The Collected Stories of Grace Paley - format ePub

I quarantacinque racconti che compongono questa raccolta rappresentano l’intera opera narrativa di Grace Paley: un corpus a prima vista esiguo ma di enorme rilevanza, che la consegna alla storia della...

È un giorno di maggio degli anni Settanta a New York, e Faith, madre di due bambini, si è arrampicata su un albero del parco pubblico dove li ha portati a giocare. Da lì sopra descrive le amiche, racconta...

È un giorno di maggio degli anni Settanta a New York, e Faith, madre di due bambini, si è arrampicata su un albero del parco pubblico dove li ha portati a giocare. Da lì sopra descrive le amiche, racconta...

Wer DIE KLEINEN WIDRIGKEITEN DES LEBENS, den ersten Erzählungsband von Grace Paley, gelesen hat, kann sich darauf freuen, einigen ihrer temperamentvollen Figuren in UNGEHEURE VERÄNDERUNGEN IN LETZTER...

"Wer "Die kleinen Widrigkeiten des Lebens", den ersten Erzählungsband von Grace Paley, gelesen hat, wird sich freuen, hier einigen ihrer temperamentvollen Figuren wiederzubegegnen. Allen voran Faith,...

"Im Mittelpunkt von Grace Paleys Storys steht die Stadt New York mit ihren Vororten. Ihr Figurenensemble aus Freundinnen, Liebhabern und Exmännern macht Schulpolitik und geht gegen Krieg, Rassismus und...

Senza aver mai scritto un romanzo ma solo tre fondamentali raccolte di racconti, oltre a numerosi saggi e poesie, Grace Paley è considerata una delle maestre della letteratura americana del Novecento.Questo...

A teacher, activist, feminist and masterful writer of short fiction and essays, Paley was also an accomplished poet. Combining her two previous collections with unpublished work, Begin Again traces the...

Senza aver mai scritto un romanzo ma solo tre fondamentali raccolte di racconti, oltre a numerosi saggi e poesie, Grace Paley è considerata una delle maestre della letteratura americana del Novecento....

I quarantacinque racconti che compongono questa raccolta rappresentano l'intera opera narrativa di Grace Paley: un corpus a prima vista esiguo ma di enorme rilevanza, che la consegna alla storia della...

Autrice di racconti, saggi, poesie, attivista per i diritti civili, «pacifista combattiva» (secondo la sua stessa definizione), Grace Paley è stata una delle figure intellettuali più originali degli Stati...

FROM THE PULITZER PRIZE AND NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST, GRACE PALEY'Grace Paley's is exceptional' KASIA BODDY, GUARDIAN 'Her unladylike gutsiness and friendliness are nonpareil' EDMUND WHITE, OBSERVER...

"The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath is a haunting exploration of the human psyche. Set against the backdrop of 1950s America, the novel follows Esther Greenwood, a talented and ambitious young woman, as she...

After studying the Moon card, Madeline blesses Alice and Eliot's upcoming marriage.

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An anonymous tip leads detectives to the bodies of a dozen women in the cellar of an abandoned cabin. The cellar also contains the body of a man killed within the previous thirty-six hours. Who killed...

All 51 Hercule Poirot short stories presented in chonological order in a single volume – plus a bonus story not seen for more than 70 years. ‘My name is Hercule Poirot and I am probably the...

Agatha Christie’s seasonal Poirot and Marple short story collection. First came a sinister warning to Poirot not to eat any plum pudding… then the discovery of a corpse in a chest…...

The No. 1 bestselling author Stephen King's timeless coming-of-age novella, The Body - set in Castle Rock and originally published in his 1982 short story collection Different Seasons, and adapted into...

This carefully crafted ebook is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents of the complete works of Oscar Wilde, containing more than 150 works. Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie...

‘No Muggle Prime Minister has ever set foot in the Ministry of Magic, for reasons most succinctly summed up by ex-Minister Dugald McPhail (term of office 1858-1865): “their puir wee braines couldnae cope...

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In the skeletal remains of a world choked by dust and haunted by the ghosts of a fallen civilization, knowledge is a dangerous currency, and survival a brutal daily grind. Sloan, a hardened archivist...

Five years after the "Silencing" virus decimated the world, hope flickers in the ruins. Dr. Paulina Rivera, haunted by her past failures, clutches the last chance for humanity's survival: data drives...

They got the house.They didn't ask why it was so cheap.They should have.When Frank, Shelley, and their two young children move into their new home, they think they've found a fresh start. But there's...

He didn't choose the prophecy. But it chose him.Jake Thompson is a disgraced ex-pilot trying to disappear—until a dying man hands him a pendant and whispers a name long lost to legend. Suddenly, Jake...

Science Fiction Romance Short Story. 2,300 words.Weary of being away from his home world, an alien researcher suddenly meets a determined runaway bride.I loved this! I could feel Vantos' loneliness. A...

This ebook contains Oscar Wilde's complete works. This edition has been professionally formatted and contains several tables of contents. The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook)...

Can the perfect village save the perfect wedding? INCLUDES EXCLUSIVE EXTRACT FROM A POSTCARD FROM ITALY Cher, the landlady of the Duck & Puddle...

Sherlock Holmes is not only the most famous character in crime fiction, but arguably the most famous character in all fiction. In sixty adventures that pit his extraordinary wits and courage against foreign...

A Machine for Hugs is a collection of tales embracing the everyday strangeness of being alive. These stories explore forgotten avenues and dark corners too weird to ignore. A lone gravedigger's life...

Little girls and their dragons. Ever wonder how your favorite Reverse Harem started? Wanting nothing more but to meet the dragon in the cave, Risa will stop at nothing. Even if that means endearing, it's...

Belinda Middleton is about to lose her job at the county library. Just as she thinks she won't find new work elsewhere, she's invited to interview for a position overseeing a private library. Her meeting...

Whispers in the MirrorA Paranormal Tale of Haunting Secrets and Unbreakable Family Bonds When Sarah Winters moves her family into the aging Briarwood House, she believes it will be a fresh start—until...

The Mission: Steal a sentient diamond figurineThe Team: a lockpicking squirrel, a larcenous raccoon, a soft-spoken porcupine, and a mage's red panda familiarNo resources? No opposable thumbs? No problem...

Ever wanted to follow a black cat and see where it goes? Well you're in luck. In this collection of reedited and new stories Kevin Densmore (Author of "Leftovers") has collected every one of his stories...

At United Middle School, mysteries aren't just an occasional problem—they're an everyday disaster. When Jake, Emily, Amy, and Max—the school's unofficial mystery squad—team up to solve a string of bizarre...

The Symphony of Absences: An Exploration of Meaning in the IncompleteIn a world that often equates value with presence and completion, "The Symphony of Absences" offers a refreshingly contrarian perspective....

A dark and disturbing ebook original from the master of the crime genre.A famous writer asks a boxman to open an old safe that comes with the mansion he's just bought. It's not as easy a job as he's used...

Three irresistible short stories by the global phenomenon Ali Hazelwood, now available together in paperback for the first time, with an exclusive bonus chapter.Mara, Sadie, and Hannah are friends first,...

Isaac Asimov’s Robot series – from the iconic collection I, Robot to four classic novels – contains some of the most influential works in the history of science fiction. Establishing and testing the Three...

**Pre-order DREAM COUNT, the searing, exquisite new novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie now!** From the Women's Prize-winning author of Half of a Yellow Sun come twelve...