"Arsène Lupin is a gentleman and a thief, a world-famous master of disguise and a planner of elaborate heists. His exploits are regularly splashed across newspaper pages, entertaining all of France as Inspector Ganimard of the Paris Police fruitlessly pursues him. Lupin often turns detective himself when it suits him, solving puzzles that have stumped the experts, and occasionally he even matches wits with his rival from England, 'Herlock Sholmes.'...

Worldwide Appreciation of the Short Story Form Spans Cultures and Centuries! In this concise volume, Gulnaz Fatma traces the short story from its origins in fables, ancient poetry, and tales such as The Arabian Nights, to its modern form in the early American stories of Irving, Poe, and Hawthorne, and then through the twentieth century and throughout the world. The elements of what makes a short story are presented along with a discussion of the difficulties...

Enter the lively world of O. Henry's enduring tales with this exciting collection, which includes four of his most popular works: "The Four Million," "The Voice of the City," "The Trimmed Lamp," and "Options." Look through the bustling streets of New York City, where every corner contains a tale waiting to be told. From the difficulties of everyday living to surprising turns of fate, O. Henry's distinctive wit and skilled observation illustrate the...

Sheikha and Latifa have been inseparable best friends since their kindergarten days. Despite their differences, such as Latifa's preference for playing with dolls and Sheikha's love for swinging on the monkey bars, their bond remains unbreakable. Through their unwavering support and willingness to share everything, Sheikha embarks on a journey of self-discovery, unearthing her true identity. Sheikha's Diary is a delightfully touching and entertaining...

Short stories are, in my mind, just a brief snapshot of what could be a longer tale. A taster. Something in development. Fragments.Each of these collected shorts are just that. Saying something different in each one and writing each one, was a bit like trying to paint the pictures accordingly. Each story has a different personality and so they each a need little bit of something here, a little bit of that there, just like people. Some people you can't...

Alejados de cualquier mirada complaciente, los relatos de esta antología abordan algunas de las caprichosas interacciones de los vínculos familiares, donde lo afectivo se ve contaminado por el inevitable mandato cultural que los atraviesan. Roles que se confunden, ausencias notorias, presencias absolutas, reacciones intempestivas y búsquedas obsesivas de respuestas son parte de los temas que sobrevuelan estas historias. Cada texto propone la necesaria...

En Biografía de un ocaso, el autor nos ofrece un compendio de relatos donde la muerte se erige como hilo conductor, tejiendo con maestría narrativa los destinos de sus personajes. A lo largo de estas historias, la muerte se manifiesta en diversas formas, y los personajes, meticulosamente concebidos, adoptan posturas variadas ante el inexorable fenómeno de la muerte. Cada relato se erige como un espejo literario que refleja las distintas facetas...

Este libro es la suma de las capacidades inventivas y la búsqueda sin tapujos de Elena Broilo de esas criaturas condenadas a la oscuridad y el olvido, y que ella rescata con la devoción y el respeto por la diversidad humana. Nos recuerda que "la magia de la vida está en proteger otras vidas". Una mano tendida amorosamente desde sus páginas hacia las nubes de un cielo que merecemos en esta tierra. Jorge Felippa

A thrilling novelette about an orphaned crusader who was raised by the church and sworn to fight evil and a warlock who works for evil. They are destined to fall in love and struggle with the conflicting feelings that they have for each other and for their beliefs. Follow their journey of love, lust and betrayal.

On the surface, farm woman who have worked alongside their men, cropping, milking, farming seem worlds apart from their city sisters. But these stories reveal all women who are on the cusp of a change are sisters underneath. A widow, an unhappy wife, a woman contemplating romance, a woman who has seized the day, these are the characters in these short stories about women of the farm. The rich midwest landscape is the backdrop of the emotional drama...