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Book Synopsis A Suitcase Full of Dried Fish and Other Stories by : Bakar Mansaray
Download or read book A Suitcase Full of Dried Fish and Other Stories written by Bakar Mansaray and published by . This book was released on 2015-11 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of short stories about life in post-independent Africa.
Book Synopsis A Suitcase Full of Dried Fish and other stories by : Mansaray, Bakar
Download or read book A Suitcase Full of Dried Fish and other stories written by Mansaray, Bakar and published by Sierra Leonean Writers Series. This book was released on 2016-03-17 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Distinctively and splendidly adventurous, romantic, historical, and funny, ranging from the harrowing slum of Katakoumbay to the comforts of the developed world, this collection of stories investigates the complexities of human relationships. The language is contemporary and often unrelenting. The book is a timely exposé on the joys and disillusionment of post-independence Africa and the Caribbean. A Suitcase Full of Dried Fish and other stories is written from the viewpoint of characters replete with emotion and stinging dialogue. We read about the secrets of online dating; the trial of a migrant; a polygamous household; a rebel leader; an air steward; a teacher-pupil relationship; the fears of sickness; and a glimpse of the afterlife.
Book Synopsis A Suitcase Full of Dried Fish and Other Stories by : Bakar Mansaray
Download or read book A Suitcase Full of Dried Fish and Other Stories written by Bakar Mansaray and published by Sierra Leonean Writers Series. This book was released on 2016-09-30 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Distinctively and splendidly adventurous, romantic, historical, and funny, ranging from the harrowing slum of Katakoumbay to the comforts of the developed world, this collection of stories investigates the complexities of human relationships. The language is contemporary and often unrelenting. The book is a timely expose on the joys and disillusionment of post-independence Africa and the Caribbean. "A Suitcase Full of Dried Fish and other stories" is written from the viewpoint of characters replete with emotion and stinging dialogue. We read about the secrets of online dating; the trial of a migrant; a polygamous household; a rebel leader; an air steward; a teacher-pupil relationship; the fears of sickness; and a glimpse of the afterlife. These stories allow a peek into the lives of extraordinary individuals who persevere or give up in times of love, injustice, war, and the desire for money. They show that even in the midst of adversity, much can be achieved with resilience, and much can also be lost where there is no forgiveness. "'A Suitcase full of Dried Fish and other stories' is a well-crafted book. Its author writes with an authentic flair and gripping readability. He has done us proud in bringing a strong storytelling streak so powerful among our people." Council for the Advancement of African Canadians in Alberta (CAAC)"
Book Synopsis Paper Kingdom and Other Stories by : Celeste Young
Download or read book Paper Kingdom and Other Stories written by Celeste Young and published by Grosvenor House Publishing. This book was released on 2022-09-01 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paper Kingdom and Other Stories consists of a novella and three short stories. All are set in Mozambique during the 1950s and 60s, when the country was in the final decades of Portuguese colonialism. Paper Kingdom follows the life of a young Chinese girl, Estrela, from girlhood through to adulthood, her relationship with her siblings and parents, and her growing need to break free from the expectations placed upon her. The novella ends with her reconciled to the new Mozambique emerging from the effects of colonial rule. Paper Kingdom is followed by three stories, each of which, focuses on the attempts of Chinese women and girls to kick against the restrictions of traditional patriarchy and family pressures requiring them to conform. Some of them are stuck in abusive relationships, often stemming from arranged marriages, and seek to find paths to freedom in desperate, and often misguided ways. The contradictions of colonialism, and these characters' interaction with the colonial regime, form a backdrop to the stories: the Chinese in colonial Africa, like other Asian groups, were a buffer between the European ruling minority, and the Black African majority. Their relationship with both colonizer and colonized is hinted at through episodes of racial prejudice and hostility of which they are both victims and perpetrators, thus contradicting the colonial power's rhetoric of racial integration and inclusivity. But the emphasis in all these tales is on the inner lives and memories of these diasporic Chinese families, and the community to which they belonged. Within this community, traditional Chinese beliefs and superstitions are maintained, occasionally adapting to and interacting with local African belief systems, thus providing the poetic underlay of the stories, with elements of magical realism. The collection also shows that this community is riven by family animosities and jealousy, social difference, all of which threaten its coherence as its very future in Mozambique is placed in doubt with the end of Portuguese rule.
Book Synopsis The Forty Fathom Bank and Other Stories by : Les Galloway
Download or read book The Forty Fathom Bank and Other Stories written by Les Galloway and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2013-02-26 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Called "stunning and suspenseful" (Andrea Barrett, Outside), and "exquisitely detailed" (Alan Cheuse, NPR), The Forty Fathom Bank is a gripping novella of adventure and desperation in the tradition of The Treasure of the Sierra Madre. This acclaimed cult classic tells the story of two men seeking riches on a late-season fishing trip off the coast of San Francisco. When a storm hits and the engine fails, they confront more than treacherous seas in their fight for survival. This edition also includes the late author's other rarely seen stories of the sea, as well as an afterword by his friend and editor, Jerome Gold. As James Lee Burke says, "No one who reads this book will ever forget it."
Book Synopsis Propaganda by Monuments & Other Stories by : Ivan Vladislavić
Download or read book Propaganda by Monuments & Other Stories written by Ivan Vladislavić and published by New Africa Books. This book was released on 1996 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Pacific and Other Stories by : Mark Helprin
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.
Book Synopsis More Stories and More by : Derryl G. Berry
Download or read book More Stories and More written by Derryl G. Berry and published by Outskirts Press. This book was released on 2023-01-13 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The variety of Derryl G. Berry’s imaginative short stories and intriguing essays make for delightful and entertaining reading in short spurts or extended time. Read a few short works while waiting for the bus, like “The Key to Her Heart” and “Wood Chucking” and “Pretty Like Mommy” or “Late for Lunch”. Or take more time for a longer work before bedtime, like “The Thanksgiving I Almost Exploded” or “You Don’t Know Fear” or “Chasing Shadows, Chasing Us” or “Saved by the Cell”. You might enjoy to matching opinions with Derryl and some of his essays. Try “The Blue Tree” or “How Did We Get to Be Different?” or “Consider the Kingfisher” or “Educate Against Crapspeak” or “Freedom to be Fools”. But beware, some might keep you awake thinking. Do you believe time travel is possible? Read Derryl’s opinion in “Time Travel Is Not Possible”. You could find that some of Derryl’s poems will pluck your own heartstrings. Maybe “She Passed by Him” or “Butterfly Madam” or “I Will Leave You in the Echoes” or “You Kept Me Awake Last Night” or “Today I Drank the Wine”. A few might just make you chuckle or say, “Hmm, well yeah, maybe.” One or two of Derryl’s Flash 55 Fiction might do the same.
Book Synopsis Intrusion and Other Stories by : Shashi Deshpande
Download or read book Intrusion and Other Stories written by Shashi Deshpande and published by Penguin Books India. This book was released on 1993 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Haunting New Collection Of Short Stories From One Of India S Most Acclaimed Writers Shashi Deshpande, In Her New Collection Of Short Stories, Explores A World Darkened By The Despair And Unhappiness Of Women Trying To Break Out Of Pre-Defined Roles. There Is The Newly Married Protagonist Of The Title Story, Whose Self-Respect And Sense Of Self Are Violated By Her Crass And Insensitive Husband; The Wife Who Finds Herself Involved In An Affair Because Of Her Husband S Indifference; The Mother Who Tries To Forge A Relationship With A Hostile Daughter&. These And Other Stories In This Collection Serve To Reaffirm Shashi Deshpande In Her Reputation As A Writer Of Acuity And Compassion.
Book Synopsis Visiting the Bard and Other Stories by : Alasdair Campbell
Download or read book Visiting the Bard and Other Stories written by Alasdair Campbell and published by Birlinn Publishers. This book was released on 2003 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The astonishing range and scope of Alasdair Campbell's writing is highlighted in this collection of short stories set in Lewis. Funny, often tragic and poignant, always acutely observed and with an astonishing sense of character and skill at dialogue, these stories show the skill of a writer at the peak of his powers. From the snatched encounter of "The Odour of Corruption", through the humor of the "Sisters" to the deeply moving symbolism of the "The Lost Sheep", the author's artful evocation of people and the human world holds a universal appeal that transcends their island surroundings.
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Book Synopsis The Week of the Whales and Other Stories by : Leoncio P. Deriada
Download or read book The Week of the Whales and Other Stories written by Leoncio P. Deriada and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Other Alice by : Michelle Harrison
Download or read book The Other Alice written by Michelle Harrison and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-07-28 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What happens when a tale with real magic, that was supposed to be finished, never was? This is a story about one of those stories . . . Midge loves riddles, his cat, Twitch, and – most of all – stories. Especially because he's grown up being read to by his sister Alice, a brilliant writer. When Alice goes missing and a talking cat turns up in her bedroom, Midge searches Alice’s stories for a clue. Soon he discovers that her secret book, The Museum of Unfinished Stories, is much more than just a story. In fact, he finds two of its characters wandering around town. But every tale has its villains – and with them leaping off the page, Midge, Gypsy and Piper must use all their wits and cunning to work out how the story ends and find Alice. If they fail, a more sinister finale threatens them all . . . A rich and twisting tale of magic, riddles and the power of imagination, from a classic author.
Download or read book China Dog written by Judy Fong Bates and published by Emblem Editions. This book was released on 2014-04-29 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By the bestselling author of Midnight at the Dragon Café A Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers selection Focusing on the Chinese community in Canada, these vivid and poignant stories tell us something about the place of home and memory in our lives. Whether her characters find themselves caught between the life they left behind and the lonely realities of their new life in Canada, or torn between the traditions of the past and a desire to shape their own futures, Bates captures their struggles and triumphs with compassion and insight. Among the eight stories: The arrival of a beautiful mail-order bride incites a treacherous mix of jealousy and suspicion between two brothers. After years of sacrifice, an elderly woman seizes a last chance for happiness when she moves into a home of her own. For the sake of her family, a young woman must navigate her way through the unfamiliar demands of Chinese tradition after she elopes with her Canadian boyfriend. Richly textured, China Dog reminds us of the universal yearning for understanding and acceptance.
Book Synopsis These Precious Days by : Ann Patchett
Download or read book These Precious Days written by Ann Patchett and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2021-11-23 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The beloved New York Times bestselling author reflects on home, family, friendships and writing in this deeply personal collection of essays. "The elegance of Patchett’s prose is seductive and inviting: with Patchett as a guide, readers will really get to grips with the power of struggles, failures, and triumphs alike." —Publisher's Weekly “Any story that starts will also end.” As a writer, Ann Patchett knows what the outcome of her fiction will be. Life, however, often takes turns we do not see coming. Patchett ponders this truth in these wise essays that afford a fresh and intimate look into her mind and heart. At the center of These Precious Days is the title essay, a surprising and moving meditation on an unexpected friendship that explores “what it means to be seen, to find someone with whom you can be your best and most complete self.” When Patchett chose an early galley of actor and producer Tom Hanks’ short story collection to read one night before bed, she had no idea that this single choice would be life changing. It would introduce her to a remarkable woman—Tom’s brilliant assistant Sooki—with whom she would form a profound bond that held monumental consequences for them both. A literary alchemist, Patchett plumbs the depths of her experiences to create gold: engaging and moving pieces that are both self-portrait and landscape, each vibrant with emotion and rich in insight. Turning her writer’s eye on her own experiences, she transforms the private into the universal, providing us all a way to look at our own worlds anew, and reminds how fleeting and enigmatic life can be. From the enchantments of Kate DiCamillo’s children’s books (author of The Beatryce Prophecy) to youthful memories of Paris; the cherished life gifts given by her three fathers to the unexpected influence of Charles Schultz’s Snoopy; the expansive vision of Eudora Welty to the importance of knitting, Patchett connects life and art as she illuminates what matters most. Infused with the author’s grace, wit, and warmth, the pieces in These Precious Days resonate deep in the soul, leaving an indelible mark—and demonstrate why Ann Patchett is one of the most celebrated writers of our time.
Book Synopsis Beyond the Sky and the Earth by : Jamie Zeppa
Download or read book Beyond the Sky and the Earth written by Jamie Zeppa and published by Doubleday Canada. This book was released on 2011-01-28 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the tradition of Iron and Silk and Touch the Dragon, Jamie Zeppa’s memoir of her years in Bhutan is the story of a young woman’s self-discovery in a foreign land. It is also the exciting début of a new voice in travel writing. When she left for the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan in 1988, Zeppa was committing herself to two years of teaching and a daunting new experience. A week on a Caribbean beach had been her only previous trip outside Canada; Bhutan was on the other side of the world, one of the most isolated countries in the world known as the last Shangri-La, where little had changed in centuries and visits by foreigners were restricted. Clinging to her bags full of chocolate, hair conditioner and Immodium, she began the biggest challenge of her life, with no idea she would fall in love with the country and with a Bhutanese man, end up spending nine years in Bhutan, and begin a literary career with her account of this transformative journey. At her first posting in a remote village of eastern Bhutan, she is plunged into an overwhelmingly different culture with squalid Third World conditions and an impossible language. Her house has rats and fleas and she refuses to eat the local food, fearing the rampant deadly infections her overly protective grandfather warned her about. Gradually, however, her fear vanishes. She adjusts, begins to laugh, and is captivated by the pristine mountain scenery and the kind students in her grade 2 class. She also begins to discover for herself the spiritual serenity of Buddhism. A transfer to the government college of Sherubtse, where the housing conditions are comparatively luxurious and the students closer to her own age, gives her a deeper awareness of Bhutan’s challenges: the lack of personal privacy, the pressure to conform, and the political tensions. However, her connection to Bhutan intensifies when she falls in love with a student, Tshewang, and finds herself pregnant. After a brief sojourn in Canada to give birth to her son, Pema Dorji, she marries Tshewang and makes Bhutan her home for another four years. Zeppa’s personal essay about her culture shock on arriving in Bhutan won the 1996 CBC/Saturday Night literary competition and appeared in the magazine. She flew home to accept the prize, where people encouraged her to pursue her writing. Her letters from Bhutan also featured on CBC’s Morningside. The book that grew out of this has been published in Canada and the United States to ecstatic reviews, followed by British, German, Dutch, Italian and Spanish editions. Although cultural differences finally separated Jamie and Tshewang in 1997 while she was writing the book and she returned to Canada, she will always feel at home in Bhutan. Zeppa shares her compelling insights into this land and culture, but Beyond the Sky and the Earth is more than a travel book. With rich, spellbinding prose and bright humour, it describes a personal journey in which Zeppa acquires a deeper understanding of what it means to leave one’s home behind, and undergoes a spiritual transformation.
Book Synopsis Ladies of the Night and Other Stories by : Althea Prince
Download or read book Ladies of the Night and Other Stories written by Althea Prince and published by Insomniac Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ladies of the Night is set in Toronto and Antigua. With women's loves and lives as their focus, the stories contain dramatic twists and turns: some humorous, others shocking and disturbing, all leaving a haunting melody behind. The Toronto stories capture the issues women face as they walk the ground of intimate and family relationships in that city. The Antiguan setting of some of the stories are reflective of Prince's insight into relationships, captured in her novel and essays. The characters reveal their different ways of managing a range of struggle, pain, rage, love and pure unadulterated joy. The humour of some stories complement the plaintive sadness and emotionality of the strings some other stories pluck.
