Maison d'édition: Babelcube
Do you ride the train? You don't know exactly where it's going until it reaches the destination... In ‘The Train’ it's no different. When the train speeds up, passengers know something is wrong. Very wrong...and unavoidable. The unexpected destination reserves the unimaginable for passengers.
Being acknowledged for what you do is always very welcome. When it comes to Oscar’s, Emmy’s, Pulitzer’s and Nobel’s it’s also international news and for many, the pinnacle of their career. The Nobel Prize is much lauded and very difficult to secure. In this volume we list ten of its winners over the decades who were famed for their literature. The prize is given with an emphasis on its contribution to literature and its influence in the world and for the individual, more usually, for the body of work created. So, whilst none of the stories in this volume were winners in their own right, their authors most certainly were. They perfectly illustrate both the nature and mastery of the writing and the power and the purpose set within its storied prose. 1 - The Nobel Prize - Ten Winners - An Introduction 2 - The Father by Bjornstjerne Bjornson 3 - The Phantom Rickshaw by Rudyard Kipling 4 - The Victory by Rabindranath Tagore 5 - An Arch Rascal by Knut Hamsun 6 - The Daughter of Lilith by Anatole France 7 - Dhoya by W B Yeats 8 - Speed by Sinclair Lewis 9 - The Salvation of a Forsythe - Part 1 by John Galsworthy 10 - The Salvation of a Forsythe - Part 2 by John Galsworthy 11 - Son by Ivan Bunin 12 - Sicilian Limes by Luigi PirandelloVoir livre
A second collection of speculative fiction stories, concerning extraterrestrials, other worlds, and bleak futures. Contents: "The Distortion Out of Space" by Francis Flagg A strange being that came from outer space in a meteoroid. "The House of Living Music" by Edmond Hamilton A composer who could re-create all living things in sound. "Special News Bulletin" by Vincent Gaddis Flash fiction. "The Hunters from Beyond" by C. A. Smith Living gargoyles come to the sculptor from outland realms of evil. "Moxon's Master" by Ambrose Bierce A curious invention with profound implications for humanity. "The Demoiselle D'ys" by Robert W. Chambers A tale of temporal bodily displacement. "Beyond Lies the Wub" by Philip K. Dick Many men talk like philosophers and live like fools. "What's It Like Out There?" by Edmond Hamilton When Haddon returned from the expedition, they all asked him... "Till A' the Seas" by H. P. Lovecraft The tale of a dying world. "The Time-Traveler" by R. M. Farley What if you had the chance to relive and influence past events? "The Drum" by Ian Gordon A man awakens in darkness... "The Seeds from Outside" by C. A. Smith A fantasy about two beings that came to earth in a meteor. "Tony and the Beetles" by Philip K. Dick A boy befriends the native inhabitants of an alien planet. "The Immeasurable Horror" by C. A. Smith An expedition to Venus. "From Beyond" by H. P. Lovecraft A man whose curiosity leads to a fate horrible beyond conception.Voir livre
JUNGLE SONG, Nampay the Amazonian, is the tale of a young native who has ‘chanced’ across a guitar floating down a river and into his hands. Nampay teaches himself how to play while in the wilds of the Amazon jungle. Nampay’s story is told through friends and acquaintances who met him while he was on the road. Nampay’s tour is a legend among the roadies, blues-men and women, groupies, and many others in the western world. Nampay’s innocence guides him through the tours as much as his natural aptitude for music and his peaceful personality.Voir livre
American master Erskine Caldwell’s powerful classic stories of anger, humor, insight, and hope for the South Author of some of the most widely banned fiction of the twentieth century, Erskine Caldwell had a talent for striking a nerve. In this collection of nearly one hundred stories, the full depth and scope of his talent is on display, including his trademark biting satire as well as his skill at rendering deeply moving portraits of his native South. In a career that spanned over six decades, Caldwell produced stories that serve to document a changing society, from the dehumanizing trials of the Great Depression through the transformative battle to desegregate the South. Taken together, his short fiction reveals a voice that remains essential for readers hoping to understand the American experience. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Erskine Caldwell including rare photos and never-before-seen documents courtesy of the Dartmouth College Library.Voir livre
"The Decameron" is a collection of novellas by Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio, written between 1348 and 1353. It is a masterpiece of Italian literature and a significant work of early Renaissance literature. The frame narrative of "The Decameron" revolves around ten individuals who flee plague-ridden Florence and take refuge in a villa in the countryside. To pass the time, they tell one another stories—100 in total—over the course of ten days. These stories encompass a wide range of themes, from love and morality to wit and humor, and they offer a vivid portrayal of Italian society in the 14th century.Voir livre
"The multiple performances in this audiobook are uniformly adept, providing listeners the disarming experience of adults unflinchingly looking back at childhood." -AudioFile on Learning to TalkLearning to Talk is a dazzling collection of short stories from the two-time winner of the Man Booker Prize and #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Wolf Hall Trilogy.With a new foreword by Hilary Mantel.In the wake of Hilary Mantel’s brilliant conclusion to her award-winning Wolf Hall Trilogy, this collection of loosely autobiographical stories locates the transforming moments of a haunted childhood.Sharp and funny, these drawn-from-life stories begin in the 1950s in an insular northern village “scoured by bitter winds and rough gossip tongues.” For the child narrator, the only way to survive is to get up, get on, get out. In “King Billy Is A Gentleman,” the child must come to terms with the loss of a father and the puzzle of a fading Irish heritage. “Curved Is the Line of Beauty" is a story of friendship, faith, and a near-disaster in a scrap-yard. The title story sees our narrator ironing out her northern vowels with the help of an ex-actress with one lung and a Manchester accent. In “Third Floor Rising," she watches, amazed, as her mother carves out a stylish new identity.With a deceptively light touch, Mantel illuminates the poignant experiences of childhood that leave each of us forever changed.“A book of her short stories is like a little sweet treat...Mantel’s narrators never tell everything they know, and that’s why they’re worth listening to, carefully.” —USA Today“Her short stories always recognize other potential realities...Even the most straightforward of Mantel’s tales retain a faintly otherworldly air.” —The Washington PostA Macmillan Audio production from Henry Holt and Company.Voir livre
