6 best-selling short stories books like Some Chinese Ghosts by Lafcadio Hearn

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Some Chinese Ghosts

By: Lafcadio Hearn

3.49

Format: 108 pages, Paperback

Contents: The Soul of the Great Bell; The Story of Ming-Y; The Legend of Tchi-Niu; The Retu…

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Cover of The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce, S.T. Joshi, David E. Schultz

1. The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary

By: Ambrose Bierce , S.T. Joshi , David E. Schultz

4.05

Format: 404 pages, Paperback

If we could only put aside our civil pose and say what we really thought, the world would be a lot … read more

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  • classics
"ALONE, adj. In bad company."

-Ambrose Bierce, The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary

"Aphorism, n. Predigested wisdom."

-Ambrose Bierce, The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary

"SAINT, n. A dead sinner revised and edited."

-Ambrose Bierce, The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary

"Lottery: A tax on people who are bad at math."

-Ambrose Bierce, The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary

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2. Mile 81

By: Stephen King

4.31

Format: 110 pages, ebook

At Mile 81 on the Maine Turnpike is a boarded up rest stop on a highway in Maine. It's a place wher… read more

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  • short stories
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • horror
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3. Sweet Bean Paste

By: Durian Sukegawa , Alison Watts

3.95

Format: None pages, Paperback

Sentaro has failed: he has a criminal record, drinks too much, and hasn't managed to fulfil his dre… read more

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  • asian literature
  • asia
  • fiction
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4. Vida de un idiota y otras confesiones

By: Ryūnosuke Akutagawa , Jordi Tordera , Yumika Matsumoto

4.00

Format: 126 pages, Paperback

<> Estas palabras desgarradoras brotan de la pluma de un hombre atormentado situado ante el abismo … read more

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5. Piercing

By: Ryū Murakami , Ralph McCarthy

3.75

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

A pulsating psycho-thriller from Ryu Murakami, author of In the Miso Soup A renaissance man for the… read more

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6. The Lake

By: Banana Yoshimoto , Michael Emmerich

4.07

Format: 248 pages, Hardcover

A major literary sensation is back with a quietly stunning tour de force. While The Lake shows off … read more

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7. Island

By: Dean Koontz , Richard Laymon

2.00

Format: 28 pages, Paperback

When Rupert Conway set out on a cruise with seven other people, he planned to swim a little, get so… read more

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8. Being There

By: Jerzy Kosiński

3.62

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

A modern classic now available from Grove Press, Being There is one of the most popular and signifi… read more

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9. A Short History of Russia: How the World's Largest Country Invented Itself, from the Pagans to Putin

By: Mark Galeotti

3.88

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Russia’s epic and dramatic story told in an accessible, lively and short form, using the country's … read more

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"History always wins."

-Mark Galeotti, A Short History of Russia: How the World's Largest Country Invented Itself, from the Pagans to Putin

"As ever, though, facts take second place when it comes to building narratives of power and authority"

-Mark Galeotti, A Short History of Russia: How the World's Largest Country Invented Itself, from the Pagans to Putin

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10. Şeytanın Çırağı

By: Shirō Hamao

3.81

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

“Sayın Savcı Tsuchida, bir katil zanlısı olarak burada tutuluyorum. Fakat belki de aslında katil be… read more

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  • asia
  • classics
  • short stories
  • fiction
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11. Yoga

By: Emmanuel Carrère

3.87

Format: 380 pages, Paperback

C'est l'histoire d'un livre sur le yoga et la dépression. La méditation et le terrorisme. L'aspirat… read more

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12. Literatura infantil

By: Alejandro Zambra

4.25

Format: 232 pages, Paperback

Diario de paternidad, «carta al hijo» y ficción pura conviven en extraordinaria armonía a lo largo … read more

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  • short stories
  • fiction
"No recuerdo nuestro primer viaje solos, a mis tres o cuatro años, pero él lo ha contado tantas veces que su relato funciona casi como un recuerdo implantado."

-Alejandro Zambra, Literatura infantil

"La biología nos asegura un lugar en sus vidas, pero igual ansiamos que nos elijan como padres. Que alguna vez digan esta frase tan maravillosamente rara: 'Mi padre fue mi verdadero padre'."

-Alejandro Zambra, Literatura infantil

"Me enorgullece que la primera palabra pronunciada por mi hijo, hace cinco días, haya sido, contra toda tendencia estadística, la palabra papá. Ahora la dice a cada rato. Todavía le cuesta, eso sí, ar…"

-Alejandro Zambra, Literatura infantil

"La lectura silenciosa es en cierto modo una conquista; quienes leemos en silencio y en soledad aprendemos, justamente, a estar solos, o mejor dicho reconquistamos una soledad menos agresiva, una sole…"

-Alejandro Zambra, Literatura infantil

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13. El peligro de la historia única

By: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

4.21

Format: 64 pages, Paperback

La TED talk más popular de Chimamanda, con más de doce millones de reproducciones. «Las historias i… read more

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"Así es como se crea una historia única, se muestra a un pueblo solo como una cosa, una única cosa, una y otra vez, y al final lo conviertes en eso."

-Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, El peligro de la historia única

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14. The Stoic Challenge: A Philosopher's Guide to Becoming Tougher, Calmer, and More Resilient

By: William B. Irvine

3.74

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Ancient Stoic insights combined with modern psychological research help us overcome—and even benefi… read more

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15. The Horla and Others: Guy de Maupassant's Best Weird Fiction and Ghost Stories: Tales of Mystery, Murder, Fantasy & Horror (Oldstyle Tales' Horror Authors)

By: Guy de Maupassant

3.89

Format: 159 pages, Paperback

Before succumbing to the insanity that ravaged his later life, Guy de Maupassant established a repu… read more

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  • classics
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
  • fantasy
"A sick thought can devour the body's flesh more than fever or consumption."

-Guy de Maupassant, The Horla and Others: Guy de Maupassant's Best Weird Fiction and Ghost Stories: Tales of Mystery, Murder, Fantasy & Horror (Oldstyle Tales' Horror Authors)

"Es evidente que la soledad resulta peligrosa para las mentes que piensan demasiado."

-Guy de Maupassant, The Horla and Others: Guy de Maupassant's Best Weird Fiction and Ghost Stories: Tales of Mystery, Murder, Fantasy & Horror (Oldstyle Tales' Horror Authors)

"I said, 'If other beings besides us exist on Earth, why didn't we meet them a long time ago?"

-Guy de Maupassant, The Horla and Others: Guy de Maupassant's Best Weird Fiction and Ghost Stories: Tales of Mystery, Murder, Fantasy & Horror (Oldstyle Tales' Horror Authors)

"Whence come those mysterious influences which change our happiness into discouragement, and our self-confidence into diffidence?"

-Guy de Maupassant, The Horla and Others: Guy de Maupassant's Best Weird Fiction and Ghost Stories: Tales of Mystery, Murder, Fantasy & Horror (Oldstyle Tales' Horror Authors)

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16. All the White Spaces

By: Ally Wilkes

3.58

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

In the wake of the First World War, Jonathan Morgan stows away on an Antarctic expedition, determin… read more

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  • fiction
  • horror
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17. Parte de la felicidad

By: Dolores Gil

4.29

Format: 72 pages, Paperback

«Edgar Allan Poe creía que sería inolvidable un libro que se llamara Mi corazón al desnudo, en el q… read more

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  • fiction
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18. Suzuran

By: Aki Shimazaki

3.90

Format: 165 pages, Paperback

Dans une petite ville près de la mer du Japon, d’où l’on peut voir les sommets enneigés du mont Dai… read more

Similar categories in Aki Shimazaki's Suzuran book and Lafcadio Hearn's Some Chinese Ghosts

  • asian literature
  • asia
  • fiction
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19. Some Chinese Ghosts

By: Lafcadio Hearn

3.49

Format: 108 pages, Paperback

Contents: The Soul of the Great Bell; The Story of Ming-Y; The Legend of Tchi-Niu; The Retu… read more

Similar categories in Lafcadio Hearn's Some Chinese Ghosts book and Lafcadio Hearn's Some Chinese Ghosts

  • classics
  • asia
  • folklore
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
  • asian literature
  • china
  • fantasy
  • mythology
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20. Cuentos japoneses

By: Takejiro Hasegawa

3.73

Format: 150 pages, None

Estamos en Japón, en 1913, y un editor llamado Takejiro Hasegawa espera que salgan de imprenta los … read more

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21. A Sunny Place for Shady People

By: Mariana Enríquez

3.81

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A diabolical collection of stories featuring achingly human characters whose lives intertwine with … read more

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  • short stories
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • horror

10 Top fiction books like Some Chinese Ghosts by Lafcadio Hearn

Transform Your Habits

Mile 81

Stephen King

4.31

Transform Your Habits

Sweet Bean Paste

Durian Sukegawa , Alison Watts

3.95

Transform Your Habits

Şeytanın Çırağı

Shirō Hamao

3.81

Transform Your Habits

Literatura infantil

Alejandro Zambra

4.25

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Los arboles caídos también son el bosque

Alejandra Kamiya

3.23

Transform Your Habits

La segunda venida de Hilda Bustamante

Salomé Esper

3.89

Transform Your Habits

Los sorrentinos

Virginia Higa

3.88

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Cómo me enamoré de Nicolas Cage

Carla Quevedo

3.90

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