Two essays and eleven short stories from a 1930s novelist who wrote on a variety of subjects, from war to the lot of the black man. In An American Citizen, a black man leaves America for another country to escape the humiliation he suffers, Through Pity and Terror is a war story set in France on a woman whose home is invaded by German soldiers, and in the title story the protagonist finally wins recognition as an artist.
"The Horse Stealers and Other Stories" by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov is a fascinating series of quick stories that gives a nuanced exploration of human nature and the complexities of Russian society. Originally penned within the past due nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Chekhov's narratives continue to resonate with readers for his or her insightful commentary and masterful storytelling. The identify story, "The Horse Stealers," unfolds with a mix of humor and irony, as Chekhov delves into the lives of characters concerned in a reputedly petty crime. Through this tale and others like "Ward No. 6" and "The Petchenyeg," Chekhov skillfully examines the human circumstance, revealing the fragility of sanity, the impact of societal norms, and the effects of moral picks. Chekhov's characters are vividly drawn, representing a pass-section of Russian society, every grappling with personal dilemmas and societal expectations. The collection is characterised by way of its exploration of the mundane and the profound, demonstrating Chekhov's keen know-how of the subtleties of human behavior. "The Horse Stealers and Other Stories" stands as a testament to Chekhov's literary genius, showcasing his potential to seize the complexities of lifestyles in concise but profound narratives. Each tale serves as a window into the human soul, making this collection a long lasting traditional within the realm of quick fiction.
A man who does not recognise his own face, an aristocrat who keeps his amputated limbs in jars on the shelf, an infant that commits suicide, a cat that is secretly writing a novel, a rooster that rebels against fate -- those are some of the characters that make Bahram Sadeqi's stories intriguing, incomparable and inimitable. Sadeqi is an original story-teller who depicts familiar facts and mundane realities in such a way that shocks us to the core and makes us call everything into question. With a subtle irony reminiscent of Poe, Kafka and Marquez, he engages us in an intricate quest to explore the meaning of life, death and the cosmos. Considering the slight body of work Sadeqi left behind after his untimely death, one cannot help but be struck by the impact his work has had on Persian literature nevertheless. Sadeqi consistently transgressed established literary ideologies with an easy confidence, pioneering an entirely new style of literature and presenting his own unique perspective on the human condition. His presence in contemporary Persian prose fiction was like that of a lone meteorite: appearing in a blinding flash, instantly yet fleetingly illuminating its surroundings, then abruptly fading into the darkness, leaving only a completely original, overwhelming and fantastic trail, the remainder of something singularly magnificent that we cannot hope to ever see repeated. Ever since he first published his stories in literary journals as a young writer, Sadeqi's works have been widely reprinted, finding vast audiences among each new generation of Iranians. This collection contains some of Sadeqi's best short stories, as well as Malakut, his magnum opus, a novella that took everyone by surprise in the 1960s, still fascinating readers and critics alike.
In Rash's stories, spanning the entire 20th century in Appalachia, rural communities struggle with the arrival of a new era where the collision of the old and new south, of antique and modern, resonate with the depth and power of ancient myths.
This is Volume 5 of the Tales of Chekhov; a collection of 9 short stories; The Wife; Difficult People; The Grasshopper; A Dreary Story; The Privy Councillor; The Man in a Case; Gooseberries; About Love; and, The Lottery Ticket.
The lyrical prose of writer, journalist and film director Khwaja Ahmad Abbas (1914-1987) easily lends itself to short stories. In Sardarji and Other Stories, a captivating collection, the protagonists of each tale are portrayed grappling with realities imposed upon them by an unrelenting historical churning that compels them to revisit their relationships with their cultural, spatial and psychological moorings. Communal riots, poverty, abjection, love and longing or renewed hopes and nascent dreams make this collection an incisive and moving portrayal of the human condition. This Khwaja Ahmad Abbas collection includes some of the best short stories ever penned down by the author, journalist and film directorEach of the stories selected for this volume gives a glimpse into the mind and works of this legendary writerEncompasses a variety of themes that readers can easily identify with.Includes the last interview with Abbas about his last film, Ek Aadmi.
The ever maturing art and ever more ambitious imaginative reach of Anton Chekhov, one of the world's greatest masters of the short story, led him in his last years to an increasingly profound exploration of the troubled depths of Russian society and life. This powerful and revealing selection from Chekhov's final works, made by the legendary American critic Edmund Wilson, offers stories of novelistic richness and complexity, published in the only formatp edition to present them in chronological order. Table of Contents A Woman's Kingdom Three Years The Murder My Life Peasants The New Villa In the Ravine The Bishop Betrothed
