Popular European Short Story Books
Find short story books written by authors from Europe for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge. (188)
Germany72.
Kwaidan : Stories and Studies of Strange Things by Lafcadio Hearn EN
GreeceDescription:
Annotation "Kwaidan" translates from the Japanese as weird tales, which perfectly describes these haunting stories. This collection of supernatural tales includes a musician called upon to perform for the dead, man-eating goblins, and insects who uncannily mimic human behavior. A perfect treat for fans of the strange and otherworldly.
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Lady MacBeth de Mtsensk by Nikolai Leskov ES
RussiaDescription:
En la ciudad provinciana de Mtsensk, Caterina Lvova fue casada con un mercader viudo, un ascenso social.
A su marido no la une ningún vínculo ni afecto, y además está siempre trabajando. Y Caterina Lvova, una joven sin inquietudes ni consciencia del efecto de sus actos, se aburre sola todo el día en la gran casa; ni siquiera ha podido darle hijos al mercader, lo cual es un constante motivo de reproche.
A partir de este contexto, se desarrollan las venturas y desventuras de la joven, que tendrán consecuencias imprevisibles, por momentos con presagio... continue
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Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk by Nikolaĭ Semenovich Leskov EN
Description:
In this powerful and brutal short story, Leskov demonstrates the enduring truth of the Shakespearean archetype joltingly displaced to the heartland of Russia. Chastened and stifled by her marriage of convenience to a man twice her age, the young Katerina Lvovna goes yawning about the house, missing the barefoot freedom of her childhood, until she meets the feckless steward Sergei Filipych. Sergei proceeds to seduce Katerina, as he has done half the women in the town, not realizing that her passion, once freed, will attach to him so fiercely that Katerina will do anything to keep hold of him. J... continue
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Let the Old Dreams Die by John Ajvide Lindqvist EN
SwedenDescription:
Continues the story of Oskar and Eli from the author's "Let the Right One In," and includes "Equinox," in which a woman makes a disturbing discovery while taking care of her vacationing neighbor's house.
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Letter from an Unknown Woman and Other Stories by Stefan Zweig EN
AustriaDescription:
One of Stefan Zweig's best loved stories in a brand new translation by Anthea Bell, along with three other Zweig tales never before translated into English.
Bosnia and Herzegovina78.
IrelandDescription:
Los muertos es un relato del escritor irlandés James Joyce, incluido en su colección Dublineses, Es el más extenso y elaborado de los quince relatos que componen Dublineses, siendo considerado además el más significativo literariamente de todos.
La historia se presenta inicialmente como un festejo con baile llevado a cabo en una casa dublinesa. Sin embargo, el tema de fondo de la historia es la muerte. La muerte de seres amados lleva a los personajes a la retrospección en sus vidas, sobre todo a través de la figura de Gretta Conroy. En relaci&o... continue
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Love in Defiance of Pain : Ukrainian Stories by Ali Kinsella, Zenia Tompkins, Ross Ufberg EN
UkraineDescription:
Love in Defiance of Pain: Ukrainian Stories aims to bring the riches of contemporary Ukrainian literature--and of contemporary Ukraine, too--to the world. While Ukraine is under sustained attack, many in the West have marveled at the nation's strength in the face of a barbaric invasion. Who are these people, what is this nation, which has captivated the world with their courage? By showcasing some of the finest Ukrainian writers working today, this book aims to help answer that question. There are war stories, but there are also love stories. Stories of aging romantics in modern Ukraine, and o... continue
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Lucky Breaks by Yevgenia Belorusets EN
Description:
Powerful, off-beat stories about women living in the shadow of the now-frozen, now-thawing war in Ukraine