The Street of Crocodiles

The Street of Crocodiles
Author: Bruno Schulz
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 164
Release: 1977
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780140186253

The Street of Crocodiles in the Polish city of Drogobych is a street of memories and dreams where recollections of Bruno Schulz's uncommon boyhood and of the eerie side of his merchant family's life are evoked in a startling blend of the real and the fantastic. Most memorable - and most chilling - is the portrait of the author's father, a maddened shopkeeper who imports rare birds' eggs to hatch in his attic, who believes tailors' dummies should be treated like people, and whose obsessive fear of cockroaches causes him to resemble one. Bruno Schulz, a Polish Jew killed by the Nazis in 1942, is considered by many to have been the leading Polish writer between the two world wars.

The Street and other stories

The Street and other stories
Author: Gerry Adams
Publisher: The O'Brien Press
Total Pages: 149
Release: 2014-09-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1847177344

One of the world's best-known political figures shares stories that reveal the humanity and indomitable spirit of ordinary people caught up in extraordinary events. The moving accounts of the fictional characters in these eighteen short stories are set against the political turmoil of Gerry Adams' native Belfast. 'A good writer of fiction whose stories are not IRA agitprop but serious art. It is a good bet that James Joyce would read Gerry Adam's short stories to learn about the souls of Belfast as the world reads Dubliners' James F Clarity ( New York Times) in the Irish Independent

The Street & Other Stories

The Street & Other Stories
Author: Gerry Adams
Publisher: Roberts Rinehart
Total Pages: 153
Release: 2000-10-10
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1461660378

One of the world's best-known political figures shares stories that reveal the humanity and indomitable spirit of ordinary people caught up in extraordinary events. The moving accounts of the fictional characters in these eighteen short stories are set against the political turmoil of Gerry Adams' native Belfast.

Witch of 4th Street

Witch of 4th Street
Author: Myron Levoy
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 132
Release: 1974-10-02
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 006440059X

Cathy Dunn knew that if shed id not give her penny to the witch, the old lady would turn her into a lizard. Ora goat. Or a spider so small Cathy's mother would step on her. But one day Cathy decided that she would not give up her penny, and that was the day she came down with a fever.Cathy is just one of the many children who came to New York City with their parents seekin g a better life. There is Keplik the Match Man, who builds masterpieces from used matchsticks; Noreen Callahan, who is ashamed to work in her father's smelly fish store; and even a Hanukkah Santa Claus!

The Snowy Road and Other Stories

The Snowy Road and Other Stories
Author: Hyunjae Yee Sallee
Publisher: White Pine Press (NY)
Total Pages: 176
Release: 1993
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

The Korean War and its aftermath serve as the backdrop for the six selections showcased in this collection offering the reader a rarely-glimpsed view of Korean life. Each of the authors represented here has been the recipient of the prestigious Korean People's Literary Award . Their work focuses on ordinary Korean people and the impact of the war on their lives.

303 East Street and Other Stories

303 East Street and Other Stories
Author: Larry Sells
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2003-03-31
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0595274684

A moving van pulled in at 303 East Street's driveway. The father, Harry Lyle Brown and his best friend, Lennie Lee got out of the moving van's cab. They started carrying furniture for the downstairs through a built-on porch. When the van was empty, the house's downstairs had in it: a black couch, brown dining room table with five brown chairs, three bookcases, a black Lazyboy, a rocking chair, two black chairs, a knick-knack shelf, a box of knick-knacks, three wall clocks, a nineteen inch TV, TV stand, one double bed, a freezer, and a cloth dresser. Harry and Lennie organized per room; living, dining, kitchen, and bedroom. A half an hour later, the full moving van again entered the driveway. Harry and Lennie started carrying furniture for the upstairs. Three roller-away beds, five dressers, one double bed, four black trunks, three brown writing desks, three four-shelved bookshelves, ten boxes filled with paperback books, four nightstands, and two-dozen suitcases filled with clothes. After carrying all of the suitcases and furniture upstairs, Harry and Lennie put one of each in the bedrooms and hall. Pouring with sweat the two sat down in the kitchen and each of them had a cigarette.