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Dall'Apocalissi festosa de L'ultimo capodanno dell'umanità alle peripezie del picciotto Albertino protagonista di Fango , i racconti di Niccolò Ammaniti mettono in scena i nuovi eroi di un'umanità borderline e metropolitana, capace di passare con leggerezza da una modesta aspirazione a un efferato delitto. Sono racconti che mescolano tutti i generi, dall'horror alla commedia all'italiana, trovando infine in una grottesca vena comica il vero elemento comune.

Finalist for the 2023 AUDIE AWARDS for Multi-Voiced Performance Three thrilling stories of the law from the master of the legal thriller. Homecoming takes us back to Ford County, the fictional setting of many of John Grisham's unforgettable stories. Jake Brigance is back, but he's not in the...

A classic work that has charmed generations of readers, this collection assembles Carson McCullers' best stories, including her beloved novella The Ballad of the Sad Cafe. A haunting tale of a human triangle that culminates in an astonishing brawl, the novella introduces readers to Miss Amelia, a formidable southern woman whose cafe serves as the town's gathering place. Among other fine works, the collection also includes "Wunderkind", McCullers' first published story, written when she was only 17, about a musical prodigy who suddenly realizes she will not go on to become a great pianist.

A brilliant new collection of stories from one of the most acclaimed and beloved writers of our time. Alice Munro’s peerless ability to give us the essence of a life in often brief but always spacious and timeless stories is once again everywhere apparent in this brilliant new collection. In...

Discover bedtime stories for adults that gently quiet the mind, and sleep stories for adults that carry you towards peaceful sleep through beautiful landscapes, timeless places and gentle reflection. Welcome to Gardens Before Dreams, a calming collection of five immersive bedtime stories created for slow evenings and restful nights. Each story invites you to leave behind the demands of the day and wander through peaceful gardens, coastlines, forests and ancient temples where time slows and stillness quietly unfolds. Walk beneath drifting cherry blossoms in Under the Sakura Moon.

Silence a racing mind and conquer insomnia with this soothing ASMR sleep aid designed to guide you into deep relaxation. When nighttime anxiety keeps you awake, these tranquil bedtime stories offer a comforting escape into low-stakes, sensory-rich worlds. Let go of the day's stress as whispered...

Under the Eucalyptus Tree Written and Narrated by Bülent Karababa Some people leave footprints on the world. Others disappear without anyone noticing. Salih has spent his entire life on the margins of society. Born into poverty, imprisoned after a single tragic moment, and released into a world that has forgotten him, he carries little more than painful memories, quiet regret, and the hope that redemption might still be possible.

H. P. Lovecrafts Mystery-Box: Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890-1937); meist nur H. P. Lovecraft, war ein amerikanischer Schriftsteller. Er gilt als einer der weltweit einflussreichsten Autoren im Bereich der phantastischen und anspruchsvollen Horror-Literatur.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Mr Wraxall is an English travel writer of modest means and considerable curiosity, gathering material in a quiet corner of Sweden. His hosts at the manor house are hospitable, the family archives are extensive, and the more he reads of the estate's...

Eleven strange, unsettling, and darkly comic stories reveal the brilliance of one of Japan’s greatest modern writers. In *Tales Grotesque & Curious*, Ryūnosuke Akutagawa turns monks, thieves, servants, scholars, devils, and ordinary people into unforgettable studies of vanity, fear, faith...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. When Mr. Anderson checks into the Golden Lion, a venerable old inn in the Danish town of Viborg, he finds himself in Room Number 12 — comfortable enough, though strangely narrower by day than it seems at night. Odder still, the hotel has no Room...

Written by an inimitable new voice, The Age of Calamitiesis a genre-defying, mind-bending collection of absurdist, funny, and speculative short stories. In this bold debut collection, Senaa Ahmad pushes the boundaries of history and its figures, sending the reader on a thrilling ride. In...

A man stands on a railroad bridge in northern Alabama. A rope is around his neck. Soldiers wait. From that stark beginning, Ambrose Bierce unfolds one of the most precise and unsettling short stories in American literature—a masterpiece of suspense, perception, and the final instant of a human life. As the moment of execution approaches, the world sharpens. Sound intensifies. Seconds stretch into something vast and vivid. What follows feels like escape—urgent, detailed, and utterly real. But is it?

Teaming up with New York Times best-selling author Jeffery Deaver, Suspense Magazine offers up a nail-biting anthology titled Nothing Good Happens After Midnight. This thrilling collection consists of 13 original short stories representing the genres of suspense/thriller, mystery, sci-fi/fantasy, and more. 

A surreal, pathbreaking debut story collection from a contemporary Chinese Malaysian voice, exploring themes of diaspora, neocolonialism, and cultural lineage Smalltown Godzilla introduces anglophone readers to a bold new voice in Mahua literature—a vibrant tradition of ethnic Chinese writers...

Bloomsbury presents The House on Mango Street, written and read by Sandra Cisneros Told in a series of vibrant vignettes, The House on Mango Street is the story of Esperanza Cordera, a young girl growing up in the Hispanic quarter of Chicago. For Esperanza, Mango Street is a desolate landscape...

Electrodomésticos is an elegant yet powerful depiction of the post Spanish Civil War era, where class divisions lay bare those who can afford to eat a decent meal and those who can not. Josu is an inexperienced electrician, tasked with installing an oven in the home of an upper-class Basque couple. He’s completely captivated. But the couple, though they seem to have it all, are in a prison of their own. Mesmerizing in its subtlety and sinister intimations, Electrodomésticos reveals the poverty and loneliness of this era.

Have a laugh with these delightfully funny short stories. All reflect on the humor and absurdity of life. Join in the fun!

Read by Hugh Fraser In Agatha Christie’s classic puzzler Taken at the Flood, the indefatigable Hercule Poiroit investigates the troubling case of a twice-widowed woman. A few weeks after marrying an attractive widow, Gordon Cloade is tragically killed by a bomb blast in the London blitz...

Zwischen alten Büchern und vergessenen Erinnerungen wartet ein Neuanfang. Eine berührende Kurzgeschichte der New-York-Times-Bestsellerautorin Alice Hoffman Isabel Gibson ist eine Meisterin darin, ihrer Vergangenheit aus dem Weg zu gehen. Mit ihrer Schwester Sophie spricht sie seit Jahren nicht mehr. Doch als eine Nachricht mit einem einzigen Wort in ihrem Briefkasten landet, kann Isabel nicht länger wegsehen.