AKO - Fiction & Literature 1

Now in its 21st year, the AKO Caine Prize for African Writing is African’s leading literary prize, and is awarded to a short story by an African writer published in English, whether in Africa or els……続きを見る

“That’s what love is, your girlfriend should be the one to take it.” When Sawako met Minami, they didn’t exactly meet on the best of terms. Being the energetic and often times clumsy person that she……続きを見る

Fixing a hit in Culliver City's as easy as ordering a pizza. You could get a dozen junkies to stab a guy in the street... Problem is, 7 out of 10 times, they get some random Civilian instead... and ……続きを見る

When Misao lost her virginity at age 14, rumors spread like wildfire and next thing you know, her friends become her bullies and the entire school mocked her. At her junior high school, the rumors w……続きを見る

＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝ 在網路上掀起話題討論的「怪異」， 如病毒般藉由書本擴散、擴散、再擴散…… ＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝ 你覺得下一個活祭品選誰比較好？ 初試啼聲即驚豔四方……続きを見る

An extraordinary psychological fantasy thriller about five friends who wake up to a deserted, sunless Earth. Empty streets are littered with stalled-out cars, buses, and motorcycles. A sunless and m……続きを見る

The boarding school is closed for vacations. Two girls, the last two, wait nervously for their parents to come and take them back home. One of the girls, now an adult who has lost those parents, rec……続きを見る

'Compelling, delightfully weird, often uncomfortable' PANDORA SYKES 'Unputdownable, breathtakingly original' ERIN KELLY 'I have been glued to Asako Yuzuki's new novel Butter’ NIGEL SLATER ‘A full-fa……続きを見る

A few fragments of Alen’s life, based on real stories, will take you on a journey of life. You never know what destiny has in store for you. While reading this short story you’ll travel through time……続きを見る

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I am completely hooked on this series. I read this in a single sitting, unable to put it down.’ Netgalley Reviewer Samantha stumbled out of the party and onto a busy street only ten minutes ……続きを見る

Увлекательная, эмоциональная книга с элементами остросюжетности, иронии и неожиданности, написана искренне, местами причудливо и пикантно, читается с большим интересом. 続きを見る

Роман основан на реальных событиях, но ничего личного нет. К автору данные события не имеют никакого отношения. А события в романе разворачиваются весьма не простые. Героиню, маленькую девочку Наташ……続きを見る

Dressed in a sage green bridesmaid dress, and smiling for pictures, Holly is the happiest she’s ever been. Hours later, Holly is dead. People love to hate Holly Long. Smart, beautiful and a woman w……続きを見る

In den 'Gesammelten Werken' von Jakob Elias Poritzky präsentiert der Autor eine Sammlung seiner bekanntesten Romane und Gedichte. Der literarische Stil des Buches zeichnet sich durch eine feine Spra……続きを見る

Nothing was the same after the sky broke. In a post-apocalyptic world, the small island of Tasmania has been transformed by a lush mutant wilderness, an impenetrable border wall that divides the aff……続きを見る

Krieg und Frieden in Kiew: Michail Bulgakows erster, autobiografisch gefärbter Roman. Dezember 1918: In Russland herrscht Bürgerkrieg. Die Truppen des kaiserlichen Deutschland haben weite Teile der ……続きを見る

Astra has seen demons her entire life, but she believed the ominous shadows and flickers of evil to be just tricks of the imagination. One dreadful night, she is forced to confront her worst nightma……続きを見る

Love, friendship, heartbreak and tigers. When two teenage boys in the Netherlands find themselves promoted from roustabout to apprentice tiger trainers the possibilities are immense, but also treach……続きを見る

It's just one of those days for Gilbert: awful younger brother and his friends, vague warnings from grans, running late for classes and general nasties at the local club. It's enough to make Gilbert……続きを見る

Emily Philips is just a normal college student trying to get her degree like any normal girl until she meets an odd girl genius that wants her on her team. This short story follows Emily as she trie……続きを見る

An einem verregneten Frühlingstag findet Miyu einen kleinen Kater am Straßenrand. Ohne zu zögern nimmt sie das ausgesetzte Tier bei sich auf und tauft es Chobi. Die introvertierte, junge Frau lebt a……続きを見る

The most enjoyable way to learn about an unfamiliar culture is through its storiesーespecially when they're told in two languages! Thai Stories for Language Learners introduces 28 entertaining Thai ……続きを見る

Brett's lies are getting him into serious trouble. Can big brother Joe stop admiring himself long enough to help turn things around? The brothers verbally joust with each other as they travel toward……続きを見る

It's about to destroy the Cosmos - the Everything! For once it's all out of Gilbert's hands, but it's all in an afternoon's job for clever little Goose. A shorter tale than usual From The Life And T……続きを見る

Winner of the 2018 Stan and Tom Wick Poetry Prize Ellen Bass, Judge “A compelling book about originsーof ancestry, memory, and language”ーEllen Bass The Many Names for Mother is an exploration of in……続きを見る

I first read Mikhail Bulgakov's The Master and Margarita on a balcony of the Hotel Metropole in Saigon on three summer evenings in 1971. The tropical air was heavy and full of the smells of cordite ……続きを見る

Grief is a personal animal. Mary knows this from experience and a lifetime of waiting for permission to let go of her MIA husband and find closure for both her and her daughter, Teresa who is now an……続きを見る

Contemporary cultural style boosts transparency and instantaneity. These are values absorbed from our current economic conditions of "disintermediation": cutting out the middleman. Like Uber, but fo……続きを見る

“ Термином «сверхновые» были названы звёзды, которые вспыхивали гораздо (на порядки) сильнее так называемых «новых звёзд». На самом деле, ни те, ни другие физически новыми не являются, всегда вспыхи……続きを見る

Ten bizarre stories to unsettle your cozy nights. From alternate realities and paranoid ramblings to ritual murder and the sweet joys of vengeance, these stories are for you if you enjoy a little “d……続きを見る