Showing results for "Animals" in Short Stories

This audiobook Jungle Tales for Children makes a strong case that well-chosen stories give children good role models and increase their empathy for others. It doesn't just hand children simplistic moral precepts, but gives them the opportunity to think about and discuss moral choices. Jungle Tales for Children is a compilation of 50 one-page short stories for children. Language used is elementary and simple. Each story comes with a narrative description to retain interest of young listeners.

A man and his daughter attempt to chase a polar bear out of their small town. McSweeney's is a literary journal based in San Francisco.

In the final years of his life, Chekhov produced some of the stories that rank among his masterpieces and some of the most highly-regarded works in Russian literature. The poignant 'The Lady with the Little Dog' and 'About Love' examine the nature of love outside of marriage - its romantic idealism and the fear of disillusionment. And in stories such as 'Peasants', 'The House with the Mezzanine' and 'My Life' Chekhov paints a vivid picture of the conditions of the poor and of their powerlessness in the face of exploitation and hardship.

Un profesor enamorado, una pareja que cuenta sus polvos, un pescador muy gordo que termina en un trío con dos jovencitas, un Papá Noel borracho que se ve involucrado en un atraco a mano armada, un padre ausente y extraño que reaparece esporádicamente para revolver las vidas de todos, un par...

For fans of Souvankham Thammavongsa, Lynn Coady, and Lisa Moore comes a striking debut collection of short stories that explore bodies both human and animal: our fascination with their strange effluences, growths, and protrusions, and the dangerous ways we play with their power to inflict harm on ourselves and on others.

With bravura storytelling, daring imagination, and fierce narrative control, this dazzling debut introduces that rare writer who finds humanity in our most unconventional behavior, and the humor beneath our darkest impulses. In these strange, funny, and unnerving stories, animals become the litmus test of our deepest fears and longings

Cominciamo a leggere un racconto di Francesca Marciano e, prima ancora di rendercene conto, stiamo già frugando negli angoli più nascosti e vulnerabili delle vite di personaggi apparentemente distanti da noi e lontanissimi l'uno dall'altro. Con scrittura limpida e cinematografica Marciano li porta, nell'arco di una manciata di pagine, a mettere in dubbio tutte le loro certezze, a tuffarsi in avventure inaspettate, ad affrontare decisioni cruciali: una relazione clandestina finisce dolorosamente nella sala di un ristorante.

Antología de cuentos de Aixa de la Cruz, una de las autoras emergentes más interesantes del panorama español actual. En ella, la autora explora el lado más siniestro de la realidad cotidiana, coquetea con lo fantástico y lo perverso que anida detrás de nuestras convenciones sociales. Un viaje a veces onírico y a veces reflexivo, pero siempre demoledor.

“A captivating exploration of gender dynamics, set against a background of the trying and confusing time of adolescence, when identity is in flux and everything in life is unstable and magical.” —Lydia Conklin, author of Rainbow Rainbow A fresh, thoughtful, and always surprising short...

Con mucho cuidado han de andarse los lectores que se acerquen a esta colección de relatos. En su interior hay cosas que envenenan por contacto, filos que rajan la piel a la menor oportunidad, dientes ansiosos por hincarse en carne fresca. Todo ello envuelto en el embriagador aroma de la retribución y la venganza. Carolina Sarmiento (Asturias, 1981) es periodista y autora del poemario IKIRU (vivir) (Gravitaciones, 2018).

“In villages where women bore most of the weight of a constricted life, witches flew by night on broomsticks,” said Italo Calvino of the way imagination bridges the gap between everyday existence and an idealized alternative. The 15 stories of Animal Wife are each about girls and women who cross this threshold seeking liberation from family responsibilities, from societal expectations, from their own minds.

Stories and animals have long travelled the same routes. Through our heritage of charming, quirky and profound tales, you will find yourself re-acquainted with Britain's wondrous fauna. Find out how hedgehog ended up with spines and what makes him scuttle so fast, discover how pigs saved a prince from leprosy and why the wealthy lord was so intent on capturing the black fox. Sharon Jacksties' wonderful book combines traditional stories, little-known zoological facts and true anecdotes to create a treasure trove of stories for animal lovers of every kind.

A los personajes de las cuatro historias que conforman esta novela les han sido arrebatadas diferentes partes del cuerpo, en episodios que implicaron también la pérdida de seres queridos o de sus tierras; aunque los han dejado incompletos, estos personajes se empeñan en repasar sus historias...

Una serie di storie, favole, leggende scritte e raccolte dal grande Leonardo da Vinci e attualizzate nello stile e nel linguaggio per un ascolto più scorrevole e immediato. Dalle parole di Leonardo emerge l'immenso amore per la natura di un autore che riesce a colorare di poesia anche i miti e i racconti popolari più ingenui, come solo i grandi geni riescono a fare.

Un desconocido desafía a los lugareños a participar en una competencia para ver quién tiene la rana más saltarina. Un joven llamado Jim Smiley acepta el desafío y pone todas sus esperanzas en su rana, Dan'l Webster. A medida que avanza la competencia, se revelan las estrategias ingeniosas y los giros inesperados que hacen que la historia sea divertida y entretenida.

Saki's popularity and reputation continue to thrive. This collection of unusual stories from the master storyteller all feature animals.

Jakob Krakel-Krakel, Basilius Mummelpelz oder Jeremias Kugelkopf - wer hat nicht schon einmal von ihnen gehört oder gelesen. Ihre Geschichten sind von unvergleichbarer Komik, denen es jedoch auch nicht an tieferer Bedeutung fehlt.

We all need innovative ideas - das meint zumindest der Trainer in der Geschichte "English for dogs". Und während Christina in "Restaurant" über ein ganz spezielles Etablissement staunt, blamieren die vierbeinigen Hauptdarsteller in "Flirtcrasher" ihre Zweibeiner bis auf die Knochen. Was wir mit unseren Hunden erleben und wie wir von ihnen noch das eine oder andere lernen können, wird in acht herrlichen Kurzgeschichten im ersten Bellotristik-Sammelband "Learning by DOGing" treffend beschrieben. Geschichten, wie sie nur mit Hund(en) passieren.

Opowiadania o zwierzętach - kot, pies, niedźwiadek, lis, ptaki, a wreszcie gady, płazy, owady... Wszystkie odznaczają się sprytem, energią, są wszędobylskie i doskonale wiedzą, jak sobie poradzić. Przygody zawadiackich zwierząt, niejednokrotnie zachowujących się jak ludzie, zaadresowane zostały do dorosłych czytelników. Prezes Wiewiórczej Kasy Oszczędności, urocze zwierzątko, jadające wyłącznie smakołyki; Wobo - kotka, która jest mistrzynią uwodzenia; pochodzący z tajgi niedźwiadek przywodzący na myśl uroczego brzdąca.

Lions, Komodo dragons, dogs, monkeys, and pheasants - all have shared spotlights and tabloid headlines with celebrities such as Sharon Stone, Thomas Edison, and David Hasselhoff. In this critically acclaimed collection, Lydia Millet hilariously tweaks these unholy communions to run a stake through the heart of our fascination with famous people and pop culture.