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The Running Boy and Other Stories

Author : Megumu Sagisawa
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 1501749900
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book The Running Boy and Other Stories written by Megumu Sagisawa and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2020-04-15 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With this newly translated version of The Running Boy, the fiction of Megumu Sagisawa makes its long-overdue first appearance in English. Lovingly rendered with a critical introduction by the translator, this collection of three stories, written in 1989, sits on the thinnest part of Japan's economic bubble and provides and cautionary glimpse into the malaise of its impending collapse. From the aging regulars of a shabby snack bar in "Galactic City" to the mental breakdowns of "A Slender Back," and the family secrets lurking within the title story between them, Sagisawa offers a trilogy of laser-focused character studies. Exploring dichotomies of past versus present, young versus old, life versus death, and countless shades of meaning beyond, she elicits vibrant commonalities of the human condition from some of its most ennui-laden examples. A curious form of affirmation awaits her readers, who may just come out of her monochromatic word paintings with more colorful realizations about themselves and the world at large. Such insight is rare in a writer so young, and this book is a fitting testament to her premature death, the legacy of which is sure to inspire a new generation of readers in the post-truth era.

Silvery World and Other Stories

Author : Michael J. Pettid
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 1942242921
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (422 download)

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Download or read book Silvery World and Other Stories written by Michael J. Pettid and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2019-01-31 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This anthology is an exciting new collection of Korean fiction in translation from the early years of the twentieth century that demonstrate the political and ideological divides that Koreans experienced during this time.

Jump and Other Stories

Author : Nadine Gordimer
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1408832631
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (88 download)

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Download or read book Jump and Other Stories written by Nadine Gordimer and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2012-03-15 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this collection of sixteen stories, Gordimer brings unforgettable characters from every corner of society to life: a child refugee fleeing civil war in Mozambique; a black activist's deserted wife longing for better times; a rich safari party indulging themselves while lionesses circle their lodge. Jump is a vivid, disturbing and rewarding portrait of life in South Africa under apartheid.

Parkhurst Boys, and Other Stories of School Life

Author : Talbot Baines Reed
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (64 download)

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Download or read book Parkhurst Boys, and Other Stories of School Life written by Talbot Baines Reed and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-10 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Parkhurst Boys, and Other Stories of School Life' is a novel written by Talbot Baines Reed. The story follows the narrator's experience as part of a football team in elementary school. The narrator is a ten-year-old boy who is going to be having his first match playing against Craven tomorrow.

Up and Running

Author : Mark Patinkin
Publisher : Center st
ISBN 13 : 9781931722490
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (224 download)

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Download or read book Up and Running written by Mark Patinkin and published by Center st. This book was released on 2005 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Patinkin shares the gripping story of a young boy's battle with a life-threatening illness and how a community fought to save him.

The Pacific and Other Stories

Author : Mark Helprin
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101644338
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book The Pacific and Other Stories written by Mark Helprin and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2005-06-28 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A dazzling collection of short stories by Mark Helprin, bestselling author of Winter's Tale, which is now a major motion picture starring Colin Farrell, Jessica Brown Findlay, Russell Crowe, William Hurt, and Jennifer Connelly The Pacific and Other Stories is a collection of sixteen stories that display the remarkable scope, incomparable wit, and deft prose that have come to be Mark Helprin's signature. A British paratrooper jumps into occupied territory; the 1958 New York Yankees gain an unexpected teammate in a puny, teenaged Hasidic Jew; a September 11th widow receives an astonishing gift from the contractor working on her new apartment—these and other stories exhibit the constantly changing variety of the ocean itself, the peaks and troughs of life. Lighthearted, glittering fables are met with starker tales that sound the depths of sacrifice and duty. The Pacific and Other Stories is a resplendent, powerful collection of lasting substance and emotional import.

The Prophet and Other Stories

Author : Chʻŏng-jun Yi
Publisher : Cornell East Asia Series
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book The Prophet and Other Stories written by Chʻŏng-jun Yi and published by Cornell East Asia Series. This book was released on 1999 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Yi Ch'ōng-Jun was born in 1939 and graduated from the department of German language and literature at Seoul National University in 1966. He has long been recognized as one of Korea's most prolific and demanding authors. Since his debut in 1965, he has enjoyed consistent critical and commercial success. His characters are ordinary people--writers, farmers, photographers and artisans--all struggling to survive in an increasingly materialistic and complicated society. They search for life's significance in the whirlwind change of modern Korea only to discover that the answers to their questions run deep beneath the surface of reality. This collection provides a cross-section of Yi's work, beginning with the haunting novella, The Falconer (1968) and ending with The Fire Worshipers, which won the National Literary Award from the Korean Culture and Arts Foundation in 1986.

Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy, The-Holiday Ed.

Author : Tim Burton
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0060526491
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (65 download)

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Download or read book Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy, The-Holiday Ed. written by Tim Burton and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2002-10-22 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From breathtaking stop-action animation to bittersweet modern fairy tales, filmmaker Tim Burton has become known for his unique visual brilliance -- witty and macabre at once. Now he gives birth to a cast of gruesomely sympathetic children -- misunderstood outcasts who struggle to find love and belonging in their cruel, cruel worlds. His lovingly lurid illustrations evoke both the sweetness and the tragedy of these dark yet simple beings -- hopeful, hapless heroes who appeal to the ugly outsider in all of us, and let us laugh at a world we have long left behind (mostly anyway).

Miracle Boy and Other Stories

Author : Pinckney Benedict
Publisher : Salt Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781907773006
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (73 download)

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Download or read book Miracle Boy and Other Stories written by Pinckney Benedict and published by Salt Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story collection Miracle Boy and Other Stories contains fourteen works of short fiction -published in some of America's top literary magazines and anthologies - by one of West Virginia's most well-recognized writers. The stories, set in the author's native Appalachia, concern themselves with the miraculous lives of boys and men.

Bin Laden's Bald Spot

Author : Brian Doyle
Publisher : Red Hen Press
ISBN 13 : 1597091790
Total Pages : 165 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (97 download)

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Download or read book Bin Laden's Bald Spot written by Brian Doyle and published by Red Hen Press. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of humorous short stories from the award-winning author of The Plover and Mink River. Welcome to the peculiar, headlong world of Brian Doyle’s fiction, where the odd is happening all the time, reported upon by characters of every sort and stripe. Swirling voices and skeins of story, laughter and rage, ferocious attention to detail and sweeping nuttiness, tears and chortling—these stories will remind readers of the late giant David Foster Wallace, in their straightforward accounts of anything-but-straightforward events; of modern short story pioneer Raymond Carver, a bit, in their blunt, unadorned dialogue; and of Julia Whitty, a bit, in their willingness to believe what is happening, even if it absolutely shouldn’t be. Funny, piercing, unique, memorable, this is a collection of stories readers will find nearly impossible to forget. “To read Brian Doyle is to apprehend, all at once, the force that drives Mark Twain, and Walt Whitman, and James Joyce, and Emily Dickinson, and Francis of Assisi, and Jonah under his gourd. Brian Doyle is an extraordinary writer whose tales will endure. The sublime ‘Waking the Bishop’ is going to inhabit American anthologies forever and ever.” —Cynthia Ozick, New York Times–bestselling author of Heir to the Glimmering World “What I like about Brian Doyle’s writing is that it’s real—it’s got mud and blood and tears but it’s also got earthly angels who teach him to grasp on to each small epiphany as it opens before him.” —Martin Flanagan, author of The Call and The Art of Pollination

Hazel Squirrel And Other Stories

Author : Samuel E. Lowe
Publisher : BoD - Books on Demand
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (418 download)

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Download or read book Hazel Squirrel And Other Stories written by Samuel E. Lowe and published by BoD - Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-07-15 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: " In "Hazel Squirrel and Other Stories" by Samuel E. Lowe, dive into a collection of heartwarming tales that celebrate the wonders of nature, friendship, and the resilience of the animal kingdom. This enchanting book introduces readers to Hazel Squirrel and a host of other delightful characters, each with their own unique adventures. Within the pages of "Hazel Squirrel and Other Stories," Samuel E. Lowe weaves together narratives that capture the spirit of the natural world. Join Hazel Squirrel as she embarks on exciting journeys, faces challenges, and learns valuable lessons along the way. Through encounters with fellow woodland creatures, readers witness the beauty of friendship, the importance of kindness, and the interconnectedness of all living beings. Samuel E. Lowe's storytelling captures the charm and innocence of the animal kingdom, painting vivid pictures of the characters and their vibrant surroundings. Each story offers a delightful blend of adventure, humor, and heartwarming moments that resonate with readers of all ages. Join Hazel Squirrel and her companions as they explore the wonders of nature, foster friendships, and discover the profound lessons that can be found in the smallest of creatures."

Steel

Author : Richard Matheson
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
ISBN 13 : 9780765367617
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (676 download)

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Download or read book Steel written by Richard Matheson and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2011-10-04 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new collection featuring the story that inspired Real Steel, a major motion picture starring Hugh Jackman.

The Boy Scout and Other Stories For Boys

Author : Richard Harding Davis
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3752377100
Total Pages : 105 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (523 download)

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Download or read book The Boy Scout and Other Stories For Boys written by Richard Harding Davis and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2020-07-30 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original: The Boy Scout and Other Stories For Boys by Richard Harding Davis

The chip boy, or, Grandpapa's story about a plumcake, and other stories

Author : Chip boy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book The chip boy, or, Grandpapa's story about a plumcake, and other stories written by Chip boy and published by . This book was released on 1880 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Predator: The Original Comics Series - Concrete Jungle and Other Stories

Author : Mark Verheiden
Publisher : Dark Horse Comics
ISBN 13 : 163008932X
Total Pages : 311 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book Predator: The Original Comics Series - Concrete Jungle and Other Stories written by Mark Verheiden and published by Dark Horse Comics. This book was released on 2017-06-27 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of one of the great action movies of all time with this collection of original comics sequels to the film. Before Predator 2 was ever conceived as a film, writer Mark Verheiden and artist Chris Warner created an acclaimed comic-book sequel to Predator that took the alien trophy hunters from the jungles of Central America to the concrete jungle of New York City--where they face Dutch Schaefer's big brother, who's an NYPD detective! Also included in this volume are Verheiden's two subsequent Predator stories--Cold War, which finds the Predators crash-landed in Siberia, and Dark River, in which the hero of Concrete Jungle traces the path of his younger brother to find out what really happened to him after the events in the movie Predator. Three now-classic tales in one over-sized, deluxe hard cover volume designed to sit on your bookshelf beside the Aliens 30th Anniversary edition! Collects: Collects Predator: Concrete Jungle (#1-#4), Predator: Cold War (#1-#4), and Predator: Dark River

Predator – The Original Comics Series – Concrete Jungle and Other Stories

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Predator – The Original Comics Series – Concrete Jungle and Other Stories written by and published by . This book was released on with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of one of the great action movies of all time with this collection of original comics sequels to the film. Before Predator 2 was ever conceived as a film, writer Mark Verheiden and artist Chris Warner created an acclaimed comic-book sequel to Predator that took the alien trophy hunters from the jungles of Central America to the concrete jungle of New York City–where they face Dutch Schaefer’s big brother, who’s an NYPD detective! Also included in this volume are Verheiden’s two subsequent Predator stories–Cold War, which finds the Predators crash-landed in Siberia, and Dark River, in which the hero of Concrete Jungle traces the path of his younger brother to find out what really happened to him after the events in the movie Predator. Three now-classic tales in one over-sized, deluxe hard cover volume designed to sit on your bookshelf beside the Aliens 30th Anniversary edition! Collects: Predator: Concrete Jungle (#1-#4), Predator: Cold War (#1-#4), and Predator: Dark River

The First Person and Other Stories

Author : Ali Smith
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0141900326
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (419 download)

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Download or read book The First Person and Other Stories written by Ali Smith and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2012-10-04 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The First Person and Other Stories is the fourth collection of short stories by Ali Smith. The First Person and Other Stories effortlessly appeals to our hearts, heads and funny bones. Always intellectually playful, but also very moving and funny, Smith explores the ways and whys of storytelling. In one, a middle-aged woman conducts a poignant conversation with her gauche fourteen-year-old self. In another, an innocent supermarket shopper finds in her trolley a foul-mouthed, insulting and beautiful child. Challenging the boundaries between fiction and reality, a third presents its narrator, 'Ali', as she drinks tea, phones a friend and muses on the relationship between the short story and - a nymph. Innovative, sophisticated and intelligent, the stories in The First Person and Other Stories are packed full of ideas, jokes, nuance and compassion. Ali Smith and the short story are made for each other. 'Smith's is a profoundly optimistic vision. These stories are frightening yet funny, and the sheer exuberance and playfulness of her language endows dark matters with a lightness of touch' New Statesman 'She's a genius, genuinely modern in the heroic, glorious sense' Alain de Botton 'Terrific . . . hurrah for Ali Smith . . . The best short-story writers make it look as easy as making a cup of tea. Ali Smith is one of these . . . A bold and brilliant collection of stories by a writer unafraid to give it to us as it is' Times 'A glorious collection that celebrates and subverts the short story form' Independent