Melancholy - A Collection Of Short Stories

A curated collection of short stories surrounding themes of melancholy. Some call it the black bile, some call it the blues, or weltschmerz, in all its nomenclatures, melancholy and depression are central to human experience. This collection features selected literary expressions of this universal condition, woven by authors from all cultures and spanning all periods.

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Bolivia

Giovanna Rivero

An Imperfect Day

death - fatherhood - melancholy - Oedipal

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Sweden

Sara Paborn

The Way of Nature

absurd - alienation - contemplative - horror - loneliness

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Jessie Greengrass

An Account of the Decline of the Great Auk, According to One Who Saw It

allegory - animals - history - realism

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USA

David Quammen

Walking Out

coming of age - father and son - suspense - tragedy

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D.H. Lawrence

Odour of Chrysanthemums

classics - melancholy - political - realism - working class

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Chile

Kato Ramone

Mitigation

alienation - philosophy - speculative - urban

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Adam Marek

Tamagotchi

alienation - allegory - atmospheric - fatherhood - melancholy - parenthood

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Peru

Alonso Cueto

An Archangel Named Gabriel

class-gap - political - realism

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Mexico

Jorge Volpi

Maestoso

addiction - contemplative - feminism - Freudian - obsession

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Chile

Roberto Bolaño

Clara

confession - lovers - manhood - unrequited love

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USA

Brian Leung

Six Ways to Jump off a Bridge

death - despair - father and daughter - realism

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USA

Anthony Marra

The Last Words of Benito Picone

friendship - funny - loneliness - melancholy - witty

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