Fiction: special features

"e;You're not responsible for your ancestry, are you .

This early work by Nikolai Gogol was originally published in 1835 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography.

An unmissable collection of eight unconventional and captivating short stories for young and adult learners of Irish.

Stories capturing "e;the vibrancy of Harlem life, the passions of ordinary black people, and the indignities of everyday racism"e; by "e;a great American writer"e; (Kirkus Reviews).

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

This early work by Henry James was originally published in 1884 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography.

Was wissen wir über die Zeit, in der wir leben?

This early work by Sheridan Le Fanu was originally published in 1872.

A coming-of-age story of hope, betrayal, and familial legacy set in rural Appalachia.

In the Lovecraftian universe there exists many terrible and horrifying things, from extraterrestrial gods and ancient secrets to zealous cults, supernatural curses, and beyond.

The first work published by Louisa May Alcott, "e;Flower Fables"e; (1854) is a charming collection of fantastical stories originally written for Ralph Waldo Emerson's daughter, Ellen Emerson.

Alentejo Blue is the story of a village community in Portugal, told through the lives of men and women whose families have lived there for generations and some who are passing through.

THE PERFECT NIGHTTIME READ - DESIGNED TO CALM YOUR MIND FOR A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP*Introduced by Lucy Mangan* Recommended by RED magazine *'Dreamy' STYLIST'Calm and restore an anxious mind before sleep.

Contemporary reforms of the fire and rescue service result from two excoriating reports from the National Audit Office and the Public Accounts Committee that demonstrated the inadequacy of contemporary policy, service delivery and public assurance for fire and rescue services in England.

In this striking novel-in-stories, a series of strange apocalypses have hit America.

"e;If you really want to journey into the heart of darkness, you'd be advised to travel with Vancouver writer Keath Fraser, a man of extraordinary talents.

1883.

Abschluss der Terra-Alta-Trilogie: Melchor Maríns Tochter verschwindet spurlos auf Mallorca»Blaubarts Burg« ist der letzte Teil der Terra-Alta-Trilogie von Javier Cercas: Melchor hat seinen Job als Polizist endgültig an den Nagel gehängt.

In these inventive short stories, characters must navigate an impossible world: America as we know it.

Around the world in 22 murders.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA DAGGER FOR CRIME FICTION IN TRANSLATION 2024 'It's a clever book .

These fourteen stories by the acclaimed master of Jewish-Russian fiction are set in the former USSR, Western Europe, and America.

From debut fiction writer Carla Crujido comes a delicately intertwined, fairytale-inspired collection of short stories.

This early work by Robert Barr was originally published in 1899 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography.

Sheila Adams has been performing Appalachian ballads and telling stories for over twenty years.

This book contains Edgar Allen Poe's 1844 short story, "e;Thou Art the Man"e;.

Fantasies, or are they premonitions, of a great wave, an impending apocalypse, threaten to swamp a young woman trapped in a slowly curdling relationship.

"e;Schoemperlen's inventive language and narrative structures encourage readers to be free 'from the prison of everyday thinking.

';A powerful assemblage of short stories exploring late-in-life angst through personal myth, cultural memory, and riffs on an empire scorched by its own hubris' (O, The Oprah Magazine) from award-winning author John Edgar Widemanhis first collection in more than a decade.

In this stirring collection of linked stories, Linda LeGarde Grover portrays an Ojibwe community struggling to follow traditional ways of life in the face of a relentlessly changing world.

Women and girls walk a perilously thin line between ruin and redemption in these stories as they try- with varying degrees of success- to outmanouver the violence that threatens to define their lives.

Eine Hütte an einem Berghang in den Alpen, umgeben von Fels und karger Natur.

If one aspect of their consciousness characterizes the Spanish, it is the prevailing philosophy that life is worth what it does to you.

In May 2012, bestselling author Neil Gaiman delivered the commencement address at Philadelphias University of the Arts, in which he shared his thoughts about creativity, bravery, and strength.

Ernest Haycox's 1937 short story, Stage to Lordsburg, was a bestseller and a classic of the Western genre.

The thirty-nine stories in Asleep Awake Asleep can be read as a hand-drawn narrative map, charting the course of a countryis turbulent history.

"e;A darkly funny set of stories that look closely at heartland American culture and reflect it back with devastating accuracy.

Named a Fall Pick by Boston Globe, ELLE, Library Journal and MyDomainAn eerie debut collection featuring missing parents, unrequited love, and other uncomfortable momentsA man hangs from the ceiling of an art gallery.

"e;The King of Schnorrers - Grotesques and Fantasies"e; is a 1909 novel by British author Israel Zangwill.

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Nach dem Erfolg von »Wuhan« erzählt der Friedenspreisträger und bekannte China-Kritiker Liao Yiwu nun eindrücklich von der Chinesischen Kulturrevolution: die Epoche, in der China zur Diktatur wurde.

“Think Run Lola Run by way of the Columbine massacre.

Nadia merkt in den Ferien in Kairo, wie fremd ihr die Heimat ihrer Mutter geworden ist.

The incredible beat of my heart is a provocative collection of short prose, varying in style from suburban-realist to surrealist.