The Pole And Other Stories

Author : J.M. Coetzee
Publisher : Random House
Page : 151 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2023-10-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781529906769

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The Pole and Other Stories by J.M. Coetzee Pdf

A pianist falls grandly, helplessly in love in this elegant new novella from the twice-Booker Prize winner The Pole tells the story of Witold Walczykiewicz, a vigorous, white-haired pianist, who becomes infatuated with Beatriz, a stylish patron of the arts, after she helps organize his Barcelona concert. Although Beatriz, who is married, is initially unimpressed by Wittold, she soon finds herself pursued and ineluctably swept into his world. As he sends her letters, extends countless invitations to travel, and even visits her husband's summer home in Mallorca, their unlikely relationship blossoms, though only on her terms. As the power struggle between them intensifies -- Is it Beatriz who limits their passion by controlling her emotions? Or is it Witold, trying to force into life his dream of love? Evocative of Joyce's 'The Dead,' The Pole is a haunting work, evoking the 'inexhaustible palette of sensations, from blind love to compassion' (El País) typical of Coetzee's finest novels. Published together with five exceptional stories, this new work from one of our greatest writers is a must for all literary connoisseurs.

Author : J.M. Coetzee
Publisher : Random House
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2020-01-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781473575233

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The Death of Jesus by J.M. Coetzee Pdf

The luminous new novel from 'one of the best writers of our time', double Booker Prize winner J. M. Coetzee. 'Full of truth, tearfully moving to read... Brilliant' Evening Standard Simón and David - a tall ten-year-old - are in a new land, together with a woman named Inés. The small family have found a home in which David can thrive. But David is spotted by Julio Fabricante, the director of a local orphanage, playing football with his friends. He shows unusual talent. When David announces that he wants to live with Julio and the children in his care, Simón and Inés are stunned. David is leaving them, and they can only love him and bear witness. The Death of Jesus is the completion of an incomparable trilogy in which J. M. Coetzee explores the meaning of a world empty of memory but brimming with questions. * A New York Times Notable Book * ___________________ 'Extraordinary... Coetzee stands as the pre-eminent novelist in the English-writing world' New Statesman 'You will read its cool, dry final sentences - as I did - with tears in your eyes' The Times

Author : Eric Walters
Publisher : Penguin Canada
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2008-08-05
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780143181514

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The Pole by Eric Walters Pdf

The Pole is Eric Walters’s powerful fictionalized retelling of Robert Peary’s 1909 expedition to the North Pole aboard The Roosevelt, as experienced by a young cabin boy named Danny, away from home and at sea for the very first time. This highly adventurous tale features Canadian hero Robert Bartlett, captain of The Roosevelt (featured in Walters’s mega-bestselling Trapped in Ice), and Matthew Henson, Peary’s assistant and the first African-American Arctic explorer.

Author : J. M. Coetzee
Publisher : Text Publishing
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2014-10-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781925095500

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Three Stories by J. M. Coetzee Pdf

A man contemplates his deep connection to a house. The unfathomable idea of threshing wheat points to a life lost. And a writer ponders the creation of his narrator. Three Stories—‘His Man and He’, written as Coetzee’s acceptance speech for the Nobel Prize for Literature, ‘A House in Spain’ and ‘Nietverloren’—is the work of a master at his peak. These are stories that embody the essence of our existence. J.M. Coetzee was the first author to win the Booker Prize twice and was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2003. His work includes Waiting for the Barbarians, Life and Times of Michael K, The Master of Petersburg, Disgrace, Diary of a Bad Year and most recently, The Childhood of Jesus. He lives in Adelaide. ‘All [the stories are] impeccably crafted and a joy to read, with the book itself beautifully presented in duck egg blue and inlaid gold too.’ New Daily ‘For all the sharpness and sorrow of Coetzee’s writing, there is something grandly calming about his style: his sentences seem to give off light, and not in a hard dazzle, but in the glow of a child’s night-light.’ Age/Sydney Morning Herald ‘Coetzee’s strength as a writer is such that each of the stories is engaging, thought-provoking and highly readable.’ West Australian

Author : Shouhua Qi
Publisher : Stone Bridge Press
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2008-03-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781933330624

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The Pearl Jacket and Other Stories by Shouhua Qi Pdf

China's hottest literary genre brings together the traditional, the experimental, and the avant-garde.

Author : Wyndham Lewis
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2022-08-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547116301

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The Wild Body. A Soldier of Humour and Other Stories by Wyndham Lewis Pdf

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Wild Body. A Soldier of Humour and Other Stories" by Wyndham Lewis. 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 : Pedro Antonio de Alarcón
Publisher : Bucknell University Press
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0838753612

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"The Nail", and Other Stories by Pedro Antonio de Alarcón Pdf

In this book, eight stories written by Pedro Antonio de Alarcon have been brought together in English for the first time. The nail in "The Nail" is found driven into a disinterred skull, and if some of the events are implausible and others incredible, it is also true that there is considerable suspense and mystery. "The Cornet" draws more heavily on historical reality, with its depiction of the horror of civil war and factual detail. Noteworthy for its first-person narration and rapid-fire dialogue, "The Cornet" paints an episode of fraternal love and the power of the will. "The Orderly," although set against the same Carlist War background, has more to do with a military "attitude" than a Carlist "War", and describes the transformation effected in one officer by one orderly. The War of Independence (1808-14) was fought against Napoleon and his attempt to place his brother Joseph on the Spanish throne. After years of horrendous carnage and the Duke of Wellington's victory at Vitoria, the "Little Corporal" renounced the Spanish crown. The War of Independence stories - "The French Sympathizer" and "The Mayor of Lapeza"--Have been known to generations of Spanish readers, especially for their theme of patriotism. These two, together with "Long Live the Pope!" and "The Guardian Angel," extol the heroism and courage of the Spanish people. "The Foreigner," the story of a young Pole who had been conscripted into Napoleon's army, looks at Spain and two of her soldiers through the eyes of a Spanish muleteer.

Author : Stephen Colbert
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2012-05-08
Category : Humor
ISBN : 1455523429

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I Am A Pole (And So Can You!) by Stephen Colbert Pdf

"The sad thing is, I like it" - Maurice Sendak "The perfect gift to give a child or grandchild for their high school or college graduation. Also Father's Day. Also, other times." - Stephen Colbert

Author : Sally McBride
Publisher : Brain Lag
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2023-07-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781998795017

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The Fragrance of Orchids and Other Stories by Sally McBride Pdf

Sally McBride's haunting, mesmerizing short fiction has been captivating audiences for nearly forty years. It's been published in Asimov’s, Amazing, Fantasy & Science Fiction, Realms of Fantasy, Northern Frights, Tesseracts, On Spec, and many more magazines, anthologies and best-of collections. It's won Canada's Aurora Award and been nominated for the Hugo and Nebula Awards. Her stories have been reprinted time and again. Now, for the first time, fourteen of her best-loved stories are collected together in this volume. Therapy for an alien stranded on Earth from infancy, land and sea remaking humanity in its own image, smart buildings, memory manipulation, and more. Prepare to get transported to a fantastic future, a terrifying present, or look at history and myth in a whole new light.

Author : Yanick Lahens
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Short stories, Haitian
ISBN : 0813929016

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Aunt Resia and the Spirits and Other Stories by Yanick Lahens Pdf

The men and women glimpsed in Lahens's stories are confronted with the overwhelming task of simply staying alive. "The Survivors" unfolds under the Duvalier dictatorship and, centered on a group of men who dream of somehow striking out against the regime, shows how fear is passed down from generation to generation. Life is no simpler in the post-Duvalier world of the title story, in which a young man is caught between a mother who lives a devout life filled with self-imposed restrictions and an exuberant Vodouist aunt who makes no apologies for working in the black market. The twelve-year-old girl who narrates "Madness Had Come with the Rain" finds herself swept up in a violent riot following the death of a modern Robin Hood. Lahens' women, although they may act as the poto mitan (or "central pole") in family life and society, experience a particularly grim fate. In the eviction tale "And All This Unease" a beautiful girl reminisces about her happy childhood in the country in order to forget her current life as a prostitute.

Author : S. Govind Raj
Publisher : Vishv Books Private Limited
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2013-01-27
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9788179877258

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The Longest Day and Other Stories by S. Govind Raj Pdf

Siraj-ud-Daula, the Nawab of Bengal was neither coward nor afraid of wars. He routed the British army from Calcutta within four days. After that could he defend the State of Bengal in spite of his so many enemies because of his cruelty and profligacy? What caused his downfall? Was it profligacy or cruelty & who and how they conspired against him to take their revenge was a quite intrigue? It is an interesting historical story which one must read along with other interesting and inspiring stories.

Author : J.M. Coetzee,Arabella Kurtz
Publisher : Random House
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2015-05-21
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781473512290

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The Good Story by J.M. Coetzee,Arabella Kurtz Pdf

The Good Story is an exchange between a writer with a longstanding interest in moral psychology and a psychotherapist with a training in literary studies. J. M. Coetzee and Arabella Kurtz consider psychotherapy and its wider social context from different perspectives, but at the heart of both their approaches is a concern with stories. Working alone, the writer is in sole charge of the story he or she tells. The therapist, on the other hand, collaborates with the patient in telling the story of their life. What kind of truth do the stories created by patient and therapist aim to uncover: objective truth or the shifting and subjective truth of memories explored and re-experienced in the safety of the therapeutic relationship? Drawing on great writers like Cervantes and Dostoevsky and on psychoanalysts like Freud and Melanie Klein, the authors offer illuminating insights into the stories we tell of our lives.

Author : Lucy Bethia Walford
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1894
Category : English fiction
ISBN : UOM:39015055350790

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"Ploughed", and Other Stories by Lucy Bethia Walford Pdf

Author : Percy Wyndham Lewis
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2022-08-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547163169

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The Wild Body. A Soldier of Humour and Other Stories by Percy Wyndham Lewis Pdf

This is a captivating collection of short stories by Wyndham Lewis with character studies drawn from his trips to Brittany and Spain. It is one of the earliest works by Lewis that beautifully presents his views on humor and his philosophy of the mind-body dichotomy.

Author : Antun Šoljan
Publisher : Northwestern University Press
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0810116359

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A Brief Excursion and Other Stories by Antun Šoljan Pdf

The novel A Brief Excursion anchors this collection of fiction by one of the most significant postwar Croatian writers. This novel and six stories, including many from Soljan's first book, Traitors, reveal a sensibility both comic and poignant, devoted to questions of identity and solidarity, of how the one and the many conflict and intermingle-issues that were at the center of both political and literary life for Soljan. Whether fixing up a summerhouse on the Istrian coast or confronting prejudice and the past in a tourist town, Soljan's characters are stirred to action by an undefined longing, only to find the stark landscape of self-knowledge and loss.