Short story genre books (401)


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The Woman Who Had Two Navels and Tales of the Tropical Gothic by Nick Joaquin EN

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Country: Asia / Philippines flag Philippines
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Celebrating the centennial of his birth, the first-ever U.S. publication of Philippine writer Nick Joaquin’s seminal works, with a foreword by PEN/Open Book Award–winner Gina Apostol A New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice Nick Joaquin is widely considered one of the greatest Filipino writers, but he has remained little-known outside his home country despite writing in English. Set amid the ruins of Manila devastated by World War II, his stories are steeped in the post-colonial anguish and hopes of his era and resonate with the ironic perspectives on colonial history of Gabriel García Már... continue

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There is a Country : New Fiction from the New Nation of South Sudan by Nyuol Lueth Tong EN

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Country: Africa / South Sudan flag South Sudan
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There Is a Country collects eight engrossing pieces by South Sudanese authors--the first collection of its kind, from the youngest country in the world. Wrestling with a history marked by war and displacement, the work here presents a fresh and necessary account of an emerging nation, past and present. In vivid, gripping prose, There Is a Country's stories explore youth and love, life and death: a first glimpse of what South Sudanese literature has to offer.

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There Once Lived a Girl Who Seduced Her Sister's Husband, and He Hanged Himself: Love Stories by Ludmilla Petrushevskaya EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Asia / Russia flag Russia
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Love stories, with a twist, by Russia’s preeminent contemporary fiction writer—the author of the prizewinning memoir about growing up in Stalinist Russia, The Girl from the Metropol Hotel By turns sly and sweet, burlesque and heartbreaking, these realist fables of women looking for love are the stories that Ludmilla Petrushevskaya—who has been compared to Chekhov, Tolstoy, Beckett, Poe, Angela Carter, and even Stephen King—is best known for in Russia. Here are attempts at human connection, both depraved and sublime, by people across the life span: one-night stands in communal apartments, poign... continue

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There Once Lived a Woman Who Tried to Kill Her Neighbor's Baby : Scary Fairy Tales by Ludmilla Petrushevskaya EN

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Country: Europe / Russia flag Russia
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New York Times Bestseller Winner of the World Fantasy Award One of New York magazine’s 10 Best Books of the Year One of NPR’s 5 Best Works of Foreign Fiction The celebrated scary fairy tales of Russia’s preeminent contemporary fiction writer—the author of the prizewinning memoir about growing up in Stalinist Russia, The Girl from the Metropol Hotel Vanishings and aparitions, nightmares and twists of fate, mysterious ailments and supernatural interventions haunt these stories by the Russian master Ludmilla Petrushevskaya, heir to the spellbinding tradition of Gogol and Poe. Blending the miracul... continue

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They Die Strangers by Mohammad Abdul-Wali, Muhạmmad ʻAbd al-Walī, Muḥammad Aḥmad ʻAbd-al-Walī EN

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Country: Asia / Yemen flag Yemen
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A novella and thirteen short stories by this distinguished Yemeni writer, dealing with the common experiences of Yemenis like himself who are caught between cultures by the displacements of civil war or labor migration.

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THEY FELL LIKE STARS FROM THE SKY AND OTHER STORIES. by Sheikha Helawy EN

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Country: Asia / Palestine flag Palestine
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"They Fell Like Stars from the Sky and Other Stories is a collection of eighteen short stories celebrating the courage, resilience, tragedies and triumphs of Bedouin Palestinian women and girls. From a woman whose tattoo arouses the alarm of sexual taboos to the young girls whose curiosities of womanhood spark endearment, and from the tragic outcome of a husband consumed by jealousy of his wife's teenage love to the ecstatic love of an elderly woman for the game of football, these stories offer mesmerising portraits of life on the margins. Featuring beautiful illustrations throughout, They Fel... continue

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Things Are Good Now by Djamila Ibrahim EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Africa / Ethiopia flag Ethiopia
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Explores the scars of violence and the weight of love and guilt on the soul. Women, men, and children cross continents in search of a better life to find themselves struggling with the chaos of displacement and the religious and cultural clashes they face in their new homelands.

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Things We Lost in the Fire by Mariana Enriquez EN

Rating: 4 (5 votes)
Description:
Dark and haunting stories of contemporary Argentina.

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Thirteen Months of Sunrise by Rania Mamoun EN

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Country: Africa / Sudan flag Sudan
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A collection of stories by the author, journalist, and activist, Rania Mamoun.

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Thirteen Storeys by Jonny Sims, Jonathan Sims EN

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Description:
One apartment building, many stories. A chilling thriller that's perfect for fans of grounded horror like Get Out, Us and It Follows. A dinner party is held in the penthouse of a multimillion-pound development. All the guests are strangers - even to their host, the billionaire owner of the building. None of them know why they were selected to receive his invitation. Besides a postcode, they share only one thing in common - they've all experienced an unsettling occurrence within the building's walls. By the end of the night, their host is dead, and none of the guests will say what happened. His... continue