Showing results for "Rivers" in Short Stories

On the storm-swollen Aisne in northeastern France, an alcoholic actor combats both his demons and nature’s tempests. Along the Main and Rhine in Germany, a kindhearted logger has but one wish: to travel with the lumber from his small Franconian hometown to the end of the river in the Netherlands, where it feeds into the majestic North Sea. In a bucolic vale in the French region of Brittany, two families, divided by religion and an unnamed stream, sustain a centuries-old feud, their resolve no match for the constantly shifting flow of water.

In Mother River, Can Xue, one of China's most daring and visionary writers, invites us into a surreal landscape where reality is as fluid as a river itself. This collection of thirteen stories weaves together vivid, dreamlike narratives that challenge our perceptions of time, identity, and existence.

Jim Harrison is one of America’s most beloved and critically acclaimed authors, and this collection of novellas is Harrison at his most memorable - a brilliant rendering of two men striving to find their way in the world, written with freshness, abundant wit, and profound humanity.

Ernest Hemingway’s landmark short story of a veteran’s solo fishing trip in Michigan’s rugged Upper Peninsula, featuring a revelatory foreword by John N. Maclean. “A century since its publication in the collection In Our Time, “Big Two-Hearted River” has helped shape language and...

A River Runs Through It is a universal story of family love and a lyrical masterpiece, as beautiful as the great trout rivers of western Montana upon which it is set. Its beauty is especially evident through the "near-perfect match" of reader Ivan Doig and author Norman MacLean.

In this collection of heartfelt and involving vignettes, Anne Rivers Siddons, the beloved best-selling author of Downtown, Hill Towns, and Colony, offers a stirring and insightful look at our everyday world and how one woman has chosen to live in it. Moving from memories of her gentle...

Lance Gordon’s running out of room and time. Back in the Sierras he killed the man who murdered his father. Unfortunately that man turned out to be a Deputy Marshal, and now Lance has a price on his head. Like Alan Ladd as Shane, Lance wants only to live in peace, but he’ll have to go through hell to get there. Running from the law and the cavalry, Lance heads for the one place no sheriff or soldier will go—into the territory ruled by The Baron of Coyote River.

A story that tells about an Egyptian young man who immigrated illegally from Egypt to pass through several Arab countries and is chased by the police until he is imprisoned. How will he get out of prison and can he continue on his way?

For twenty-two-year-old Julia, just out of college, Vancouver has become a social wasteland. Her boyfriend has gone off to London to study art history, leaving her feeling abandoned in the not-quite-derelict historic apartment where she is alone - surrounded by people. While working a series of odd jobs, Julia inadvertently befriends Oliver, one of her aloof neighbors.

Since time immemorial, the Nile River has flowed like a life-giving artery in the heart of the earth, bringing goodness and blessings to all who approach it. It is not just a river, but a story in which the secrets of nature intertwine with human aspirations. On its banks, fields dance and civilizations grow, but it is also a silent witness to human greed and negligence. How can the life-giving river be in danger?

செஞ்சோற்று கடன் என்பது தான் சேராத இடத்தில் சேர்ந்ததை குறிப்பது அல்ல. தன்னை சோறிட்டு எந்த எதிர்பார்ப்புமின்றி வளர்த்த தேரோட்டி தந்தைக்கு செய்ய வேண்டிய தானத்தை குறிப்பதாகும்.

La historia personal, la creación literaria, observaciones sobre la naturaleza humana y apreciaciones estéticas conforman este atractivo abanico de reflexiones que comparte Paulo Coelho, mientras muestra que las lecciones vitales más importantes se extraen de experiencias aparentemente insignificantes.

“Entra a casa y cierra la reja. Deja al mundo tras de sí. Dentro, una televisión encendida, los trastes sucios, el alpiste servido”. Al estilo de las fábulas de Esopo, los nueve cuentos que integran el libro "Donde el río se toca" de la escritora mexicana Rose Mary Salum, nos llevan a lugares que es difícil visitar.