Story
The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
Reading Time: 74 minutes (Translator: Ian Johnston) Published: 1912 Categorie(s): Fiction, Horror, Short Stories About Kafka: Franz Kafka was one of the major German-language fiction writers of the…
Fiction: Beauty Contest By Yoko Ogawa
Reading Time: 16 minutes My mother had two treasures. One was an opal ring, the only present she ever received from my late father. She kept…
Fiction: A Shinagawa Monkey By Haruki Murakami
Reading Time: 28 minutes She sometimes had trouble remembering her own name. Usually this happened when someone unexpectedly asked what it was. She’d be at a…
story: The Story of an Hour । Kate Chopin
Reading Time: 4 minutes Knowing that Mrs. Mallard was afflicted with a heart trouble, great care was taken to break to her as gently as possible…
Dilemma । Khama Mahmud । Translated by: Amreeta Lethe
Reading Time: 6 minutes Pushing the glass door open, Anita heaves a sigh of relief as she leaves the office for lunch. She’s irritated. The sun…
Short story: Rain by w. somerset maugham
Reading Time: 51 minutes It was nearly bed-time and when they awoke next morning land would be in sight. Dr. Macphail lit his pipe and, leaning…
FICTION: The Portrait | Shikoh Mohsin Mirza
Reading Time: 12 minutes When C. agreed to come to my place, I was rather disappointed. C. and I were colleagues, working at a downtown hardware…
FICTION: Anthem by Naima Rashid
Reading Time: 4 minutes The winters were the real test, I had been told. The months of summer settling in were so busy I had barely…
irabotee short story: The Skylight Room by O. Henry
Reading Time: 8 minutes First Mrs. Parker would show you the double parlours. You would not dare to interrupt her description of their advantages and of…
The Kingdom That Failed By Haruki Murakami
Reading Time: 6 minutes Just behind the kingdom that failed ran a nice little river. It was a clear, lovely stream, and many fish lived in…