French Short

From the celebrated, award-winning translators of Anna Karenina and The Brothers Karamazov: a lavish volume of stories by one of the most influential short fiction writers of all time. Anton Chekhov left an indelible impact on every literary form in which he wrote, but none more so than short...

Seize auteurs aux styles variés osent une incursion dans la littérature érotique.

Publié au début du XXe siècle, ce recueil de nouvelles entraîne l’auditeur aux confins de l’âme, là où le deuil, la culpabilité et les souvenirs obsédants creusent des abîmes. Maurice Level y compose de brèves scènes tendues où un mot, un geste, un silence suffisent à faire vaciller les certitudes. Chaque récit s’attache moins aux visions qu’aux traces qu’elles laissent, révélant l’enfer intime qui ronge les vivants.

This Audiobook will take you through the basics of French with Basic Bootcamp, All About, and Pronunciation lessons. The five Basic Bootcamp lessons each center on a practical, real-life conversation. In the fifteen All About lessons, you’ll learn all about French and France. Our native teachers and language experts will explain everything you need to know to get started in French. The five Pronunciation lessons take you step-by-step through the most basic skill in any language: how to pronounce words and sentences like a native speaker.

The first ever collection of short stories from the New York Times bestselling, National Book Award-winning author of The Friend Over the course of thirty years, Sigrid Nunez has become one of contemporary fiction’s most distinctive voices, producing nine penetrating, profound novels...

Learning a new language can be both exciting and intimidating, but "The 2000 Most Common Phrases for Conversation with Example Dialogues, Mnemonics, and Funny Short Stories" can help make the experience more enjoyable. This book, designed exclusively for English speakers, is your ultimate guide to mastering ordinary conversations in your new language, flawlessly mixing the skill of learning with the delight of communicating.

Apprenez n'importe où Vous pouvez apprendre pendant que vous courez, travaillez, marchez, conduisez, ou même lorsque vous faites votre ménage. Notre méthode d'apprentissage audio parallèle vous apprend l'italien où que vous soyez, sans avoir besoin d'un manuel de référence.

If you are a French language learner looking to advance your reading skills and enhance your vocabulary, then this book will guide you through dialogue and story listening in your second language. We often are instructed with conventional activities in the form of worksheets, overlooking that words are 20 times more likely to be remembered if they are a part of a story (Bruner, 2017). Language learners retain more in the context of a story and become accustomed to the natural syntax of that language.

This collection includes 'Chosen of Khorne' by Anthony Reynolds, 'Throne of Lies' by Aaron-Dembski Bowden, 'Perfection' by Nick Kyme, 'Ahriman: The First Prince' by John French, 'Repairer of Ruin' by Josh Reynolds, and 'The Embrace of Pain' by Ian St Martin.

WINNER OF THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE 2025 In Heart Lamp, Banu Mushtaq exquisitely captures the everyday lives of women and girls in Muslim communities in southern India. Written originally in Kannada, these portraits of family and community tensions testify to Mushtaq’s years as a...

Mica vit dans un monde extraordinaire : dans un monde où les arbres dansent au clair de lune, où les sirènes chantent dans le vent, où le peuple des nuages se déplace en volant grâce à de magnifiques ailes ! Parfois, ces ailes sont bleues comme le ciel d'été, roses comme l'aurore, violettes comme la tombée de la nuit ou encore oranges comme le crépuscule. Celles de Mica sont un peu différentes. Au début de son aventure, elles étaient entièrement blanches mais... cela va changer !

Seize auteurs se réunissent pour renouveler l’expérience à succès du premier recueil de nouvelles érotiques dirigé par Stéphane Dompierre, Nu. Toujours salaces, souvent crus, jamais fades, les courts récits de Travaux manuels en mettront plein la vue (sans oublier les autres sens) au lecteur!

Start speaking French in minutes, and grasp the language, culture and customs in just minutes more with Intermediate - French, a completely new way to learn French with ease! Intermediate - French will have you speaking with proper pronunciation from the very first lesson and arm you with cultural insight and other information to utterly shock and amaze your French friends.

Tragiquement connue pour son histoire violente et chaotique ainsi que pour la catastrophe qui l’a frappé en 2010, Haïti est le pays le plus pauvre des Amériques - et l’un des plus riches sur le plan littéraire. Cette anthologie de dix-huit nouvelles, projet lancé avant le tremblement de terre, réaffirme le talent des auteurs contemporains haïtiens, aussi bien francophones qu’anglophones, qu’ils vivent sur place ou qu’ils soient issus de la diaspora, sur un terrain où ils ne sont pas forcément attendus : le genre noir.

Master French conversation the fun, fast, and easy way! Speak with anyone, anywhere. Start speaking French in minutes, and learn key vocabulary, phrases, and grammar in just minutes more with Lower Intermediate French. Our native French hosts break down all the sentences, grammar, and more in a simple, easily understandable way!

Martin Walker presents his first collection of stories featuring the familiar characters from his Bruno, Chief of Police novels and the glories of the Périgord, with ample helpings of food and wine. After a prisoner breaks parole to see his son on Christmas, Bruno must track him down before he throws away his chance at eventual freedom. When a Senegalese man’s coffee sells superbly at the market, some café owners become incensed by the new competition and take matters into their own hands.

Wapke - « demain » en langue atikamekw - est le premier recueil de nouvelles d''anticipation autochtone publié au Québec. Quatorze auteurs de nations et d''horizons multiples se projettent dans l''avenir par le biais de la fiction, abordant des thèmes sociaux, politiques et environnementaux d''actualité. Sous la direction de Michel Jean, Wapke offre un commentaire social souvent saisissant où se dessine l''espoir d''un changement.

This course consists of lessons centered on an audio blog that is completely in French. The audio blog postings take you around France and introduce you to many different aspects of the country, including culture, history, folklore, arts, and more. You will learn all about many different cities and what they are famous for. Along the way, you'll pick up sophisticated expressions and advanced grammar in this audio blog series presented entirely in French.

A delightful, delicious, and best-selling account of the gustatory pleasures to be found throughout France, from the beloved author of A Year in Provence. The French celebrate food and drink more than any other people, and Peter Mayle shows us just how contagious their enthusiasm can be. We...

Trevelyan d'Augustin and Lady Callista Talliafaire were secret sweethearts, until the day her father dismissed him with a whip across the face. Ten years and three jiltings later, shy Callie is resigned to a quiet village life as the late earl's spinster daughter. But now Trev has returned from his estates in France, upending everything, dragging her into adventures, stealing Hubert the prize-winning bull, and flinging Callie's heart into mayhem again.