検索キーワード： 短編小説

A grieving father attempts the unthinkable to keep his child alive. A contractor discovers a secret in the soil of a haunted house. A community faces a plague after a drought-stricken lake reveals a forgotten cemetery.

Two hitmen in a depressed rust belt town struggle with a job gone wrong. A girl witnesses a horrifying accident and carries it with her for the rest of her life. Medical students bring a severed foot to a college party. Five-time Pulitzer Prize finalist Joyce Carol Oates has made a career of exploring the forbidden corners of human experience, and the stories collected here, spanning her first three decades as a writer, are among her most unsettling and unforgettable works to date.

A darkly funny short story about one woman’s reflections on the routes she’s taken through life and the detours she’s made along the way. Doubts and guilt swirl through her mind as she rides the train to her fertility appointment. Each stop stirs up introspective thoughts on her marriage, the loss of her baby, and the lover who got away—contemplations that push her ever closer to wondering if she’s made the right decisions.

"You should be here; he's simply magnificent." These are the final words a biologist hears before his Margaret Mead-like wife dies at the hands of Godzilla. The words haunt him as he studies the kaiju (Japan's giant monsters) on an island reserve, attempting to understand the beauty his wife saw. Every story in the collection turns to the fantastic, the mysticism of the past, and the absurdities of the future to illuminate the spaces we occupy when we are at our most vulnerable."

Finding seeds of inspiration in the Brothers Grimm, seventeenth-century French lore, and Scottish ballads, Kelly Link spins classic fairy tales into utterly original stories of seekers—characters on the hunt for love, connection, revenge, or their own sense of purpose.

The Sun is dying. Earth will perish too, consumed by the star in its final death throes. But rather than abandon their planet, humanity builds 12,000 mountainous fusion engines to propel the Earth out of orbit and onto a centuries-long voyage to Proxima Centaurai. Cixin Liu is one of the most important voices in world Science Fiction. A bestseller in China, his novel The Three-Body Problem was the first translated work of SF ever to win the Hugo Award. Here is the first collection of his short fiction: ten stories, including five Chinese Galaxy Award-winners.

Tornado Onwubiko is one of seven people on Earth paired with sentient ships to explore and research the cosmos for twenty million euros. A decade of solitary life for a lifetime of wealth. Five years into the ten-year mission of total isolation comes a consolation: a temporary meetup among fellow travelers. A lot can happen in a week. For Tornado, who left a normal life behind, a little company can be life-changing.

On a far-off colony, humans tower over the local species who grow the plants they need. Narr keeps the workers in line—someone has to. But when Narr learns just how short-lived their species is, the little alien embarks on a big mission: to find out why their people die and how to stop it. Stubborn and hopeful, Narr has a plan for the locals, for humans, and for the future.

In this collection comprising of thirteen short stories, Jansson masterfully crafts unsettling narratives that delve into unexpected connections, awkward encounters, and solitary moments. From reconnecting with childhood friends in "Party Games" to exploring the theme of ageing in "Trip to the Riviera", Jansson's short story collection "Letters from Klara" beautifully and intimately depicts the human condition in all its pain and joy. Finnish-Swedish writer and artist Tove Jansson (1914-2001) is globally cherished for creating the Moomin universe.

It could be said that once humanity reaches the stars, we could not be stopped. The tumult of the early interstellar colonial era would propel our species far beyond the bounds of civilization as we know it. Countless people would forever change their lives and the outcome of our future through sacrifice and hard work. Join one such passenger on a journey many on Earth might one day undertake. It's no easy task transiting the cosmic void when you'll be decades removed from anyone you know and love...

கு.அழகிரிசாமியின் கதைகள் எளிய நடை, சித்தரிப்பின் லாவகம், உள்ளோடும் துயர இழை, அல்லது மிதக்கும் நகைச்சுவை, கமழும் மண்ணின் மணம் என அழகுகள் கூடி வந்தவை. தமிழில் சிறுகதைக்காக சாகித்திய அகடாமி பரிசு பெற்ற முதல் எழுத்தாளர். 'ராஜா வந்திருக்கிறார்' என்ற அவரது இந்தத் தேர்ந்தெடுத்த கதைகளில் கு.அழகிரிசாமியின் கதைசொல்லும் பன்முக ஆற்றலின் கீற்றுகளை வாசகன் உணர முடியும்.

A collection of 14 selected short stories by well-knows writer Ki.Rajanarayanan. His charachters are as unique as his writing style. Writer Sundara Ramasamy describes the stories of Ki.Ra as a fruit garden of Tamil literary world. His aesthetics are unparalleled and he is considered a pioneer of literature from Karisal region in Tamil.

திருமதி. சிவசங்கரி அவர்களின் சிறுகதைத் தொகுப்பின் இரண்டாம் பாகத்தில் உள்ளடக்கப்பட்டுள்ள கதைகளும் முதல் தொகுப்பினைப் போன்று சுவாரஸ்யமாகவும் ஆவலைத்தூண்டும் வகையிலும் அமைந்துள்ளன.

கு.அழகிரிசாமியின் கதைகள் எளிய நடை, சித்தரிப்பின் லாவகம், உள்ளோடும் துயர இழை, அல்லது மிதக்கும் நகைச்சுவை, கமழும் மண்ணின் மணம் என அழகுகள் கூடி வந்தவை. தமிழில் சிறுகதைக்காக சாகித்திய அகடாமி பரிசு பெற்ற முதல் எழுத்தாளர். 'ராஜா வந்திருக்கிறார்' என்ற அவரது இந்தத் தேர்ந்தெடுத்த கதைகளில் கு.அழகிரிசாமியின் கதைசொல்லும் பன்முக ஆற்றலின் கீற்றுகளை வாசகன் உணர முடியும்.

రావణుడు - ఆర్యావర్త వైరి: రావణుడు - ఆర్యావర్త వైరి అనే ఈ పుస్తకం అమీష త్రిపాఠి రాసిన 'రామచంద్ర గ్రంథ మాల' అనే సిరీస్ లో మూడో పుస్తకం. మొదటి పుస్తకం రాముని కథ మీద ఉండగా, రెండో పుస్తకం సీత యొక్క కథని మనకు చెప్పగా, ఈ మూడో పుస్తకం రావణుని కథ ని మనకి తెలుపుతుంది. ఈ పుస్తకం లో ప్రధానం గా రావణుని జీవితం మీద రచయిత తన దృష్టి ని నిలిపాడు. లంకాధిపతి గా రావణాసురుడు ఏం చేసాడు. చరిత్ర లో నే కిరాతకంగా ఒక రాక్షసుని గా పేరొందిన రావణుడు నిజంగా అంత క్రూరుడా?

దుప్పటి ఒక్కో సారి దాన ధర్మాలు చేసే విషయం లో కూడా మనిషి చాలా ఎక్కువ గా ఆలోచిస్తాడు. ఎందుకోఏమిటో తెలీదు, లోభం మనిషి దానం చేయాలనే ఆలోచన ని ఆవరిస్తుంది. ఒక్కో సారి మనసొప్పక పోయినాఎదో ఒకటి తమాయించుకొని ముందుకు సాగుతూ ఉంటాము. ఈ ఇతివృత్తం చుట్టూ 'దుప్పటి' అనే ఒక అతిసహజమైన కథ ని గొప్పగా రచించారు కాశీ భట్ల కామేశ్వరరావు గారు. ఇది కూడా వంశీ గారి సంకలనాలల్లోఒకటి.

கு.அழகிரிசாமியின் கதைகள் எளிய நடை, சித்தரிப்பின் லாவகம், உள்ளோடும் துயர இழை, அல்லது மிதக்கும் நகைச்சுவை, கமழும் மண்ணின் மணம் என அழகுகள் கூடி வந்தவை.

திருமதி. சிவசங்கரி அவர்களின் சிறுகதைத் தொகுப்பின் இரண்டாம் பாகத்தில் உள்ளடக்கப்பட்டுள்ள கதைகளும் முதல் தொகுப்பினைப் போன்று சுவாரஸ்யமாகவும் ஆவலைத்தூண்டும் வகையிலும் அமைந்துள்ளன.

2020இல் பெருமாள் முருகனால் பதின்பருவத்தினர் பற்றி எழுதப்பட்ட மாயம் தொகுப்பில் இடம்பெற்றுள்ளது இக்கதை. வெவ்வேறு களங்கள்; தொழிற் சூழல்கள் இருப்பினும் அவர்கள் கொள்ளும் மன உணர்வுகள் ஒருமை கொண்டுள்ளன. சமகால விளிம்பு நிலை வாழ்வை வெகு இயல்போடு காட்சிப்படுத்தியிருப்பதுவாசகருக்கு நல்ல அனுபவத்தை வழங்குகிறது.

ఆర్తనాదం వేదుల సత్యనారాయణ శర్మ రాసిన 'ఆర్తనాదం' అనే ఈ కథ విరహం అనేది మనిషికైనా పక్షికైనాఒకటే అని చెప్తుంది. మనం మనుషులం సాధారణం గా వేట పేరు తో పక్షులని కలుస్తాము. కానీ వాటికికుటుంబాలు ఉంటాయి అని గమనించాం. జరగరానిది ఏదైనా మనకి జరిగినప్పుడే వాటి బాధ మనకు అర్ధంఅవుతుంది. ఆర్తనాదం హృదయానికి సంబంధించింది, మనసుకి సంబంధించింది, అది ఎవరికైనా ఒకటేఅనేది చెప్పడం ఈ కథ ఉదేశ్యం. సెంటిమెంట్ ప్రధానం గల ఈ కథ వంశీ ని అమితానందం పరిచింది.