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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Trinidad and Tobago

Darby Maloney

The Best Laid Plans

friendship - money - plot twist

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Mexico

José Miguel Tomasena

Sons

American culture - death - father and son - political - violence

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Israel

Iftach Alony

The Gift

atmospheric - homosexuality - melancholy - surreal

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Israel

Julia Fermentto

Three Men in America

American culture - funny - immigration - love - urban

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Ireland

Rob Doyle

John-Paul Finnegan, Paltry Realist

funny - philosophy - witty - writing

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Spain

Cristian Crusat

The Doorbell

class-gap - loneliness - writing

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Germany

Volker Zastrow

A Protracted Evening. The Art of the Japanese Writer Yasushi Inoue

contemplative - funny - witty - writing

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Germany

Andreas Stichmann

Why Are We Going Back to Watan?

immigration - loneliness - political - realism

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Germany

Kristina Schilke

It’s Me

depression - friendship - funny - psychological

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Germany

Eva Menasse

Sloth

divorce - family - indifference - relationships

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Germany

Saša Stanišić

The Great Illusion at Klingenreiter Lumber Sawmill and Woodworking Import Export

family - friendship - loneliness - relationships

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Germany

Maxim Biller

The Architect

affair - betrayal - love - relationships

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