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The nine stories in this collection are told by and about teenagers, mid-lifers, and elders. They are about settled lives and drastically disordered ones, working people, dying people. They are about people you have never met and others you see every day; sometimes, they are people you know very well, people you work and live with. You may find they are about you. Like all of us, the characters are finding their way forward in the face of loss. They...
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Con este relato surrealista y poético, el autor nos sumerge en las sombras de su propia experiencia personal, revelando un viaje marcado por el sufrimiento emocional y la falta de razón. Las páginas de este libro pueden ser un espejo que refleja las luchas de muchas otras personas.
La narrativa, impregnada de emociones negativas, se sumerge en pensamientos fuera de la realidad, explorando la complejidad del sufrimiento humano.
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3) Jasmine
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A retired college instructor and former teacher in India meet online and decide to meet in person during COVID. They form a pact to be together forever.
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Asali Solomon's characters are vivid misfits-a heathen at Jesus camp, a scheming prep-school student, a middle-aged mom pining for her salsa-dancing salad days, a scheming twentysomething virgin, a college stud in love with his weight-lifting partner, a lonely girl in love with a yellow dress. The kids in Get Down are trapped between their own good breeding and their burning desire to join the house party of sex, romance, and bad behavior that seems...
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Reverend Carl Swift is the new minister in town. His wife's name is Ellen. They have no children.Carlotta, a member of his congregation, is married to a brutish man. Her husband, Don, is verbally and, on occasion, physically abusive. He works in construction. She has no children.Don has nicknamed Carlotta "Dimples" because of the cellulite on her bottom, called "cottage cheese" by some. She turns to the new minister for helpReverend Carl immediately...
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The pursuit of the vain hopes of success and the total invisibility of entire segments of the population are the two complementary visions that characterize the protagonists of this novel.Seven stories, separated in places and environments, meet only on a chronological level, leaving each immersed in anonymity, the only possible solution between an unattainable affirmation and a tragedy not consonant with the characteristics of contemporary society....
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¿Te sentiste perdido alguna vez? ¿No quisiste parar? ¿No te sentiste ajeno a vos mismo?
Mi yo, yo y esta sombra también es mía, es una antologia de cuentos que crece con uno, encontrándote en cada una de estas historias de una u otra manera: Vinculos ancestrales, amistad, amor y encuentros en todas sus facetas y colores.
Relatos divertidos y perspicaces, con ese aire de cotidianidad que te harán viajar junto a los protagonistas por este camino...
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Everything Natalie said seemed, to herself, to have been said better by him. He was less fond of speaking, however, than he was of hitting people in the face, which seemed a more likely source of her love to those of us who knew him," begins Jason Brown's linked collection of beautifully haunted, violent, and wry stories set in the densely forested lands of northern New England. In these tales of forbidden love, runaway children, patrimony, alcohol,...
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About the Book Brenda's mother grew up extremely poor but blessed with a loving father and nurturing home environment. Even though the relationship between Brenda's mother and her mother was rather strained, Brenda's mother describes the first eleven years of her life as that of a content child until the sudden passing of her father, which left this twelve-year-old devastated and quite traumatized. Two years after her father's death, this same little...
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American master Erskine Caldwell's powerful classic stories of anger, humor, insight, and hope for the South Author of some of the most widely banned fiction of the twentieth century, Erskine Caldwell had a talent for striking a nerve. In this collection of nearly one hundred stories, the full depth and scope of his talent is on display, including his trademark biting satire as well as his skill at rendering deeply moving portraits of his native...
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'This collection blends candid and personal worlds, short stories, allegories and vignettes. The warmth of "Knight in Shining Chain Mail" moves to the chilling short story "Undertow", with its secrets, to heart-rending "The Broken Windmill". Decima does not shy away from reality, with all its twists and turns of family angst, defiant love, jealousy, betrayal, blackmail and the ache of the road not taken, balanced by the humour of light-hearted stories...
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Meet Ramone, a stoic and ruggedly handsome man searching for his destiny. Though sparing with words, Ramone's magnetic presence and insatiable thirst for life's vibrancy hints at deeper complexities within. His visionary sight is fixed on the horizon, compelled by a mysterious force to continue seeking something unknown before anyone else discovers it first.
The encounters upon Ramone's ominous journey are unspeakably chilling, enough to make one's...
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All Over the Road is a fun collection of short stories-some with a dark twist. In "James J. Burton's Wizard of Oz," Horace Richardson is enjoying his retirement when out of the blue a ghost from his past comes to confront him-and he wants answers. Things online are easy until you meet the human behind the pain. The "Human" will show you the darkest parts of humanity. And, in "A Most Unusual Stickup," what kind of man is able to convince would-be robbers...
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This collection of stories weaves together themes of faith, humour, the rawness of life, and the depths of tragedy. Each narrative poses a thought-provoking question that lingers in the mind: Can certain mysteries ever be truly answered?
One story unfolds with two letters bearing the words, 'We can put this behind us,' leading us to ponder whether the characters truly can move past their shared history. Another tale delves into the emotional turmoil...
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Charles Yu experiments with form and genre to explore the stories we tell ourselves while navigating contemporary life. In "Third Class Superhero," a would- be good guy must come to terms with the darkness in his heart. A couple living in the Luxury Car Commercial subdivision in "401(k)" are disappointed when their exotic vacation turns into a Life Insurance/Asset Management pitch. The author struggles to write the definitive biography of his mother...
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¡Prepárate para un viaje literario como ningún otro con Cuentos cortos para viajes largos 5! En esta entrega, el autor detalla un mundo de fantasía donde el pasado se mezcla con el presente, la ciencia ficción se abraza con el terror, el romanticismo coquetea con lo espiritual y los policiales bailan al ritmo de cualquier tema que la imaginación pueda concebir.
Este compendio de doce relatos cortos te llevará en un paseo emocionante por historias...
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Dans ce recueil de 15 nouvelles, Guy Bélizaire fait appel à sa mémoire pour nous raconter des histoires qui nous transportent dans différentes villes à travers le monde. Les personnages de Mémoire vagabonde traversent des situations qui nous obligent à nous pencher sur la condition humaine et les vicissitudes de la vie tout en nous invitant à repenser l'humain au cœur de la société.
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El perro de aguas español, considerada la más inteligente de las razas caninas, ha hecho acto de presencia como protagonista o compañero de andaduras en relatos literarios.
Reconocidos escritores de finales del siglo XIX y principios del siglo XX han incorporado a su obra personajes caninos de esta estupenda y actualmente poco conocida raza de origen español; entre ellos, Félix Lope de Vega Carpio, José Estremera y Cuenca, Manuel Moré, Santiago...
19) Demolition Man
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About the Book Enter the world of David J. Sherman, a home improvement center employee who's had his share of challenging customers. His outlook on life is always positive and humorous, which is why he's able to take customer difficulties, insults, and discourtesy and turn them into a series of laugh-out-loud stories that are sure to change the way you think about top-notch customer service! About the Author David J. Sherman is a lover of rock music,...
20) Rule Number Four
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Tanis Foster has a list of 61 people. He also has four rules to follow.There is now one person and one rule left. Will he finish what he set out to do?
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