Titoli in Antologie e racconti brevi

Issız bir tepenin yamacında tek başına duran çam ağacının gövdesine dolanan yılan mı daha gerçek, yoksa yazarın düşleri mi? Sait Faik’in son dönem öykü kitabı Alemdağ’da Var Bir Yılan, görünürde basit—ama altı çalkantılı—insan hikâyelerini, uykuyla uyanıklık arasındaki ince çizgide dolaştırır. Burada balıkçıların, kahve müdavimlerinin, sokak kedilerinin yanı sıra, rüyalarını anlatıp kaybolan çocuklar, kendini bir ağacın yerine koyan anlatıcılar, yılanla göz göze gelen gezginler vardır.

Memduh Şevket Esendal, incecik bir hikâyede koca bir insanlık hâlini yakalıyor. Otlakçı, adını bilmediğimiz ama pek çoğumuzun hemen tanıyacağı bir karakterin peşine düşüyor: cebi sık sık delik, gönlü her daim “başkasının bıyık altı pamuğunda” gezinen sigara avcısı… Kahvehanelerde, tren kompartımanlarında, rıhtımın serin gecelerinde türlü bahanelerle bitmek bilmez bir tüttürme kampanyası yürütüyor; üstelik kendince makul gerekçeler bulmayı da ihmal etmiyor.

קובץ הסיפורים ״גן ליד הים״ הוא מעין תערוכה של דיוקנים ורישומי נוף מאירלנד של תחילת המאה ה־20, הם כמו ציורים־רישומים עדינים בצבעי מים. פורסט ריד משרטט ברגישות...

Cuando la inminente e incomprensible adultez amenaza con despojarla de su magia y sus tristezas, una niña, respaldada por sus leales amigos imaginarios, deberá aferrarse a la rebeldía de la fantasía infantil para demostrar que crecer no tiene por qué significar renunciar a lo asombroso...

Las Rosas de Damasco y otros relatos comprende unos cuentos tejidos con precisión y delicadeza, sin apresurar la narración, ambientando el desenlace (que puede o no ser predecible) con la presentación de unos personajes interesantes, complejos, reales, atormentados cada uno por sus propios...

Apasionantes relatos de piratas, bandidos, y bandoleros inspirados en personajes de los últimos quinientos años de historia de América. Piratas cuyo escenario es el mar en la época de la Colonia, bandidos y bandoleros cuyas andanzas tenían lugar en selvas, montañas, desiertos y veredas en...

Un pastor que quiere casarse con la hija del Rey, está decidido a cumplir las difíciles pruebas que éste le impone a todos los que pretenden la mano de la princesa. Para ello, recurre a un singular silbato.

كيف ستكون الكتابة إن لم تهدف إلى إحداث تغييرٍ عميق في النفوس..كيف ستكون إذا ما استفزت العقول!! هذه الاسئلة ستراودك عن نفسك وأنت تقرأ هذه المجموعة العجيبة..حقبٌ...

¿Puede separarse la memoria de la imaginación? ¿No es toda historia individual una forma de historia social? José Ovejero usa esas dos preguntas para construir un mundo a la vez propio y ajeno, autobiografía y ficción, sin que los límites estén siempre claros. "Mientras estamos muertos"...

El protagonista de esta espiral de incertidumbre ha resucitado por equivocación una leyenda que acabará por devorarle. El fantasma de un adolescente asesinado treinta años atrás en un remoto cementerio de submarinos se convierte de pronto en el sanguinario paladín de una libertad que nadie...

Renowned Jewish vocalist and writer Elizabeth Schwartz’s first book of fiction “The Sweet Fragrance of Life & Other Stories” is a meditation on historic European Jewish Culture seen through the lens of a woman’s point of view. As if Sholem Ale­ichem and Angela Carter had a child, The Sweet Fra­grance of Life & Oth­er Hor­ror Sto­ries explores Euro­pean Jew­ish his­to­ry, cul­ture, and real world events through a fem­i­nist, shtetl perspective. This is an eerie collection of new Jewish-themed horror stories from a world that was.

O Lapso é um conto de Machado de Assis que mergulha nos dilemas morais e nas complexidades da psique humana. A história acompanha Dr. Armando, um médico que comete um erro fatal durante uma cirurgia, resultando na morte de um paciente. Consumido pela culpa, ele passa a questionar sua própria integridade e a enfrentar uma crescente deterioração psicológica. O lapso que dá nome ao conto não é apenas um erro técnico, mas simboliza uma profunda crise moral que desencadeia uma espiral de autodestruição.

Northern Narratives is once again taking you back to Juneau, Alaska, the gateway to the Alaskan gold rush, in Book #2 of the series, Tall Tales of Alaska, Alaska: Juneau: A Quaint Alaska Town with a Gold Mining Problem. In this set of stories, you’ll be whisked away to the capital of Alaska when it was still an American territory.

In this intriguing compilation of short stories, Tall Tales of Alaska: The Red Dog Saloon: Stories of the Gold Rush & More, listeners will embark on a thrilling journey through time, uncovering the captivating stories and historical moments that have made this iconic bar a magnet for curious travelers.

As the events of our day unfold, all around the world, questions plague the minds of observers in all walks of life. The biggest question of all is, how will it all end? Are we headed for a Bible-styled Apocalypse and Armageddon? With these and similar concerns in mind, the purpose of this book is to provide a glimpse of what the future of our world looks like, from a biblical point of view. While fictitious on the one hand, it is no less Bible-based, and keyed to (more or less), or, rooted in 3 commentaries written by Mr. Alvin Mitchell

Contiene: La muerte de Iván Ilich, El diablo, Felicidad conyugal, El cafe de surat, De lo que vive el hombre.

A world traveler and adventurer, L. Ron Hubbard was a keen observer and astute researcher and imbued his fiction with authentic characters, local color and real-life adventure. Whether sailing the high seas with Lord Nelson’s fleet, digging in a scorching desert for Alexander’s treasure, or ducking bullets across war-torn China, these stories will carry you on adventure to other times and places.

A world traveler and adventurer, L. Ron Hubbard was a keen observer and astute researcher and imbued his fiction with authentic characters, local color, and real-life adventure. Whether sailing the high seas with Lord Nelson’s fleet, digging in a scorching desert for Alexander’s treasure, or ducking bullets across war-torn China, these stories will carry you on adventure to other times and places.

June Tremblay is struggling to find herself as a painter when she accepts a summer job as assistant to renowned artist Hiram Lammergeier on his private island off the Maine coast. The reclusive legend has one peculiar rule: under no circumstances is June to create any art of her own. Caught between her need to paint and her desire for Lammergeier, June rebels, and her transgression sets off a chain of retaliation that will shape the rest of her life.

This series is a collection of mainly novellas and a select few shorts, written by a hand-picked mix of Chinese and other international writers; it artistically reincarnates the 60-year-old gruesome battle of Japan’s invasion of Communist Party-led China, dissecting this culturally important event from all levels and angles.