Short Stories

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Franny and Zooey

Franny and Zooey

by J D Salinger

Franny and Zooey is J. D. Salinger's third book, published as such in 1961, its two parts having originally appeared as a short story and a novella in The New Yorker in 1955 and 1957, respectively. Franny and Zooey, a sister and brother both in their 20s, are the two youngest members of the Glass family, which was a frequent focus of Salinger's writings. The action of both parts takes place over a long weekend in November 1955.
Interpreter Of Maladies

Interpreter Of Maladies

by Jhumpa Lahiri

Interpreter of Maladies is a 2000 collection of nine short stories by Indian American author Jhumpa Lahiri. It won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award. It was also chosen as The New Yorker's Best Debut of the Year. The stories are about the lives of Indians and Indian Americans who are caught between the culture they have inherited and the "New World" they now find themselves in.
The Complete Stories

The Complete Stories

by Flannery O'Connor

Mary Flannery O'Connor was an American novelist, short-story writer and essayist.
Her novel, The Complete Stories of Flannery O’Connor, won the National Book Award in 1972. This collection of thirty-one short stories is a unique, tangible expression of O’Connor’s projected ideas of the southern United States in the 1950’s and 1960’s.
Included in this collection are twelve stories that are only included in this collection and not in her two other compilations, Everything That Rises Must Converge... Read more about this item
Just So Stories

Just So Stories

by Rudyard Kipling

The delightful tales of whales and cats and kangaroos and crabs – everything from how the camel got in a humph (and got his hump!) to how the alphabet was invented. Enchanting and funny, these fantastical stories continue to delight each and every generation.With an inspiring written, inspiring introduction by Jonathan Stroud, author of the Bartimaeus trilogy, Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling is one of the twelve wonderful classic stories being relaunched in Puffin Classics in March 2008.
Tales Of Mystery and Imagination

Tales Of Mystery and Imagination

by Edgar Allan Poe

Tales of Mystery and Imagination, stories by American author Edgar Allan Poe have been compiled by Padraic Colum into a thrilling collection focused on Poe’s suspenseful stories. The first edition compiled by Padraic Colum was published in 1908 by Geoffrey Newnes Ltd. and includes an introduction by Colum explaining his decision to exclude Poe’s poems, comedies, and essays from the collection. A later 1919 edition, published by George G. Harrap & Co., includes 24 full-page black and white plates... Read more about this item
Where I'm Calling From

Where I'm Calling From

by Raymond Carver

Raymond Carver was born in Clatskanie, Oregon, in 1938. His first collection of stories, Will You Please Be Quiet, Please (a National Book Award nominee in 1977), was followed by What We Talk About When We Talk About Love, Cathedral (nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in 1984), and Where I'm Calling From in 1988, when he was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He died in August of that year, shortly after completing the poems of A New Path to the Waterfall.About the ReaderPeter Riegert... Read more about this item
Girl With Curious Hair

Girl With Curious Hair

by David Foster Wallace

Girl with Curious Hair is a collection of short stories by David Foster Wallace, first published in 1989. Though they are not related, many of the stories share the theme of society's fascination with celebrity, some using real celebrities, including Alex Trebek, David Letterman and Lyndon Johnson, as fictional characters.
Drown

Drown

by Junot Diaz

Junot Díaz’s fiction has appeared in The New Yorker, The Paris Review, and The Best American Short Stories. His highly-anticipated first novel, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, was greeted with rapturous reviews, including Michiko Kakutani in The New York Times calling it “a book that decisively establishes him as one of contemporary fiction's most distinctive and irresistible new voices.” His debut story collection, Drown, published eleven years prior to Oscar Wao, was also... Read more about this item
The Stories Of John Cheever

The Stories Of John Cheever

by John Cheever

The Stories of John Cheever is a 1978 short story collection by American author John Cheever. It contains some of his most famous stories, including "The Enormous Radio," "Goodbye, My Brother," "The Country Husband," "The Five-Forty-Eight" and "The Swimmer. " It won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the National Book Critics Circle Award in 1979; the paperback version won the American Book Award for Fiction in 1981.
Dubliners

Dubliners

by James Joyce

Dubliners is a collection of 15 short stories by James Joyce, first published in 1914. The fifteen stories were meant to be a naturalistic depiction of the Irish middle class life in and around Dublin in the early years of the 20th century. The stories were written at the time when Irish nationalism was at its peak, and a search for a national identity and purpose was raging; at a crossroads of history and culture, Ireland was jolted by various converging ideas and influences.
Tales Of the South Pacific

Tales Of the South Pacific

by James A Michener

Tales of the South Pacific is a Pulitzer Prize winning collection of sequentially related short stories about World War II, written by James A. Michener in 1946. The stories were based on observations and anecdotes he collected while stationed as a lieutenant commander in the US Navy on the island of Espiritu Santo in the New Hebrides Islands (now known as Vanuatu). The skipper of PT-105 met Michener while stationed at the PT boat base on Tulagi in the Solomon Islands.
Men Without Women

Men Without Women

by Ernest Hemingway

First published in 1927, Men Without Women is an early Hemingway collection containing fourteen short stories that are beginning to show the normal Hemingway themes: war and it's casualties, the interactions between men and women, sports, and violence.
"Banal Story," "In Another Country," "The Killers," "Ten Indians," "Hills Like White Elephants," "The Undefeated," "Fifty Grand," "In Another Country," "Now I Lay Me," "A Canary for One," and more.
A Good Man Is Hard To Find

A Good Man Is Hard To Find

by Flannery O'Connor

A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories is a collection of short stories by American author Flannery O'Connor. The Southern Gothic collection was first published in 1955 by Hartcourt, Brace and Company. The short stories explore O'Connor's grotesque view of life which is often realistic and ultimately hopeful. A Good Man is Hard to Find is her second published work and established O'Connor as a major voice in American literature. Short stories in the collection include "The... Read more about this item
The Illustrated Man

The Illustrated Man

by Ray Bradbury

The Illustrated Man is a 1951 book of eighteen science fiction short stories by Ray Bradbury that explores the nature of mankind. While none of the stories have a plot or character connection with the next, a recurring theme is the conflict of the cold mechanics of technology and the psychology of people. The unrelated stories are tied together by the frame device of "the Illustrated Man", a vagrant with a tattooed body whom the unnamed narrator meets.
In Our Time

In Our Time

by Ernest Hemingway

In Our Time is the first published collection of Hemingway's short fiction.  The book collects several of the author's short stories about American life in the early 1920's, just after WWI. A few of these stories focus on the character Nick Adams.First published in Paris in 1924 by Three Mountains Press under the title in our time - in all lower case - the first state of this work was a set of 18 vignettes and numbered 32 pages in total.  Only 300 copies were printed, but due to a printing... Read more about this item
Civilwarland In Bad Decline

Civilwarland In Bad Decline

by George Saunders

From the New York Times bestselling author of Tenth of December, a 2013 National Book Award Finalist for Fiction. A New York Times Notable Book "This book is a rare event: a brilliant new satirist bursting out of the gate in full stride, wildly funny, pure, generous—all that a great humorist should be."—Garrison Keillor "An astoundingly tuned voice—graceful, dark, authentic, and funny—telling just the kinds of stories we need to get us through these times."—Thomas... Read more about this item
Nightmares and Dreamscapes

Nightmares and Dreamscapes

by Stephen King

New to Pocket BooksâÈç Stephen King backlistâÈ'the short story collection containing the story "DolanâÈçs Cadillac," soon to be released as a feature film starring Christian Slater and Wes Bentley.With numerous unforgettable movies based on his short storiesâÈ'including Shawshank Redemption, 1408, and The Green MileâÈ'readers will be delighted to rediscover this classic collection, also released as a television mini-series and on DVD. Featuring twenty short horror stories, a television... Read more about this item
The Golden Age

The Golden Age

by Kenneth Grahame

Looking back to those days of old, ere the gate shut behind me, I can see now that to children with a proper equipment of parents these things would have worn a different aspect. But to those whose nearest were aunts and uncles, a special attitude of mind may be allowed. They treated us, indeed, with kindness enough as to the needs of the flesh, but after that with indifference (an indifference, as I recognise, the result of a certain stupidity), and therewith the commonplace conviction that your child... Read more about this item
Nine Stories

Nine Stories

by J D Salinger

Close Range

Close Range

by Annie Proulx

Tales From Shakespeare

Tales From Shakespeare

by Charles and Mary Lamb

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Vernon God Little

by D B C Pierre Dbc Pierre

Short Stories Books & Ephemera

Where Angels Fear To Tread

Where Angels Fear To Tread

by Robertson, Morgan

Stories Of the 90\'s

Stories Of the 90's

by Stanford, Derek

Dubliners

Dubliners

by James Joyce

Penguin Publishing Group, 1969. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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$6.20
SEPTUAGENARIAN STEW: Stories and Poems

SEPTUAGENARIAN STEW: Stories and Poems

by Bukowski, Charles

Santa Rosa, California, USA: Black Sparrow Press, 1992. 375pp. Book clean and square, a trivial reading crease on firm spine. Graphic design card wrapper minimally bumped, and has several small beverage stains on rear wrap. A nondescript inscription on ochre-coloured front flysheet, else textblock unmarked. A collection of poems and stories (some previously published in periodicals) published to coincide with Charles Bukowski (1920-1994) attaining the age of seventy . . . Contents include: Prelims.,... Read more about this item
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$14.59
Rock Springs

Rock Springs

by Ford, Richard

Paperback. Good.
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$4.15
The Copper Peacock and Other Stories

The Copper Peacock and Other Stories

by Ruth Rendell

Stated First U.S.A. Printing, Oct. 1991, but print line starts at '2'. Light tanning around the edges of the dust jacket, which also shows minor surface wear. Interior pages clean and unmarked. Thin black line drawn across the bottom edge, near the spine.
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$11.70
A QUICK KISS OF REDEMPTION AND OTHER STORIES

A QUICK KISS OF REDEMPTION AND OTHER STORIES

by Means, David

NY: Wm. Morrow, 1991. First edition, first prnt. Signed by Means on the title page. Spinne cloth ends slightly wrinkled with tiny corresponding wrinkles on the dustjacket; otherwise, an unread copy in Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Means' first book.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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$75.00
CULLS, COCKIES AND CLASSERS

CULLS, COCKIES AND CLASSERS

by Russell, Rob

Tasmania: Artemis Publishing vii, + 112pp., b/white cartoon-style illustrations throughout by Kev Bailey. Book clean. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper slightly sunned on spine and a thin strip of top edge of front panel, soft corner crease. From the back panel: " . . . a humorous, light-hearted and witty collection of short stories put together over many years of travelling and working in rural Australia. It is of life on the land, on the road and on the sheep's back . . .... Read more about this item
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$13.26
Great English Short Stories

Great English Short Stories

by Lewis Melville and Reginald Hargreaves

Harrap, 1936. hardcover. Good. 19 to 25 cm tall, Octavo, (8vo). School Prize Book-plate and gilts stamp on the front. The contents list has ticks in pencil alongside the titles. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging.
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$8.63
In the Gloaming

In the Gloaming

by Dark, Alice Elliott

Simon & Schuster, U.S.A, 2000. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Short Stories; ISBN: 0684865211. ISBN/EAN: 9780684865218. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 001413. . 9780684865218
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$13.26
Daughter of Regals and Other Tales

Daughter of Regals and Other Tales

by Stephen R. Donaldson

Del Rey Books. Paperback. Fair. Fair. No dust jacket as issued. Book in fair condition. Photo is of the actual book. Pages are intact. Cover is rough but complete. Previous owner name on inside front cover in ink.
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$3.75
Blue World

Blue World

by Robert McCammon

Condition: Near fine softcover. Very slight edge nicks at corners. 2nd printing.In this expanded edition of Robert McCammon's classic short story collection, you will encounter horrors and delights in equal measure. Includes three never before collected stories.
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$70.95
The Collected Stories

The Collected Stories

by Carol Shields

Random House Of Canada, Limited, 2004. First edition. Hardcover. As New/as new. Random House Of Canada, Limited, 2004. First edition. As New/as new. Random House Canada. As New, appears UNREAD, virtually no wear to jacket. Jacket is NOT price clipped. Covers are clean and bright. Edges are sharp. No tears or creases. The book itself is in As New condition. The binding is straight and tight. NO remainder mark. Just a wonderful copy.***********FIRST EDITION*************
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$19.95
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction - December 2005

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction - December 2005

by Gordon Van Gelder (Editor)

Spilogale Inc., Hoboken, NJ, 2005. First edition. Condition: Very good plus, very light edge wear, light wrinkling near spine and on rear cover.Includes stories and articles by Geoff Ryman, Gardner Dozois, Ron Goulart, Allen Steele, Sydney J. Van Scyoc, Alan Dean Foster, Delia Sherman, Robert Reed, Paul Di Filippo, Charles de Lint. James Sallis, Lucius Shepherd, and Dennis Lien. Art by Danny Shanahan and Arthur Masear.
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$4.44
For The Relief Of Unbearable Urges: Stories

For The Relief Of Unbearable Urges: Stories

by Nathan Englander

Knopf. Used; Very Good. Knopf, 1999. Hardcover. First Edition, Fourth Printing. Previous owner name on front free end page. Book Condition: Very Good. Jacket Condition: Very Good. . 1999. First Edition. HARDCOVER.
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$9.95
THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES (The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written)

THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES (The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written)

by Doyle, Arthur Conan

The Easton Press, 1981. Limited Edition. Leather Bound. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Limited edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. ""COLLECTOR'S EDITION"" A definitive text, corrected and edited by Edgar W. Smith, with an introduction by Vincent Starrett, and illustrated with a selective collation of the original illustrations of Frederic Dorr Steele, Sidney Paget and... Read more about this item
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$46.00
Platinum Pohl: The Collected Best Stories

Platinum Pohl: The Collected Best Stories

by Frederik Pohl

Orb, New York, 2007. First trade paperback printing. Condition: Very good minus, light edge wear, corners have light creasing, nicks at spine edges, slight peeling at edges.Platinum Pohl is the first collection to collect all of the essential works of Frederik Pohl. First and foremost, Pohl is a master of the science fiction short story. For more than fifty years he has been writing incisive, entertaining SF stories, several hundred in all. Even while writing his bestselling triple-crown (Hugo, Nebula,... Read more about this item
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$4.44
The Collected Stories

The Collected Stories

by Shields, Carol

Toronto, ON: Random House Canada. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 2003. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0679313265 . Light edge wear; DJ in Mylar, unclipped with bound in satin bookmark ; 593 pages; A collection of previously published short fiction by Shields along with 'Segue', appearing for the first time in this book .
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$19.50
ADVERTISEMENTS FOR MYSELF

ADVERTISEMENTS FOR MYSELF

by Mailer, Norman

London: Andre Deutsch, 1961. 446pp. Book clean. Spine firm, bright gilt title there-on. Text-block edges flecked, otherwise leaves clean. Black boards noticeably bumped on both head and heel of backstrip, plus front board. Portrait-illustrated dustjacket significantly edgeworn, with jagged open and closed tears on spine, together with colour faded text on same. Otherwise, mild abrading and soiling. This title is a collection of Norman Mailer's penmanship, displaying a broad ability in the fields of... Read more about this item
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$14.59
THE REAL, THE UNREAL, THE UNTOLD AND JUST PLAIN BULLSHIT (Signed and Inscribed Copy)

THE REAL, THE UNREAL, THE UNTOLD AND JUST PLAIN BULLSHIT (Signed and Inscribed Copy)

by Johnston, George, et al

Whakatane, New Zealand : Fish for the Future, 2006. (xvii), + 181pp. Sketch-art b/white illustrations throughout by talented artist Tony Ogilvy. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Colour-art illustrated (Tony Ogilvy) card wrapper minimally edgeworn, and bumped on lower foredge corner. Signed by the primary author, plus a personal inscription signed 'George' in the same hand, on title page, else textblock unmarked. This humorous book published in New Zealand, is a collection of (primarily)... Read more about this item
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$19.90
Stories To Remember: Volume I

Stories To Remember: Volume I

by Costain, Thomas B.; John Beecroft

Doubleday, 1956. Book Club. Hardcover . A FINE bright tight copy in a NEAR FINE bright MYLAR covered dust jacket! .
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$15.00
Old Forest and Other Stories

Old Forest and Other Stories

by Taylor, Peter

Ballantine Books, 1986. Mass market paperback, good condition. . Mass Market Paper Back. Good.
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$6.00
GRIFFITH REVUE. The Next Big Thing. Spring 2006

GRIFFITH REVUE. The Next Big Thing. Spring 2006

by Schultz, Julianne with Cordell, Marni [Editor]

Brisbane and Sydney, Australia: Griffith Graduate Centre, Via ABC Books, 2006. 286pp., b/white, story-opening, halftone plate illustrations throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Printed card wrapper lightly bumped on foredge corners. A collection of essays, poetry, reportage, memoir and fiction.The combined talents of some of Australia's best up-and-coming writers, including: Mark Bahnisch, Karen Hitchcock, Fiona McGregor, Brett Caldwell, James Phelan, Creed O'Hanlon, and... Read more about this item
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$10.61
The Magic Barrel : Stories

The Magic Barrel : Stories

by Bernard Malamud

Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2003. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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$5.99
Machineries of Joy

Machineries of Joy

by Ray Bradbury

Bantam Books. Paperback. Fair. Fair. No dust jacket as issued. Book in fair condition. Photo is of the actual book. Pages are intact. Cover is rough but complete. Good reading copy.
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$3.75
Overnight to Many Distant Cities

Overnight to Many Distant Cities

by Donald Barthelme

Penguin Publishing Group, 1985. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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$6.88
The Magic Barrel

The Magic Barrel

by Malamud, Bernard

London : Vintage Classics, 2002. 5th or later Edition . Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. paperback, 172 pages, a fine clean copy. We are a real bookshop with real books situated in and shipping from the United Kingdom. Shelf B169.
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$3.84