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Complete stories
Par Dorothy Parker. 1995
Forty-eight stories and nine sketches written between 1920 and 1958 by the literary magazine writer and founder of the Algonquin…
Round Table. In these stories, Parker often writes about those who cannot extricate themselves from the unsuccessful personal relationships in which they are involved. She also depicts the effects of poverty on people who received little or no educationElbow room: stories
Par James McPherson. 1972
Collection of twelve versatile short stories dealing with African American life. In "Why I Like Country Music," an urban husband…
enjoys hillbilly music--much to his wife's disdain. In the title story a biracial couple struggle to find their identity. 1975Goodbye, Columbus, and five short stories (The modern library of the world's best books)
Par Philip Roth. 1959
The title novella, which won the National Book Award in 1960, is about a young Radcliffe girl and a Rutgers…
boy who learn that there is more to love than exuberance and passion. All of the stories dramatize the dilemma of American Jews torn between two worlds. Strong languageUne chanson venue de loin: roman (Quai no 5)
Par Deni Béchard. 2020
La deuxième fois quAndrew voit Hugh, son demi-frère, cest à lenterrement de leur père. Si Andrew accorde peu dintérêt à…
lhomme auprès duquel il a grandi, Hugh, lui, a développé une fascination pour cet être solitaire, quil a à peine connu. Quand il découvre dans le bureau de celui-ci le livre dun certain Rafael Estrada, Hugh est convaincu quil détient la clé de son identité profondeThe self-made brain surgeon, and other stories
Par Mark Harris. 1999
Thirteen stories featuring characters who not only learn to adjust to life's vagaries and setbacks but find wisdom in doing…
so. In "The Bonding" a sixty-nine-year-old slow-pitch baseball player lets down his team when he fumbles a game-winning fly ball in right field. 1999Detective duos
1997
Following their introduction in which the editors discuss the many combinations of detective duos in fiction, this husband-and-wife team offers…
twenty-five works covering the broad spectrum of mysteries both in historical development and in types of partnerships. Each story includes a brief introduction and offers suggested titles for further readingFugitives: nouvelles
Par Alice Munro. 2008
"[...] Elles partent. Fuguent. S'enfuient. S'en vont voir ailleurs. Elles : des femmes comme les autres. Par usure ou par…
hasard, un beau matin, elles quittent le domicile familial (ou conjugal), sans se retourner. En huit nouvelles, Alice Munro met en scène ces vies bouleversées. Avec légèreté, avec férocité, elle traque les marques laissées sur les visages par le temps, les occasions perdues, les petits arrangements que l'on croyait provisoires [...]". -- 4e de couvÀ peine un petit air de jazz: nouvelles
Par Gilles Archambault. 2017
" Trente-quatre nouvelles brèves. Chacune raconte en quelques scènes, en un instant parfois, l'histoire à la fois pathétique et douce-amère…
d'un être à qui sa vie, ni héroïque ni médiocre, faite de ces choses toutes simples et fragiles que sont l'amour, le passage du temps, la joie et la souffrance, les rêves et les déceptions, a apporté ce qu'elle apporte toujours, au bout du compte : un mélange de bonheur et de désenchantement, le sentiment d'un échec et pourtant la conviction de ne pas avoir vécu en vain. Plus que jamais, Gilles Archambault est ici l'écrivain de l'intimité la plus poignante et la plus dépouillée, c'est-à-dire de cette inguérissable nostalgie et de cet émerveillement auxquels nul n'échappe dès qu'il se tourne vers soi-même et prête l'oreille... "The mad dog: stories
Par Heinrich Böll. 1997
Ten tales by the German Nobel laureate that were not published when written after World War II. One story written…
in 1937 before Boll went to war, "Youth on Fire," shows his faith and idealism when he was young. The title piece depicts the repercussions of wartime horrors on a highly intelligent soldier and on an ordained priestFirst snow on Fuji
Par Yasunari Kawabata. 1959
Collection of nine short stories and a play by the Japanese Nobel laureate, translated into English for the first time.…
In the title piece, published in 1958, two former lovers take an overnight trip together some years later, exploring the changes that time and separation have wrought. 1999Curses, Inc: and other stories
Par Vivian Velde. 1997
Ten funny, scary stories about magic spells and their consequences. In the title story, Bill finds a curse site on…
the Internet but learns what you wish for doesn't always come true. In "Witch-Hunt," Lyssa is caught reading Satanic bibles. For grades 6-9The way people run: stories
Par Christopher Tilghman. 1999
Six stories about people confronting personal problems, set in the Chesapeake Bay area and the American West. In "Something Important,"…
Peter's older brother Mitch wants to meet at the family cottage. But instead of needing support, Mitch is there to provide it for an unsuspecting Peter. Some strong language. 1999145th Street: short stories
Par Walter Myers. 2000
Ten short stories depicting life on a block in Harlem. In "Big Joe's Funeral," Joe cashes in his life insurance…
to have a fine funeral while he's still alive to enjoy the party. In "The Streak," a basketball player agonizes over missing the final shot of the game. For senior high readers. 2000Zebra and other stories
Par Chaim Potok. 1998
Six short stories titled for the teenager portrayed. In "Zebra"--a nickname--a seriously injured boy meets a one-armed artist who teaches…
him more than art. In "Nava," a girl realizes that just saying no to a student drug dealer is not the end of the problem. For junior and senior high readersA selection of seventeen short stories spanning this Russian Nobel laureate's writing career from 1915 to 1944. In "The Primer…
of Love," Ivlev interrupts his carriage ride in the country to acquire a memento of a man unhinged by love for his maidservant, Lushka. 1984Le Fiasco du Labrador et autres nouvelles (Pavillons)
Par Margaret Atwood. 2009
Onze nouvelles autobiographiques qui tissent à travers la voix de Nell, la narratrice, l'histoire sur soixante ans d'une famille canadienne,…
depuis le Toronto d'après guerre jusqu'à une ferme d'aujourd'hui dans l'Ontario. -- 4e de couvFicciones
Par Jorge Borges. 1993
The collection's first part, called "The Garden of Forking Paths," contains eight short stories published in Spanish in 1941. Part…
two, entitled "Artifices," has nine stories published in 1944. The introduction by John Sturrock provides background information on Borges and on the storiesDon't erase me: stories
Par Carolyn Ferrell. 1997
Stories about young people of the urban underclass--mostly poor, black, or biracial and from broken or dysfunctional families. In "Proper…
Library," a black teenage boy, who is responsible for the care of several younger siblings, is shunned by his classmates because of his homosexuality. Strong languageThe atonement, and other stories
Par Louis Auchincloss. 1997
Twelve short stories concerning morality among the upper classes. In the title story, a lawyer-turned-broker is in legal trouble caused…
by insider trading. "The Last Great Divorce" finds a formerly disgraced divorcee confronted with her daughter's divorce years later. Some strong languageShort stories and excerpts from novels dealing with prejudice of many types. In "Only Approved Indians Can Play," a basketball…
team forfeits a game because of some players' ethnic identity. In "White Trash," a poor girl with an accent is ostracized. Some strong language. For junior and senior high readers