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Author : William Dudley Foulke
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Masterpieces of the Masters of Fiction written by William Dudley Foulke and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Orson Scott Card
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 9780441011339
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (113 download)
Download or read book Masterpieces written by Orson Scott Card and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2004-03-02 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of the best science fiction short stories of the 20th century as selected and evaluated by critically-acclaimed author Orson Scott Card. Featuring stories from the genre's greatest authors: Isaac Asimov • Arthur C. Clarke • Robert A. Heinlein • Ursula K. Le Guin • Ray Bradbury • Frederik Pohl • Harlan Ellison • George Alec Effinger • Brian W. Aldiss • William Gibson & Michael Swanwick • Theodore Sturgeon • Larry Niven • Robert Silverberg • Harry Turtledove • James Blish • George R. R. Martin • James Patrick Kelly • Karen Joy Fowler • Lloyd Biggle, Jr. • Terry Bisson • Poul Anderson • John Kessel • R.A. Lafferty • C.J. Cherryh • Lisa Goldstein • Edmond Hamilton In much of the science fiction of the past, the twenty-first century existed only in the writers’ imaginations. Now that it’s here, it’s time to take a look back at the last one hundred years in science fiction through the works of the most celebrated and acclaimed authors of the century—to see where we’ve been and just how far we’ve come. Along with a critical essay by Orson Scott Card reassessing science fiction in the twentieth century, Masterpieces includes short fiction by writers who have forged a permanent place for science fiction in the popular culture of today...and tomorrow. It offers a glimpse of the greatest works that mixed science with fiction in trying to figure out humanity’s place in the universe. Featuring bold, brave, and breathtaking stories, this definitive collection will stand the test of time in both this century and those to come.
Author : William Dudley Foulke
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780483384125
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (841 download)
Download or read book Masterpieces of the Masters of Fiction (Classic Reprint) written by William Dudley Foulke and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-19 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Masterpieces of the Masters of Fiction Ashort time ago I determined that instead of taking up any new works of fiction I would go over the masterpieces which I had read long since and see what changes time had made in my impressions of them. To do this I chose some forty of the most distinguished authors and decided to select one story from each, the best one, if I could make up my mind which that was at all events, one which stood in the first rank of his productions. I determined to read these in succession, one after another, in the shortest time possible, and thus get a comprehensive no tion of the whole. Of course under such condi tions exhaustive criticism would be out of the question, but I thought that the general per spective and the comparative merits and faults of each work would appear more vividly in this manner than in any other way. The productions of living authors were dis carded, as well as all fiction in verse. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : Javier Sierra
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1476776962
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (767 download)
Download or read book The Master of the Prado written by Javier Sierra and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-11-17 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Author Javier Sierra embarks on a grand tour of the Prado museum in this historical novel that illuminates the fascinating mysteries behind some of the greatest paintings in the world--complete with gorgeous, full-color inserts of artwork by Raphael, Boticelli, and other masters"--
Author : R. A. Lafferty
Publisher : Library of America
ISBN 13 : 1598536478
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (985 download)
Download or read book Past Master written by R. A. Lafferty and published by Library of America. This book was released on 2019-10-03 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wolf Hall meets The Man in the High Castle in this mind-bending science fiction classic, now presented in an authoritative new edition from Library of America Plucked from time, Sir Thomas More arrives on the human colony of Astrobe in the year 2535 A.D., where there is trouble in utopia. Can he and his motley followers save this golden world from the Programmed Persons, and the soulless perfection they have engineered? The survival of faith itself is at stake in this thrilling, uncategorizable, wildly inventive first novel—but the adventure is more than one of ideas. As astonishingly as Philip K. Dick and other visionaries of the 1960s new wave, Lafferty turns the conventions of space-opera science fiction upside-down and inside-out. Here are fractured allegories, tales-within-tales, twinkle-in-the-eye surprises, fantastic byways, and alien subjectivities that take one's breath away. Neil Gaiman has described Lafferty “a genius, an oddball, a madman”; Gene Wolfe calls him “our most original writer." Long-hailed by insiders and now with an introduction by Andrew Ferguson as well as unpublished omitted passages included in the notes, Past Master deserves to perplex and delight a wider audience.
Author : Robert Silverberg
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)
Download or read book Master of Life and Death written by Robert Silverberg and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-10-26 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 'Master of Life and Death' by Robert Silverberg, readers are taken on a thought-provoking journey through a futuristic world where life and death are controlled by a powerful few. The book explores complex moral dilemmas and questions the nature of power and control. Silverberg's narrative style is both gripping and philosophical, drawing readers in with its detailed world-building and vivid characters. The book delves deep into themes of mortality and immortality, pushing readers to ponder the implications of wielding such power over life and death. Set in a dystopian society, 'Master of Life and Death' stands out as a literary masterpiece that challenges conventional ideas about humanity and power. Silverberg's unique blend of science fiction and ethical inquiry makes this book a compelling and thought-provoking read for fans of speculative fiction and philosophical literature.
Author : Tom Jenks
Publisher : Narrative Library
ISBN 13 : 9780985180751
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (87 download)
Download or read book A Poetics of Fiction written by Tom Jenks and published by Narrative Library. This book was released on 2016-01-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Hamid Dabashi
Publisher : Mage Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1949445550
Total Pages : 462 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (494 download)
Download or read book Masters and Masterpieces of Iranian Cinema written by Hamid Dabashi and published by Mage Publishers. This book was released on 2023-05-23 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An academically acclaimed and globally celebrated cultural critic, Hamid Dabashi is the Hagop Kevorkian Professor of Iranian Studies and Comparative Literature at Columbia University. He is the author of a number of highly acclaimed books and articles on Iran, Islam, comparative literature, world cinema, and the philosophy of art, among them Close Up: Iranian Cinema, Past, Present, Future; Dreams of a Nation: On Palestinian Cinema (editor), Iran: A People Interrupted, and Iran without Borders: Towards a Critique of the Postcolonial Nation. He lives with his family in New York City.
Author : Mikhail Bulgakov
Publisher : Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0802190510
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (21 download)
Download or read book The Master and Margarita written by Mikhail Bulgakov and published by Grove/Atlantic, Inc.. This book was released on 2016-03-18 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Satan comes to Soviet Moscow in this critically acclaimed translation of one of the most important and best-loved modern classics in world literature. The Master and Margarita has been captivating readers around the world ever since its first publication in 1967. Written during Stalin’s time in power but suppressed in the Soviet Union for decades, Bulgakov’s masterpiece is an ironic parable on power and its corruption, on good and evil, and on human frailty and the strength of love. In The Master and Margarita, the Devil himself pays a visit to Soviet Moscow. Accompanied by a retinue that includes the fast-talking, vodka-drinking, giant tomcat Behemoth, he sets about creating a whirlwind of chaos that soon involves the beautiful Margarita and her beloved, a distraught writer known only as the Master, and even Jesus Christ and Pontius Pilate. The Master and Margarita combines fable, fantasy, political satire, and slapstick comedy to create a wildly entertaining and unforgettable tale that is commonly considered the greatest novel to come out of the Soviet Union. It appears in this edition in a translation by Mirra Ginsburg that was judged “brilliant” by Publishers Weekly. Praise for The Master and Margarita “A wild surrealistic romp. . . . Brilliantly flamboyant and outrageous.” —Joyce Carol Oates, The Detroit News “Fine, funny, imaginative. . . . The Master and Margarita stands squarely in the great Gogolesque tradition of satiric narrative.” —Saul Maloff, Newsweek “A rich, funny, moving and bitter novel. . . . Vast and boisterous entertainment.” —The New York Times “The book is by turns hilarious, mysterious, contemplative and poignant. . . . A great work.” —Chicago Tribune “Funny, devilish, brilliant satire. . . . It’s literature of the highest order and . . . it will deliver a full measure of enjoyment and enlightenment.” —Publishers Weekly
Author : Charles Neider
Publisher : Cooper Square Press
ISBN 13 : 1461624266
Total Pages : 653 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (616 download)
Download or read book Short Novels of the Masters written by Charles Neider and published by Cooper Square Press. This book was released on 2001-06-26 with total page 653 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ten classic short novels appear in this collection by noted editor Neider. The contents include: Benito Cereno by Herman Melville, Notes from Underground by F. M. Dostoyevsky, A Simple Heart by Gustave Flaubert, The Death of Ivan Ilych by L. N. Tolstoy, The Aspern Papers by Henry James, Ward No. 6 by A. P. Chekhov, Death in Venice by Thomas Mann, The Dead by James Joyce (recently made into a musical), The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka, and The Fox by D. H. Lawrence. In the introduction, Neider discusses the themes that arise in several of the novels, grouping them by more than just their greatness.
Author : Mikhail Bulgakov
Publisher : Rosetta Books
ISBN 13 : 0795348398
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (953 download)
Download or read book The Master & Margarita written by Mikhail Bulgakov and published by Rosetta Books. This book was released on 2016-03-22 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Satan, Judas, a Soviet writer, and a talking black cat named Behemoth populate this satire, “a classic of twentieth-century fiction” (The New York Times). In 1930s Moscow, Satan decides to pay the good people of the Soviet Union a visit. In old Jerusalem, the fateful meeting of Pilate and Yeshua and the murder of Judas in the garden of Gethsemane unfold. At the intersection of fantasy and realism, satire and unflinching emotional truths, Mikhail Bulgakov’s classic The Master and Margarita eloquently lampoons every aspect of Soviet life under Stalin’s regime, from politics to art to religion, while interrogating the complexities between good and evil, innocence and guilt, and freedom and oppression. Spanning from Moscow to Biblical Jerusalem, a vibrant cast of characters—a “magician” who is actually the devil in disguise, a giant cat, a witch, a fanged assassin—sow mayhem and madness wherever they go, mocking artists, intellectuals, and politicians alike. In and out of the fray weaves a man known only as the Master, a writer demoralized by government censorship, and his mysterious lover, Margarita. Burned in 1928 by the author and restarted in 1930, The Master and Margarita was Bulgakov’s last completed creative work before his death. It remained unpublished until 1966—and went on to become one of the most well-regarded works of Russian literature of the twentieth century, adapted or referenced in film, television, radio, comic strips, theater productions, music, and opera.
Author : Dick Jude
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780007137473
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (374 download)
Download or read book Fantasy Art Masters written by Dick Jude and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dick Jude, author of the previous book, brings together the work of 10 more of the brightest talents in the business, who once more give us an insight into their working methods and inspirations. Some of the press comments on Fantasy Art of the New Millennium - 'Apart from the sheer pleasure of gazing, there's a lot to be learned in this superior graphics treasury. Beautiful images, superbly reproduced.' Time Out'... book full of wonder. It's a brilliant look at artwork, past, present and future and if you don't have it, add it to your Christmas list now.' Starburst '... beautiful book, packed with enormous, lavish illustrations from each of the artists involved... affords a glimpse into the minds of many of the genre's finest painters and illustrators and it'll look great on your coffee table.'
Author : Pierre Michon
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300199058
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (1 download)
Download or read book Masters and Servants written by Pierre Michon and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2013-10-28 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of Pierre Michon's most powerful works, this book imagines decisive moments in the lives of five artists of different times and places: Vincent van Gogh, Francisco Goya, Antoine Watteau, Claude Lorrain, and Lorentino, a little-remembered disciple of Piero della Francesca. Michon focuses on particular moments when artist and model collide, whether that model is a person or a landscape, inner or outer. In the five separate tales he evokes the full passion of the artist's struggle to capture the world in images even as the world resists capture. Each story is a small masterpiece that transcends national boundaries and earns its place among the essential works of world literature.
Author : Art Galaxie
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781483561271
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (612 download)
Download or read book Masters of Contemporary Fine Art written by Art Galaxie and published by . This book was released on 2016-03-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Masters of Contemporary Fine Art" is the first edition of an annual publication dedicated to the promotion and dissemination of high quality Contemporary Art. Painting, Sculpture, Drawing and Digital Art are the categories that we have chosen to publish in this art book. The vast range of expressive techniques and also the different styles in each category add value, depict fascinating rhythm and captivate diversity. The book is also a powerful tool for research, consultation or study for Artists, Collectors, Galleries, Art Dealers and Art Lovers.
Author : Hilary Spurling
Publisher : Knopf Publishing Group
ISBN 13 : 0679434291
Total Pages : 570 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (794 download)
Download or read book Matisse the Master written by Hilary Spurling and published by Knopf Publishing Group. This book was released on 2005 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With unprecedented and unrestricted access to his family correspondence, and other new material in private archives, Spurling documents a lifetime of desperation and self-doubt exacerbated by Matisse's attempts to counteract the violence of the 20th century in paintings.
Author : Charles Neider
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0815412533
Total Pages : 577 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (154 download)
Download or read book Great Short Stories of the Masters written by Charles Neider and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2002 with total page 577 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collected here are 49 uncommon stories drawn from the world's greatest essayists, poets, novelists, playwrights, and short story writers.
Author : Frances Cavanah
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 62 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (41 download)
Download or read book Famous Paintings written by Frances Cavanah and published by . This book was released on 1941 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
