検索キーワード： 短編小説

An aspiring writer moves into a new apartment and discovers that her landlady has murdered her husband. Elsewhere, an accomplished surgeon is approached by a cabaret singer, whose beautiful appearance belies the grotesque condition of her heart. And while the surgeon's jealous lover vows to kill him, a violent envy also stirs in the soul of a lonely craftsman. Desire meets with impulse and erupts, attracting the attention of the surgeon's neighbor - who is drawn to a decaying residence that is now home to instruments of human torture.

With Life Ceremony, the incomparable Sayaka Murata is back with her first collection of short stories ever to be translated into English. In Japan, Murata is particularly admired for her short stories, which are sometimes sweet, sometimes shocking, and always imbued with an otherworldly imagination and uncanniness.

“A diverse and glorious selection . . . a gift of imagination, wit, and wonder. The collection is filled with miniature masterpieces. . . . This must-have anthology is a treasure trove not to be missed.” —Library Journal (starred review) The prestigious annual story anthology, featuring...

年間100冊を読破、無類の読書好きで知られるニシダがついに小説を執筆。繊細な観察眼と表現力が光る珠玉の5篇。【収録作品】「遺影」じゃあユウシはアミの遺影を作る担当な――。中1の夏休み、ユウシはいじめら

A journey to a fair becomes a lifetime of exile. When a fellow merchant is found murdered, Ivan Dmitrich Aksionov is arrested with a bloodstained knife in his luggage. Innocent but unable to prove it, he is torn from his family and condemned to hard labor in Siberia. Over twenty-six years, the...

Some doors should never be opened. A mysterious box that leads to the realm of the dead. A photograph that traps souls forever. A haunted manor where whispers echo through empty halls. A ghost that refuses to leave the eighth floor. In this chilling collection, Professor Shadow presents ten terrifying ghost stories where the line between the living and the dead begins to disappear. Each tale explores a different doorway into the supernatural—cursed objects, restless spirits, haunted places, and the terrifying consequences of disturbing what lies beyond the veil.

For the irreverent among us in need of a laugh, Random Synapses offers an eclectic round-up of funny short stories and relatable reflections about life’s milestones and quirks. Is beer effective for pest control? What if condoms set the mood with their own soundtrack? Are washable crayons tantamount to child abuse? What’s the secret to that speed-walking hip sway? And what’s that furry green thing growing at the back of the fridge?? If you’ve ever appreciated an essay by Dave Barry, you’ll be delighted by Bob Schellenberg’s careening thoughts on the seemingly mundane and everyday.

Ken Winkler's debut collection of stories and poems is an ice cream truck ride through Hell, with Heaven on the horizon. The stops along the way leave us stranded in a netherworld of longing and despair, hope and disappointment. A place where goddesses reign supreme, blood spills like syrup, and unnatural phenomena remind us to slow down and look, no matter the cost to our sanity. And as we pass through its darkest avenues, we just might find ourselves laughing, if not crying for the absurdity of it all.

O ano do vestibular é definitivamente um dos mais marcantes e decisivos na vida de uma pessoa, e os alunos do cursinho Desígnio concordam com isso em gênero, número e grau. Victória, Júlia, Karen e Anita estão empenhadas em fazer a tão...

A Storytel tem o orgulho de publicar exclusivamente em áudio a primeira temporada de A vida como ela é, do célebre autor Nelson Rodrigues. Inicialmente publicada como uma coluna diária no Jornal Última Hora, os contos de A vida como ela é se tornaram...

‘Everyone’s life begins on a level where races, armies, and churches stop. And yet everyone’s life is always shaped by races, churches, and armies’ In these eight extraordinary stories of love, conflict, desperation and fear, James Baldwin shows people trapped by the roles they must play...

A miller's daughter. An impossible bargain. A name that changes everything. When a poor miller boasts to the King that his daughter can spin straw into gold, she's locked in a tower and given one impossible night to prove it — or die trying. A strange little man appears with an offer she can't...

Michael Henrik Wynn, the editor of the educational net radio stream Historyradio.org, narrates a classic boys’ adventure by Emilio Salgari (1862–1911), one of Italy’s most prolific and bestselling authors. Set in the jungles of the Amazon, the tale follows hunters in pursuit of a legendary...

Some stories are found on the page. The ones that change your life are written in the margins. Brandon has built a quiet life among the shelves of Oak & Ink, the little bookstore he calls home. Protected by a carefully guarded secret, he's convinced some chapters are better left unopened. Then Isla walks through his door carrying a box of books she never imagined she'd have to part with. After trading the warmth of her family's farm for the uncertainty of the city, she's still trying to find her footing and a place that finally feels like home.

Some messages are meant to be sent. Others are the only thing standing between you and finally letting go. Every night at 2:17 a.m., Adrian still reaches for his phone. For almost two years, that was when Maya would finish her hospital shift and send the same simple message: Are you awake? He always was. But Maya no longer calls. Three months after their relationship ended, Adrian is still surrounded by reminders of the woman he loved.

Trina had spent the last three years in a perfect relationship with Brandon. Now after planning the perfect wedding with the man of her dreams, everything she had hoped for their lives together was on the brink of coming true. That is, until the day of the wedding when a very important guest didn’t arrive... the groom himself, Brandon. Now Trina is left to pick up the pieces of her life and figure out what went wrong. Why did Brandon leave her at the altar after everything they had been through? Trina wants answers and she won’t rest until she finds them. Her heart won’t let her.

I Annie Proulx’ mesterlige historier er livet råt og hårdt, landskabet stort og åbent. Som den betagende natur, fortællingerne udspiller sig i, drives bogens personer af en kompromisløs og kraftfuld energi. Her er vanviddet og ensomheden på spil, men også den uforudsigelige og svimlende...

In an age dominated by logic and science, we’ve forgotten why we instinctively fear the dark. The ancient stories passed down by our ancestors, meant to warn us of the horrors lurking just beyond the reach of light, have faded into obscurity. Yet the entities that stalked them are not gone—they wait in the shadows, watching and waiting for their next unsuspecting victim.

Marcus Adams has a dark secret he's kept for decades. A secret that only he and three other people know about. He receives a letter from his former college, one of many requesting a donation, only this one is inviting him to a special Homecoming event on Thanksgiving weekend. Marcus swore he would never visit Stamden University again, but something is drawing him there. Perhaps it is time to reveal the secret he's kept hidden all of these years, for keeping it may cost him his soul.

Während du schläfst, arbeitet die Welt sehr leise weiter. Zehn ruhige Geschichten über das, was in der Nacht geschieht. Kein Krimi, kein Rätsel, keine Wendung, die dich wachhält. Nur langsame, wahre Vorgänge, weich erzählt und so gebaut, dass du an jeder Stelle einschlafen darfst. Jedes...