A Loose End And Other Stories

Author : S. Elizabeth Hall
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 81 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2022-08-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547125174

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A Loose End and Other Stories by S. Elizabeth Hall Pdf

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "A Loose End and Other Stories" by S. Elizabeth Hall. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Author : S. Elizabeth Hall
Publisher : IndyPublish.com
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2007-12-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1435384997

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A Loose End and Other Stories by S. Elizabeth Hall Pdf

Author : John Dahlgren
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2006-06-01
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781411681484

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Finnegan's Parish & Other Stories by John Dahlgren Pdf

Would you create a whole new world religion for a bet? What would you do if you stumbled upon the legendary fountain of youth but found - too late! - there was an unexpected side-effect? How would you react if you went for a job interview and discovered the interviewer was a bit, well, odd? Do your next-door neighbors have a secret so mystifying and enthralling that you're willing to risk your sanity to find out what it is? Filled with larger-than-life characters, unexpected twists and side-splitting satirical humor, these stories by John Dahlgren will leave you laughing, pondering and possibly outraged . and perhaps make you think twice before you next open your bathroom door.

Author : Saʻādat Ḥasan Manṭo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Fiction
ISBN : UOM:39015013120756

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Kingdom's End and Other Stories by Saʻādat Ḥasan Manṭo Pdf

Author : Sapper
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2021-11-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:4066338095848

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The Saving Clause and Other Stories by Sapper Pdf

This is a collection of stories written by Sapper. The volume contains the following stories: The Saving Clause - Billie Finds The Answer - The Rubber Strap - Rout Of The Oliver Samuelsons - The Horror At Staveley Grange - Cynthia Delmorton's Mistake - The Eleventh Hour - Three Of A Kind - The Impassive Footman.

Author : Sharona Muir
Publisher : University of New Orleans Press
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2022-11-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781608012398

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Animal Truth and Other Stories by Sharona Muir Pdf

In Sharona Muir’s unique eco-fabulist tales, fantastic animals and real science lead people through adventure and crisis to metamorphoses of the heart, and surprising truths about being human in the living system. In “Menu: Extinction”, an artist obsessed with the mass extinction of species creates a “banquet” installation in which a mermaid is served as a dish, while the banquet’s imaginary, satanic chef stalks his wife. In “Animal Truth,” a fiercely independent woman researching the genome of a mysterious fish discovers that her lover-collaborator is her own son, given away at birth, and wrestles with the meanings of truth and motherhood. A time travelling billionaire escaping the complexities of contemporary life, in “The Bath of Venus,” has his heart broken by a beautiful creature in Earth’s remote past. Each of these stories spins into gold the prickling straw of contemporary anxieties about our continued life on the planet. By turns playful, terrifying, haunting, and sensuous, the stories in this collection inspire wonder at the interwoven lives of human and nonhuman beings. They are both madly inventive and scientifically literate, and (to cite Anthony Doerr’s praise for her work) “absolutely original.”

Author : Mohana Bhaṇḍārī
Publisher : Sahitya Akademi
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Short stories, Panjabi
ISBN : 8126017902

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The Eye of a Doe and Other Stories by Mohana Bhaṇḍārī Pdf

This Is A Rare Collection Of Mohan BhandariýS Stories, Vaguely Reminiscent Of The Punjab Tragedy. The Stories Create Images That, At Once, Enthrall And Terrify. Despite Being Variations On The Same Leitmotiv, These Stories Display An Uncanny Freshness, Vigour And Richness In Their Choice Of Subject Matter And Style. It Is As Though Each Story Weaves Its Own Tale Of The Times Gone Awry, Unmasking An Insanely Terrifying Through Sensitively Humane Images Of Men And Women Grapping With The Dread Of Violence, Both Inside And Outside. A Living History Of Its Own Times, This Collection Offers Some Intensely Memorable Portrayals Of Characters/Situations.

Author : Wen Zhu
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : China
ISBN : 9780231136945

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I Love Dollars and Other Stories of China by Wen Zhu Pdf

In five richly imaginative novellas and a short story, Zhu Wen depicts the violence, chaos, and dark comedy of China in the post-Mao era. A frank reflection of the seamier side of his nation's increasingly capitalist society, Zhu Wen's fiction offers an audaciously plainspoken account of the often hedonistic individualism that is feverishly taking root. Set against the mundane landscapes of contemporary China-a worn Yangtze River vessel, cheap diners, a failing factory, a for-profit hospital operating by dated socialist norms-Zhu Wen's stories zoom in on the often tragicomic minutiae of everyday life in this fast-changing country. With subjects ranging from provincial mafiosi to nightmarish families and oppressed factory workers, his claustrophobic narratives depict a spiritually bankrupt society, periodically rocked by spasms of uncontrolled violence. For example, I Love Dollars, a story about casual sex in a provincial city whose caustic portrayal of numb disillusionment and cynicism, caused an immediate sensation in the Chinese literary establishment when it was first published. The novella's loose, colloquial voice and sharp focus on the indignity and iniquity of a society trapped between communism and capitalism showcase Zhu Wen's exceptional ability to make literary sense of the bizarre, ideologically confused amalgam that is contemporary China. Julia Lovell's fluent translation deftly reproduces Zhu Wen's wry sense of humor and powerful command of detail and atmosphere. The first book-length publication of Zhu Wen's fiction in English, I Love Dollars and Other Stories of China offers readers access to a trailblazing author and marks a major contribution to Chinese literature in English.

Author : Arthur Quiller-Couch
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2022-09-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547348634

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Corporal Sam and Other Stories by Arthur Quiller-Couch Pdf

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Corporal Sam and Other Stories" by Arthur Quiller-Couch. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Author : Philippa Pearce
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 93 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2000-08-31
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780141932316

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The Rope and Other Stories by Philippa Pearce Pdf

'The rope hung from top to bottom of his dream. The rope hung softly, saying nothing, doing nothing. Then the rope began to swing very softly, very gently ... Towards him' The need to face your fears; the comedy of family life; the pressure of others' expectations... Intense experiences of childhood are vividly brought to life in this beautifully written collection of short stories by the author of Tom's Midnight Garden.

Author : Omuteche, Jairus
Publisher : East African Educational Publishers
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2019-02-19
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9789966258045

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The High Flier and Other Stories by Omuteche, Jairus Pdf

The High Flier and Other Stories is a collection of twelve exciting short stories from across Africa. The collection focuses on pertinent issues which touch on social, economic and political aspects of life such as the place of the African girl child, personal relationships in a changing cultural universe, female exploitation and choice, interracial relationships, HIV and AIDS, political disillusionment and betrayal, prison life, and disability. The stories provide insight into the issues that dominate contemporary debates in Africa from some the continents most well-known writers such as Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Ngugi wa Thiong’o, Grace Ogot, Chiedza Musengezi, Seam O’Toole, Chika Unigwe, Mildred Kiconco Barya, Mzana Mthimkhulu, Leila Aboulela, Alex la Guma, Vivienne Ndlovu and Leteipa ole Sunkuli.

Author : Jerome J.K.
Publisher : Рипол Классик
Page : 115 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9785521070930

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Malvina of Brittany and Other Stories by Jerome J.K. Pdf

Jerome Klapka Jerome (1859–1927) was an English writer and humourist. «Malvina of Brittany» is a highly entertaining work that describes the life of Malvina, the Queen’s attendant. This is a early shortstory collection of Jerome, which includes «Malvina of Brittany», «The Street of the Blank Wall», «His Evening Out», «The Lesson», Sylvia of the Letters», and «The Fawn Gloves».

Author : Talbot Baines Reed
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2022-09-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547337942

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Parkhurst Boys, and Other Stories of School Life by Talbot Baines Reed Pdf

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Parkhurst Boys, and Other Stories of School Life" by Talbot Baines Reed. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Author : John Pascal
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2017-07-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781546200215

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The Shaggy Dog & Other Stories by John Pascal Pdf

Here is John Pascal once again, with a new book of entertaining fictiona collection of sixteen Shaggy Dog stories and four more traditional tales, one a novelette. Saki (H.H. Munro) and O. Henry (William Sidney Porter) wrote short stories with surprise endings, but mainly satirical, not comedic. As Pascal tells us in his Preface to them: All Shaggy Dog tales are comedies, high or low, depending upon their subject matter and the writers art. Briefly, getting to the conclusion of a good Shaggy Dog story can be well worth the wait; and in a truly great one there can be a lot of fun along the way. And he would agree that since traditionally these anecdotes have been related orally (at a Club, bar, or other private or limited venues), they have not been given the attention they deserve nor the entertainment they would provide to a larger audience.

Author : Andrew Barton Paterson
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2022-10-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783368285357

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Three Elephant Power, and Other Stories by Andrew Barton Paterson Pdf

Reproduction of the original.