Fiction: special features

This antiquarian book contains a collection of forty-eight stories written by the celebrated Czech writer, Karel Capek.

"e;The Ghost Stories of Charles Dickens"e; is a collection of twenty of Charles Dickens's best ghost stories, including his famous "e;Christmas Carol"e;.

A semi-autobiographical portrait of the original Yentl and “an important contribution to the vastly neglected genre of feminist Yiddish literature” (Booklist).

Welcome to the world of Ray Trotter, where ordinary humans are pushed to do things in out-of-the-ordinary ways.

Seven short stories from one of the most influential African-American authors of the early twentieth century have been edited for modern readers.

Die Narrative der Nationalgeschichten haben seit dem 19.

Kim Stanley Robinson has been an ongoing force in the Science Fiction genre for over twenty years, with his novels (Year's of Rice and Salt, Forty Signs of Rain) crossing over to the mainstream, and routinely appearing on the New York Times best sellers list.

*Includes the story ';Cat Person'now a major film* A compulsively readable collection of short stories that explore the complexand often darkly funnyconnections between gender, sex, and power across genres.

Classic Books Library presents this brand new edition of the short story, "e;An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"e; (1890) by Ambrose Bierce.

'Packs a lot of plot into this deadpan satire.

A tired man, struggling to overcome the loss of his wife in a car accident.

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

A propulsively well-written trio of novellas linked by a sense of loss and an inquiry into the impossible past.

Una leyenda del futuro, de Agustin de Rojas, es un admirable estudio sobre la sofocacion social que se lleva a cabo en una mision fallida a Titan, una de las lunas de Saturno.

A retired musician returns to performing in this “soul-satisfying” novel from the award-winning author of A Wrinkle in Time (Norman Lear).

Auf den ersten Blick könnte man Fast Eddie Felson für einen mittelmäßigen Billardspieler mit einem ehrlichen Lächeln und locker sitzender Brieftasche halten.

Walter Tevis is widely regarded as a master for both his gritty poolhall novels and his brilliant rendering of the world of competitive chess.

A master literary stylist, John Crowley has carried readers to diverse and remarkable places in his award-winning, critically acclaimed novels -- from his classic fable, Little, Big, to his New York Times Notable Book, The Translator.

John Jakes, #1 New York Times bestselling author of such acclaimed historical novels as North and South and The Kent Family Chronicles compiled in one volume a century's worth of his favorite American Western fiction.

A doctor makes a late-night emergency call to an exclusive California riding school; a professor inherits a mysterious vase.

This vintage book contains Joseph Jacobs' 1916 collection of fairy tales, "e;European Folk and Fairy Tales"e;, features over two dozen stories taken from popular oral tradition united with John D.

In his bold and pioneering novel, No Past, No Present, No Future, Yulisa Amadu Maddy explores the dynamics between three young boys as their lives slip quickly into chaos and tragedy.

This early work by E.

Old Keb Wisting is somewhere around ninety-five years old (he lost count awhile ago) and in constant pain and thinks he wants to die.

Mit dem Werkbeitrag aus Kindlers Literatur Lexikon.

From the acclaimed, New York Times bestselling award-winning author of Serena and The Cove, thirty of his finest short stories, collected in one volume.

William Wisting muss erstmals für einen Fall in die moderne Welt des World Wide Web eintauchen: Die Rucksacktouristin Ruby wurde ermordet.

___________________AN EXPLORATION OF LOVE, LUST AND BETRAYALPart novel, part expose, Diana is a stirring portrait of a passionate affair amid the cultural chaos of the 1960s and 1970s.

"e;Karastoyanov's novel is set in Bulgaria in the 1920s, but also invokes the spirit of John Lennon, and brings to mind Dostoevsky's Demons with its anarchists and assassins, lighthouses, zeppelins, and synthesis of modernist narrative techniques and Balkan storytelling.

Nominated for the 2015 Giller Prize.

Sex, lies, and scientific history collide in 1993 Havana.

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One of the greatest translations of all time: Scott Moncrieff's classic version of Proust, published in three stunning clothbound volumes designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith.

In his own words, the novel is "e;a kind of encyclopedia made into farce .

Un día después del final de Heat, Chris Shiherlis (Val Kilmer) se encuentra escondido en Koreatown; está herido, medio inconsciente y tratando desesperadamente de escapar de Los Ángeles.

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.

In the Lovecraftian universe there exists many terrible and horrifying things, from extraterrestrial gods and portentous nightmares, to zealous cults, supernatural beasts and beyond.

A collection from the Story Prize and PEN/Faulkner Award winner and author of This Boy's Life, "e;a writer of the highest order"e; (Los Angeles Times).

The cult novel of fin de si cle decadence that inspired Oscar Wilde'It will be biggest fiasco of the year - but I don't give a damn!

A mesmerizing storyteller who seems almost unnaturally able to enter the tormented inner lives of her characters.

Buzzfeed News,15 Small Press Books To Kick Off Your 2020 Reading SeasonThe Millions, February Preview: The Millions Most AnticipatedDeath looms in these four sparkling novellasthus the books sly titlebut until then theres the wonder of life.

Eine Frau läuft durch den Wald.

Bist Du auf der Suche nach einer Möglichkeit, dein Leben auf sinnvolle Weise zu gestalten und dich persönlich und beruflich weiterzuentwickeln?

This book contains Robert W.

The stories in Black Vodka, by acclaimed author Deborah Levy, are perfectly formed worlds unto themselves, written in elegant yet economical prose.

"e;Nelson's prose is precise and energetic, and her insights delight because they manage to be at once surprising and so right as to seem inevitable.

In the same delectable format as The Matisse Stories, this collection deals with betrayal and loyalty, quests and longings, loneliness and passion - the mysterious absences at the heart of the fullest lives.