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Include books by the same authorPuzzles of the Black Widowers
Isaac Asimov · 253 pages
Collection of mystery short stories: "The Fourth Homonym" (1985) "Unique Is Where You Find It" (1985) "The Lucky Piece" (1990) "Triple Devil" (1985) "Sunset on the Water" (1986) "Where Is He?" (1986) "The Old Purse" (1987) "The Quiet Place" (1988) "The Four-Leaf Clover" (1990) "The Envelope" (1989) "The Alibi" (1989) "The Recipe" (1990)
The Dinner Party and Other Stories
Joshua Ferris · 251 pages
These eleven stories by Joshua Ferris, many of which were first published in The New Yorker, are at once thrilling, strange, and comic. The modern tribulations of marriage, ambition, and the fear of missing out as the temptations flow like wine and the minutes of life tick down are explored with the characteristic wit and insight that have made Ferris one of our most critically acclaimed novelists
Nine Stories
J.D. Salinger · 208 pages
First published short story volume by the author of Catcher In The Rye.
Uncommon Type: Some Stories
Tom Hanks · 416 pages
A collection of 17 short stores by two-time Oscar winning actor Tom Hanks. A gentle Eastern European immigrant arrives in New York City after his family and his life have been torn apart by his country's civil war. A man who loves to bowl rolls a perfect game--and then another and then another and then many more in a row until he winds up ESPN's newest celebrity, and he must decide if the combinat
The Thurber Carnival
James Thurber · 369 pages
James Thurber's unique ability to convey the vagaries of life in a funny, witty, and often satirical way earned him accolades as one of the finest humorists of the twentieth century. A bestseller upon its initial publication in 1945, The Thurber Carnival captures the depth of his talent and the breadth of his wit. The stories compiled here, almost all of which first appeared in The New Yorker, are
The Poetry and Short Stories of Dorothy Parker
Dorothy Parker · 480 pages
Bad Behavior: Stories
Mary Gaitskill · 203 pages
Powerful stories of dislocation, longing and desire which depict a disenchanted and rebellious urban fringe generation that is groping for human connection. (Or, more simply put, the angst of people-who-wear-black.)
Holidays on Ice
David Sedaris · 144 pages
A collection of Christmas stories. The story Dinah, the Christmas Whore, describes the reaction of a family when a daughter brings home a prostitute, while SantaLand Diaries is on a department store elf.
The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing
Melissa Bank · 274 pages
After following the advice from a manual called "How to Meet and Marry Mr Right", Jane learns that in love there is neither pattern nor promise. This is a funny collection of connected stories and a portrait of Jane, a woman manoeuvring her way through love, sex and relationships.
A Wild Swan: And Other Tales
Michael Cunningham · 134 pages
"Fairy tales for our times from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Hours. A poisoned apple and a monkey's paw with the power to change fate; a girl whose extraordinarily long hair causes catastrophe; a man with one human arm and one swan's wing; and a house deep in the forest, constructed of gumdrops and gingerbread, vanilla frosting and boiled sugar. In A Wild Swan and Other Tales, the peop
Bed
Tao Lin · 278 pages
Contains nine short stories by American author Tao Lin, which feature characters who struggle with laziness, boredom, exhaustion, and other emotions and situations.
Collected Short Stories: Volume 1
W. Somerset Maugham · 436 pages
This download only represents a small portion of Maugham's 91 short stories. There are a lot of great stories missing. Listing needs updating or correction.
Samuel Johnson Is Indignant
Lydia Davis · 201 pages
"Lydia Davis's first major collection of stories, Break It Down (1986), a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award, was described as "A magnetic collection of stories" (Booklist), "Strong, seemingly effortless, and haunting work" (Kirkus Reviews), and "Amazing" (The Village Voice). The stories, said Michiko Kakutani in The New York Times, "attest to the author's gift as an observer and archivist of em
Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life
Roald Dahl · 173 pages
A new collection of Roald Dahl stories, all on a theme of country matters; they will all feature those wily characters Claud, Rummins and Bert, who appeared so memorably in Dahl's famous story, parson's pleasure. There will be seven stories in the book, including one (Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life) that has never appeared in book form before. Roald Dahl has written a new introdution, and the book will
Always Happy Hour: Stories
Mary Miller · 244 pages
"Acerbic and ruefully funny, [this book] weaves tales of young women-- deeply flawed and intensely real-- who struggle to get out of their own way. They love to drink and have sex; they make bad decisions with men who either love them too much or too little; and they haunt a Southern terrain of gas stations, public pools, and dive bars. Though each character shoulders the weight of her own bagga