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.
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.
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).
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.
Forty-one-year-old Abra, the narrator of Third Class Relics, gathers with her brother and cousins for an uncomfortable dinner the night after her father's wake.
Forty-one-year-old Abra, the narrator of Third Class Relics, gathers with her brother and cousins for an uncomfortable dinner the night after her father's wake.
The Death of Bonnie and Clydefollows the trail of its wayward characters down the Delta back roads, crossing paths with Hernando DeSoto--hands bloodied by the Indian slaughters--hitchhikers and thieves, UFO's, concrete finishers, naked fishermen, a lusty cheer squad caught and confessing in the midst of a killer tornado, and trash telescope salesmen on the day after Christmasall saintly guardians of the human heart.
The Death of Bonnie and Clydefollows the trail of its wayward characters down the Delta back roads, crossing paths with Hernando DeSoto--hands bloodied by the Indian slaughters--hitchhikers and thieves, UFO's, concrete finishers, naked fishermen, a lusty cheer squad caught and confessing in the midst of a killer tornado, and trash telescope salesmen on the day after Christmasall saintly guardians of the human heart.
For fans of WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR IS IN THE LIBRARY and BEFORE THE COFFEE GETS COLD, discover the second book in the irresistibly uplifting Japanese hit series about cats and the healing power of food.
Stephen King's 'The Life of Chuck' is a 'phenomenal' (USA Today) tale of life and legacy - and now a feature film directed by Mike Flanagan and starring Tom Hiddleston, Mark Hamill, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Karen Gillan out in the UK from August 2025.
