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Interpreter Of Maladies
by Jhumpa Lahiri
Interpreter of Maladies is a 2000 collection of nine short stories by Indian American author Jhumpa Lahiri. It won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award. It was also chosen as The New Yorker's Best Debut of the Year. The stories are about the lives of Indians and Indian Americans who are caught between the culture they have inherited and the "New World" they now find themselves in.
Dubliners
by James Joyce
Dubliners is a collection of 15 short stories by James Joyce, first published in 1914. The fifteen stories were meant to be a naturalistic depiction of the Irish middle class life in and around Dublin in the early years of the 20th century. The stories were written at the time when Irish nationalism was at its peak, and a search for a national identity and purpose was raging; at a crossroads of history and culture, Ireland was jolted by various converging ideas and influences.
Skeleton Crew
by Stephen King
Skeleton Crew (1985) is the second published anthology of short stories by Stephen King. The first collection, Night Shift was published seven years prior in 1978. Different Seasons, a collection of four novellas, was published between the two in 1982. Skeleton Crew was originally published in hardcover form by Putnam (512 pages). It has been reprinted multiple times in the years since in both hardcover and paperback forms.
The Illustrated Man
by Ray Bradbury
The Illustrated Man is a 1951 book of eighteen science fiction short stories by Ray Bradbury that explores the nature of mankind. While none of the stories have a plot or character connection with the next, a recurring theme is the conflict of the cold mechanics of technology and the psychology of people. The unrelated stories are tied together by the frame device of "the Illustrated Man", a vagrant with a tattooed body whom the unnamed narrator meets.
Tales Of Mystery and Imagination
by Edgar Allan Poe
Tales of Mystery and Imagination, stories by American author Edgar Allan Poe have been compiled by Padraic Colum into a thrilling collection focused on Poe’s suspenseful stories. The first edition compiled by Padraic Colum was published in 1908 by Geoffrey Newnes Ltd. and includes an introduction by Colum explaining his decision to exclude Poe’s poems, comedies, and essays from the collection. A later 1919 edition, published by George G. Harrap & Co., includes 24 full-page black and white plates...
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The Complete Stories
by Flannery O'Connor
Mary Flannery O'Connor was an American novelist, short-story writer and essayist.
Her novel, The Complete Stories of Flannery O’Connor, won the National Book Award in 1972. This collection of thirty-one short stories is a unique, tangible expression of O’Connor’s projected ideas of the southern United States in the 1950’s and 1960’s.
Included in this collection are twelve stories that are only included in this collection and not in her two other compilations, Everything That Rises Must Converge... Read more about this item
Her novel, The Complete Stories of Flannery O’Connor, won the National Book Award in 1972. This collection of thirty-one short stories is a unique, tangible expression of O’Connor’s projected ideas of the southern United States in the 1950’s and 1960’s.
Included in this collection are twelve stories that are only included in this collection and not in her two other compilations, Everything That Rises Must Converge... Read more about this item
In Our Time
by Ernest Hemingway
In Our Time is the first published collection of Hemingway's short fiction. The book collects several of the author's short stories about American life in the early 1920's, just after WWI. A few of these stories focus on the character Nick Adams.First published in Paris in 1924 by Three Mountains Press under the title in our time - in all lower case - the first state of this work was a set of 18 vignettes and numbered 32 pages in total. Only 300 copies were printed, but due to a printing...
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The Stories Of John Cheever
by John Cheever
The Stories of John Cheever is a 1978 short story collection by American author John Cheever. It contains some of his most famous stories, including "The Enormous Radio," "Goodbye, My Brother," "The Country Husband," "The Five-Forty-Eight" and "The Swimmer. " It won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the National Book Critics Circle Award in 1979; the paperback version won the American Book Award for Fiction in 1981.
Men Without Women
by Ernest Hemingway
First published in 1927, Men Without Women is an early Hemingway collection containing fourteen short stories that are beginning to show the normal Hemingway themes: war and it's casualties, the interactions between men and women, sports, and violence.
"Banal Story," "In Another Country," "The Killers," "Ten Indians," "Hills Like White Elephants," "The Undefeated," "Fifty Grand," "In Another Country," "Now I Lay Me," "A Canary for One," and more.
"Banal Story," "In Another Country," "The Killers," "Ten Indians," "Hills Like White Elephants," "The Undefeated," "Fifty Grand," "In Another Country," "Now I Lay Me," "A Canary for One," and more.
Nightmares and Dreamscapes
by Stephen King
New to Pocket BooksâÈç Stephen King backlistâÈ'the short story collection containing the story "DolanâÈçs Cadillac," soon to be released as a feature film starring Christian Slater and Wes Bentley.With numerous unforgettable movies based on his short storiesâÈ'including Shawshank Redemption, 1408, and The Green MileâÈ'readers will be delighted to rediscover this classic collection, also released as a television mini-series and on DVD. Featuring twenty short horror stories, a television...
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Holidays On Ice
by David Sedaris
David Sedaris's beloved holiday collection is new again with six more pieces, including a never before published story. Along with such favoritesas the diaries of a Macy's elf and the annals of two very competitive families, are Sedaris's tales of tardy trick-or-treaters ("Us and Them"); the difficulties of explaining the Easter Bunny to the French ("Jesus Shaves"); what to do when you've been locked out in a snowstorm ("Let It Snow"); the puzzling Christmas traditions of other nations ("Six to Eight...
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Haroun and The Sea Of Stories
by Salman Rushdie
Haroun and the Sea of Stories is a 1990 children's book by Salman Rushdie. It was Rushdie's first novel after The Satanic Verses. It is a phantasmagorical story set in a city so old and ruinous that it has forgotten its name. Haroun and the Sea of Stories is an allegory for several problems existing in society today, especially in India and the Indian subcontinent. It looks at these problems from the viewpoint of the young protagonist Haroun.
Metamorphosis and Other Stories
by Franz Kafka
"Had one to name the author who comes nearest to bearing the same kind of relations to our age as Dante, Shakespeare, and Goethe bore to theirs, Kafka is the first one would think of." —W. H. Auden
The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of twelve stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring his famous detective and illustrated by Sidney Paget. These are the first of the Sherlock Holmes short stories, originally published as single stories in the Strand Magazine from July 1891 to June 1892. The book was published in England on October 14 1892 by George Newnes Ltd and in a US Edition on October 15 by Harper. The initial combined print run was 14,500 copies.
Runaway
by Alice Munro
In Alice Munro's superb new collection, we find stories about women of all ages and circumstances, their lives made palpable by the subtlety and empathy of this incomparable writer. The runaway of the title story is a young woman who, though she thinks she wants to, is incapable of leaving her husband. In "Passion," a country girl emerging into the larger world via a job in a resort hotel discovers in a single moment of stunning insight the limits and lies of that mysterious emotion. Three stories are...
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Years Best Science Fiction - Twenty Second Annual Collection
by Gardner Dozois
Includes bibliographical references.
The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight In Heaven
by Sherman Alexie
The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven is a 1993 collection of interconnected short stories by Sherman Alexie. The characters and stories in the book, particularly "This is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona" provided the basis of Alexie's screenplay for the film Smoke Signals.
Cathedral
by Raymond Carver
Raymond Carver was born in Clatskanie, Oregon, in 1938. His first collection of stories, Will You Please Be Quiet, Please (a National Book Award nominee in 1977), was followed by What We Talk About When We Talk About Love, Cathedral (nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in 1984), and Where I'm Calling From in 1988, when he was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He died in August of that year, shortly after completing the poems of A New Path to the Waterfall.
Short Stories Books & Ephemera
In the Loyal Mountains
by Bass, Rick
Mariner, 1997. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. An ex-library book and may have standard library stamps and/or stickers. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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€6.12
Dust and Skyline: Humboldt and Region Student Writing 2000
by Safarik, Allan; Mackenzie, Anna-Marie; Wrubleski, Maury (eds)
Humboldt, SK, Canada: Tangent Press / Humboldt Collegiate Institute, 2000. First Canadian Edition . Soft cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 101pp. Illustrated wrapper is clean and without wear. Binding square and tight, not creased. Octavo: 227 x 153mm.
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€13.84
Story Spring 1994
by Rosenthal Lois
Cincinnati, Ohio: F & W Publications. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1994. 1st Edition. Trade Paperback. Trade Paperback, very light soiling, creasing on bottom front corner, very clean interior and tightly bound. Magazine no longer published. This issue contains 11 short stories, including "Last Day at the Bakery" by William Vollmann and "The Rebel" by Frank O'Connor. Bound in blue and gray colours. ; Drawings; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 128 pages .
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€9.17
Hill Bachelors, The (SIGNED COPY)
by Trevor, William
New York : Viking , 2000. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover, 245 pages. SIGNED BY TREVOR on half title page. Light shelf-wear to dust jacket, else a clean, tight copy. Record # 350762
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€189.04
Up in the Old Hotel and Other Stories
by Joseph Mitchell
G/G. Jacket in mylar. 1st printing. Delamination lines to right edge of front panel, board edge fade, small corner bumping
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€37.81
The Mighty Johns and Other Stories: *Signed*
by Penzler, Otto; Baldacci, David;Lehane, Dennis;Block, Lawrence;Perry, Anne;Meltzer, Brad
New York, New York, U.S.A.: New Millenium, 2002. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Contributors. 1ST. An Outstanding Copy - Signed By David Baldacci, James Crumley, Brad Meltzer, Carol O'connell, Anne Perry, Gary Phillips, Lawrence Block, Tim Green, Brendon Dubois, Dennis Lehane And Peter Robison On Their Short Story. Author's Signature Only. A First Edition, First Printing, With The Corresponding Number Line. Book Is In Fine Condition. Boards Are Clean, Not Bumped. Fore Edges Are Clean. Interior...
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€94.52
Clifford and John's Almanack: Containing a Great Variety of Useful and Entertaining Pieces Pertaining to Hut
by Raymond, Clifford and John T. McCutcheon
Chicago: Reilly and Lee Co., 1921. reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. John T. McCutcheon. 144 pages. Illustrations from woodcuts by John T. McCutcheon. Red cloth covers with gold lettering, some stains on covers. Dust jacket fragile with minor tears on edges. Record # 802568
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€14.18
Many Bloody Returns
by Harris, Charlaine; Kelner, Toni L.P
Book and dust jacket are in fine condition. The image provided is the actual book I'm offering for sale. No markings or damage to any pages. No sunning. No clips. Structure of the book (covers, binding, spine, hinges) is tight and free of damage. Page block is nice and square. Cut pages. Additional photos will be provided upon request to ensure the quality and integrity of your book purchase.
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€12.28
The Rat Becomes Light
by Secreast, Donald
U.S.A.: Harpercollins, 1990. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. An Excellent Reading Copy - Book Is In Near Fine Condition. Boards Are Clean, Not Bumped. Fore Edges Have The Tiniest Bit Of Shelf Wear. Interior Is Clean And Legible. Not Remaindered. Dust Jacket Is In Near Fine Condition. Not Chipped Or Crinkled. Not Price Clipped. Dust Jacket Is Covered By Mylar Brodart. Thanks And Enjoy..
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€23.63
What We Won't Do - Stories (SIGNED COPY)
by Clarke, Brock
Louisville, KY: Sarabande Books, 2002. 1st wraps. Softcover. Very Good/None. Softcover, author's first book. SIGNED BY CLARKE on title-page. Original Paperback Edition. Record # 301694
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€28.36
Best Canadian Essays
by Fetherling Douglas, editor
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: Fifth House Publishers. Very Good. 1990. Trade Paperback. 0920079636 . Trade Paperback in Very Good condition. Tightly bound with an unmarked text, tanning to the interior page edges. Essays from Mordecai Richler, Anne Collins, Peter, Desbarats, Paul Dutton, Wendy Penfield, Michael Ignatieff and more.... ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 322 pages .
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€12.63
What Remains and other stories
by Wolf, Christina
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1993. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 295 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Light foxing on page block edge, otherwise clean, tight copy. Record # 368188
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€28.36
Last Stories
by Trevor, William
Viking, 2018-05-24. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good Jacket. 19 to 25 cm tall, Octavo, (8vo). Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging.
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€8.26
The Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter
by Katherine Anne Porter
The Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter, Katherine Anne Porter. Published by The Franklin Library, Franklin Center, Pennsylvania, 1976. Limited Edition. 8vo up to 9½" tall., 536 pages. Full navy blue leather with gilt titles to banded spine and gilt illustrated designs front and rear; all edges gilt; blue silk moire endpapers with matching ribbon page marker. Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints; printed on archival paper. Illustrated by George Jones. This famous classic earned Porter the...
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€27.68
The View from Castle Rock
by Alice Munro
A very collectible first printing of the first American edition [Knopf NY 2006], signed by the 2013 Winner of the Noble Prize for Literature, Alice Munro, directly on the title page. The book has been lightly bumped on the spine bottom, else fine with no remainder marks, a tight and square binding, with no owner inscriptions or highlighting and no staining or marking. The dust jacket is also in fine condition, not price-clipped ($25.95), with no creases, chips or tears and absolutely minimal shelf wear....
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€146.51
Lanterns & Lances
by James Thurber
Harper & Brothers, 1961. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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€6.60
Hunger: A Novella and Stories (SIGNED COPY)
by Chang, Lan Samantha
New York: W.W. Norton & Co., 1998. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover, 191 pages, SIGNED BY AUTHOR on title page. Spotless and tight copy. Record # 456219
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€17.01
Loverboys: Signed
by Castillo, Ana
New York, Ny: Norton, 1996. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1ST. An Outstanding Copy - Signed By The Author On The Title Page. Signature Only. A First Edition, First Printing. Book Is In Fine Condition. Boards Are Clean, Not Bumped. Fore Edges Are Clean. Interior Is Clean And Legible. Not Remaindered. Dust Jacket Is In Fine Condition. Not Chipped Or Crinkled. Not Price Clipped. Dust Jacket Is Covered By Mylar Brodart. Thanks And Enjoy..
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€42.53
Beggars Banquet
by Rankin, Ian
London: Orion Books, 2002. Hardcover (first edition) - signed by author on title page. Jacket is faintly edgeworn. Spine ends are slightly bumped. A few minor imperfections on page block. Text is clear, and pages are sound. TS. Signed by Author. Hardcover. Very Good. Used.
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€17.74
The Afterlife and Other Stories
by Updike, John
London: Hamish Hamilton Ltd, London, 1995. First UK edition hardcover with unclipped dust jacket, in very good condition. Jacket is slightly scuffed, and edges are creased and nicked. Page block is lightly tanned and blemished. Boards are clean, binding is sound and pages are clear. LW. First Edition UK. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Used.
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€14.78
Mosses from an Old Manse
by Hawthorne, Nathaniel
Boston: Ticknor and Fields. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1854. Hardcover. No signatures. Some rubbing and abrasions to leather. Joints intact. Some splitting to endpapers along gutters at hinges.. 1/8" rubbed away from leather at head of spine on first volume. Minor dampstain and tidemarks to upper outer corners of last few leaves of first volume. ; Second American edition. Two volumes (complete). Rebound in full brown calf. Each volume with five raised bands on spine, two red-brown...
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€212.67
Licks of Love: Short Stories and a Sequel
by John Updike
First trade edition. Volume, measuring approximately 6" x 8.5", is bound in yellow cloth, with stamped silver lettering to spine and front cover. Book, with top edge of text block tinted red, is in fine condition, with firm binding, clean and bright interior. Dust jacket, with price of $25 on front flap, is also in fine condition. Jacket is preserved in mylar cover. 359 pages.
"The dozen short stories in John Updike's new collection revisit many of the locales of his fiction: the small Pennsylvania town... Read more about this item
"The dozen short stories in John Updike's new collection revisit many of the locales of his fiction: the small Pennsylvania town... Read more about this item
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€14.18
