Contemporary - A Collection Of Short Stories

A curated collection of contemporary short stories from around the world. Here you'll find titles and authors reaching from post World War II to the current day, handpicked to represent a comprehensive picture of the cultural, social and political zeitgeist from all ends of the globe.

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USA

Sharma Shields

The McGugle Account

alienation - American culture - funny - office life - relationships

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USA

Ashley Cowger

Pan and Pirates

childhood - coming of age - father and son - psychological

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USA

Sarah Gerkensmeyer

Produce

absurd - American culture - surreal - urban

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USA

Steven Schwartz

The Last Communist

coming of age - communism - family - political

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USA

Diane Goodman

Abracadabra

alienation - betrayal - loneliness - relationships - tragic love

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Israel

Anna Likhtikman

Rooms

alienation - contemplative - death - family - urban

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USA

Bruce Sterling

Dinner in Audoghast

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Israel

Yariv Sapir

Sun Shields

childhood - family - kibbutz - realism

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USA

Aimee Bender

Two Days

American culture - loneliness - love - unrequited love

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Israel

Tasha Karluka

Chicken Morning, Noon and Night

love - old age - school days - Soviet Russia

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Iraq

Mortada Gzar

The Day By Day Mosque

absurd - arabic literature - satire - speculative

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Argentina

Marcelo Cohen

You Have to Pay

money - obsession - sex - speculative

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