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Tropical Fish is a short story collection, published in 2005, by Ugandan author Doreen Baingana. [1] [2] It revolves around the lives of a family based in Entebbe, Uganda.It follows Christine, Patti and Rosa the daughters of a relatively well off family whose father, a senior government official, becomes an alcoholic and loses everything starting with his job.
The short story discusses the major sites in the capital city, Arrakeen, including the Grand Palace and Temple of Alia. It also features images (with descriptions) of some of the devices and characters seen in the novels, including Paul's personal ornithopter , an Ixian glowglobe , Princess Irulan , Duncan Idaho and Reverend Mother Mohiam .
"Our Trees Still Grow in Dehra" is a collection of autobiographical stories written by Ruskin Bond. The book captures the author's childhood memories and experiences growing up in the picturesque town of Dehradun in India. Here is a brief summary of the book: The book opens with Bond's early childhood and his deep connection with nature.
Nine Stories is a collection of short stories by American fiction writer J. D. Salinger published in April 1953. It includes two of his most famous short stories, "A Perfect Day for Bananafish" and "For Esmé – with Love and Squalor".
The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway: The Finca Vigía Edition, is a posthumous collection of Ernest Hemingway's (July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) short fiction, published in 1987. It contains the classic First Forty-Nine Stories as well as 21 other stories and a foreword by his sons.
Ford County is a collection of novellas by John Grisham.His first collection of stories, it was published by Doubleday in the United States in 2009. [1]The book contains 7 short stories or novellas: [2] "Blood Drive"; "Fetching Raymond"; "Fish Files"; "Casino"; "Michael's Room"; "Quiet Haven"; and "Funny Boy".
Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... "Last Contact" is a science fiction short story published in 2007 by Stephen ...
Kirkus Reviews began "A haunting series of stories, in most cases putting it up to the reader to interpret the final outcome – in all cases using the device of the moment in life when emotion or reason reaches the point of tension beyond which something snaps", and finished with "In this collection...Daphne du Maurier's peerless craftmanship, her eerie sense of the macabre, her gift for ...