The Library of Babel
By: Jorge Luis Borges , Andrew Hurley , Erik Desmazieres
4.35
Format: 36 pages, Hardcover
Jorge Luis Borges's famous 1941 meditation on language, alphabets, and the library that contains al…
Want to Read"O Time thy pyramids."-Jorge Luis Borges, The Library of Babel
"O Time thy pyramids."-Jorge Luis Borges, The Library of Babel
"The Library is a sphere whose exact centre is any one of its hexagons and whose circumference is inaccessible."-Jorge Luis Borges, The Library of Babel
"The Library is a sphere whose exact centre is any one of its hexagons and whose circumference is inaccessible."-Jorge Luis Borges, The Library of Babel
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1. Charles
By: Shirley Jackson
3.72
Format: 5 pages, Hardcover
In 'Charles,' the main character, Laurie, and his alter ego, Charles, are loosely based on Jackson'… read more
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- fiction
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- short stories
2. Axolotl
By: Julio Cortázar
4.15
Format: 7 pages, None
"They looked and knew. That laid the claim. They were not animals." read more
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- magical realism
- literature
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- fantasy
"Above all else, their eyes obsessed me. In the standing tanks on either side of them, different fishes showed me the simple stupidity of their handsome eyes so similar to our own. The eyes of the axo…"-Julio Cortázar, Axolotl
3. The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
By: Ursula K. Le Guin
4.37
Format: 32 pages, Library Binding
Some inhabitants of a peaceful kingdom cannot tolerate the act of cruelty that underlies its happin… read more
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- philosophy
- short stories
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- science fiction
- fantasy
"Would you walk away from Omelas?"-Ursula K. Le Guin, The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
"Only pain is intellectual, only evil interesting."-Ursula K. Le Guin, The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
"But they seem to know where they are going, the ones who walk away from Omelas."-Ursula K. Le Guin, The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
"Of course I didn’t read James and sit down and say, Now I’ll write a story about that “lost soul."-Ursula K. Le Guin, The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
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4. Casa tomada [Cuento]
By: Julio Cortázar , Juan Fresan
3.95
Format: 5 pages, ebook
Cuento "Casa tomada" de Julio Cortázar, originalmente incluido en el libro Bestiario en 1951. read more
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- classics
- magical realism
- short stories
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6. The Depressed Person
By: David Foster Wallace
3.84
Format: None pages, ebook
"The Depressed Person" was published in Harper's Magazine, January 1998. read more
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- short stories
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7. The Nine Billion Names of God
By: Arthur C. Clarke
3.86
Format: 568 pages, Paperback
This collection of science fiction short stories includes: * The Nine Billion Names of God * I Reme… read more
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- short stories
- fiction
- science fiction
- fantasy
8. The Lottery
By: Shirley Jackson
4.05
Format: 30 pages, Paperback
In a small American town, the local residents are abuzz with excitement and nervousness when they w… read more
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- literature
- short stories
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"It's not the way it used to be... people ain't the way they used to be."-Shirley Jackson, The Lottery
"It isn't fair, it isn't right," Mrs. Hutchinson screamed, and then they were upon her."-Shirley Jackson, The Lottery
"The morning of June 27th was clear and sunny, with the fresh warmth of a full-summer day; the flowers were blossoming profusely and the grass was richly green."-Shirley Jackson, The Lottery
9. Understand
By: Ted Chiang , None
3.93
Format: None pages, Audiobook
Leon is a former coma victim, who has gone experimental medical treatment to repair the massive tra… read more
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- philosophy
- short stories
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- fantasy
10. Continuidad de los parques
By: Julio Cortázar
4.31
Format: None pages, ebook
Cuento "Continuidad de los parques" de Julio Cortázar, renombrado ejemplo de metaficción literaria.… read more
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- magical realism
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- fiction
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11. Un señor muy viejo con unas alas enormes
By: Gabriel García Márquez , Carme Solé Vendrell
3.54
Format: None pages,
"A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings" is a short story that begins with a couple, Pelayo and Elisend… read more
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12. The Veldt
By: Ray Bradbury , Gary Kelley
5.00
Format: 32 pages,
The advanced technology of a house first pleases then increasingly terrifies its occupants. read more
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13. The Last Question
By: Isaac Asimov , Bob E. Flick , None
3.78
Format: None pages, Audio CD
The last question was asked for the first time, half in jest, on May 21, 2061, at a time when human… read more
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14. A Short Stay in Hell
By: Steven L. Peck
4.22
Format: 110 pages, Paperback
An ordinary family man, geologist, and Mormon, Soren Johansson has always believed he’ll be reunite… read more
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- philosophy
- short stories
- fiction
- science fiction
- fantasy
"Remember you are never really alone. Although it may feel like it for very long stretches of time."-Steven L. Peck, A Short Stay in Hell
"[Y]ou are here to learn something. Don’t try to figure out what it is. This can be frustrating and unproductive."-Steven L. Peck, A Short Stay in Hell
"Strange, how a moment of existence can cut so deeply into our being that while ages pass unnoticed, a brief love can structure and define the very topology of our consciousness ever after."-Steven L. Peck, A Short Stay in Hell
"I could tell you of occasionally, every eon, meeting a person, with whom I might stay for a billion years. But what of it? After a billion years there is nothing left to say, and you wander apart, un…"-Steven L. Peck, A Short Stay in Hell
15. The Library of Babel
By: Jorge Luis Borges , Andrew Hurley , Erik Desmazieres
4.35
Format: 36 pages, Hardcover
Jorge Luis Borges's famous 1941 meditation on language, alphabets, and the library that contains al… read more
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- classics
- magical realism
- literature
- latin american
- philosophy
- short stories
- fiction
- science fiction
- fantasy
- books about books
"O Time thy pyramids."-Jorge Luis Borges, The Library of Babel
"The Library is a sphere whose exact centre is any one of its hexagons and whose circumference is inaccessible."-Jorge Luis Borges, The Library of Babel
"If honor and wisdom and happiness are not for me, let them be for others. Let heaven exist, though my place be in hell."-Jorge Luis Borges, The Library of Babel
"The universe (which others call the Library) is composed of an indefinite, perhaps infinite number of hexagonal galleries."-Jorge Luis Borges, The Library of Babel
16. The Lady with the Little Dog
By: Anton Chekhov
3.72
Format: 15 pages, Kindle Edition
Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) may have suffered an untimely death, but he squeezed the most out of his … read more
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"Anna Sergeevna e lui si amavano come due esseri molto vicini, affini, come marito e moglie, come se il destino li avesse destinati l'uno all'altra e non capivano perché li aveva fatti sposare con alt…"-Anton Chekhov, The Lady with the Little Dog
17. Carta a una señorita en París
By: Julio Cortázar
3.94
Format: None pages, None
In 'Brief aan een meisje in Parijs', een keuze uit de bundels 'Final des juego' en 'Bestiario', bou… read more
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- fiction
18. No se culpe a nadie
By: Julio Cortázar
3.57
Format: 5 pages, Paperback
None read more
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19. Hills Like White Elephants
By: Ernest Hemingway
3.85
Format: 6 pages, Kindle Edition
A conversation in a Spanish cafe between a man and a woman that is not as simple as it seems. Hi… read more
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20. Girls, at Play
By: Celeste Ng
3.85
Format: None pages, None
"Girls, at Play" is a short story about childhood, sexuality, and class, originally published in th… read more
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21. Calypso in London
By: Sam Selvon
3.97
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
Introducing Little Clothbound irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays fro… read more
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