Short Works

Maui's rich history and culture are the foundation of these new, original short stories by Maui's award-winning author/playwright. Under Maui Skies, and Other Stories presents seven Maui tales in different genres set in a variety of Maui locales ranging in time from pre-contact Hawai`i to the 1960s. In "The Cave of Whispering Spirits", a couple and family face the wrath of the goddess of fire, Pele, in the last eruption of Haleakala.

Questo è il sentimento che riempie di sé tutta l'opera leopardiana: la desolata nostalgia d'una felicità sconosciuta ed assurda, la disperata aspirazione verso un mondo migliore. Nelle più riuscite fra le "Operette", come nei "Canti", la poesia non nasce dalla brutta realtà ma dal vano bisogno di superarla... Così nelle "Operette" come nei "Canti" questa realtà grigia si disegna sul fondo luminoso di un ideale: e l'impressione dominante è quella di una delusione non rassegnata.

"கண்ணன் கதைகள்" என்ற இந்நூல், கண்ணன் தொடர்பான 26 கதைகளைத் தன்னகத்தே தாங்கியுள்ளது. கிருஷ்ண பக்தி என்பது ஒரு பெரிய கடல். இந்நூலைப் படிப்பவர்கள் அந்தக் கடலின் சில நீர்த்திவலைகள் தங்கள் மேல் பட்டதாக உணர்ந்தால் அதுவே இந்நூலின் வெற்றி. ஸ்ரீகிருஷ்ண பகவானின் பேரருளால் நம் நாட்டில் சுபிட்சமும் அமைதியும் நிலவவும், எல்லா மக்களும் எல்லா மங்கலங்களையும் பெற்று வாழவும் ஸ்ரீகிருஷ்ணரையே பிரார்த்திக்கிறேன்

In these two "inspired by actual accounts" but still entirely fictional tales, a pair of challengers of the unknown go one on one with two of the world's most famous mysterious legends. In "Beneath Still Waters", a lake-dwelling giant creature draws a devoted paranormal investigator into a staggering encounter that goes far beyond a blurry photo of something with a long neck and humps passing by a Loch Ness excursion boat.

After his wife's death, Sheriff Clay Taylor learns the hardest job he has is raising his five-year-old daughter, Tessie. Now, he must balance law and family duties to raise a daughter in a world he no longer understands.

A story from Suddenly, a Knock on the Door, read by Mathieu Amalric. Overflowing with absurdity, humor, sadness, and compassion, the tales in Suddenly, a Knock on the Door establish Etgar Keret - declared a "genius" by The New York Times - as one of the most original writers of his generation.

Master storyteller WJ Rosser presents three heartbreaking tales of love, tragedy, and redemption as well as three poems in this poignant and heart-wrenching collection. The Robber: A remarkable and poetic story of love and loss set against the backdrop of a beautiful mountain cabin and an unlikely burglar nominated for a 2012 Million Writers Award.

Novellen fortæller beretningen om byen Sarnath—dens storhed og fald, i en mytologisk verden, hvor andre og langt ældre væsner bliver fortrængt af menneskets grådighed og intolerance.

"Der findes mennesker, som mener, at ting og steder besidder en sjæl, og så der er dem, der afviser den tanke kategorisk. Jeg tillader mig ikke at tage stilling til disse spekulationer, men lad mig dog alligevel berette om Gaden." "Gaden", som er H. P. Lovecrafts tolvte kommercielle novelle, blev skrevet december 1919 og udgivet første gang i december 1920 i Wolverine amateur journal.

Argentus fights for his life against Orryn Ghostblade in a heist gone wrong. But the treasure that he does find will change his destiny and the destiny of the world.

In questo racconto di Cechov, l’assillante ansia di sdebitarsi da parte di una madre e del suo unico figlio nei confronti del loro benefattore, il dottor Koscelkòv, fa sì che quest’ultimo si trovi a dover accettare un dono per lui ingombrante: un candelabro di bronzo antico, scabroso nelle decorazioni, di cui cercherà invano di disfarsi. ..