An imaginative, strange, and boldly inventive collection of stories from a singular mind, with a new introduction by Mark HarrisInThe General Zapped an Angel, featuring nine supremely entertaining fantasy and science fiction tales, a Vietnam general shoots down what appears to be an angel; a man sells his soul to the devil for a copy of the next day'sWall Street Journal;and a group of alien beings bestow a mouse with human thought and emotionFast, one of the bestselling authors of the twentieth century whose career spanned decades and genres, skewers war hawks, oil speculators, and profit-at-all-costs capitalism with wit and empathy, making these stories as relevant today as when they were first published in 1970.
In his short life (1865-1921), Mikhah Yosef Berdichevsky was a versatile and influential man of letters: an innovative Hebrew prose stylist; a collector of Jewish folklore; a scholar of ancient Jewish and Christian history.
Der Debütroman von Irene Solà – der Autorin von »Singe ich, tanzen die Berge«Nach dem dreijährigen Studium in England kehrt Ada in das Bauerndorf ihrer Kindheit zurück.
* A Washington Post Notable Fiction Book of the Year A magnificent collection from award-winning author Ann Beattie';profoundly intriguing and unsettling stories that abound in delectably witty and furious inner monologues, barbed dialogue, ludicrous predicaments, many faceted heartaches, and abrupt upswellings of affection, even love.
Lorsqu’une jeune Métisse est victime d’une violente agression, les contrecoups se font sentir dans toute la communauté du quartier North End de Winnipeg.
Jorge Amados »Tote See« ist eine melancholische Liebeserklärung an seine Heimat Brasilien und ein wahres Märchen vom Leben der Hafenbewohner von Bahia, die Tradition, Leid und Liebe an die tote See fesseln.
'A heart stopping thriller, a heartfelt mystery' CHRIS WHITAKER 'A clever, chilling thriller that is also unexpectedly moving' SHARI LAPENA 'Kept me guessing until the very end' IAN RANKIN 'Incredible plotting and devastatingly good writing' THE SECRET BARRISTER Sophie King is missing.
There are hundreds of lives sown inside Pretty Little Mistakes, Heather McElhatton's singularly spectacular, breathtakingly unique novel that has more than 150 possible endings.
The Best Short Works of One of English Literature's Most Masterful Storytellers Collected in a Single Volume Known mostly for his seminal full-length works, such as the famous classics Treasure Island and Kidnapped, Robert Louis Stevenson's masterful short fiction is often overshadowed.
Founded 2,600 years ago on a massive limestone eminence, the city of Arles has been the home of Roman emperors and captured slaves, pagan temples and Christian spires, bloody revolutionaries and powerful papists.
When gut feelings have been replaced by a thirst for proof and hard evidence, its good to know that you can still be spooked by a collection like this one.
'Everyone who met him commented on the arresting power of Lawrence's bright and sharp blue eyes, and the beard he later grew would be as red as a fox's brush, but it was not his appearance that Ford was describing.
In these nine unforgettable and impressionistic 'tales of little madness', the Nobel Prize-winning author Le Cl zio explores how the physical sensations we experience every day can be as strong as feelings of love or hate, with their power to bring chaos to our lives.
Sexy, smart and literatethese erotic stories are for readers who want to know the truth about womens sexuality in all its variety and emotional depth, with its surprises and twists and turns.
Joan Didion kann mit einem einzigen Satz eine Gesellschaft zum Einstürzen bringenDie Christians gehören zu den reichsten und mächtigsten Familien auf Hawaii.
