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Honore de Balzac (1799-1850) was one of the premiere French novelists. This is a collection of his stories. ...

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Told with satiric allusions to the policies and tactics used by Mexico's current ruling party, PRI, to consolidate its power, the play unfolds a history of ...

Mango Lady & Other Stories from Hawaii takes the reader on a journey not unlike a long ride across the face of a giant wave, full of unexpected turns and s ...

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Stories: Here, there and nowhere are a potpourri of tales set in North America, Europe, Egypt and neither here nor there. The title of the book is about a ...

An eclectic and witty collection of short stories including a story about how an ordinary bridge game in a small south Texas town turns dramatic over the v ...

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The One-Handed Pianist was published to acclaim in the early 1990’s, with the two-part Spanish edition winning the Latino Literature Prize in 1989 and th ...

Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky (1821 – 1881), sometimes transliterated Dostoevsky, was a Russian novelist, short story writer, and essayist. Dostoyevsky ...

What is the most beautiful sight in the world? For some, it's a beach at sunset. For others, it's the masterpiece hanging in an art museum. And for still o ...

Short stories of fantasy and horror. Monsters and heroes, demons and ghosts, they are all here, as well as other characters of fantasy, both familiar and s ...

A perfect introduction for new readers and a must-have for avid fans, this New York Times Notable Book includes "Bloodchild," winner of both the Hugo and t ...

'She wanted to swim far out, where no woman had swum before.' Kate Chopin was one of the most individual and adventurous of nineteenth-century american wri ...

From the Ghost Saloon, to gold in them thar hills, and mysterious happenings on Marshall Mike Baxter's beat, great stories for lovers of the western genre. ...

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Tennessee Williams had a distinct talent for writing short plays and, not surprisingly, this remarkable new collection of never-before-published one-acts i ...

In our media-saturated world, the line between reality and fiction has grown thinner and more confusing. With sharp, clear prose and an insider's view of t ...

"The truth about Alicia was that she wasnÕt that stable to begin with. So when she did what she did, no one was very surprised. Still it was shocking, the ...

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From a young writer trying to win a girl to a boy grappling with confusion about sin, each protagonist in this collection of nine short stories experiences ...

Luciano realized that Bono had fallen in love with Lady Beautiful. He did not say one word, not even opened his mouth. He feigned not noticing and kept sil ...

Books for All Kinds of Readers ReadHowYouWant offers the widest selection of on-demand, accessible format editions on the market today. Each edition has be ...

The Wooden Bicycle and Other Stories is a compilation of eight compelling short stories which immediately engage the reader, regardless of which story is s ...

Indentation and Other Stories is a collection of nine stories ranging from the wildly funny and idiosyncratic to the downright bizarre. The title story fea ...

A collection of tales rooted in Chinese folk traditions and contemporary issues includes the stories of a family's victimization by hostile townspeople and ...

In five richly imaginative novellas and a short story, Zhu Wen depicts the violence, chaos, and dark comedy of China in the post-Mao era. A frank reflectio ...

The stories in this collection were written over several decades, and changes in the author's life had a profound impact on the voices and themes utilized ...

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A debut collection of short fictional works includes "Tales of Hungarian Resistance," in which the children of immigrants are trapped in a cultural crossro ...

"The Case of the Murderous Mermaid" - Did beautiful mermaid Miranda murder her employer? "The Case of the Villainous Vaudevillian" - Who killed Raymond Ric ...

Cigarette Angel includes three short stories by Blake Pitcher. Cold, as I am A loner in a strange city overthinks an innocuous question. Cigarette Angel Te ...

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This collection of short stories is brimming with action and adventure. The subjects range from war to politics and sports to science-fiction. Doyle saw hi ...

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The seven stories in this volume were written during the ascending and perhaps most triumphant years of Willa Cather's career, the period during which she ...

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