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Fears of a Clown: A Collection of Short, Short Stories

%In his first compilation of brief tales, writer John Bruno stocks colourful glimpses of the fictitious international of a various staff of lively people who provide thought-provoking messages as they event either mundane and life-altering events—often with a stunning twist. From Russ, who reveals fact via worry, to Margaret, who embarks on a trip to discover her independence, Bruno combines humor and out of date storytelling with introspective questions about goodness, insecurities, and the fortitude of the human spirit that might inspire others to consider their very own destinies and existence reasons.

Storie che danno da pensare (Piccola biblioteca Adelphi) (Italian Edition)

«Miniaturista in line with eccellenza, sensibile, attento e nel contempo spiritoso, Walser riesce a comporre in modo assolutamente disinvolto e involontario gioielli di prosa perfetti, ciascuno dei quali possiede l. a. rotondità e l. a. purezza di una poesia». Così scriveva Stefan Zweig, e il suo giudizio non potrà che essere condiviso dal lettore di "Storie che danno da pensare", raccolta di prose – divagazioni letterarie, bozzetti, apologhi – composte tra il 1906 e il 1912, durante il «periodo berlinese».

Love in the Anthropocene

An audacious collaboration among an award-winning novelist and a number one environmental thinker, Love within the Anthropocene faucets into one of many preferred subject matters of the day, actually and figuratively—our corrupted environment—to carry 5 similar tales (“Flyfishing,” “Carbon,” “Holiday,” “Shanghai,” and “Zoo”) that examine a destiny bereft of normal environments, brought with a dialogue at the Anthropocene—the Age of Humanity—and concluding with an essay on love.

Mauvaises nouvelles (French Edition)

“Pourquoi Saiana es-tu si belle pour moi ? ” “Je suis telle que tu le souhaites et je veux te plaire. Désires-tu que je switch quelque selected ? ” “Montre-moi telle que tu es. ” Proposer un marché à l. a. Mort, découvrir le véritable sens du mot enfer, s'agenouiller pour vivre, rêver pour survivre, se tromper sur sa propre apparence ou être en avance sur le futur.