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Diary of a Murderer - And Other...
Young-ha Kim
It's been twenty-five years since I last murdered someone, or has it been twenty-six? Diary of a Murderer captivates and provokes in equal measure, exploring what it means to be on the edge—between life and death, good and evil. In the titular novella, a former serial killer suffering from memory loss sets his sights on one final target: his daughter's boyfriend, who he suspects is also a serial killer. In other stories we witness an affair between two childhood friends that questions the limits of loyalty and love; a family's disintegration after a baby son is kidnapped and recovered years later; and a wild, erotic ride about pursuing creativity at the expense of everything else.From "one of South Korea's best and most worldly writers" (NPR), Diary of a Murderer is chilling and high-powered all the way through.
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The Unrest-Cure
Saki Saki
The Unrest-Cure, a short story by Saki (H.H. Munro), satirizes the upper-class society of early 20th-century England through the lens of humor and absurdity. The narrative centers around Clovis Sangrail, a witty and mischievous young man who visits the dull Huddle siblings at their country estate. The Huddles are depicted as insipid and overly concerned with their mundane comforts.
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Berenice
Edgar Allan Poe
In Edgar Allan Poe’s haunting tale, Berenice, the line between obsession and madness blurs in a chilling exploration of human desire and psychological horror. The story follows Egaeus, a man consumed by an inexplicable fixation on his beautiful cousin Berenice. As Berenice’s health deteriorates, Egaeus’s obsession grows darker and more intense, leading him to a horrifying act that defies the boundaries of sanity. Set against a backdrop of gothic elegance and unsettling mystery, Poe’s masterful storytelling delves deep into themes of love, madness, and the macabre. With its rich, atmospheric prose and unsettling twists, Berenice remains a powerful testament to Poe’s ability to evoke terror and psychological complexity.
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Top 10 Short Stories The - The...
Rudyard Kipling
Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart. A few pages can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere. In this series we try to offer up tried and trusted ‘Top Tens’ across many different themes and authors. But any anthology will immediately throw up the questions – Why that story? Why that author? The theme itself will form the boundaries for our stories which range from well-known classics, newly told, to stories that modern times have overlooked but perfectly exemplify the theme. Throughout the volume our authors whether of instant recognition or new to you are all leviathans of literature. Some you may disagree with but they will get you thinking; about our choices and about those you would have made. If this volume takes you on a path to discover more of these miniature masterpieces then we have all gained something. The decades of this century see authors of every hue and talent assemble vast realms of fabulous literature that entertain the global audience then and to revisit now. Genres explode across the landscape. Genius in every name. 1 - The Top 10 - The 19th Century - The English Men - An Introduction 2 - The Signalman by Charles Dickens 3 - The Man Who Would Be King - Part 1 by Rudyard Kipling 4 - The Man Who Would Be King - Part 2 by Rudyard Kipling 5 - The Magic Shop by H G Wells 6 - The Grave by the Handpost by Thomas Hardy 7 - The Interlopers by Saki the pseudonym for H H Munro 8 - A Little Dinner At Timmin's by William Makepeace Thackeray 9 - Lost Hearts by M R James 10 - Father Giles Of Ballymoy by Anthony Trollope 11 - A Terribly Strange Bed by Wilkie Collins 12 - My Astral Body by Anthony Hope
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Oliver Twist
Charles Dickens
Named a "national institution" by George Orwell, Dickens offers his most popular tale, of the orphan who is reared in a workhouse and runs away to London-a novel of social protest, a morality tale, and a detective story.
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Two Tales From Alfred C Martino...
Alfred C. Martino
"Two Tales From Alfred C. Martino" includes two short stories from opposite ends of the emotional spectrum. The first, Requiem For An Athlete, is a somber look at the unfulfilled expectations of a once-great athlete. Grad School Daydreams, on the other hand, is a whimsical tale, set at a Southern California university, of a grad school student who daydreams and pines for a beautifully exotic woman sitting next to him in class.
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