A Ghost in Love by Songling Pu is taken from a collection of Classical Chinese stories Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio. Qing dynasty writer Songling Pu wrote close to 500 stories over a period of forty years from the late 1600s and ending in the early 1700s, but did not appear in print until 1766
Quizlit’s Book of the Month May 2024 is The Bullet Swallower by Elizabeth Gonzalez James. Part Magical Realism, part Western, The Bullet Swallower is mythical masterpiece, a beautifully written epic tale.
The Women’s Prize for Fiction 2024 Shortlist has just been announced. This years six finalists feature a far reaching collection of powerful stories showcasing the breadth of contemporary women’s literature
The Man Who Would Manage by Jerome K. Jerome was published in 1920 and is taken from the short story collection Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green.
From Classic Fantasy Novels the Best Contemporary Fantasy Authors, test your knowledge of the Fantasy Genre with our Epic Fantasy Book Quiz
Up next month we have a new ‘darker’ short story collection from Stephen King, a time travelling debut from Kaliane Bradley and an eerie horror tale from Layla Martinez. Enjoy our picks of 5 Marvelous New Books for May 2024.
An Arrest by Ambrose Bierce was originally published in 1913 as part of his short story collection Present at the Hanging and Other Ghost Stories.
In The Penal Colony by Franz Kafka, written in 1914 and published in German as In der Strafkolonie in 1919. An allegorical fantasy about law and punishment, it was also viewed as an existential comment on human torment and on strict devotion to an ambiguous task.
Salman Rushdie is an Indian-born British-American novelist. His work often combines magic realism with historical fiction and is known for its humor and an effusive prose style. Enjoy the Colorful Life of Salman Rushdie.
From Proust to Dumas, Voltaire to Zola, so many wonderful French Authors. Enjoy our Reading list of 10 Magnifique Classic French Novels to Read.
