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A Journalist's 170 Favorite Short Stories - Page 2

This list is in order of my preferences, with Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" at number one. I tried to mix masterpieces by James Joyce and Raymond Carver with short stories like "Three-Ten to Yuma" and "An Alpine Divorce" that I found highly entertaining.
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Harrison Bergeron
Harrison Bergeron
42
Boule De Suif (Guy De Maupassant)
Boule De Suif
Guy De Maupassant
43
The Murders in the Rue Morgue (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
Edgar Allan Poe
44
The Open Boat (Stephen Crane)
The Open Boat
Stephen Crane
45
"The Swimmer" by John Cheever
"The Swimmer" by John Cheever
46
The Man Who Would Be King
The Man Who Would Be King
47
The Possibility of Evil (Shirley Jackson)
The Possibility of Evil
Shirley Jackson
48
The Semplica Girl Diaries (George Saunders)
The Semplica Girl Diaries
George Saunders
49
The Outcasts of Poker Flats (Harte)
The Outcasts of Poker Flats
Harte
50
When the Women Come Out to Dance (Elmore Leonard)
When the Women Come Out to Dance
Elmore Leonard
51
A&P (John Updike)
A&P
John Updike
52
Fifty Grand (Ernest Hemingway)
Fifty Grand
Ernest Hemingway
53
The Diamond as Big as the Ritz (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Diamond as Big as the Ritz
F. Scott Fitzgerald
54
Gimpel the Fool (Isaac Bashevis Singer)
Gimpel the Fool
Isaac Bashevis Singer
55
Like a Bone in the Throat (Lawrence Block)
Like a Bone in the Throat
Lawrence Block
56
The Yellow Wallpaper (Gilman, Charlotte Perkins)
The Yellow Wallpaper
Gilman, Charlotte Perkins
57
We Can Remember It for You Wholesale (Philip K. Dick)
We Can Remember It for You Wholesale
Philip K. Dick
58
The Diary of a Superfluous Man and Other Novellas (Ivan Turgenev)
The Diary of a Superfluous Man and Other Novellas
Ivan Turgenev
59
Good Country People (Flannery O'Connor)
Good Country People
Flannery O'Connor
60
"Man From the South" (Roald Dahl)
"Man From the South"
Roald Dahl
61
Big Blonde (Dorothy Parker)
Big Blonde
Dorothy Parker
62
In the Penal Colony (Franz Kafka)
In the Penal Colony
Franz Kafka
63
The Nose
The Nose
64
A Perfect Day for Bananafish (J.D. Salinger)
A Perfect Day for Bananafish
J.D. Salinger
65
Millie (Katherine Mansfield)
Millie
Katherine Mansfield
66
Body Snatcher (Robert Louis Stevenson)
Body Snatcher
Robert Louis Stevenson
67
The Celebrated Jumping Frog
The Celebrated Jumping Frog
68
The Garden Party (Katherine Mansfield)
The Garden Party
Katherine Mansfield
69
The Bear (William Faulkner)
The Bear
William Faulkner
70
Everything That Rises Must Converge (Flannery O'Connor)
Everything That Rises Must Converge
Flannery O'Connor
71
Taras Bulba by Nikolai Gogol
Taras Bulba by Nikolai Gogol
72
"Bernice Bobs Her Hair" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
"Bernice Bobs Her Hair" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
73
What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank (Nathan Englander)
What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank
Nathan Englander
74
The Baby in the Icebox (James M. Cain)
The Baby in the Icebox
James M. Cain
75
To Build a Fire by Jack London
To Build a Fire by Jack London
76
The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner (Alan Sillitoe)
The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner
Alan Sillitoe
77
What You Pawn I Will Redeem (Sherman Alexie)
What You Pawn I Will Redeem
Sherman Alexie
78
The Gutting of Couffingal (Dashiell Hammett)
The Gutting of Couffingal
Dashiell Hammett
79
Running Out of Dog (Dennis Lehane)
Running Out of Dog
Dennis Lehane
80
Rip Van Winkle (Washington Irving)
Rip Van Winkle
Washington Irving
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