Barley Patch - format ePub

This collection of essays leads the reader into the searching and wildly fertile imagination of Gerald Murnane, one of the masters of contemporary Australian writing, author of the classics Border Districts...

Clement Killeaton transforms his father's gambling, his mother's piety, his fellow pupils' cruelty and the mysterious but forbidden attractions of sex into an imagined world centred on horse-racing and...

Originally published from 1985 to 2012, these stories offer an enthralling introduction to the work of one of contemporary fiction's greatest magicians.While the Australian master Gerald Murnane is best...

A man moves from a capital city to a remote town in the border country, where he intends to spend the last years of his life. It is time, he thinks, to review the spoils of a lifetime of seeing, a lifetime...

In the first days of spring in his eighty-second year, Gerald Murnane – perhaps the greatest living writer of English prose – began a project that would round off his strange career as a novelist. He...

A Bassett, polverosa cittadina dell’interno australiano, Clement Killeaton è impegnato a crescere. Sono i tardi anni Quaranta e sul retro del cortile della sua casa, sotto le tamerici, tutto è pronto...

Con prefazione di Ben Lerner«Autori come J.M. Coetzee, Teju Cole e Ben Lerner sono suoi ferventi ammiratori. [...] È in pole position, tra gli australiani, per il Nobel». La Lettura del Corriere della...

Inland is a compact story or group of stories, each nested within another, nonetheless opening onto a seemingly endless fractal geography, where the interior of Australia, the Midwestern prairie, and...

Essential reading for anyone interested in the art of fiction and on how images shape our thoughts, reading, and loves, Barley Patch lays bare the acts of writing and imagining.

A obra-prima de um dos nomes mais cotados para o Nobel de literatura.Neste clássico moderno da literatura australiana, publicado pela primeira vez em 1982 e até agora inédito no Brasil, Gerald Murnane...

"You're tougher than a little sting, aren't you?"  "Is this how you talk to the animals when you tend to their injuries?"I like her. I like her too much. "I try to avoid their teeth.""So, you don't think...

In a world built to forget, the children chose to remember. Shelter Fourteen is not just a place — it's a battleground of memory, identity, and rebellion. This story follows those who dared to wake, to...

When a show chicken's death ruffles some feathers, a long-simmering family feud boils over.Dr. Aris Thorne and his assistant, Mia Rodriguez, find themselves in the surprisingly cutthroat world of the...

A Cold War never truly ends beneath the sea.In the icy grip of the Barents Sea, a deadly game of shadows turns catastrophic when the Russian nuclear submarine K-141 Kursk collides with the USS Toledo,...

Essence and Serenity are living a perfect day. Their mother, Theresa, is perfect, the food is perfect, and the rules have vanished. But when the world around them starts to glitch—missing text in books,...

Four friends reunite for a game of spades following the funeral of a notorious local figure. But as the bourbon flows, the atmosphere shifts from nostalgia to tension. When a secret debt is revealed,...

Gemma Dove arrives in New Rome with a small independence and a burning desire: to gain revenge upon those who murdered her parents and drove her beloved aunt to a premature death. The city is a dangerous...

Embark on a Journey of Discovery and RedemptionIn the heart of North Queensland, young Michael Hodge's life is forever altered when his father, a passionate prospector, mysteriously vanishes. The authorities...

Serenity Ranger's life has just exploded.In a single afternoon, she inherits billions of dollars, multiple homes, and a mountain of responsibility — along with the very real fear that her dangerously...

For ten years Omari Ket has roamed Ki Khanga, stumbling from mayhem to misadventure under the watchful eye of Eda. A task for the mysterious Kamites has made him a wealthy man, and Omari now has only...

Regina's touch is poisonous. But so is her heart. She plays with men's feelings, gambling other hearts like they're chips on a poker table. But when her father gives her an ultimatum, she must choose...

A social media star chases her independence and global fame during a frenzied Las Vegas showdown.

The Robinsons lead an idyllic life: a lavish home, flourishing careers, and two adorable children. The arrival of Paige, their new nanny, seems to be the missing piece of their perfect happiness. Sweet,...

Marcie Craig wasn't a huge fan of private parties or corporate gigs, but the money was good and her bike and Jeep both needed work. She reluctantly agreed, and got more than she expected.

Amber has put her heart and soul into 'The Best Choice', the family bakery she inherited. But between mounting debts and the relentless pressure of an unscrupulous conglomerate, her dream is on the brink...

Feared in Hell and cursed by Heaven, Mystery is a devil known for corruption and cruelty. But behind the bloodstained reputation lies a secret no demon dares to speak aloud-he saves souls instead of claiming...

What if the worst threat in human history returned... not in the flesh, but as the most evolved form of artificial intelligence?In 2050, the world is on the brink of a biotechnological revolution. Bratt...

When Lily Harper's first love walks back into her small‑town café after disappearing two years ago, the quiet life she rebuilt shatters in an instant. Mason Reid is older, steadier, and determined to...

She swore never to fall for her arrogant boss, but the future has other plans... and some very convincing abs.Elisa, a bubbly and determined young woman, has just landed her dream job: executive assistant...

Megan, 30, thought she was the embodiment of freedom... until her job vanished and her life became a series of Netflix episodes. Refusing to move back in with her parents, she jumps at the chance to move...

Welcome to Harmony City, where days stretch peacefully under the sun and neighbors know each other by their first names. A perfect place for **Cannys Endless**, an ex-FBI profiler seeking refuge after...

The story of Warren G. Harding, the 29th President of the United States during the "Roaring Twenties" of the 20th Century; his wife Florence, the First Lady; and his two most important of many mistresses,...

There are places that exist beyond maps and schedules—quiet spaces where the world softens and the horizon learns how to rest. The Garden Where Soft Horizons Sleep is a gentle, atmospheric fantasy book...

Suspicions are roused when young charismatic believer Joe, used to a world of miracles and prophecies faces the crossroads when the repeating themes of his church group keep playing out with no seeming...

On checking into the posh Myriad Hotel on their honeymoon, Hector and Pamela Jackson discover a dead body behind the front desk!All the couple wants to do is keep out of the commotion. But another person...

On Proxima Centauri, civilization flourishes under the absolute rule of Emperor Qishi. Order, beauty, and progress define an Empire convinced it has perfected both society and science. At its heart stands...

The gods march to war. A tyrant sits on the throne. Families fracture beneath divine conflict, and all pray they are never Chosen—for a god's Chosen rarely lives long.For a century, Akara, the Lady of...

I was seventeen when the bond hit me—linking my soul to the one Alpha I could never have. Kade Rowan chose another, leaving me broken, rejected, and alone in a pack that thrives on strength and loyalty....

**AI Super Car** takes readers into a future where intelligence doesn't just drive—it protects. In the heart of Neo-City, AstraDrive is born, an advanced AI-powered super car designed to prevent accidents,...

Long before stories lived in books, they lived in voices—shared beside the fire, in the fields, and in the quiet moments between elders and children. Among the amaNdebele, these voices shaped wisdom into...