Author: Georgina Prasad
Publisher: eBookIt.com
ISBN: 1456615831
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
This is a collection of stories with simple themes and characters in exotic locations. A man on a mission to find a long-lost ancestor on another continent; a young couple in love and their stressful family situations; a woman during the partitioning of India amidst one of the greatest genocidal massacres in history; and a poor snack vendor who leaves an indelible impression on a boy. The stories encompass three generations and four countries on three continents. A delightful read, sometimes sad but always engaging.
The Mango Man and Other Stories
Author: Georgina Prasad
Publisher: eBookIt.com
ISBN: 1456615831
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
This is a collection of stories with simple themes and characters in exotic locations. A man on a mission to find a long-lost ancestor on another continent; a young couple in love and their stressful family situations; a woman during the partitioning of India amidst one of the greatest genocidal massacres in history; and a poor snack vendor who leaves an indelible impression on a boy. The stories encompass three generations and four countries on three continents. A delightful read, sometimes sad but always engaging.
Publisher: eBookIt.com
ISBN: 1456615831
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
This is a collection of stories with simple themes and characters in exotic locations. A man on a mission to find a long-lost ancestor on another continent; a young couple in love and their stressful family situations; a woman during the partitioning of India amidst one of the greatest genocidal massacres in history; and a poor snack vendor who leaves an indelible impression on a boy. The stories encompass three generations and four countries on three continents. A delightful read, sometimes sad but always engaging.
Man Or Mango?
Author: Lucy Ellmann
Publisher:
ISBN: 152662351X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
By the author of Ducks, Newburyport, shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2019, the Saltire Fiction Book of the Year Award and the Goldsmiths Prize 'Bold ... Wonderful' Sunday Times 'Hilarious ... Razor-sharp wit' Cosmopolitan Eloise is too old to be called an orphan but insists she is bereft. With a cello, a car, some cats and a supply of Chicken Balti, she has devised for herself a half-alive hermitude. From her sinister country cottage she dispatches plaintive missives to the purveyors of evaporated milk and loo-roll holders. No one is too high, too powerful, to escape the fury of her attack. George is England's only poet of ice hockey (not a full-time job). Pining for inspiration, he plays a lot of pinball and is chased around by his students. Indeed, all through the land people languish in a rage of bewilderment, undone by neighbours, the news and the heartless human tendancy to reduce the world to lists. Fierce, funny and strange (touching on the unseen links between donkeys, fruit-labelling and ferry disasters) Lucy Ellmann's third novel reveals the stubborn nature of absurdity. Man or Mango? wanders through the darkest areas of human behaviour, and our century's history, asking how to live - and how to love.
Publisher:
ISBN: 152662351X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
By the author of Ducks, Newburyport, shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2019, the Saltire Fiction Book of the Year Award and the Goldsmiths Prize 'Bold ... Wonderful' Sunday Times 'Hilarious ... Razor-sharp wit' Cosmopolitan Eloise is too old to be called an orphan but insists she is bereft. With a cello, a car, some cats and a supply of Chicken Balti, she has devised for herself a half-alive hermitude. From her sinister country cottage she dispatches plaintive missives to the purveyors of evaporated milk and loo-roll holders. No one is too high, too powerful, to escape the fury of her attack. George is England's only poet of ice hockey (not a full-time job). Pining for inspiration, he plays a lot of pinball and is chased around by his students. Indeed, all through the land people languish in a rage of bewilderment, undone by neighbours, the news and the heartless human tendancy to reduce the world to lists. Fierce, funny and strange (touching on the unseen links between donkeys, fruit-labelling and ferry disasters) Lucy Ellmann's third novel reveals the stubborn nature of absurdity. Man or Mango? wanders through the darkest areas of human behaviour, and our century's history, asking how to live - and how to love.
The Cat Woman and the Spinning Wheel and Other Stories
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789766390341
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 63
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789766390341
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 63
Book Description
The Birth and Death of the Miracle Man and Other Stories
Author: Albert Wendt
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 9780824818227
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
This remarkable collection of stories offers a portrait of the fascinating and complex world of Samoa. There is Salepa, down on his luck but determined to use his one talent on the reluctant inhabitants of a nearby town; Fiasola, who feels that the Miracle Man is being born inside him; the young man who disgraces his family by stabbing a European nun; and Gabriel who, on the death of his father, relives his family's tragic past. A gifted and original writer, Albert Wendt has created a world rich in imagination and dreams, reflecting the common experience of people everywhere.
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 9780824818227
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
This remarkable collection of stories offers a portrait of the fascinating and complex world of Samoa. There is Salepa, down on his luck but determined to use his one talent on the reluctant inhabitants of a nearby town; Fiasola, who feels that the Miracle Man is being born inside him; the young man who disgraces his family by stabbing a European nun; and Gabriel who, on the death of his father, relives his family's tragic past. A gifted and original writer, Albert Wendt has created a world rich in imagination and dreams, reflecting the common experience of people everywhere.
Among Our Books
Author: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 696
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 696
Book Description
Mashi and Other Stories
Author: Rabindranath Tagore
Publisher: Graphic Arts Books
ISBN: 1513213806
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Mashi and Other Stories (1918) is a collection of short stories by Rabindranath Tagore. Published after Tagore received the 1913 Nobel Prize in Literature, Mashi and Other Stories contains some of the author’s most beloved works of short fiction, including “Mashi,” “The Skeleton,” “The Postmaster,” and “The River Stairs.” “Mashi remained silent, suppressing a sigh. Not once, but often she had seen Jotin spending the night on the verandah wet with the splashing rain, yet not caring to go into his bedroom. Many a day he lay with a throbbing head, longing, she knew, that Mani would come and soothe his brow, while Mani was getting ready to go to the theatre. Yet when Mashi went to fan him, he sent her away petulantly.” On his deathbed, Jotin experiences heartache like no other as his young wife Mani neglects him for her own friends and family. Cared for by his aunt Mashi, the young man spends his final days in sorrow, longing for his love to return to him one last time. “Mashi,” the title story of the collection, is one of fourteen stories of romance, faith, and tragedy by Bengali polymath and Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Rabindranath Tagore’s Mashi and Other Stories is a classic of Indian literature reimagined for modern readers.
Publisher: Graphic Arts Books
ISBN: 1513213806
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Mashi and Other Stories (1918) is a collection of short stories by Rabindranath Tagore. Published after Tagore received the 1913 Nobel Prize in Literature, Mashi and Other Stories contains some of the author’s most beloved works of short fiction, including “Mashi,” “The Skeleton,” “The Postmaster,” and “The River Stairs.” “Mashi remained silent, suppressing a sigh. Not once, but often she had seen Jotin spending the night on the verandah wet with the splashing rain, yet not caring to go into his bedroom. Many a day he lay with a throbbing head, longing, she knew, that Mani would come and soothe his brow, while Mani was getting ready to go to the theatre. Yet when Mashi went to fan him, he sent her away petulantly.” On his deathbed, Jotin experiences heartache like no other as his young wife Mani neglects him for her own friends and family. Cared for by his aunt Mashi, the young man spends his final days in sorrow, longing for his love to return to him one last time. “Mashi,” the title story of the collection, is one of fourteen stories of romance, faith, and tragedy by Bengali polymath and Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Rabindranath Tagore’s Mashi and Other Stories is a classic of Indian literature reimagined for modern readers.
Dolls' Wedding and Other Stories
Author: Cāsō
Publisher: Penguin Books India
ISBN: 0143068687
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
The stories in Dolls' Wedding, by the finest short-story writer in modern Telugu, are nuanced, hard-hitting and marked by the total absence of sentimentality.
Publisher: Penguin Books India
ISBN: 0143068687
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
The stories in Dolls' Wedding, by the finest short-story writer in modern Telugu, are nuanced, hard-hitting and marked by the total absence of sentimentality.
The Wishing Pool and Other Stories
Author: Tananarive Due
Publisher: Akashic Books
ISBN: 1636141072
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 275
Book Description
Now in paperback, this blockbuster story collection further cements Tananarive Due’s status as a leading innovator in Black horror and Afrofuturism; featuring two new stories —Includes “Incident at Bear Creek Lodge,” winner of the World Fantasy Award —Selected for the Locus Magazine 2023 Recommended Reading List —“Rumpus Room” selected as finalist for a 2023 Bram Stoker Award for Long Fiction "[A] master class in horror fiction and sci-fi written by one of the very best in the genre." —Joe Hill, NPR's Weekend Edition "The Wishing Pool . . . is a major treat, full of major scares. Due excels at twist endings but also brilliantly creates an atmosphere of creeping dread in which you know something terrible is coming . . . Due shows just how much territory she can cover in one short book and just how versatile terrifying tales can be." —Washington Post "Holy hell: These fourteen stories from author and film historian Due might scare even the most dauntless horror fans to death . . . A patchwork of stories that somehow manages to be both graceful and alarming, putting fresh eyes to the unspeakable." —Kirkus Reviews, starred review AMERICAN BOOK AWARD–WINNING AUTHOR TANANARIVE DUE's second collection of stories includes offerings of horror, science fiction, and suspense—all genres she wields masterfully. From the mysterious, magical town of Gracetown to the aftermath of a pandemic to the reaches of the far future, Due's stories all share a sense of dread and fear balanced with heart and hope. In some of these stories, the monster is racism itself; others address the monster within, each set against the supernatural or surreal. All are written with Due's trademark attention to detail and deeply drawn characters. The story "Incident at Bear Creek Lodge" is a World Fantasy Award finalist, and this paperback reissue includes two new stories.
Publisher: Akashic Books
ISBN: 1636141072
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 275
Book Description
Now in paperback, this blockbuster story collection further cements Tananarive Due’s status as a leading innovator in Black horror and Afrofuturism; featuring two new stories —Includes “Incident at Bear Creek Lodge,” winner of the World Fantasy Award —Selected for the Locus Magazine 2023 Recommended Reading List —“Rumpus Room” selected as finalist for a 2023 Bram Stoker Award for Long Fiction "[A] master class in horror fiction and sci-fi written by one of the very best in the genre." —Joe Hill, NPR's Weekend Edition "The Wishing Pool . . . is a major treat, full of major scares. Due excels at twist endings but also brilliantly creates an atmosphere of creeping dread in which you know something terrible is coming . . . Due shows just how much territory she can cover in one short book and just how versatile terrifying tales can be." —Washington Post "Holy hell: These fourteen stories from author and film historian Due might scare even the most dauntless horror fans to death . . . A patchwork of stories that somehow manages to be both graceful and alarming, putting fresh eyes to the unspeakable." —Kirkus Reviews, starred review AMERICAN BOOK AWARD–WINNING AUTHOR TANANARIVE DUE's second collection of stories includes offerings of horror, science fiction, and suspense—all genres she wields masterfully. From the mysterious, magical town of Gracetown to the aftermath of a pandemic to the reaches of the far future, Due's stories all share a sense of dread and fear balanced with heart and hope. In some of these stories, the monster is racism itself; others address the monster within, each set against the supernatural or surreal. All are written with Due's trademark attention to detail and deeply drawn characters. The story "Incident at Bear Creek Lodge" is a World Fantasy Award finalist, and this paperback reissue includes two new stories.
Devdas Returns, Soulman and Other Stories (Part 1)
Author: Korak Day
Publisher: Notion Press
ISBN: 164805997X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 187
Book Description
For 100 years, nobody wanted to give their body to the ghost of the ill-fated Devdas, but Lieutenant Devdutt Sharma, a naval officer, accepted. Can Devdas fulfill his unfinished business through Devdutt? What will be the fate of Devdas this time and what was his unfinished business? 14 Screenplays of a Spiritual Filmmaker are about some unique characters: a Chamiya cow, a suicidal young man, an angry Goddess Durga, a killer doctor, a naughty child, extra-terrestrial beings from different planets, a wacky artist, a rebel farmer, a failed filmmaker, a Bangladeshi buyer, an NRI marrying a girl he hasn’t seen yet, a lonely, rich lady, a planet where children are born as old people and grow up to be children, a sad Goddess Saraswati and a VJ who faked his guest’s death on live TV. Part 2 of this series, coming soon.
Publisher: Notion Press
ISBN: 164805997X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 187
Book Description
For 100 years, nobody wanted to give their body to the ghost of the ill-fated Devdas, but Lieutenant Devdutt Sharma, a naval officer, accepted. Can Devdas fulfill his unfinished business through Devdutt? What will be the fate of Devdas this time and what was his unfinished business? 14 Screenplays of a Spiritual Filmmaker are about some unique characters: a Chamiya cow, a suicidal young man, an angry Goddess Durga, a killer doctor, a naughty child, extra-terrestrial beings from different planets, a wacky artist, a rebel farmer, a failed filmmaker, a Bangladeshi buyer, an NRI marrying a girl he hasn’t seen yet, a lonely, rich lady, a planet where children are born as old people and grow up to be children, a sad Goddess Saraswati and a VJ who faked his guest’s death on live TV. Part 2 of this series, coming soon.
Nelycinda and Other Stories
Author: Susan Visvanathan
Publisher: Roli Books Private Limited
ISBN: 935194025X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
Susan Visvanathan is Professor of Sociology at Jawaharlal Nehru University. She is the author of The Christians of Kerala; Friendship, Interiority and Mysticism; and The Children of Nature. Her books of fiction include Something Barely Remembered, The Visiting Moon, Phosphorous and Stone, and The Seine at Noon.
Publisher: Roli Books Private Limited
ISBN: 935194025X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
Susan Visvanathan is Professor of Sociology at Jawaharlal Nehru University. She is the author of The Christians of Kerala; Friendship, Interiority and Mysticism; and The Children of Nature. Her books of fiction include Something Barely Remembered, The Visiting Moon, Phosphorous and Stone, and The Seine at Noon.