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ഭഗവാന്റെ മരണം' എന്ന കഥയുൾപ്പെടുന്ന ആറു രാഷ്ട്രീയ ആക്ഷേപ ഹാസ്യ കഥകളുടെ സമാഹാരമാണിത്. സാമൂഹികവും വർഗ്ഗീയവുമായ ഫാസിസത്തിന് എതിരെ സന്ധിയില്ലാ സമരം പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ച ഒരു എഴുത്തുകാരിയായി കെ. ആർ മീര ഇവിടെ സ്വയം അവരോധിയ്ക്കുകയാണ്.

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.

Stree vimarsh kea am muhawaron se hathkar jinn yuva lekhikaaon ne apne parivesh ka jevant chitran kar vishesh pehchaan banayi hai, unmein Tarana Parveen pramukh hai.

தமிழ்ச் சிறுகதைகளுக்கு புதிய வார்ப்பும் வடிவமும் வனப்பும் வழங்கியவர் ஜெயகாந்தன். சிறுகதை இலக்கியத்துக்கு விரிவான வாசகப் பரப்பை உருவாக்கியவரும் அவரே. ஜெயகாந்தனின் மொத்தச் சிறுகதைகளிலிருந்து தேர்ந்தெடுக்கப்பட்ட பதினேழு கதைகளின் தொகுப்பு 'ஒரு வீடு பூட்டிக் கிடக்கிறது'. ஒரு காலகட்டத்தைச் சேர்ந்த தமிழ் சிறுகதைப் போக்கையும் முன்னோடி எழுத்தாளர் ஒருவரின் நோக்கையும் அடையாளப்படுத்துகிறது இத்தொகுப்பு.

Hum Fida-e-Lucknow is an anthology of stories written by Amritlal Nagar where he weaves fictional narratives around the many colourful characters that one could easily find in the city of Lucknow. As the place where he spent almost all his life, his fascination, love and memories of Lucknow come together in this work.

Amidst the glittering names of Hindi writers, Rangey Raghav stands head and shoulders above all. Born in Agra, Raghav had a gift as he started writing pretty early, from age 13 onwards. While he lived only until 39 years of age, in his short time, he was endowed with numerous awards. Raghav had a knack for presenting and pitting conflicts which are omnipresent in our society. This anthology of stories is a pick of his favorite stories.

Just when things have finally cooled down for 88-year-old Maud after the disturbing discovery of a dead body in her apartment in Gothenburg, a couple of detectives return to her doorstep. Though Maud dodges their questions with the skill of an Olympic gymnast a fifth of her age, she wonders if suspicion has fallen on her, little old lady that she is. The truth is, ever since Maud was a girl, death has seemed to follow her....

కొత్తతరం రచయితల్లో మల్లికార్జున్ రాసిన ఒక నోస్టాల్జియా సిరీస్ నల్లగొండ కథలు. రచయిత చిన్న నాడు చూసిన నల్లగొండ టౌన్, దాని చుట్టూ అల్లుకున్న అతని బాల్యం. తాను ఎదుగుతూ వస్తూండగా చూసిన మార్పులూ. చుట్టూ ఉన్న మనుషులూ ఇవే కథా వస్తువులు. అమాయకమైన బాల్యం, అప్పటి కష్టాలూ, సంతోషాలూ అన్నిటి కలబోత ఈ పుస్తకం. అన్నీ రెండు మూడు పేజీలకు మించని కథలే.

A collection of tales ranging from childhood fantasies to exploring the darkness of human existence, tales that will make you nostalgic, that will tell your story, that will shock you and those that will take you to your favorite places. Guiding these tales are a motley group of characters ranging from a side hero who daydreams about Mithun and Bacchan to kids who believe in the reality of Nagraj, Ajooba and Super Commando Dhruv. Namak Swadanusar, as the name suggests, will add salt to your plate and increase the taste of your literary collection.

Wodehouse introduces us once again to the "wonder butler" Jeeves, who, as usual is able to solve any and all of Bertie Wooster's endless problems with ease and finesse. And he also introduces us to a character not dissimilar to Bertie . . . by name of Reggie. Such fun to follow Jeeves in the hijinks!

A new recording of the most widely read mystery of all time, performed by Kenneth Branagh. Now a major motion picture from Twentieth Century Fox, releasing November 10, 2017 and directed by Kenneth Branagh. “The murderer is with us - on the train now...” Just after midnight, the famous...

Manisha Kulshreshtha is a popular Hindi writer. She has written four novels and six short story collections and has received several awards and fellowships. In Kirdar, Manisha Kulshreshtha exposes listeners to a variety of narratives but there is a central theme that underlies these stories and binds them together.

அசோகமித்திரனின் முதல் சிறுகதைத் தொகுப்பு இது. நாற்பது ஆண்டுகளுக்கு முன் வெளிவந்த இத்தொகுப்பு அசோகமித்திரனை ஒரு சிறந்த சிறுகதை ஆசிரியராக இனங்காட்டியது. இந்த மறுபதிப்பு அந்த இலக்கிய நிகழ்வின் நாற்பதாவது ஆண்டை நிறைவு செய்கிறது.

On a road trip through Africa, two English people - Bobby, a civil servant with a guilty appetite for African boys; and Linda, a supercilious "compound wife" - are driving back to their enclave after a stay in the capital. But in between lies the landscape of an unnamed country whose squalor and ethnic bloodletting suggest Idi Amin's Uganda. And the farther Naipaul's protagonists travel into it, the more they find themselves crossing the line that separates privileged outsiders from horrified victims.

In the bizarre world of Franz Kafka, salesmen turn into giant bugs, apes give lectures at college academies, and nightmares probe the mysteries of modern humanity’s unhappiness. More than any other modern writer in world literature, Kafka captures the loneliness and misery that fill the lives of 20th-century humanity.

Here, gathered in one volume, are the stories that made Clarice a Brazilian legend. Originally a cloth edition of 86 stories, now we have 89 in all, covering her whole amazing career, from her teenage years to her deathbed. In these pages, we meet teenagers becoming aware of their sexual and artistic powers, humdrum housewives whose lives are shattered by unexpected epiphanies, old people who don't know what to do with themselves - and in their stories, Clarice takes us through their lives - and hers - and ours.

Two Bestselling Agatha Christie Novels in One Great Audiobook The Secret Adversary From the brilliant pen of Agatha Christie comes the first novel in her Tommy and Tuppence mystery series featuring the beloved sleuthing duo—now a movie on both Acorn TV and PBS. Tommy and Tuppence are young, in...

THE MOST WIDELY READ MYSTERY OF ALL TIME—NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE DIRECTED BY KENNETH BRANAGH AND PRODUCED BY RIDLEY SCOTT! “The murderer is with us—on the train now . . .” Just after midnight, the famous Orient Express is stopped in its tracks by a snowdrift. By morning, the...

In ironischer Phantastik schildert Kreisler bzw. Hoffmann die musikalischen Verhältnisse seiner Zeit und spart nicht an Gesellschaftskritik, die manches Schmunzeln auslöste, manchmal aber auch nachdenken ließ – denn was ist Musik heute (geld)wert?

What if your very first dance could sweep you into a world of dazzling lights, laughter, and unforgettable magic? In "Her First Ball", Katherine Mansfield tells the enchanting story of eighteen-year-old Leila, a wide-eyed country girl visiting the city for the first time. Stepping into her cousin’s grand ball, she is mesmerized by swirling gowns, sparkling chandeliers, and the thrill of being noticed. Every smile, every dance, every glittering detail overwhelms her with joy and wonder - until a cynical older man delivers a sharp reminder that youth and beauty are fleeting.