Existential - A Collection Of Short Stories

A collection of short stories surrounding themes of the existential gathered from all ends of the world. Tales that ask questions about the human condition, invite introspection and delve into the mysteries of the psyche and our relation to the world around us.

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Czech Republic

Franz Kafka

Before the Law

allegory - classics - philosophy

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Germany

E.T.A. Hoffmann

The Sandman

classics - dreams - Freudian - horror - Oedipal

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USA

Jonathan Lethem

Pending Vegan

American culture - fatherhood - funny - introspective - witty

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USA

Edgar Allan Poe

The Pit and the Pendulum

classics - dark - Gothic - horror - macabre

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Virginia Woolf

The Mark on the Wall

classics - contemplative - female authors - philosophy

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India

Rabindranath Tagore

The Postmaster

classics - relationships

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Czech Republic

Franz Kafka

On the Tram

classics - existentialism - philosophy

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Russia

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

The Dream of a Ridiculous Man

classics - despair - melancholy - Russia - surreal

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Taiwan

Sabrina Huang

The Girl of his Dreams

angst - loneliness - plot twist - unrequited love

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Argentina

César Aira

The Dog

allegory - existentialism - psychological - suspense

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Japan

Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

Rashōmon

classics - existentialism - loneliness - nihilism

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Romania

Augustin Cupsa

The Cold

communism - Eastern Europe - father and son - history

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