Resultados para "The Man" en Antologías y relatos breves

Crónica veraniega de un grupo de jóvenes madrileños que intentan eliminar de su vida los sentimientos y los escrúpulos con desfases nocturnos y una actitud nihilista hacia una realidad que ven pasar de largo, en un bucle continuo. Un vertiginoso descenso a los infiernos, narrada en primera...

En las historias de Manos de lumbre, como diría Jean-Paul Sartre, no hay necesidad de fuego, el infierno son los otros. Un escritor que practica el plagio literario, una mujer obsesiva bajo una maternidad malentendida o una enferma frente al trance de elegir son algunos de los personajes de Alberto Chimal que conviven con su propio infierno, con su propio disimulo, manipulación o incertidumbre.

Imagine my luck when I'm transported to a fantasy world where magic is real, beautiful women are bountiful, and the Blessing of a Goddess creates endless opportunities. Yeah, it is one hell of a way to arrive. Unfortunately, I've got some work to do because my heroic actions just triggered the End of an Age. With the help of some lovely new allies, we might just save the day or die trying.

This is A Madman's Diary, and Other Stories by Lu Xun, a renowned writer of modern Chinese literature. Lu Xun was a novelist, editor, translator, literary critic, essayist, and poet who wrote both in Vernacular Chinese and Classical Chinese. He became the titular head of the League of Left-Wing Writers in Shanghai in the 1930s.

Though best known for The Scarlet Pimpernel, the Hungarian novelist Baroness Orczy was a prolific and versatile writer who could turn her pen to other genres. So, in the social and literary context of the huge success of Sherlock Holmes, she developed a memorable, but nameless character with remarkable powers of detection. The first stories appeared in The Royal Magazine in 1901, and other series followed. The first collection appeared in book form in 1905.

Single mom, Marietta, has plenty of reasons not to trust men. A virtual romantic relationship is as far as she’s willing to go. Can this month’s bachelor, Chance, convince her that real-life love is worth the risk?

Charity and Garrett have been drawn to each other, since they met in elementary school, but life keeps tearing them apart. They are each nursing a severely broken heart caused by the other. Will they have the strength to try one more time? Charity Strong was crushed that her long-time boyfriend, Garrett, broke up with her when she had to change high schools.

Jillian’s ex-husband loved someone else during their entire marriage. She quickly learned that the only male she can count on is her adorable, lovable son, Silas. Riggins is the youngest firefighter on his crew, but he’s already been burned. He’s not ready to be a husband or father, but will he be able to keep Jillian and Silas from wiggling their way into his heart?

Of course, my normally-trusty purple Jeep decides to break down the one time I’m parked in front of a sex toy shop. My humiliation escalates when the man who stops to offer assistance is the one and only, boring and respectable, Senator Aidan Roberts. When footage of our parking lot visit at the local sex store goes viral online, we’re only left with one viable option to save both of our careers - start a fake dating relationship.

John McVittie, a scientist tired of human beings, decides to retire in an isolated cottage on the shores of Scotland so he can work in his laboratory room quietly. During a strong stormy night, a boat named "Archangel" is shipwrecked near his house. Reluctant at first, he consents to see if he can be of any help. He saves the, apparently, only living survivor from the shipwreck...

When aging artist David Bittacy develops an increasingly intimate bond with the forest surrounding his home, his devotion to the trees becomes something deeper—mystical, unsettling, and profoundly transformative. His wife Sophia, rooted in conventional faith and fearful of the wild unknown, watches with growing dread as the woods seem to claim her husband in ways she cannot understand.

In the wilds of a jungle planet, the Legion fights in brutal combat as Republic marines fly their SLICS from one tragedy to the next. H292, a repurposed warbot, shows the heart of a hero as he wades into the battle not to destroy - but to save.

My Man Jeeves, first published in 1919, introduced the world to affable, indolent Bertie Wooster and his precise, capable valet, Jeeves. Some of the finest examples of humorous writing found in English literature are woven around the relationship between these two men of very different classes and temperaments. Where Bertie is impetuous and feeble, Jeeves is coolheaded and poised.

The Man Without a Temperament is a 1920 short story by Katherine Mansfield. It was first published in Arts and Letters in Spring 1920, and later reprinted in Bliss and Other Stories. Mrs Jinnie Salesby has tea with her husband, Robert. She receives a letter from Lottie, who is suffering from neuritis. In her letter, she explains it is snowing in London. Then The Honeymoon Couple come back from fishing. The Salesbys go for a turn; she stops and sits while he goes on for a longer walk.

Edward Everett Hale’s The Man Without a Country is a poignant and patriotic short story that explores the devastating consequences of exile and the importance of national identity. The story follows Philip Nolan, a young army officer who, in a moment of reckless defiance, renounces his country during a treason trial. As punishment, he is sentenced to spend the rest of his life at sea, never again hearing mention of the United States.

A Man and Some Others features Bill, a man with a turbulent past marked by both aristocracy and misfortune. His brash attitude and penchant for trouble set the stage for a clash with the Mexican men he confronts, showcasing a dramatic and tense moment fraught with the threat of violence. This moment signifies the isolation he feels as the "only white man in half a day's ride," emphasizing the precarious nature of his existence in a hostile environment.

The Man Without a Country is a short story by American writer Edward Everett Hale, first published in The Atlantic, during the height of the Civil War. It is the story of American Army lieutenant Philip Nolan, who gets entangled with Aaron Burr in 1807 and renounces his country during his trial for treason, saying he never wants to hear about the United States again.

A mysterious man emerges from the wilderness of the mountains. On a journey to understand the modern world, this truth seeker explores the difficulties and obstacles on the path to self-awareness and self-care. In The Man the World Forgot, you are taken on a whirlwind journey down the West Coast with Enoch, who carries his own unique perspective on the world we live in. Are you struggling with social pressures and expectations? Are you finding yourself overwhelmed with the news bytes and social media treadmill? Join Enoch on his travels to understand our modern world.

Imagine if you will for a moment, a machine that looks like a box camera, but with the twist of a knob and whirring sound it can cause a person to age immediately or regress to when they were youths. In this fascinating short story by Edmund Hamilton narrated as an audiobook by Mike Vendetti, such machines exist.

This classic tale and superb short story by Mark Twain is a funny yet blistering indictment of political hypocrisy. A mysterious stranger is treated badly by the town of Hadleyburg—the town that proclaims itself "the most honest and upright town in the region". Through an ingenious sting operation, the stranger sets out to expose Hadleyburg's leading citizens and reveal their greedy, deceitful natures. Twain's burning wit and insight into political posturing and civic cowardice seem more pertinent than ever.