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“I’m a failed poet. Maybe every novelist wants to write poetry first, finds he can’t and then tries the short story which is the most demanding form after poetry. And failing that, only then does he take up novel writing.” —William Faulkner Winner of the National Book Award...

Before he gained wide fame as a novelist, Ernest Hemingway established his literary reputation with his short stories. Set in the varied landscapes of Spain, Africa, and the American Midwest, this definitive audio collection traces the development and maturation of Hemingway's distinct and...

This collection of Buk's grimmest diaries gives an insight into the noir and brutal Los Angeles that Bukowski observed and lived so well. He was a legend in his time: a madman, a recluse, a lover...tender, vicious...never the same. These are exceptional stories that came pounding out of his violent and depraved life - horrible and holy. You cannot listen to them and come away the same again.

In this acclaimed collection of short stories, Pulitzer Prizewinning author Stephen Millhauser shares the dark suspense and humor that have gained him a cult following. Millhauser’s imagination and creativity are on full display with stories featuring artists gone mad, egomaniacal architects, and a historical society that’s given up its chronicling of history. Characterized by “phenomenal clarity and rapacious movement” each story “focuses on the misery wrought by misdirected human desire and ambition.” ( Publishers Weekly)

두려움, 회피, 슬픔 등 음식으로 나쁜 기억을 치유할 순 없을까? 심리적 편식은 '나쁜 습관'이 아닌, '아픈 기억'이라는 말이 있다. 아픈 몸을 의사가 치료하듯 아픈 기억은 요리사가 치료해줄 수 있지 않을까 하는 생각에서 이 이야기는 시작된다.

April Bannerman is een jonge moeder van drie, getrouwd met haar middelbareschoolliefde en woont nog steeds in het stadje waar ze is opgegroeid. Hoewel ze van haar kinderen en man houdt, wordt April geteisterd door de toenemende twijfel dat ze niet aan de verwachtingen van haar moeder heeft voldaan. Maar op een dag gebeurt er iets vreselijks en onverwachts waarna April de waarheid over haar eigen leven onder ogen moet zien. Dan pas ontdekt ze wat er echt toe doet.

In the titular Man, F*ck This House, Sabrina Haskins and her family have just moved into their dream home. At first glance, the house is perfect. But things aren’t what they seem. Sabrina is hearing odd noises, seeing strange visions. Their neighbors are odd or absent. And Sabrina’s already-fraught relationship with her son is about to be tested in a way no parent could ever imagine. Because while the Haskins family might be the newest owners of this house, they’re far from its only residents …

Set in the fictional town of Winesburg, Sherwood Anderson's quietly powerful masterpiece explores the hidden lives of ordinary people – most notably George Willard, a young reporter – as they struggle with loneliness, repression, and the haunting distance between inner truth and outward appearance. Beneath the town's veneer of small-town simplicity lies a world full of private anguish, failed connections and emotional isolation.

Ender’s Tribe is special compilation of eight stories from the Ender Universe, including the original short story “Ender’s Game” that would later become the bestselling novel. Each story contains a thread from the multi-series franchise. With focuses on Mazer Rackham, Bonito, Han Tzu, Peter Wiggin, Sel Menach, Dabeet Ochoa, and of course Ender Wiggin himself, these tales are essential for longtime and new fans of the beloved Ender books.

Dubliners is a collection of fifteen short stories by James Joyce, first published in 1914. It presents a naturalistic depiction of Irish middle class life in and around Dublin in the early years of the 20th century. The stories were written when Irish nationalism was at its peak, and a search for a national identity and purpose was raging; at a crossroads of history and culture, Ireland was jolted by various converging ideas and influences.

— Tiens, dit Marambot, voilà le rosier de Mme Husson. Je fus très surpris et je demandai : « Le rosier de Mme Husson, qu'est-ce que tu veux dire par là ? » Le médecin se mit à rire. — Oh ! c'est une manière d'appeler les ivrognes que nous avons ici. Cela vient d'une vieille histoire passée maintenant à l'état de légende, bien qu'elle soit vraie en tous points. — Est-elle drôle, ton histoire ?

"The Rocking Horse Winner" is one of Lawrence's more popular short stories with its mixture of the supernatural and its moral lesson of the corrupting nature of the love of money. But it has nothing new to say on the subject, and without the central core of Lawrence's passion for what he is writing, it seems somewhat trite.

Where Love Is There God Is Also is a classic short story by Leo Tolstoy in the late 19th century. The title references the Catholic hymn Ubi Caritas.

Après des études littéraires perturbées par une santé fragile, le jeune Marcel Proust passe une licence de lettres et de philosophie, une autre de droit mais sans désir de carrière. Cependant dès l'adolescence, paraissent en revue des nouvelles, pastiches, portraits, essais et poèmes en vers et en prose qu'il réunit sous forme d'itinéraire et publie à l'âge de 25 ans sous le titre Les plaisirs et les jours.

Rip Van Winkle is known as a good neighbor, a friend to animals and children, and a regular at the discussions held at the town tavern. His sudden disappearance causes consternation in the small town. Where did he go? What happened to him? When a lean, white bearded old man appears 20 years later, claiming to be Rip, he has a tale to tell that is quite incredible.

Barry Hannah's death on March 1 brought writers and fans out of the woodwork to mourn an irrevocable loss to American letters. Now, combining the best of the four story collections he published during his lifetime - Airships, Captain Maximus, Bats Out of Hell, and High Lonesome - and drawing from his final, never-before-seen manuscript, Long, Last, Happy will cement his legacy and serve as the definitive collection of his finest work in the story form.

Trying to Save Piggy Sneed contains a dozen short works by John Irving, beginning with three memoirs, including an account of Mr. Irving’s dinner with President Ronald Reagan at the White House. The longest of the memoirs, The Imaginary Girlfriend,” is the core of this collection.

This is the first of a series of short horror stories. Be the victim of a paralyzing sting followed by pending danger. Find out what it's like to be helpless in the wilderness, unable to defend yourself from the nightmare you are doomed to live.

A Penguin Classic First published in 1938, this volume of stories collected with the encouragement of his longtime editor Pascal Covici serves as a wonderful introduction to the work of Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck. Set in the beautiful Salinas Valley of California, where simple people farm...

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