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Anjuri Bhar is an eight-part story series, written with such sensitivity and sincerity that the listener identifies her/his shadow in each protagonist or relates to the story as being of someone she/he knows. The protagonists, through their pains, joys and daily struggles, keep listeners engaged and bound to the story lines throughout. Besides being of a high literary calibre, the language used in each story is simple, easy to comprehend and entertaining. While each story is riveting in its own way, each story forces the listener to ruminate on and digest itself.

While spending the night in an eerie, decrepit, old bungalow in late 19th-century India, the narrator tells how he begins to hear the unmistakable sounds of a billiard game in the locked adjoining room. It's a room that was once a billiard-room where one of the sahibs is said to have died in the midst of a game... and is believed to have become a ghost.

Gogol's phantasmagorical tale about a man whose nose decides to abscond and begin living a life of its own is one of the earliest and most celebrated examples of absurdist literature. Apart from its recondite humor, it is remarkable for Gogol's skill in characterization and his ability to paint a picture of contemporary life in Russia in a few verbal brushstrokes.

Immerse yourself in the profound world of Munshi Premchand with Mansarovar 8, a captivating collection of stories that delves into the complexities of human nature and society. Each tale is a vivid exploration of the human condition, reflecting Premchand's unparalleled storytelling prowess. From poignant portrayals of rural life to incisive commentaries on social issues, these narratives offer a compelling glimpse into the author’s rich literary universe.

New Yorkers Paul and Darren have planned a winter holiday in Venice. But when their five-year marriage suddenly unravels, Paul endeavors to make the trip alone, despite his heartbreak and anxiety. Far outside his comfort zone, Paul has a mission: to see if he can be adventurous, fearless, free. In short, to become someone new. Soon after arriving in Italy, he notices a small, scruffy, self-assured dog trotting alongside a canal with the confidence he so desperately wants for himself. This street dog and his instincts for survival lend Paul’s trip a singular purpose.

भीती, लाचारी, स्वार्थ, व्यसनं आणि त्याचं समर्थन दारिद्र्य दशा आणि त्यावर निरर्थक चर्चा . भ्रष्टाचार, क्रौर्य आणि वागण्यातील विसंगती . त्यावर काहीही न करू शकणारी नपुंसक वृत्ती . सारंच तुम्ही आणि आम्ही पाहिलेलं आणि अनुभवलेलं त्यातून कातडी निबर झाली पण मन? मन मात्र निबर झालं नाही . यातील प्रत्येक जाणिवेने मनाला पडलं एक भोक आणि त्यातून निर्माण झाली एक जाणीव कथा .

వంశీ దర్శకత్వ ప్రతిభ మనందరికీ సుపరిచితమే. అలాగే అతని రచనా శైలి కూడా ఎంతో వినూత్నం గా ఉంటుంది. వంశీ రాసే కథలు కానీ ఆయన ఎంపిక చేసి ప్రచురించే కథా సంకలనం కానీ ఎంతో ఆసక్తి గా ఉంటుంది. ఆయన దృష్టిలో ప్రతి పుస్తకం రావటానికి వెనుక ఒక మూలమైన ఆలోచన ఉంటుంది. "ఆనాటి వాన చినుకులు" కి కూడా ఒక ఆలోచన ఉంది అని చెప్పుకోవచ్చు. దాదాపు 25 ఏళ్ల క్రితం ఒక గూడు రిక్షా మీద ఆయన చూసిన 'ఆనాటి వానచినుకులు' అన్న వాక్యం తనని ఆలోచనల్లోకి నెట్టింది. ఆ ఆలోచన కే ఒక రూపం ఇస్తూ వంశీ 24 కథలని కదంబముగా మన ముందుకు తెచ్చారు.

কিশোর সাহিত্যে অজেয় রায়ের অবদান ছিল প্রতিটি ক্ষেত্রে। এডভেঞ্চার, রহস্য, ভৌতিক কাহিনীতে ওঁর যতটা দক্ষতা ছিল, হাসির রচনার ক্ষেত্রেও সেটা কোনও অংশে কম ছিল না। প্রতিটি জনপ্রিয় কিশোর পত্রিকায় নিয়মিত হাসির গল্প, উপন্যাস লিখেছেন তিনি।

Raag Marwa is the first collection of stories from the author Mamata Singh. Her stories have been published in various literary journals and magazines. An upcoming name in the world of story writing, her stories often address questions around the place of women in Indian society, the clash between different generations and their value-systems and the power of memories in shaping who we are.

A saga of love, loss and seasons of hope, Signs of Life is a vivid and evocative record of life in the times of pandemic. With uncertainty and unrest gripping the world, Kunti finds solace in translating the Mahabharata, cobbling together bits and pieces. As time and space stand suspended, she finds that stories repeat and renew themselves.

Weaving tales of the everyday world transformed into an unrecognizable place, where reason no longer exists and logic ceases to explain the workings of the universe, Clive Barker provides the stuff of nightmares in packages too tantalizing to resist. This first volume contains the short stories : "The Book of Blood," "The Midnight Meat Train," "The Yattering and Jack," "Sex, Death, and Starshine," and "In the Hills, the Cities,"

அமரர் கல்கி சிறு கதைகள் தொகுப்பு - 1.

Patrick Lafcadio Hearn, was an Irish writer known also by the Japanese name Koizumi Yakumo. His book Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things, comprises two parts, the first being the "Kwaidan Proper" and the second, "Insect-Studies", which consists of an essay each on ants, butterflies and mosquitos. According to the author, most of the folk tales and ghost stories in the first part were translated from old Japanese texts. The themes encompass resurrection, sacrifice, magic, and the realm of dreams.

Who would suspect that the same mind that created the most famous literary detective of all time also took on the eternally popular genre of vampires? Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, a contemporary of Bram Stoker, gave us some fascinating works of vampire fiction. From the bloodsucking plant in "The American's Tale" to the bloodsucking wife in "The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire," he reveled in the horror created by creatures who survived on the blood of men and women.

Written with compassionate realism and wit, the stories in this mesmerizing collection depict the disparities of town and village life in South America, of the frightfully poor and outrageously rich, of memories and illusions, and of lost opportunities and present joys. Stories include "No One Writes to the Colonel", "Tuesday Siesta", "One of These Days", "There Are No Thieves in This Town", "Balthazar's Marvelous Afternoon", "Montiel's Widow", "One Day After Saturday", "Artificial Roses", and "Big Mama's Funeral".

Twenty prizewinning stories selected from the thousands published in magazines over the previous year—continuing the O. Henry Prize's century-long tradition of literary excellence. "Widely regarded as the nation's most prestigious awards for short fiction." —The Atlantic Monthly. Now...

Fifteen-year-old Bren doesn’t scare easily, especially since her father left, making her head of the house. So when a group of kids dare each other to pass through a tunnel rumored to be haunted by a train that steals people away to "the Nevermore," Bren steps up. But when she reaches the other end of the tunnel, more than she bargained for awaits. For fans of “kids on bikes” ‘80s-style horror.

This debut collection movingly explores how women and girls are looked at, look at one another and look at themselves, and how living as an object can shape their passions, fears and joys. With a clear eye and dark humour, Danielle Pender considers sex, parenting, grief and class as lenses for the ways in which the world watches women—and how women are always watching back.

From the master of crime fiction comes an unexpectedly whimsical short story about this San Diego surfer whose life plan is working perfectly until he meets a wealthy woman at an art gallery opening (the hors d’oeuvres), falls in love, and then has to masquerade as an upstanding member of society.

Suspicious events at a Middle Eastern archaeological excavation site intrigue the great Hercule Poirot as he investigates Murder in Mesopotamia, a classic murder mystery from Agatha Christie. Amy Leatheram has never felt the lure of the mysterious East, but when she travels to an ancient site...