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In 1995, the physical and social landscape of Japan was transformed by two events: the Kobe earthquake, in January, which destroyed thousands of lives, and the poison-gas attacks in the Tokyo subways in March, during the morning rush hour. Following these twin disasters, Haruki Murakami...

Paul Auster's signature work, The New York Trilogy, consists of three interlocking novels: City of Glass, Ghosts, and The Locked Room - haunting and mysterious tales that move at the breathless pace of a thriller.

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.

Patrick Lafcadio Hearn, was an Irish writer known also by the Japanese name Koizumi Yakumo. His book Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things, comprises two parts, the first being the "Kwaidan Proper" and the second, "Insect-Studies", which consists of an essay each on ants, butterflies and mosquitos. According to the author, most of the folk tales and ghost stories in the first part were translated from old Japanese texts. The themes encompass resurrection, sacrifice, magic, and the realm of dreams.

Collected for the first time anywhere, the nine tales in The Egg and Other Stories highlight Andy Weir's trademark wit and unexpected twists. For the few who have yet to experience The Martian, it's a perfect appetizer. For passionate Weir fans, it's a delicious dessert.

―――【収録作品】「国民的未亡人」誰もが知るスター俳優であった夫を亡くした私は、一般人にして有名「未亡人」となった。

´Das coisas esquecidas atrás da estante´ usa uma linguagem coloquial e cheia de referências pop para falar sobre sexo, drogas, rock e solidão. As histórias de Clara se confundem com as de suas personagens, buscando traduzir a vertiginosa vida urbana noturna da juventude...

'O fluxo dessa prosa que, dos contos, atravessa as cartas para derramar-se no diário (derradeiro ato de Florbela). É a pretendida nudez diante de um espelho, afinal ingrato, pois que a despe ainda em outra e outra, desconsolo fatal para quem, por fim, se buscava uma, muito embora se tivesse...

Lance, Brandon, and Chris venture into the woods of Holly Hills in search of their brother, Josh, who went missing on a solo hunting trip. What starts as a rescue mission quickly turns into a fight for survival, as something in the forest begins to take root.

Casey Whitmore was born beautiful —and he’s spent a lifetime turning beauty into power. The golden-haired son of two physicians, Casey escapes into the art world, where talent and charm carry him from provocative affairs with his professors to the glittering heights of New York society. As a jewelry designer whose pieces gleam in Bergdorf Goodman and Neiman Marcus, he builds a world of swans, benefactors, and high-fashion intrigue —leaving behind lovers as easily as last season’s collection. But reinvention comes at a cost.

A woman like her is my salvation. While I am nothing more than her damnation.

Karen Blixen - que costumava adotar pseudônimos ao escrever, o mais célebre deles Isak Dinesen - iniciou sua carreira de escritora profissional aos quase cinquenta anos. O primeiro livro que publicou foi este Sete narrativas góticas, em 1934. Durante os anos em que viveu na África, de 1914 a...

Think you know the real Las Vegas? Think again. Beneath the tits, glitz, and weapons of mass distraction lies an occult truth. Las Vegas is home to a powerful, transformative energy that amplifies and magnifies all that it touches. What happens in Vegas happens on a whole new level. For some, Las Vegas is paradise. For others, it's the Disneyland of the damned. Be warned. Once you find Las Vegas, Las Vegas finds you. Welcome to Wack City... the real Las Vegas. Where dreams come true, and nightmares too.

It’s easy to make people sad, easier still to make them cry. And while there is much tragedy to be found in these stories, Tosin Balogun’s first short-story collection is interested mainly in arresting the human condition at its most cockeyed.

Before Dracula struck England, his shadow was already drenched in blood. Step across the threshold of terror with this definitive collection of gothic nightmares from the legendary Bram Stoker. This heart-pounding anthology unearths Stoker's finest short fiction, led by the legendary title story...

In Der Wille zum Glück erzählt Thomas Mann von einem sensiblen jungen Mann, der nach Liebe, Anerkennung und einem erfüllten Leben sucht. Zwischen künstlerischem Anspruch und persönlicher Unsicherheit gerät er in einen inneren Konflikt, der seine Sehnsucht nach Glück zunehmend in Frage stellt. Die Erzählung zeichnet ein feinfühliges Bild von Hoffnung, Selbsttäuschung und der Schwierigkeit, das eigene Leben zu gestalten.

One town. One nightmare per night. Welcome to Coffinsview, where each night a new nightmare unfolds. Terrifying things lurking in the alleyways, houses at the end of desolate roads that no one should ever step foot in, beet fields that hide deadly secrets. An assortment of chilling short stories await—bite-sized horrors told in a gripping, "true story" style that will make you question the quiet towns around you. Consume one per night... or devour them all at once. Ready for your first night in Coffinsview? "Hudgins is a Horror-Meister to reckon with!"—VICTOR MILLER, Writer of Friday the 13th.

Hay historias que los niños escuchan… y hay historias que acompañan su corazón. “La Hormiguita Amigable” en formato audiolibro transforma esta tierna aventura en una experiencia íntima y emocional que los pequeños pueden disfrutar antes de dormir, durante viajes o en momentos...

A late-night commuter falls asleep aboard the final train home. When he wakes, the train no longer stops at stations. The passengers sit frozen in silence. Nobody blinks. Nobody speaks. And when one of them finally smiles at him, he realizes something...

The Leader by Murray Leinster is a gripping early science fiction tale about charisma, tyranny, and psychological control. Told through letters and reports, this thought-provoking narrative explores how a mysterious ruler rises to power, manipulates a nation, and reveals the fragile line between...