Biblioteken i Malmö

"Anathema" is a tragedy by Leonid Andreyev in seven scenes, often labelled as his most atheist one. It follows the dispute between the devil (called Anathema) and God about the lim ...

Published posthumously in 1920, ‘O. Henryanya’ is a collection of short stories and poetry from much-loved American author William Sidney Porter, better known as ‘O. Henry’. This c ...

Published posthumously, William Sidney Porter’s ‘Sixes and Sevens’ is a collection of 25 short stories from the popular author. Some of the most famous works included are ‘Ulysses ...

First published in 1910, ‘The Two Women’ is a collection of two short stories from revered American author William Sidney Porter, better known by his pseudonym ‘O. Henry’. The two ...

‘Options’ is a collection of 16 short stories from much-loved 20th century American author William Sidney Porter, better known as ‘O. Henry’. Stories from the collection include br ...

A short story collection from much loved American author William Sidney Porter, better known as ‘O. Henry’, ‘The Gentle Grafter’ is a wonderful array of some of his classic short s ...

‘Cabbages and Kings’ is one of renowned author William Sidney Porter’s most famous collections of short stories. Better known by his literary pseudonym ‘O. Henry’, the collection w ...

"Kenilworth" is a historical novel by Walter Scott that centres on the royal court romance, intrigue, and mystery between Queen Elizabeth I and the Earl of Leicester. Once again, S ...

"A Legend of Montrose" is part of Scott’s "Waverley" series and takes place during the English Civil War in the 1640s. Sir Dugald, one of the protagonists, gets involved into a str ...

Saveliy is highly suspicious that his wife, Raisa is a witch. She is constantly luring people into their poverty-ridden house, under the pretence of shelter from a storm, in order ...

Fydor Lukitch Sysoev has been regarded as the best teacher for as long as he can remember, he cares about his students and never forgets an injustice or mistreatment. However, his ...

Olga Mikhaylovna is pregnant, and she has spent the day plodding through her husbands name-day party, waiting on their guest's hand and foot. Tired of being pleasant to everyone, s ...

What would you give for a conversation with Socrates? Vladimir Korolenko’s short story ‘The Shades’ is as close as it gets. It follows a conversation between Socrates and Eldipias ...

Korolenko’s answer to the growing antisemitism of the 1880s, ‘The Day of Atonement is an integral part of Ukrainian folklore. It is centred on the Jewish holiday ‘Yom Kippur’ and t ...

"Creatures that Once Were Men" is a short story by Maxim Gorky about the residents of a lodging house who start a conflict with their landlord, resulting in a rather inhumane outco ...

Jo kuljen lumottuna– en tiedä itsekään –kuin huimistunut sokkomua kutsuu yksi ään’!Mua kutsuu yksi äänien muuta kuulla voi –mua kutsuu yksi ääniOi, kuinka soi, se soi!"Tschandalan ...

Kuningas Oidipus hallitsee Thebaa kuningatar lokasteen ja lastensa kanssa, mutta kaupunkia uhkaavat vaikeat ajat. Jumalten mukaan kaupunki on pelastuva rutolta ja kuolemalta, mikäl ...

Lehtori Raat ei pidä ihmisistä – ja sen hänen oppilaansa saavat tuntea nahoissaan jokaikinen päivä. Lehtorin elämän kohokohta on, jos hän saa oppilaan kiinni pahanteosta. Silloin R ...

Auringolle on tapahtunut jotakin mystistä, jonka takia sen valo- ja lämpövoima alenee nopeasti. Pohjoisessa asuva kansa on sinnitellyt asuinsijoillaan kylmyydestä huolimatta, mutta ...

Förlovningen mellan den unga Henrietta och greven Göran de Val ska inom kort offentliggöras och förberedelserna inför den stora middagen är i full gång. Men trots att deras kärlek ...

Handlingen utspelar sig i en by på Österlen under en varm helg i september. Den handlar om fotografen Brandy som har ett förhållande med en gift kvinna och väntar på ett tecken om ...

Tre porträtt är en bok med tre kortromaner av Klas Östergren utgiven 2002. Boken består av litterära porträtt av tre personer som betytt mycket för berättaren: en kollega, en kamra ...

Romanen utspelar sig i en by vid havet på Österlen och handlar om ett antal mäklare som intar byns badhotell och påstår sig vilja köpa upp fastigheter för att härbärgera flyktingar ...

Romanen utspelar sig i ett fiskeläge på Österlen och handlar om den alkoholiserade fiskaren Thomas Wulff-Hansen. Tillsammans med Handelsmän och partisaner (1991) och Under i septem ...

Romanen handlar om nattportieren Roland som hamnar på sjukhus efter att ha drabbats av hjärtproblem. Där träffar han cigarretthandlaren Yngve som också är patient. De börjar tala o ...