal population of a Mexico City bus line; a spurned lover summons all his strength and courage to liberate a roomful of snakes held captive by his rival.
Named a Best Book of the Year by The Guardian and NPR"e;A writer who is gifted not just with extraordinary talent but also with a subtle, original, and probing mind.
Simon Van Booy knows a great deal about the complex longings of the human heart, and he articulates those truths in his stories with pitch-perfect elegance.
Winner of the 1997 Whiting Writers’ Award:Taut, persistent, and brilliantly cadenced, First, Body is a testament to the breathtaking virtuosity of Granta-acclaimed author Melanie Rae Thon Through nine searing works of fiction, Melanie Rae Thon looks to the people who live in the borderlands, turning a keen and compassionate eye to those marginalized by circumstance and transgression.
Langston Hughes's most beloved character comes back to life in this extraordinary collectionLangston Hughes is best known as a poet, but he was also a prolific writer of theater, autobiography, and fiction.
Este trabajo de los pensamientos cortos es para mi algo muy especial por varias razones, primero porque me da la oportunidad de sacar cosas desde el fondo de mi alma, como el amor limpio que deberiamos sentir por alguien sin pedir nada a cambio, quiero aclarar que esto no es nada facil, si tomamos en cuenta el aspecto espiritual ya todos sabemos que viene de Dios, y en este caso yo trato de unir amor, espiritu y sentimiento, todo esto por supuesto a un nivel humano, y el ser humano que me inspira en la mayoria de estos pensamientos se llama Mabel, no puedo decir nada mas de ella, solo se que la amare toda mi vida, tambien quiero agradecer a otra persona su gran ayuda en este trabajo, ella es Annemarie Requena, maravillosa alma que el Senor Jesus usa para su obra, y yo aparte del agradecimiento me siento muy feliz de conocerla, los pensamientos que aqui les presento espero les gusten, he tratado como siempre no sea algo que pueda lastimar a alguien, el mensaje es de amor porque nunca nadie podria ser feliz sin el.
Set in post-WWII Africa, Polynesia, and Hollywood, the three novellas that make up Based on a True Story reveal the roots of contemporary life in a world at war with itself.
