Katherine Mansfield was able to portray what is hidden beneath the surface better than anybody else.
A pregnant teenager runs away from her violent boyfriend. A couple reaches a roadblock and contemplates murder as their only way out. A woman loses her brother after cheating a drug dealer. A computer expert steals all of her lover’s savings.
Zahra's marriage has been arranged. She is not marrying for love. She is not in love. She hardly even knows her cousin, Amir, the spoiled scion of a family with excessive ambitions.
Mia and Greta are good friends. They have known each other since high school, and now share an apartment in Barcelona.
These poems introduce children to Eastern poetry, particularly the popular haiku, a sort of poem that tries to channel Nature through the impression it makes on our senses.
Love and death are similar, almost as though they were siblings. They differ in appearance, but they live together.
One day just like any other, Milo feeds at his mum’s breast. But with all that guzzling he ends up swallowing his mum! Of course, he misses her and decides to go look for her.
Boká is still a boy, but the laws of the clan must be obeyed. And, before migrating south for the winter, it is time for the great stag hunt.
The story takes place in Cañada Real, the largest shanty town in the whole of Europe.
Lucila feels different because of the way she looks: she has shaved her head, has loads of ear-piercings and wears masculine clothes. She lives with her two siblings and her father.
Lily Meyer is a writer, translator, and critic. Her translations include Claudia Ulloa Donoso’s story collections Little Bird and Ice for Martians. Her ...
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