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The Best Short Stories Ever Written

"Modern life is a busy affair and sometimes, a short story offers the perfect form. Escape with these groundbreaking works, both classic and modern."
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Going to Meet the Man (James Baldwin)
Going to Meet the Man (James Baldwin)
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I Bought a Little City (Donald Barthelme)
I Bought a Little City (Donald Barthelme)
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The Night Driver (Italo Calvino)
The Night Driver (Italo Calvino)
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What We Talk About When We Talk About Love (Raymond Carver)
What We Talk About When We Talk About Love (Raymond Carver)
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Désirée's Baby (Kate Chopin)
Désirée's Baby (Kate Chopin)
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The Swimmer (John Cheever)
The Swimmer (John Cheever)
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The Landlady (Roald Dahl)
The Landlady (Roald Dahl)
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The Outing (Lydia Davis)
The Outing (Lydia Davis)
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Private Tuition by Mr. Bose (Anita Desai)
Private Tuition by Mr. Bose (Anita Desai)
10
Don't Look Now (Daphne Du Maurier)
Don't Look Now (Daphne Du Maurier)
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A View From the Observatory (Helen Dunmore)
A View From the Observatory (Helen Dunmore)
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In Plain Sight (Mavis Gallant)
In Plain Sight (Mavis Gallant)
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The Nose (Nikolai Gogol)
The Nose (Nikolai Gogol)
14
Funny Little Snakes (Tessa Hadley)
Funny Little Snakes (Tessa Hadley)
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Big Two-Hearted River (Ernest Hemingway)
Big Two-Hearted River (Ernest Hemingway)
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The Lottery (Shirley Jackson)
The Lottery (Shirley Jackson)
17
The Superstition of Albatross (Daisy Johnson)
The Superstition of Albatross (Daisy Johnson)
18
The Largesse of the Sea Maiden (Denis Johnson)
The Largesse of the Sea Maiden (Denis Johnson)
19
Araby (James Joyce)
Araby (James Joyce)
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What, of This Goldfish, Would You Wish? (Etgar Keret)
What, of This Goldfish, Would You Wish? (Etgar Keret)
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The Daughters of the Late Colonel (Katherine Mansfield)
The Daughters of the Late Colonel (Katherine Mansfield)
22
The Irish Wedding (Elizabeth McCracken)
The Irish Wedding (Elizabeth McCracken)
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A Tree, a Rock, a Cloud (Carson McCullers)
A Tree, a Rock, a Cloud (Carson McCullers)
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"Bettering Myself" by Ottessa Moshfegh
"Bettering Myself" by Ottessa Moshfegh
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The Elephant (Slawomir Mrozek)
The Elephant (Slawomir Mrozek)
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Runaway (Alice Munro)
Runaway (Alice Munro)
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The Elephant Vanishes (Haruki Murakami)
The Elephant Vanishes (Haruki Murakami)
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Symbols and Signs (Vladimir Nabokov)
Symbols and Signs (Vladimir Nabokov)
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A Horse and Two Goats (R.K.Narayan)
A Horse and Two Goats (R.K.Narayan)
30
Over the River and Through the Wood (John O'Hara)
Over the River and Through the Wood (John O'Hara)
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If a Book Is Locked There's Probably a Good Reason for That, Don't You Think (Helen Oyeyemi)
If a Book Is Locked There's Probably a Good Reason for That, Don't You Think (Helen Oyeyemi)
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Trilobites (Breece D'j Pancake)
Trilobites (Breece D'j Pancake)
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A Telephone Call (Dorothy Parker)
A Telephone Call (Dorothy Parker)
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Vampire (Intan Paramaditha)
Vampire (Intan Paramaditha)
35
The Yellow Wallpaper (Gilman, Charlotte Perkins)
The Yellow Wallpaper (Gilman, Charlotte Perkins)
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The Tell-Tale Heart (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Tell-Tale Heart (Edgar Allan Poe)
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Vampires in the Lemon Grove (Karen Russell)
Vampires in the Lemon Grove (Karen Russell)
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A Perfect Day for Bananafish (J.D. Salinger)
A Perfect Day for Bananafish (J.D. Salinger)
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The Beholder (Ali Smith)
The Beholder (Ali Smith)
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Moonlit Landscape With Bridge (Zadie Smith)
Moonlit Landscape With Bridge (Zadie Smith)
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