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புதுமைப்பித்தனின் சிறுகதைகள் தான் அவருக்கு எழுத்துலகில் தனி இடத்தை அளித்தன.

জীবন এক বর্ণময় উপন্যাস যার প্রতিটি পাতাই একে অন্যের থেকে আলাদা। সাদাত হাসান মান্টোর 'মান্টোর সেরা ২৫' গ্রন্থে...

Newly married to novelist Rosie M. Banks, Bingo bucks the current trend by being extremely happy, although he does tend to lose his shirt on various horses. This collection of wonderfully funny stories features a cast of outrageous characters.

Brilliantly read by a multi-cast of narrators. The International Bestseller 'Just stellar - extreme, uncanny and beautifully controlled' - Anne Enright, Booker Prize winning author of The Wren, The Wren 'These stories are perfect for the times we dwell inside' - Colum McCann, author of Apeirogon...

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 .

A fantastic mystery short story collection, the perfect Christmas gift for crime fiction lovers A beloved detective dies in a fire Sherlock Holmes takes a trip to Italy A disastrous case of mistaken identity From his well-loved detective duo, DCI Dalziel and DI Pascoe to his own reimagining of...

From the bestselling and award winning 'master of the spy thriller' comes a collection of riveting short stories. When a man's wife leaves him under suspicious circumstances, he sets off in search for her, unprepared for the guilty secrets he's about to drag back into the light. A man is tempted...

Collins brings the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie, to English language learners. Collins brings the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie, to English language learners. Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time and in any language. Now Collins has adapted her famous detective...

A classic from the queen of mystery: Agatha Christie...

Her Number On It is a compelling portrait of kleptomania; the Unsuspected Talent of a dissatisfied wife has dangerous consequences; and Don't Tell Cissie upends our expectations of a ghost story. This latest collection of Cecila Fremlin's Gothic miniatures is a showcase of macabre domesticity: controlling husbands rub shoulders with manipulative wives, parasitic visitors meet fatal accidents, there are nervous breakdowns, toxic relationships, sinister villagers and mob justice. With an unerring nail, Fremlin picks the scabs concealing domestic fault lines.

Spending summer vacation at his grandparents’ boring seaside town was not at the top of Bennet’s vacation list. Like a modern-day Little Red Riding Hood, he discovers that his grandparents have a certain terrifying, lupine quality at the full moon.

কিশোর সাহিত্যে অজেয় রায়ের অবদান ছিল প্রতিটি ক্ষেত্রে। এডভেঞ্চার, রহস্য, ভৌতিক কাহিনীতে ওঁর যতটা দক্ষতা ছিল...

இராமர் இந்து இதிகாசங்களின்படி, இந்துக் கடவுள் விஷ்ணுவின் ஏழாவது அவதாரம் மற்றும் இச்வாகு குல அயோத்தியின்...

लखनऊ के नवाबों के किस्से तमाम प्रचालित हैं, लेकिन अवाम के किस्से किताबों में बहुत कम मिलते हैं. जो उपलब्ध हैं, वह...

നടുക്കിയുണർത്തുന്ന പ്രമേയങ്ങൾ കൊണ്ട് വിസ്മയിപ്പിക്കുന്ന കഥകൾ. ചലച്ചിത്രമായപ്പോൾ ഏറെ അന്താരാഷ്ട്ര...

Mysterious, funny, insightful, and heartbreaking, these are tales of expatriates and exiles, wise children and straying saints. They compose a secret history, both intimate and panoramic, of modern times, and offer a kaleidoscopic impression of the world within a world that is Paris.

Ray Bradbury’s novel Fahrenheit 451 is an enduring masterwork of twentieth-century American literature - a chilling vision of a dystopian future built on the foundations of ignorance, censorship, and brutal repression. The origins and evolution of Bradbury’s darkly magnificent tale are explored in A Pleasure to Burn, a collection of sixteen selected shorter works that prefigure the grand master’s landmark novel.

Ernest Hemingway was an American novelist and short-story writer, widely considered one of the greatest writers of the 20th century. Hemingway's writing style was characterized by its spare and concise prose, and he was known for his ability to convey deep emotions through simple, direct language. Hemingway's most famous works include "The Sun Also Rises," "A Farewell to Arms," and "The Old Man and the Sea."

If anyone had told me that coffee would change my life, I would have laughed. Right up until I set eyes on Aspen Whatley at the local coffee shop, anyway. She's everything right in this world. But she's a little spitfire, hellbent on taking on the world by herself. Knowing her brother wants me to keep an eye on her doesn't earn me any points. Until her life is on the line, and she has nowhere to turn. Now, she's looking over her shoulder, and I'm pissed about it. No one threatens what belongs to me. But I've been playing defense my entire life. I'll protect this goddess and make her mine.

In Gold Rush-era California, Jim Smiley, a minor who loves to gamble and will bet on anything, obtains a frog. Sniley spends three months training this talented amphibian athlete to become a champion jumper. Smiley finds his mark in the form of a stranger who comes to town and shows an interest in the frog, and would love to bet but if he could find his own frog. "No problem, you hold my frog and I'll go find a frog for you." When hustler meets hustler, the results can be interesting. You might say Smiley didn't know his frog was loaded.