An Eclectic Collection of Fiction That Inspired Film "Memento," "All About Eve," "Rear Window," "Rashomon," and "2001: A Space Odyssey" are all well-known and much-loved movies, but what is perhaps a lesser-known fa

'Your brother or sister, it might be said, is your other self - your grander, sadder, braver, shrewder, uglier, slenderer self ... Your sibling is your most severe judge and your fiercest defender. You must always resc

A collection of stories - some classic, some impending - selected and introduced by David Sedaris. Within these covers, a careful reader can discover the truth about loneliness, hope, love, betrayal and certain, but not all,

Presents pieces of prose and poetry that engage literature with art.

01 Hilarious and thought-provoking in turns, this celebration of fatherhood - edited by Gordon Brown's wife, Sarah Brown, together with Gil McNeil - explores what it is to be a dad. With contributions from celebrities

A quietly powerful presence in American fiction in during the past two decades, these collected stories show the true scale of Hempel's achievement. Her compact fictions, populated by smart neurotic somewhat damaged

This story collection by Paula Morris roams the globe and ranges widely in subject matter. From Sunset Boulevard to the beaches of Auckland, from the Bund in Shanghai to the banks of the Danube, from the Brooklyn Bridge to the Hamm

Contains love letters which offer a glimpse of what love looks like in the twenty-first century.

Inspired by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), which starts memorably with Article 1: we are all born free and equal, "Freedom" is an enthralling anthology of short stories by some of the world's top w

French Tales is a collection of twenty-two translated stories associated with the twenty-two regions of France. The book, which includes both well-known and little-known writers, for example Prosper Merimee in the ni

Hunter S. Thompson was the creator of a new kind of journalism and invented a new style of writing. "Gonzo" was a wild, often drug- and drink-fuelled adventure, in which Thompson examined the politics, people, and v

A very special Granta magazine, celebrating its 100th edition. 03 Granta 100will be edited by William Boyd and will include pieces by:Martin AmisJulian BarnesBill BufordAM HomesIan JackMario Vargas LlosaNicholas ShakespeareI

An anthology of American short fiction published in the last 47 years, including works by: Lorrie Moore; Amy Tan; Joyce Carol Oates; Kurt Vonnegut; John Updike; Raymond Carver; and Harold Brodkey.

Writers have always used the heart as metaphor and analogy, but in this collection fifteen Australian writers share their experiences of real heart problems. By turns moving and humorous, and always frank, these stories tell what it's like t

Collected and published for the first time, "In Other Words" is a book of verse, anecdotes and memories from Britain's best-loved raconteur based on his long-running one-man charity show, Mortimer's Miscellany. These are the stories

'Anthology' comes from the Greek word that stands for garlands - a bouquet of flowers. An anthology then, should be a sort of reminder of something else, a small token of something much larger. In the case of flowers,

'Unprecedented in the breadth of what it offers from both the ancient and the recent literature of the country.' - Thomas Keneally Some of the best, most significant writing produced in Australia over more than two ce

Includes a special selection on the legendary American writer Donald Barthelme, with remembrances from George Saunders, Ann Beattie, Grace Paley and more, as well as some of Barthelme's rarely published early work. This issue

Welcome to yet another design-busting treat from Dave Eggers and his team - and one which gives you the added bonus of three books in one. Firstly, there's Where to Invade Next with all the vital guidelines - the threats, the steps,

"McSweeney's 27" comes to you as three separate books in a windowed slipcase, presenting six possible faces to the world in order to best match your home decor. Book One plunges into the greyish, faintly understood area of the art

'Everything about the way we write changes constantly. New forms are created and destroyed, conjoined with others and absorbed back into the cultural mainstream; parchment is replaced by pen and paper, which is replac

Because it seemed important to know in advance, we've dedicated "Issue 32" to an investigation of the world to come - expect a set of near-future stories, written by the likes of Wells Tower, Anthony Doerr, Heidi Jula

A wide-ranging and eclectic collection of short stories on the theme of love in its various forms: romantic, erotic, impossible, undying and exhausted. No other aspect of the human experience regularly inspires such an

A collection of Doris Lessing's charming and celebrated writings about cats. Doris Lessing's love affair with cats began at a young age, when she became intrigued with the semi-feral creatures on the African farm where

The Oxford Book of English Short Stories , edited by A. S. Byatt, herself the author of several collections of short stories, is the first anthology to specifically take the English short story as its theme. The 37 stori

Ireland has long been a nation of story-tellers. What began as a lively form of entertainment has grown into an unrivalled literary genre. Although Ireland may mourn the loss of the seanchai, the old hearthside

This collection of short stories, including many new translations, is the first to span the whole of Japan's modern era from the end of the nineteenth century to the present day. Beginning with the first writing

Parodies come in all shapes and sizes. There are broad parodies and subtle parodies, ingenious imitations and knockabout spoofs, scornful lampoons and affectionate pastiches. All these varieties, and many others, are

V. S. Pritchett, one our greatest short-story writers, has chosen forty-one stories written in the English language for this volume, producing a collection that successfully displays the wealth and variety of an

These prize-winning stories deal with life, love, loneliness, delusion, misunderstanding and death. An office worker wakes to find his body invaded by a mysterious parasite. A desperate woman seeks escape through fire.

Jane Austen found her sister Cassandra a locket. Joan Didion bought nail enamel and a toaster on impulse. Karyn Bosnak charged $20,000 on credit cards - and wild child Elizabeth Wurtzel got caught shoplifting. George Eliot, on the other hand