Isabel Allende Isabel Allende is one of the world's most beloved authors. In 1988, she introduced the world to Eva Luna in a novel of the same name that recounted...

Tove Jansson An elderly artist and her six-year-old granddaughter while away a summer together on a tiny island in the gulf of Finland. Gradually, the two learn to adjust to...

Todd Hasak-LowyStylistically daring, morally perplexing, and outrageously funny, Todd Hasak-Lowy's The Task of This Translator marks the debut of a writer of extraordinary talent. In these seven stories, Hasak-Lowy captures...

Margaret AtwoodThe short fiction pieces brought together in 'The Tent' cover a broad range of subjects, reflecting contemporary life and society with accuracy and precision.159 pages, HardcoverFirst published January 1,...

Rabbi Nachman of Breslov     TRANSLATE with x English Arabic Hebrew Polish Bulgarian Hindi Portuguese Catalan Hmong Daw Romanian Chinese Simplified Hungarian Russian Chinese Traditional Indonesian Slovak Czech Italian...

John Mortimer Horace Rumpole — a man who never prosecutes, whose fame rests on his knowledge, whose court scenes are proverbial and whose home is ruled by Mrs Rumpole is...

Henry James Real thing --Figure in the carpet --Turn of the screw --Tree of knowledge --Maud-Evelyn --Beast in the jungle --Jolly corner. January 1, 1996 by Konemann  

Rabbi Hillel Goldberg Expectation defeats trust in G-d.When we expect things, we have the illusion we are in control.People who cope with the unexpected are spiritually gifted.People who trust in...

Chitra Banerjee DivakaruniIn nine poignant stories spiked with humor and intelligence, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni captures lives at crossroad moments–caught between past and present, home and abroad, tradition and fresh experience.A...

Frederick Forsyth A collection of five heart-stopping stories from the master thriller writer.A miracle in war-torn Siena that begins with the persecution of a young nun in the turbulent days...

Alice MunroAlice Munro mines her rich family background, melding it with her own experiences and the transforming power of her brilliant imagination, to create perhaps her most powerful and personal...

Edited by Tobias WolffThe thirty-three stories in this volume prove that American short fiction maybe be our most distinctive national art form. As selected and introduced by Tobias Wolff, they...