I Looked Over Jordan, and Other Stories

I Looked Over Jordan, and Other Stories

Author: Ernie Brill

Publisher: South End Press

Published: 1980

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 9780896081178

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This collection of stories gives a different dimension to the usual presentation of hospitals as the exclusive and immaculate domain of doctors. The reader will encounter a fuller, nitty-gritty view of a world seldom seen, rarely mentioned, and insufficiently appreciated.


The Radio and Other Stories

The Radio and Other Stories

Author: Gil Ndi-Shang

Publisher: Spears Media Press

Published: 2021-04-03

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13:

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On moving into a new apartment abroad in his Bavarian hometown, the narrator realises that some of his possessions and elements of his new neighbourhood open a window into a flurry of memories, serving as allegorical threads to his childhood, self-consciousness and discovery of the world. What begins as a personal narrative quickly cedes to a social archaeology, inviting the reader/listener on a homegoing journey in the backdrop of Cameroon’s tottering democratic trajectory. Modulated with poetry and music, The Radio tunes in to diaspora, home, nation, education, existence, religion as well as Mbum popular culture, showcasing creative re-appropriation and re-mixing of global trends and icons in specific communities.


Basket and Other Stories

Basket and Other Stories

Author: Barry Ghabaei

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2016-02-12

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 1491789972

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Stand up to the plate and brace yourself for the curve-balls in this collection. These are the stories of our generation. Take a swing if you dare!


The Encantadas and Other Stories

The Encantadas and Other Stories

Author: Herman Melville

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2012-03-06

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 0486115402

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This collection features 14 of Melville's short stories reprinted from Harper's and Putnam's magazines, including "The Encantadas or Enchanted Isles," a dramatic story set on the Galapagos Islands, plus "The Bell-Tower," more.


Playing Silly Buggers and Other Stories

Playing Silly Buggers and Other Stories

Author: Christian Robshaw

Publisher: Ali Ribelli Edizioni

Published: 2020-03-01

Total Pages: 98

ISBN-13: 8833465373

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Sooty Stevens receives an unexpected visit from a barely-remembered acquaintance. Jim Christ finds redemption in the unlikeliest of places. An attempted break-up goes terribly awry. And a boy attempts to enforce law and order in wild Wales. A set of stories by the author of Wankers, combining tenderness, wit, and often unlikely pathos, sometimes in the same paragraph.


Live Nude Aliens and Other Stories

Live Nude Aliens and Other Stories

Author: JD DeLuzio

Publisher: Brain Lag

Published: 2022-03-11

Total Pages: 249

ISBN-13: 1928011683

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From a technological dystopia to small town Canada, this collection of short fiction explores themes of change, memory, and things hiding in the shadows. These tales, previously-published and new, take classic space opera, pest problems, and the recent past in new and fresh directions. Will electric light cast a world into darkness? Do you remember 1971, when Kennedy was in the White House, Hendrix sang about space, and the extraterrestrials returned? Has the invasion of the live nude aliens already begun? When you look at the world and see things slightly askew--our reality tilted just a few degrees--then you get stories like these.


The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Other Stories

The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Other Stories

Author: graf Leo Tolstoy

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 0199669880

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In these six late stories Tolstoy explores human relationships and moral choices, raising profound questions about life in gripping fictional form. "The Death of Ivan Ilyich" is an existential masterpiece, a harrowing tale of the final illness and death of a bourgeois lawyer. Newly translated, and with a wide-ranging Introduction.


Winter Orchard and Other Stories

Winter Orchard and Other Stories

Author: Josephine Johnson

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2013-10-17

Total Pages: 217

ISBN-13: 1448213371

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This collection of twenty-two short stories was first published in 1936, a year after Josephine Johnson won a Pulitzer Prize for her debut novel Now in November. Some of these stories were published previously in magazines – The Atlantic Monthly, Vanity Fair, The St. Louis Review, Hound and Horn, The Forum, The Midland – and even before Johnson was awarded the prestigious literary prize for her novel, her short fiction was praised for its evocative and perceptive content and simple but powerful style. The stories in this collection revolve around universal human cravings for love, happiness, and completion, and expose the fragile balance of human relationships. Johnson's writing touches her readers on a personal level, evoking memories of childhood dreams, first heartbreaks, and warm summer nights in the country surrounded by the sound of cicadas and frogs...


The Jimmy john Boss And Other Stories

The Jimmy john Boss And Other Stories

Author: Owen Wister

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2023-08-01

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 9358597267

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"The Jimmy John Boss and Other Stories" by Owen Wister is a captivating collection of short stories that delve into the essence of the American West during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Through a series of vivid and compelling narratives, Wister provides readers with a glimpse into the lives of cowboys, ranchers, and pioneers, capturing the spirit of the frontier. The titular story, 'The Jimmy John Boss,' introduces readers to Jimmy John, an enigmatic cowboy who becomes an unexpected hero. In addition to this central story, the collection includes other enthralling tales that explore themes of love, loss, honor, and the harsh realities of life on the frontier. Wister's rich descriptions bring the landscapes and characters to life, immersing readers in a bygone era where self-reliance and perseverance were paramount. The author's is a literary journey that transports readers back in time, offering a glimpse into the challenges, triumphs, and the indomitable human spirit that defined the American West.