Anthology World Literature

In Joy to the World, three popular romance authors come together to offer a heartwarming collection of holiday regency romance. Based on lines from a beloved Christmas carol, these three novellas have depth, faith, and satisfying stories all packed into the perfect length for listeners to curl up and take a brief break from their holiday busyness.

The Reality Beneath is a collection of short stories written by SULI Daniel Johnson. They are written in his distinct brand of science fiction that can be defined as stories that make you think. The Reality Beneath encompasses a good example of SULI Daniel Johnson’s unique style. He takes current topics and situations and looks at them from a new perspective. The genre is technically science fiction, yet quite often, it comes very close to reality broadening the perspective to look at things in a new way. It includes:

Two Colombian expats meet as strangers on the rainy streets of New York City, both burdened with traumatic pasts. In Cuba, a woman discovers her deceased brother’s bones have been stolen, and the love of her life returns from Ecuador for a one-night visit. A cash-strapped couple hustles in Miami, to life-altering ends.

One day it started raining—and it never stopped... So began Brian Keene's Earthworm Gods, a novel that straddled the lines between the horror and bizarro genres. Fans have long marveled over that post-apocalyptic landscape—a flooded earth filled with strange and terrifying monsters. Audiences returned to that world in Earthworm Gods II: Deluge. Now, it's time for one last trip.

In Code Red, Thomas examines several emerging technologies and policies driving technological advances. He peers into vehicular tracking technology, digital payments and currencies, and the proliferation of artificial intelligence in aspects of our life. How can such technologies be a harm to society? Code Red examines this question with a series of short stories warning us about blindly embracing technology.

קובץ הסיפורים ארצות התן ראה אור לראשונה בשנת 1965, וסימן כבר אז את עוצמתו של עמוס עוז כמספר מחונן. הוא היה בן 23 בלבד כאשר כתב שלושה מתוך עשרת הסיפורים המכונסים כאן; בכולם מופיעים המאפיינים שילוו את יצירתו בשנים הבאות: תיאורים וירטואוזיים של נוף נפשי וגיאוגרפי, תובנות פסיכולוגיות ומוסריות , שילוב נקודות המבט ואותה רגישות נדירה לשפה העברית.

How would you spend your last night on Earth? When the moon suddenly starts shining brighter, Stan and Leslie realize the sun must have gone nova, and they only have a few hours until the earth rotates into the deadly sunshine.

Asian Anthology: New Writing Vol. 1 is a showcase of short stories and place writing by both new and more established prize-winning writers. Some unexpected, a few surreal and others traditional, these are 22 compelling stories of irony, humanity and satire, exploring a range of subject matter to reveal a glimpse of modern Asian society and culture: a funeral in India, a hotel encounter in Japan, a sleepless night in Hong Kong.

Brought to you by Altrusian Grace Media. The Book of Wonder is a collection of short stories by Lord Dunsany, published in 1912. It is a remarkable work that showcases Dunsany's imaginative storytelling and his mastery of creating vivid and fantastical worlds. The book consists of numerous individual tales, each offering a glimpse into a unique realm filled with magic, mythology, and mystery. Dunsany's prose is rich and lyrical, transporting listeners to extraordinary landscapes and introducing them to a variety of enchanting characters.

Building from his acclaimed anthology Tales of Two Americas, beloved writer and editor John Freeman draws together a group of our greatest writers from around the world to help us see how the environmental crisis is hitting some of the most vulnerable communities where they live. In the past five years, John Freeman, previously editor of Granta, has launched a celebrated international literary magazine, Freeman's, and compiled two acclaimed anthologies that deal with income inequality as it is experienced.

Sufletul lumii este o carte-­univers, în care realul se amestecă cu fantasticul, urbanul cu ruralul, lumile interioare ale personajelor cu lumile exterioare, înmuiate când în lumină, când în întuneric. Însă poate cel mai pregnant dintre personajele create de Camelia Cavadia în această carte este prezența. E o carte pe care o citești cu sufletul la gură și cu ochii măriți, care te poartă prin povești magice, când înspăimântătoare, precum cele spuse la căldura focului de bunica, când luminoase și atinse de aripi hieratice.

Storytellers have long imagined what exists beyond the edges of the map. The need to seek and discover the unknown is embedded in who we are, no matter the culture or era. To celebrate this sense of wonder, award-winning editor John Joseph Adams has gathered together some of the best SF&F writers working today, collecting adventure and mystery in this spectacular anthology. Explore the rich tradition begun centuries ago with this all-new compilation full of imagination and delights. What lies beyond the edge of the unknown? Only you, brave listener, can find out.

Welcome to Other Worlds, the fourth volume in the Guys Read Library. Prepare yourself for 10 trips into the unknown, as 10 of your favorite writers spin tales of fantasy and science fiction the likes of which you have never imagined. Compiled by National Ambassador for Children's Literature (and Secret Ambassador for the Intergalactic Alliance) Jon Scieszka, Guys Read: Other Worlds is the most exciting collection of stories on this - or any other - planet.

Based on Japanese literature and foldlore, Kwaidan contains 17 stories. The story of Loichi, the blind biwa player who was called to perform for the dead; of Muso, the journeying priest who encountered a man eating goblin; of the samurai who outwitted the ghost of a dead man. All these plus 14 other spooly tales are included in this collection.

How did the greatest poets in history make the world anew? And what can we learn from the magic, wisdom and humour of their poetry? From the genius of the Ancient Greeks through to the love poetry and metaphysics of the Renaissance, through to the New York poets of the 20th century, this is the ultimate guide to the greatest writers of the human age.

For every moment in your life there is a poem. In Dancing by the Light of the Moon, we have a remarkable collection of over 250 best-loved poems in the English-speaking world. Allow Gyles Brandreth to be your guide to not only the wonders of poetry - and there are many - but also its practical uses in everyday life.

El nuevo libro de un narrador imprescindible. Una inolvidable colección de relatos de Fernando Aramburu. Una mujer que deja de cuidar a sus padres...

Man has always wanted to travel into the unknown and encounter what he has not, and perhaps cannot, experience in the real world. The early 20th century witnessed an explosion of science fiction literature. Authors studied the wonders of scientific and technological progress and imagined worlds that had developed even greater advances. Jules Vernes' and H.G. Wells' fantastic tales well whetted the public's appetite for adventure tales.

La famille Dufour décide de passer une journée à la campagne, dans les environs de Bezons. Sur les berges de la Seine, la famille croise deux jeunes canotiers, qui ne laisseront pas indifférents Pétronille, la mère de famille, ni Henriette, la fille de la famille... Cette nouvelle de Maupassant a fait l'objet d'une adaptation cinématographique de Jean Renoir.

Young Alice leads an ordinary sort of life until, one day, she follows a rabbit down a hole and embarks on a series of adventures with some of the most weird and wonderful characters anyone has ever encountered! She soon discovers that nothing is ordinary in Wonderland, least of all the Mad Hatter, the March Hare, the Cheshire Cat, the Duchess, and the Mock Turtle.