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En el prólogo de estos Doce cuentos peregrinos, García Márquez nos regala su explicación de por qué doce, por qué cuentos y por qué peregrinos. En Barcelona, una prostituta que va entrando en la vejez entrena a su perro para llorar ante la tumba que ha escogido para sí misma. En Viena, una mujer se vale de su don de ver el futuro para convertirse en la adivina de una familia rica.

From award-winning author Amy Hempel, one of the most celebrated and original voices in American short fiction: a stellar new story collection - her first in more than a decade - about people finding meaning and connection in the idiosyncratic lives they lead.

No one has a better perspective on life on both sides of the channel than Julian Barnes. In these exquisitely crafted stories spanning several centuries, he takes as his universal theme the British in France: from the last days of a reclusive English composer, the beef consuming 'navvies' labouring on the Paris-Rouen railway to a lonely woman mourning the death of her brother on the battlefields of the Somme.

A classic from the queen of mystery: Agatha Christie.

Selected Short Stories is a collection of some of F. Scott Fitzgerald's most memorable and thought-provoking works. Published in 1931, the collection includes several of his best-known stories, such as "The Diamond as Big as the Ritz," "Bernice Bobs Her Hair," and "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button." These stories explore themes of social class, love, loss, and the search for meaning in a rapidly changing world. Fitzgerald's writing style is characterized by its elegance, wit, and poetic language, making his stories both engaging and thought-provoking.

A new collection of stories from the cult author of Terminal Boredom: A philandering husband receives a bestial punishment from a wife with her own secrets to keep; a music lover finds herself in a timeline both familiar and as wrong as can be; idle high school students find adventure in another dimension but aren't all that impressed; a misfit band of space pirates discover a mysterious baby among the stars; Emma, the Bovary-like character from one of Suzuki's stories in Terminal Boredom, lands herself in a bizarre romantic pickle.

“You like it darker? Fine, so do I,” writes Stephen King in the afterword to this magnificent new collection of twelve stories that delve into the darker part of life—both metaphorical and literal. King has, for half a century, been a master of the form, and these stories, about fate, mortality, luck, and the folds in reality where anything can happen, are as rich and riveting as his novels, both weighty in theme and a huge pleasure to digest.

"The Dream of a Ridiculous Man" is a short story by Fyodor Dostoyevsky written in 1877. It chronicles the experiences of a man who decides that there is nothing of any value in the world. Slipping into nihilism with the "terrible anguish", he is determined to commit suicide. A chance encounter with a young girl, however, begins the man on a journey that re-instills a love for his fellow man.

"كل الناس كانت تعلم أن مزمل النور سيموت يوم يكمل عامه العشرين.

منذ شب مزمل وهو يسمع هذه النبوءة. النسوة اللائي يزرن أمّه يربتن على رأسه في حنو، ويهمسن : يا مسكين. تموت صبي."

مجموعة قصصية تتألف من سبع قصص قصيرة أشهرها، القصة التي تحولت إلى فيلم بعنوان "ستموت في العشرين" ليحصد إعجاب الجمهور وجائز المهرجانات العالمية.

يقدس حمور زيادة الأساطير القديمة ويعيد تشكيلها ومواجهتها بقدرة سردية ممتعة. يواجه الجهل والمعتقدات القديمة التي تسطو على واقع السودان بأبطاله، المزمل وحسنة والداية التي هجرت قريتها فاختل توازن العالم بغيابها.

استمع إلى حكايات صاحب "شوق الدرويش" الآسرة!

"Pioneira" – um adjetivo amplo que se aplica a muitas das facetas de Antonieta de Barros, escritora, jornalista e política brasileira nascida em 1901 em Florianópolis – então chamada "Desterro". A força de sua escrita segue firme nos dias de hoje, e o ouvinte pode senti-la nessa seleção de crônicas cuidadosamente selecionadas do livro Farrapos de ideias , assinado sob o pseudônima de "Maria da Ilha".

A mournful cry, a well that echoes the past, and an invitation to remember the forgotten. In Wailing Well , M. R. James crafts a haunting tale of mystery and spectral terror, where the quiet of a rural landscape is disturbed by a cry from the past—an eerie wail that resonates through time. As James unearths the secrets buried in the forgotten well, he masterfully builds a sense of creeping dread and inevitable doom, reminding us that some things—once heard—can never be forgotten.

No conto Almas agradecidas, Machado de Assis se mostra em sua fase menos irônica, ainda mais próximo aos cânones românticos. Por enredo, tem-se o reencontro de dois amigos de infância, agora na idade adulta, Oliveira e Magalhães. Cada vez mais próximos, trocam confidências, e nelas Oliveira conta ao amigo de sua paixão por Cecília, filha do comendador Vasconcelos, bem como de sua enorme timidez. Magalhães se dispõe a ajudá-lo, visitando Cecília para falar bem do amigo. Mas então... É ver para descobrir o resultado dessa intervenção!

Extraído do livro "Prosas bárbaras", o conto O lume faz as vezes de uma História da humanidade narrada sob a perspectiva do fogo. Em tom de lamento, o fogo conta ao ouvinte como seu emprego mudou ao longo do tempo. Se antes protegia o homem, passa a ser utilizado para o mal. Alinhado com o tempo de sua escrita e com o pensamento de Eça de Queirós – por exemplo, em "A cidade e as serras" –, os valores pregados pelo fogo remetem a uma vida simples.

A chave, de Machado de Assis, tem seu enredo devidamente circunscrito no tempo: a história começa em 7 de outubro de 1861. Os banhos de mar era então uma realidade no Rio de Janeiro e a personagem central do conto, Marcelina, tem neles sua entrada na narrativa. De forma torta: apesar de ser excelente nadadora, quase se afoga, sendo salva pelo pretendente Luís Bastinhos. Ela, no entanto, considera outros rapazes – quem teria a chave para abrir seu coração? É ler o conto e deliciar-se com a ironia machadiana aí tão presente!

In a desolate future ravaged by nuclear war, humanity faces its own worst creation—machines that think, adapt, and kill. Second Variety by Philip K. Dick is a chilling sci-fi novella that explores the horrifying consequences of unchecked technological advancement. The United Nations and Soviet Union are locked in a cold, crumbling war, but the true enemy is no longer human. Enter Major Joseph Hendricks, a weary soldier tasked with a final negotiation—but what he finds on the other side of the battlefield isn’t diplomacy. It’s evolution.

Earthmen Bearing Gifts by Fredric Brown is a gripping classic science fiction short story exploring humanity’s first contact with an alien civilization.

When Beatrix Brighton—a New Hampshire professor with expertise in demonology—receives a desperate call from her father about a fungal plague consuming his home, she expects to find another easily explained phenomenon. Instead, she discovers a city in the grip of something inexplicable: toxic spores blanket every surface, buildings sprout through with yellow growths, and the residents are slowly changing, their minds colonized by something that lurks in the bayou's depths.

Recipe? Two parts evil, one part dark, fill the rest with fear. Add a dash of sarcasm and serve it with a beer! A collection of horror stories from the author of Demon and Other Inconveniences. Not a cook book.

A collection of short stories to delight and entertain by this acclaimed author.

When I was nineteen, I was still a virgin. I’d kissed and rolled around some, but I’d never found anyone I felt connected to enough to go beyond a certain point. Or rather, at a certain point when a guy wanted to go father, it began to feel uncomfortable to me. I wanted more than just an experience, I wanted magic. I was just finishing up my shift at the diner, exhausted from my long hours on my feet. As I was wiping down the counter, the bell on the door jingled, signaling a new customer.