検索キーワード： "Rivers" 短編小説

A River Runs Through It is a universal story of family love and a lyrical masterpiece, as beautiful as the great trout rivers of western Montana upon which it is set. Its beauty is especially evident through the "near-perfect match" of reader Ivan Doig and author Norman MacLean.

On the storm-swollen Aisne in northeastern France, an alcoholic actor combats both his demons and nature’s tempests. Along the Main and Rhine in Germany, a kindhearted logger has but one wish: to travel with the lumber from his small Franconian hometown to the end of the river in the Netherlands, where it feeds into the majestic North Sea. In a bucolic vale in the French region of Brittany, two families, divided by religion and an unnamed stream, sustain a centuries-old feud, their resolve no match for the constantly shifting flow of water.

A story that tells about an Egyptian young man who immigrated illegally from Egypt to pass through several Arab countries and is chased by the police until he is imprisoned. How will he get out of prison and can he continue on his way?

Jim Harrison is one of America’s most beloved and critically acclaimed authors, and this collection of novellas is Harrison at his most memorable - a brilliant rendering of two men striving to find their way in the world, written with freshness, abundant wit, and profound humanity.

Since time immemorial, the Nile River has flowed like a life-giving artery in the heart of the earth, bringing goodness and blessings to all who approach it. It is not just a river, but a story in which the secrets of nature intertwine with human aspirations. On its banks, fields dance and civilizations grow, but it is also a silent witness to human greed and negligence. How can the life-giving river be in danger?

In Mother River, Can Xue, one of China's most daring and visionary writers, invites us into a surreal landscape where reality is as fluid as a river itself. This collection of thirteen stories weaves together vivid, dreamlike narratives that challenge our perceptions of time, identity, and existence.

Hear the American frontier brought vividly to life in this full-cast dramatized audiobook featuring professional actors, original music, and immersive sound effects. One act of frontier justice turned Lance Gordon into an outlaw. After avenging his father’s murderer, Lance Gordon discovers the man he killed was a deputy marshal. Now every sheriff, posse, and cavalry patrol in the territory is hunting him. Tired of running and determined to make his stand, he rides toward the one place no lawman dares enter—the domain of the Baron of Coyote River.

For twenty-two-year-old Julia, just out of college, Vancouver has become a social wasteland. Her boyfriend has gone off to London to study art history, leaving her feeling abandoned in the not-quite-derelict historic apartment where she is alone - surrounded by people. While working a series of odd jobs, Julia inadvertently befriends Oliver, one of her aloof neighbors.

In rural Missouri, Crawford County has had more than its share of wildlife problems. Not even a year earlier the woods were home to a vicious killer brought back from extinction. In "The Wolf's Moon", Mark Lansdowne and his pal, Warren Skruggs, sent them back...but at a cost. Now something is haunting the rivers in Crawford County.

At the Bottom of the River is Jamaica Kincaid’s first published work, a selection of inter-connected prose poems told from the perspective of a young Afro-Caribbean girl. Collecting pieces written for the New Yorker and the Paris Review between 1978 and 1982, including the seminal ‘Girl’...

La historia personal, la creación literaria, observaciones sobre la naturaleza humana y apreciaciones estéticas conforman este atractivo abanico de reflexiones que comparte Paulo Coelho, mientras muestra que las lecciones vitales más importantes se extraen de experiencias aparentemente insignificantes.

No one rejects their fated mate. Right? As the Alpha of the Black River Pack, Killian has to be strong. He’s been the leader since his father died and now it’s time for him to think about finding his mate. When he pictures her in his head, she’s strong, maybe a wolf like him. Then he smells her and she’s nothing like he thought she would be. Sascha is a deer shifter. She’s always been the runt of any pack and has been cast aside more times than she can count.

Pierce has been looking for his mate for over a decade and he finally found her. Unfortunately for him, so did Reed. Alexandra's on the run from her father and the friends that he tried to sell her to. She only stopped by Black River to regroup and try to make some extra cash. Things are going fine, until she witnesses two strange men turn into animals in front of her. When they start to fight for her attention, she doesn’t know what to think or how to react.

“Entra a casa y cierra la reja. Deja al mundo tras de sí. Dentro, una televisión encendida, los trastes sucios, el alpiste servido”. Al estilo de las fábulas de Esopo, los nueve cuentos que integran el libro "Donde el río se toca" de la escritora mexicana Rose Mary Salum, nos llevan a lugares que es difícil visitar.

செஞ்சோற்று கடன் என்பது தான் சேராத இடத்தில் சேர்ந்ததை குறிப்பது அல்ல. தன்னை சோறிட்டு எந்த எதிர்பார்ப்புமின்றி வளர்த்த தேரோட்டி தந்தைக்கு செய்ய வேண்டிய தானத்தை குறிப்பதாகும்.

Some rivers rush toward the sea. Others move slowly, as though they already know where they are going. In this quiet visit to the Orion Library, Kai follows a gentle river with Cuddle Monster and Aiko and begins to notice something unusual about the way water moves through the world. The river does not hurry. And yet it never stops moving. The River That Didn’t Hurry is part of Cuddleverse Chronicles — Calming Short Stories to Slow Down and Reflect from the Orion Library, a collection of thoughtful tales designed to be shared at the end of the day.

The debut collection from New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Roanhorse includes a new novella set in the world of Trail of Lightning alongside her award-winning stories. Rebecca Roanhorse’s first publication, “Welcome to Your Authentic Indian Experience”, was awarded both the...

When the River Meets the Sea....

Trent and Louise have carved out a quiet paradise deep in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, living off the land, off the grid, and far from the chaos of the modern world. For years, their days have been measured in seasons, not headlines, their lives defined by self-reliance and hard-earned peace. But beyond the tree line, the world has shifted, fractured into something unrecognizable. And now, that world is moving closer, drawn by desperation and greed… and by the resources Trent and Louise have fought a lifetime to protect.

Join me on a witty romp through subdivision living. A River To My People is a collection of short stories about life in the suburbs and the funny and infuriating antics, behaviors, rules, and regulations of community life. While every neighborhood is unique, people are people, and you are going to bump into many of the same types: the gossip, the penny-pincher, the blowhard, the maverick, and all the rest. Our subdivision is no exception to the rule that truth is stranger than fiction. Every story is true, only the names have been changed to be more ridiculous.