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Author | : Mick Jackson |
Publisher | : Faber & Faber |
Total Pages | : 137 |
Release | : 2014-03-20 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0571317197 |
From the pen of Mick Jackson, author of The Underground Man and Five Boys, come these ten acclaimed tales. Featuring undertakers, dark forests, resurrected butterflies and a singularly mean-spirited horse, the stories are nevertheless rooted in the realistic and all too recognisable world of retirement, loneliness, and childhood boredom. By turns funny, scary and heartbreaking, they are always illuminating, and further evidence of one of the most original and brilliant imaginations in contemporary fiction.
Author | : Leopoldo Alas |
Publisher | : Bucknell University Press |
Total Pages | : 220 |
Release | : 2000 |
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ISBN | : 9780838754368 |
"The short stories explore themes that concern the interior person, the inner being. "A Day Laborer" tells of a liberal intellectual who can identify with exploited laborers because he himself has been exploited; "Change of Light" describes the spiritual peace that comes to a writer as a result of physical blindness; "The Golden Rose" shows through a series of contrasts - good and evil, heaven and earth, light and darkness - that virtue and sacrifice are rewarded; "Queen Margaret" chronicles the misery of failed opera singers who find happiness after leaving the short-lived glory of the theater; "Torso" relates the faithfulness of a servant who is rejected by a young master; "The Burial of the Sardine," with echoes of Francisco de Goya, represents the ephemeral nature of joy as experienced during Shrovetide in a city dominated by the clergy; and "Two Scholars" recounts how envy and vanity affect a personal relationship."--BOOK JACKET.
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Publisher | : Margaret K. McElderry Books |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Children's stories |
ISBN | : 9780689505683 |
Told with inviting rhythms and reassuring endings that embody simple truths, this collection of folk tales from Malaysia, Russia, Indonesia, Puerto Rico, China, Africa, and India promote cooperation and self-awareness and are complemented by serene pen-and-watercolor illustrations. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
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Publisher | : Himalayan Academy Publications |
Total Pages | : 129 |
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Genre | : Young Adult Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1934145297 |
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Publisher | : Himalayan Academy Publications |
Total Pages | : 133 |
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Genre | : Young Adult Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1934145300 |
Author | : Subradeep Chowdhuri |
Publisher | : Perfect Writer Publishing |
Total Pages | : 91 |
Release | : 2023-11-04 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 8119288432 |
Author | : Arthur C Clarke |
Publisher | : Orion |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Science fiction, English |
ISBN | : 9780575074965 |
This classic collection of short stories includes some of Clarke's finest work: vivid glimpses into the future, a year, a decade, a century, a millennium from now.
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Publisher | : Motilal Banarsidass Publishe |
Total Pages | : 102 |
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Author | : Kevin A Kuhn |
Publisher | : Kevin A. Kuhn |
Total Pages | : 203 |
Release | : 2020-12-08 |
Genre | : Fiction |
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Proud to announce that "Ten Tales of a Dark Tomorrow" has won three literary awards: Gold Winner for Short Stories in the Foreword Indies Book of the Year Awards Silver for Short Story/Novella in the Readers' Favorite International Book Awards Finalist for Short Stories in the National Indie Excellence Awards Submitted for your approval—Ten Tales of a Dark Tomorrow, a collection of speculative fiction inspired by the original Twilight Zone series. In the spirit of that iconic, timeless show, these mysterious and gripping narratives explore parallel worlds, faraway planets, dystopian societies, and unsettling reality. •A toddler shifts through parallel worlds, changing into different versions of herself. What would a mother do for her daughter? •A chef finds an alternate food source on a remote world. When the new chef arrives, will he be forced to reveal a horrific secret? •A twelve-year-old Earth girl is randomly chosen to rule the galaxy. Why are galactic administrators so desperate to stop her? •Humanity is on trial, annihilation at stake. Can an underdog alien lawyer save us? •Time seems to stand still as a young boy bikes with his troubled friend. Is the friend causing this phenomenon—and what if he doesn’t stop it? Explore space and time—and confront humanity’s deepest fears—with Ten Tales of a Dark Tomorrow.
Author | : Nina Allan |
Publisher | : AudioText |
Total Pages | : 269 |
Release | : 2017-06-30 |
Genre | : Fiction |
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An unabridged collection spotlighting the “best of the best” science fiction stories published in 2016 by current and emerging masters of the genre, edited by Allan Kaster. In “The Art of Space Travel,” by Nina Allan, the staff of a hotel prepares for the crew of a one-way mission to Mars on the heels of earlier disasters. An artist and his wife search for fulfillment in a utopian world created by AIs in “They Have all One Breath” by Karl Bunker. In “Patience Lake,” by Matthew Claxton, an injured military cyborg helps defend a farm family that has helped him. In a top secret job, an all too conscious bus driver takes a non-cognizant alien and his human translator on a tour of the United States, in “Touring with the Alien” by Carolyn Ives Gilman. In “My Generations Shall Praise,” by Samantha Henderson, a woman on death row is persuaded to have her mind overwritten so that a wealthy relative can use her as a host body. People adapting to a melted Antarctica evolve new folklore, superstitions, and myths in “Elves of Antarctica” by Paul McAuley. In “Red in Tooth and Cog,” by Cat Rambo, a woman acquires a keen interest in the small domestic appliance AI ecosystem that evolves in a park after her phone is stolen. An ancient robot tells a human how it helped build the Great Ship, a planet-sized starship, from hyperfiber in “Parables of Infinity” by Robert Reed. In “Prodigal,” by Gord Sellar, an uplifted family dog questions the relationship between dogs and humans and then takes action. And finally, in a Bradburyesque tale, people go to Mars via cheap, one-person, one-way spacecrafts called jalopies in “Terminal” by Lavie Tidhar.