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English: Five of these stories were written by the noted Finnish author, Zachris Topelius, who wrote them, and much else, for the children of Finland and Sweden more than fifty years ago. His loving sympathy for children, and his earnest desire to write only what was wholesome and good for them, shine through all his literary work for the young.
First edition. The Man Who Wouldn't Get Up and Other Stories is the first collection of short stories by David Lodge.. The collection was initially published in 1995 by the Zurich-based publisher Haffmans Verlag entitled Sommergeschichten – Wintermärchen (Summer Stories - Winter Tales) then in 1998 a limited edition was published by his friend Tom Rosenthal at Bridgewater Press, entitled ...
Scrolling through the news, the world can feel like a terrible place. But the Instagram account Random Kindness is here to remind us that good still exists. Sharing uplifting stories, heartwarming ...
The Return is a collection of short stories by the Chilean author Roberto Bolaño, published in English in 2010, translated by Chris Andrews.This volume contains all the stories from Bolaño's two Spanish language collections, Llamadas Telefonicas (1997), and Putas Asesinas (2001), which have not been previously included in the 2006 collection Last Evenings on Earth.
[4] [5] The Guardian noted surprising titles missing from the list, like Moby-Dick (1851), [6] and writing in The Daily Telegraph, Jake Kerridge called it "a short-sighted list that will please nobody." [7] The BBC relied on six experts: Stig Abell, Mariella Frostrup, Juno Dawson, Kit de Waal, Alexander McCall Smith and Syima Aslam.
"Lemon" (Japanese: 檸檬, Hepburn: Remon) is a collection of short stories by Japanese author Motojirō Kajii. "Lemon" was written in 1924 and was published as Kajii's first doujinshi. It was a 28-page handmade book: 4.25" x 5.5", staple-bound. The interior was color printed, with several high quality black-and-white photographs.
Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman (めくらやなぎと眠る女, Mekurayanagi to nemuru onna) is a collection of 24 short stories by Japanese author Haruki Murakami.. The stories contained in the book were written between 1980 and 2005, and published in Japan in various magazines and collections.
"The Others" (original Spanish title: "El otro") is a 1972 short story by Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges (1901-1975), collected in the anthology The Book of Sand (1975, English translation 1977). The story is an ostensibly autobiographical account of Borges meeting his younger, 19-year-old self.