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Take Six: Six Portuguese Women Writers

Take Six: Six Portuguese Women Writers

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The six authors in this anthology are remarkable Portuguese women writers, all born in the first...

Selected Short Stories

Selected Short Stories

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Sharply observed detail, acute social and psychological insight, a keen sense of irony and a...

Femme Fatale

Femme Fatale

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Four sparkling nineteenth century tales of Parisian high society and rural life, from the father...

My Pen is the Wing of a Bird

My Pen is the Wing of a Bird

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My Pen Is the Wing of a Bird is a landmark collection: the first anthology of short fiction by...

The Complete Tales of Nikolai Gogol Volume One

The Complete Tales of Nikolai Gogol Volume One

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Volume One includes Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka -- the early Ukrainian folktales that first...

Ward No. 6 and Other Stories

Ward No. 6 and Other Stories

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Ward No. 6 and Other Stories (1892-1895) collects stories which show Anton Chekhov beginning to...

The Essential Tales of Chekhov

The Essential Tales of Chekhov

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Twenty short stories and novellas by the master short-story writer including familiar masterpieces...

The Penguin Book of Russian Short Stories

The Penguin Book of Russian Short Stories

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"Twenty major [male] Russian writers are represented in this collection beginning with Pushkin,...

No Windmills in Basra

No Windmills in Basra

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Recalling the long tradition of Arabic folktales and the magical realism of Latin America, the...

Complete Stories of Clarice Lispector

Complete Stories of Clarice Lispector

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Clarice Lispector was one of the most blistering and innovative twentieth century writers of the...

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