Bad Dreams and Other Stories by Tessa Hadley
$22.99 AUD
Category: Short Stories
Two sisters quarrel over an inheritance and a new baby. A housekeeper caring for a helpless old man uncovers secrets from his past. A young girl accepts a lift in a car with a group of strangers. An old friend brings bad news to a dinner party. In these gripping and unsettling stories, the ordinary is m ...Show more
After the Funeral by Tessa Hadley
$35.00 AUD
Category: Short Stories
From the incomparable Tessa Hadley, a masterful collection of stories that plumb the depths of everyday life to reveal the shifting tides and hidden undercurrents of ordinary relationships. In each of the twelve stories in After the Funeral, small events have huge consequences. Heloise's father died in ...Show more
The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories by Jay Rubin
$22.99 AUD
Category: Short Stories | Series: PENGUIN CLASSICS
This fantastically varied and exciting collection celebrates the great Japanese short story, from its modern origins in the nineteenth century to the remarkable works being written today. Short story writers already well-known to English-language readers are all included here - Tanizaki, Akutagawa, Mura ...Show more
The Best of Lupin: Adventures of Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Thief by Maurice Leblanc
$32.99 AUD
Category: Short Stories | Series: Vintage Classics Ser.
Ars ne 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 ...Show more
Where I'm Calling from: New and Selected Stories by Raymond Carver
$26.99 AUD
Category: Short Stories | Series: Vintage Contemporaries Ser.
By the time of his early death in 1988, Raymond Carver had established himself as one of the great practitioners of the American short story, a writer who had not only found his own voice but imprinted it in the imaginations of thousands of readers. Where I'm Calling From, his last collection, encompass ...Show more
The Pushcart Prize XXXVII: Best of the Small Presses by Bill Henderson
$22.95 AUD
Category: Short Stories | Series: Pushcart Prize: Best of the Small Presses (Paperback)
For well over three decades, the Pushcart Prize has presented a stunning annual celebration of stories, poems, essays and memoirs from our small presses. Once again this dynamic series proves that small is beautiful.These 60 brilliant selections, culled from 8000 nominations and hundreds of presses prov ...Show more
Redeployment by Phil Klay
$29.99 AUD
Category: Short Stories
'We shot dogs. Not by accident. We did it on purpose and we called it "Operation Scooby". I'm a dog person, so I thought about that a lot' So begins this unprecedented book about the human cost of war by former marine captain and Iraq veteran, Phil Klay. Redeployment takes readers to the frontlines of t ...Show more
Tales from 1,001 Nights by Malcolm C. Lyons
$19.99 AUD
Category: Short Stories
Contains "Aladdin", "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves", "Sindbad the Sailor" and many other tales from the "Arabian Nights".
This Taste for Silence by Amanda O'Callaghan
$22.95 AUD
Category: Short Stories | Series: UQP Short Fiction Ser.
The balance of power in a marriage shifts, with shocking consequences. An elderly woman recounts a chilling childhood memory on the family farm. A taxi driver with a missing wife reveals unexpected skills. An inherited painting brings an eerily troubling legacy.Subtle, compelling and unsettling, Amanda ...Show more
The Boatman and Other Stories by Billy O'Callaghan
$32.99 AUD
Category: Short Stories
The prize-winning Irish short story writer and author of the highly praised novel My Coney Island Baby delivers his most accomplished book of short fiction to date. A poignant story collection that "grips from the opening page" (Bernard MacLaverty).Twelve poignant, quietly dazzling and carefully crafted ...Show more
Beautiful Days - Stories by Joyce Carol Oates
$29.99 AUD
Category: Short Stories
A new collection of thirteen mesmerizing stories by American master Joyce Carol Oates, including the 2017 Pushcart Prize-winning "Undocumented Alien." The diverse stories of Beautiful Days, Joyce Carol Oates explore the most secret, intimate, and unacknowledged interior lives of characters not unlike o ...Show more