Short story genre books (358)
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Too Much Happiness by Alice Munro EN
Country: North America / 
Canada
Canada
Description:
WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE These are beguiling, provocative stories about manipulative men and the women who outwit them, about destructive marriages and curdled friendships, about mothers and sons, about moments which change or haunt a life. Alice Munro's stories surprise and delight, turning lives into art, expanding our world and shedding light on the strange workings of the human heart.
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Country: North America / Canada
Canada
Description:
From a writer whom the New York Times dubbed Canada’s “Generation X laureate” comes a quartet of haunting, unforgettable tales of young people stuck in the inescapable prison of family A New York Times Notable Book and winner of Britain’s prestigious Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize, Traplines is the book that introduced the world to Canadian author Eden Robinson. In three stories and a novella, Robinson explodes the idea of family as a nurturing safe haven through a progression of domestic horrors experienced by her young, often helpless protagonists. With her mesmerizing, dark skill, the autho... continue
France335.
Tropic Death by Eric Walrond EN
Country: North America / 
Barbados
Barbados
Description:
Finally available after three decades, a lost classic of the Harlem Renaissance that Langston Hughes acclaimed for its “hard poetic beauty.” Eric Walrond (1898–1966), in his only book, injected a profound Caribbean sensibility into black literature. His work was closest to that of Jean Toomer and Zora Neale Hurston with its striking use of dialect and its insights into the daily lives of the people around him. Growing up in British Guiana, Barbados, and Panama, Walrond first published Tropic Death to great acclaim in 1926. This book of stories viscerally charts the days of men working stone qu... continue
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Tudo O Que Já Nadei : RESSACA, QUEBRA-MAR E MAROLINHAS by Letrux PT
Country: South America / 
Brazil
Brazil
Description:
Textões, poemas e aforismos da maior voz da cena indie brasileira: Letícia Novaes, a Letrux “Aos goles, salgados, doces, etílicos e brandos, as três seções de Tudo que já nadei nos vão entrando pela cabeça, revirando ou se assentando nos nossos estômagos, mas chegam, certamente, ao coração.” – RITA VON HUNTY “Letícia flutua e mergulha, superficial e profunda, como pop music Escrever é uma coisa, fazer querer ler é outra inteiramente diversa Flutue, mergulhe, os textos são suas boias de braço, e nade. De nada.” – LULU SANTOS “Este livro contém 855 aparições da vigésima letra do alfabeto romano:... continue
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Vamos Comprar Um Poeta by Afonso Cruz PT
PortugalDescription:
Numa sociedade dominada pelo materialismo, as famílias têm artistas em vez de animais de estimação. É nesse cenário, onde cada espaço tem um patrocinador, cada passo é medido com exatidão, e até a troca dos afetos é contabilizada, que uma menina pede ao pai um poeta. Com humor e leveza, Afonso Cruz conduz uma narrativa para fazer pensar sobre o utilitarismo e o papel da arte em um mundo onde tudo precisa ser mensurado.
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Verwirrung der Gefühle by Stefan Zweig DE
AustriaDescription:
»Wir erleben Myriaden Sekunden, und doch wird’s immer nur eine, eine einzige, die unsere ganze innere Welt in Wallung bringt« – und es ist jene Sekunde, an die sich der 60-jährige Englischprofessor erinnert, als er die ihm gewidmete Festschrift durchsieht, in der so viele Namen stehen, aber der eine fehlt: der Name jenes Mannes, der sein Schicksal bestimmte. Die Erinnerung ruft ihn in seine Jugend zurück, in seine Studienzeit, als eine brillante Vorlesung seine Leidenschaft für das Lernen weckte – und eine eigentümliche Faszination für den... continue
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Vilnius : three short stories by Kristina Sabaliauskaitė EN
LithuaniaDescription:
A journey across time and space. A journey into the soul, despair and the meaning of art. A young polish woman finds solace in art and the company of Wehrmacht troops in occupied Lithuania. The girl's school where she studies is opened by the influence of art to a wider world she is forced to inhabit and must learn to love.
An elderly KGB agent is confronted by an ideological past which crosses time to haunt his last days. Soviet Man is a long dead dream killed by the descendants of those oppressed because of art. Soviet monolith art and culture is once again overcome by the new past ove... continue
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Viy by Nikolai Gogol EN
UkraineDescription:
Three students. A deserted house. A witch. This horror novella boasts an abundance of supernatural encounters, dazzling effects, and folktale elements. Included in the cycle ‘Mirgorod’, this is one of Gogol’s most successful works and has witnessed some notable movie adaptations. Considered one of the most prominent figures in the short story genre, Nikolai Gogol (1809-1852) was born in Ukraine. Both a writer and a dramatist, he is known for the unconventional nature of his works, so much so that they often touch upon folklore and fantasy. He has been attached to a range of different literary ... continue