Short story genre books (590)


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Memories, Dreams and Nightmares : A Short Story Anthology by Belizean Women Writers by Gay Alden Wilentz EN

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"This collection of short stories by Belizean women writers reflects the memories, dreams and nightmares of women. From accounts of abuse and stories of strength to memories of history, this collection tells untold tales of women’s lives in Belize. The stories present the voices of young girls, mothers, and grandmothers, women who give up and women who stand up. From well known to young, emergent women writers, this unique collection of short stories adds to the literary voice of Belize through a woman’s perspective."--publisher.

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Men Without Women : Stories by Haruki Murakami EN

Rating: 3 (4 votes)
Country: Asia / Japan flag Japan
Description:
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Including the story "Drive My Car”—now an Academy Award–nominated film—this collection from the internationally acclaimed author "examines what happens to characters without important women in their lives; it'll move you and confuse you and sometimes leave you with more questions than answers" (Barack Obama). Across seven tales, Haruki Murakami brings his powers of observation to bear on the lives of men who, in their own ways, find themselves alone. Here are lovesick doctors, students, ex-boyfriends, actors, bartenders, and even Kafka’s Gregor Samsa, brought together to ... continue

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Message from an Unknown Chinese Mother : Stories of Loss and Love by Xinran EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Asia / China flag China
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The stories of Chinese mothers whose daughters have been wrenched from them, and also brings us the voices of some adoptive mothers from different parts of the world. These are stories which Xinran could not bring herself to tell previously - because they were too painful and close to home.

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Mi Marido by Rumena Buzarovska ES

Rating: 5 (2 votes)
Description:
In these eleven devastatingly precise and psychologically unsettling stories, we follow the female protagonists' thwarted attempts at intimacy, ranging from pretense, to denial, to violent and ultimately self-destructive acts. This smart, funny, provocative collection demonstrates the profound skills that have made Rumena Buzarovska one of the finest contemporary writers of short fiction in Macedonia.

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Mic dejun la Tiffany by Truman Capote RO

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Description:
Mic dejun la Tiffany este povestea unui scriitor care își amintește că a cunoscut-o în urmă cu cincisprezece ani, pe când locuia într-un vechi apartament din New York, pe Holly Golightly, o fată excentrică și misteri­oasă, care locuia în aceeași clădire. În scurt timp, scri­itorul aspirant de atunci și fata aceasta ciudată, pe a cărei carte de vizită era scris „călătoare”, devin prie­teni apropiați, iar opiniile și modul de viață neconven­țional, precum și lucrurile neobișnuite pe care le află despre trecutul și aventurile prin ca... continue



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Miss Brill

Miss Brill by Katherine Mansfield EN

Rating: 3 (1 vote)
Description:
'And again, as always, he had the feeling he was holding something that never was quite his - his. Something too delicate, too precious, that would fly away once he let go.' Three sharp and powerful short stories from Katherine Mansfield, one of the genre's all-time masters. Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego... continue

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Miss Kim Knows and Other Stories by Cho Nam-Joo EN

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Country: Asia / South Korea flag South Korea
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FROM THE AUTHOR OF KIM JIYOUNG, BORN 1982 Eight women. Eight stories. One reality. A woman is born. A woman is filmed in public without consent. A woman suffers domestic violence. A woman is gaslit. A woman is discriminated against at work. A woman grows old. A woman becomes famous. A woman is hated, and loved, and then hated again. Written in Cho Nam-Joo's masterful, razor-sharp prose, Miss Kim Knows brings together the lives of eight Korean women, aged 10 to 80. Contained in each of these biographies is a microcosm of contemporary Korea, and the challenges and injustices that women face from... continue

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Missing Kissinger by Etgar Keret EN

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Country: Asia / Israel flag Israel
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Featuring stories in which many of the characters are waiting for something to change their lives, 'Missing Kissinger' describes the search for ultimate happiness. As is often the case, the unexpected can - and usually does - occur.