A nameless narrator and his friend Alberto move through a constantly morphing continuum of dream-like situations while discussing philosophy, literature, and war.
Diabolically funny and subversively philosophical, Italian novelist Giacomo Sartori's I am God is the diary of the Almighty's existential crisis that ensues when he falls in love with a human.
A tin man ponders the mysteries of death as a heart starts to take charge of his limbs, while in a place not so far away a boy tries to play the piano like Margarita, the teachers cruel and beautiful niece.
'Echoes the magic of gothic forebears' FINANCIAL TIMES'Groff is a writer of rare gifts' NEW YORK TIMES'Lauren Groff is a virtuoso' Emily St John MandelDelicate Edible Birds is a short story collection from acclaimed writer Lauren Groff.
A debut short story collection in the tradition of writers like Kelly Link, Aimee Bender, and George Saundersstrange, imaginative, and refreshingly originalnow back in print as part of Eccos Art of the Story Series,and with a new introduction from the authorKevin Wilsons characters inhabit a world that moves seamlessly between the real and the imagined, the mundane and the fantastic.
At once an ironic portrayal of contemporary Korea and an intimate exploration of heartache, alienation, and nostalgia, this collection of seven short stories has earned the author widespread critical acclaim.
Alexander Solschenizyn knüpft mit diesen beiden Erzählungen wieder an seine literarischen Anfänge an, als er mit »Ein Tag im Leben des Iwan Denissowitsch« seine Meisterschaft fiktionaler Geschichtsschreibung bewies.
Like her award-winning novels, Marina Warner's stories conjure up mysteries and wonders in a physical world, treading a delicate, magical line between the natural and the supernatural, between openness and fear.
Antonia, eine junge Fotografin, trifft auf Korsika eines Abends unerwartet auf den Söldner Dragan, den sie Jahre zuvor im Jugoslawienkrieg kennengelernt hat.
The acclaimed NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY bestselling novel of small-town evil that 'is genuinely chilling and something brand-new and exciting' (Stephen King) and 'unforgettable' (Harlan Coben).
TELEGRAPH, INDEPENDENT, FINANCIAL TIMES AND OBSERVER BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2015Hilarious, exuberant, subtle, tender, brutal, spectacular, and above all unexpected: these two extraordinary volumes contain the limitless possibilities of the British short story.
Tense, chilling MARIANA ENRIQUEZ'Lays bare intergenerational horror, feminine rage and the taking back of power' STYLIST'Incredible' FINANCIAL TIMESThe house breathes.
Ahmadou Kourouma's award winning novel, The Suns of Independence is one of the great classics of Francophone African literature, capturing the dreams and struggles of a newly independent nation.
It should come as no surprise that short stories by the author of the magical Possession are populated by erudite paranoiacs, witches, changelings, and the ghost of a dead child.
Was aussieht wie Magie, ist einfach ein Teil des Lebens, den wir noch nicht verstehen …Als Grace, eine pensionierte Mathematiklehrerin, von einer fast vergessenen Freundin ein heruntergekommenes Häuschen auf einer Mittelmeerinsel erbt, siegt ihre Neugier.
Der Erzählband von Peter Graf enthält eine Sammlung von Geschichten aus der Nachkriegszeit, aus jenen Fünfzigerjahren, die man mit Wirtschaftswunder und Mief verbindet.
At a New Year's Eve party, a dead woman turns up alive again, after passing through a mysterious post-mortem way station located on another planet, and much to the disbelief of her old flame, who interprets the night's events with the help of his reading of Kafka.
The explosive new collection by the celebrated author of Thirst and PEN/Faulkner Award finalist Pu-239 and Other Russian Fantasies, Coup de Foudre is the kind of groundbreaking work of literary invention Ken Kalfus's fans have come to expect.
Winner of the Before Columbus Foundation's American Book AwardThis collection of sixteen stories brings the work of a distinguished Filipino writer to an American audience.
In Carlotto's The Campagna Trail, Inspector Campagna uses an old friendship with notorious drug dealer Roby Pizzo in a Machiavellian attempt to keep the peace.
