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TusQuets Editores (Editorial Planeta Colombiana)
Pub. Date
julio de 2023.
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202 pages ; 23 cm
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"Una danza de nubes anuncia la llegada de la lluvia. Es el momento para que vuelvan las historias que construyeron el universo literario de Juan Diego Mejía. Estos cuentos dieron origen a novelas. Hablan de una Medellín casi olvidada y de territorios del Caribe sembrados de banano y de recuerdos. Son relatos que avanzan sobre el final del siglo XX y el comienzo del nuevo milenio. En esta danza el paisaje va cambiando con los tiempos, pero siempre...
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Bestselling author Chris Grabenstein and the Mystery Writers of America bring together twenty peerless puzzles-from bestselling authors such as Peter Lerangis, Stuart Gibbs, Lauren Magaziner, Kate Milford, and, of course, Grabenstein himself-in an anthology of mystery short stories that invite readers to try to unravel the riddles themselves.
From tales of hapless superheroes and stolen squirrel monkeys to murderous triplets and haunted basements,...
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A dramatic short story taken from the collection, BEYOND THE STARS, written by a number-one bestselling author When Fleece, one of the foot soldiers of the valiant Hibernian Army, is sent to battle the demons of the Fomorian Empire, he becomes the accidental Hero of Drumree. Much to his surprise. Derek Landy's action-packed tale is perfectly complemented by Alan Clarke's brilliantly dramatic artwork. Look out for the other eleven stories - also available...
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A moving and heart-warming short story from the collection, BEYOND THE STARS, written by 14-year-old competition winner and illustrated by one of Ireland's best loved and award-winning book creators. Ruka is different from all the other ten-year-olds in the village, lacking the magical powers needed to begin training as, a young sorcerer. Lonely and insecure, she runs away into the forest in despair. But, escaping the familiar presents new challenges...
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Rory loved listening to stories and he always remembered the ones that Daddy read to him at bedtime.
He wanted to know where stories came from. And he told Daddy that one day he would like to write stories.
And that was why he couldn't wait to start reading himself.
Rory didn't think that he would ever get tired of stories!
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Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
2019.
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206 pages ; 21 cm
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"From White Review Short Story Prize winner Julia Armfield, a brilliant, provocative debut story collection for fans of Carmen Maria Machado and Kelly Link. In her electrifying debut, Julia Armfield explores women's experiences in contemporary society, mapped through their bodies. As urban dwellers' sleeps become disassociated from them, like Peter Pan's shadow, a city turns insomniac. A teenager entering puberty finds her body transforming in...
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This is a collection of eleven short stories whose common theme is the heroism of our flawed lives. It explores the arduousness of people's lives and covers such diverse subjects as human solidarity, generational change, single parenthood, domestic violence, the tragic complexity of revolution, police brutality, artistic hubris, and the limitations of rationalism. In 'The Hat', a polish Jew on the run in Eastern Europe goes down to a town in search...
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Indelible linked stories centred around Azurée, a young Arab woman living in the echoes of her ancestors' voices.
Masterfully tracing the deep roots of the Arab immigrant experience, these interlocking stories follow an Arab family as they flee the Middle East in the nineteenth century, settle in Montreal in the twentieth, and face the collision between tradition and modernity in the twenty-first. This family includes trailblazing Lebanese freedom...
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With one exception, these short stories were written for this collection, and they tentatively look at different themes such as compassion, passivity and their opposites, which are not, of course, original themes, as none exist. The stories are told in different keys, and some characters appear in more than one story. The subject matter also shifts from the social to the political, and the tone becomes increasingly pessimistic. An Algerian immigrant...
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‘ Staggering and unforgettable storytelling' Mel Giedroyc In his retirement at the Vatican, emeritus pope Benedict XVI is hard at work on his magnum opus: a high-school comedy screenplay. At a grimy pub in North London, a doctoral researcher is abducted by gangsters peddling William Wordsworth' s handwritten account of drug-fuelled sex orgies.In the West African state of Benin, a politician' ...
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Editorial Planeta Mexicana
Pub. Date
julio de 2023.
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140 pages : black and white illustrations, 23 cm
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Desde una mujer mayor que adopta a un alien̕gena, una esposa traicionada que recurre a la magia vud︢ como pr̀ctica terap̌utica, una anciana solitaria que juega con la ouija, hasta una vampiresa cuyas v̕ctimas son hombres violentos y acosadores, los ocho cuentos reunidos en este libro tienen como protagonistas a individuos comunes que se encuentran con lo fant̀stico, personas con pretensiones convencionales y aspiraciones leg̕timas que, sin...
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As the great Mel Brooks said, " Humor is just another defense against the universe" - and in these chaotic times, an irreverent and chaotic book like When the Rains Came, will definitely help you gird your loins AND laugh your head off. This entertaining collection of flash fiction, has been mysteriously spun out of the very deep, extended, chaotic, intense, personal experiences of a unique, one-of-a-kind person....
13) A Little Hero
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"O Pequeno Herói" é um conto escrito em 1849, numa época em que Dostoiévski cumpria uma pena de prisão. Segundo o próprio autor, trabalhar nesta pequena obra foi como que uma espécie de salvação perante o horror que o cercava.
O enredo trata da história de um menino que passa alguns dias na casa de um parente rico. Tímido, ele começa a sentir-se atraído por uma jovem loura, bem mais velha do que ele, alegre e brincalhona…
14) Parts of Me
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In this tidy collection of short stories, Thomas Cannon delves into the messy world of relationships. Jason is a man that has never met a commitment that he didn't run from but falls in love with a woman that has dedicated her life to her sick father and his business.Father Matt is a Catholic priest that falls in love with the new vocalist in the choir. Matt and Teresa connect in a deep way, but they also have a deep love of God.A father questions...
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What are you doing to Advance Febronianism today?Ms. Febronianism is doing everything to Advance Febronianism. We will probably never reach Ms. Febronianism's level of greatness,Yet we can aspire closer to itSo let's Advance Febronianism today The best way to Advance Febronianism?Choosing this book!So kindly choose this book, when you have a chance. 27 pages.
16) The Text
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Four friends were just looking for a night of fun but walked into a nightmare. A short horror storyTRIGGER WARNING!
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Society needs to Build HeresiesMs. Basildeanism thus assumes responsibility for that At a cafe she frequented, someone left behind a printout of Rikipedia's list of HeresiesThis list of Heresies and its Basildeanism section changed Ms. Basildeanism's lifeSo she has dedicated the rest of her life to Building Basildeanism When you want to join Ms. Basildeanism's Basildeanism Building,Kindly choose this book. 26 pages.
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Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893) não é apenas um dos mais importantes escritores franceses de todos os tempos, mas é também considerado por muitos o pai do conto moderno. Discípulo de Flaubert, Maupassant soube aproveitar ao máximo o espaço limitado das histórias curtas, elevando-as à categoria de arte, e serviu de inspiração para grandes nomes da literatura como Somerset Maugham e Henry James. Nas 21 histórias que compõem os "Contos do...
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No conto "Os Crimes da Rua Morgue" ("The Murders in the Rue Morgue"), Edgar Allan Poe conta a história do assassinato brutal de duas mulheres em Paris. Envolto em mistério, o crime tornou-se um grande desafio para a polícia, sendo desvendado apenas por Auguste Dupin, um homem tão enigmático quanto os assuntos dos quais se ocupa. Publicado pela primeira vez em 1841 na "Graham's Magazine", o texto inaugurou a linhagem do conto policial moderno,...
20) Mellow Tales
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A heartwarming collection of thirty tales for those of a tender, sensitive or more gentle disposition.Those who, in the olden days, would have been referred to as the gentler sex.
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