As important cultural icons of the early nineteenth-century United States, adventurers energized the mythologies of the West and contributed to the justifications of territorial conquest.
As a symbol of the British crown, Commissioner Sanders governs the affairs of Colonial Nigeria, and becomes the target of both internal and external threats.
In the distant future, humans are on the verge of extinction and have settled in small tribes across the planet under the observation and care of the Mothers.
A portable, family-friendlycollection of some of the most classic and entertainingfunny stories--perfect to share around the campfire Whether read aloud to friends or read alone, this collection will tickle your funny bone in the backcountry.
Jim Tomlinson's previous book of short stories, Things Kept, Things Left Behind, won the prestigious Iowa Short Fiction Award and received enthusiastic reviews.
From the National Book Award–winning author of A Wrinkle in Time, an atmospheric novel of a young British bride in the American South after the Civil War.
The very cordial welcome given to my earlier volume of "e;Jewish Fairy Tales and Fables"e; has prompted me to draw further upon Rabbinic lore in the interest, chiefly, of the children.
"e;Sharply intelligent [and] subtly hilarious"e; short fiction by the National Book Award winner, including previously uncollected and unpublished stories (Kirkus Reviews, starred review).
The novel behind the new Danish TV series starring The Killing's Sofie Gr b l, available on All 4 / Walter PresentsTwo young men from very different backgrounds.
Ijon Tichy, Lem's Candide of the Cosmos, encounters bizarre civilizations and creatures in space that serve to satirize science, the rational mind, theology, and other icons of human pride.
Finalist for the 2015 Giller PrizeFinalist for the 2016 Best Translated Book AwardOne of Quill & Quire’s Books of the Year, 2015A twenty-five-thousand-copy bestseller in Quebec, Arvida, with its stories of innocent young girls and wild beasts, attempted murder and ritual mutilation, haunted houses and road trips heading nowhere, is unforgettable.
Surreal and gothic, The Iliac Crest is a masterful excavation of forgotten Mexican women writers, illustrating the myriad ways that gendered language can wield destructive power.
In this powerful suite stories set in Spain, Africa, and North America populated by wild dogs, tattoo artists, and lost boys, Patrick Roscoes characters?
An “irresistibly readable” pair of novellas skewering Americans abroad—by the New York Times–bestselling author and National Book Award finalist(The New York Times Book Review).
Asali Solomon's characters are vivid misfits-a heathen at Jesus camp, a scheming prep-school student, a middle-aged mom pining for her salsa-dancing salad days, a scheming twentysomething virgin, a college stud in love with his weight-lifting partner, a lonely girl in love with a yellow dress.
Finalist for the Pen/Faulkner Award for Fiction“The excellent strength [the novellas] share is a gracefulness and dreamlike sonority, reminiscent of writers like Jhumpa Lahiri and W.
VIELE "SELTSAME" UND "HIRNRISSIGE" GESCHICHTEN UND EIN THEATERSTÜCK, in dem sogar der Krimistar Tschonnie Tschenett auftauchtPointierte Geschichten, klassische Short-Stories, mit Schwung erzählt, hintergründig, skurril, Geschichten aber auch, die sich Zeit nehmen, dem Menschen schrittweise in seine Abgründe zu folgen, dorthin, wo er zum "Heißen Hund" wird.
“Earthy, thoughtful, funny” stories of love and despair, destiny and dumb luck, by the author of Last Exit to Brooklyn and Requiem for a Dream (Library Journal).
Die Magie ist zurück und mit ihr ein tödlicher Kampf - Band 2 der mitreißenden »Children of Blood and Bone«-Trilogie von Bestsellerautorin Tomi AdeyemiZélie und Prinzessin Amari haben das Unmögliche geschafft: Die Magie ist nach Orïsha zurückgekehrt.
A mysterious case with an anonymous client and a murderous back story, Sherlock Holmes can't resist the temptation of danger in this thrilling short story by Arthur Conan Doyle.
Previously unavailable in English, Salim Barakat's Sages of Darkness depicts Kurdish life in the period of transition from a traditional tribal existence to half-hearted modernization under the Ottomans.
Enter into the worlds of fifteen young women who, despite their vastly different circumstances, seem to negotiate an eerily similar and unavoidably dangerous emotional terrain.
A provocative collection of literary horror stories by one of America's most acclaimed and inventive writers whose unique prose "e;can be soul-shaking"e; (New Yorker).
This rather simple plot is a most compelling drama that bristles with suspense as it contains all the elements of a classic 19th-century mystery including, reversed identities, a horrible crime, an eccentric detective, and a tense courtroom scene.
