Coming Of Age

A handpicked collection of short stories surrounding themes of growing up and following the pains and woes of becoming an adult. Childhood memories, pivotal challenges, desperate loves all from the pen of classic authors and young up-and-comers alike.

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Scotland

CG Casci

Mee Goreng

coming of age - family - history - war

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Spain

Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer

THE RAY OF MOONSHINE

coming of age - tragic love - unrequited love

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USA

Mariam Rahmani

The Translator I Never Wanted to Be

female authors - realism - relationships

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France

Romain Rolland

The Piano

classics - coming of age - father and son - music - young adult

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France

Romain Rolland

Visiting The House of The Rich

class-gap - classics - coming of age - poverty - realism - young adult

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Romania

Radu Paraschivescu

39′

coming of age - funny - love

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Israel

Ariel Hirschfeld

A Break in the Fence

coming of age - father and son

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Israel

Ronit Matalon

A Girl in the Café

coming of age - melancholy

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USA

James Patrick Kelly

10 to the 16 to 1

coming of age

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Russia

Lyudmila Petrushevskaya

Like Penelope

coming of age - Russia

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Gaza

Abdalhadi Alijla

Endgame

arabic literature - childhood - coming of age - Israeli-Palestinian - war

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Israel

Eshkol Nevo

Flies

coming of age - contemplative - memories - realism - witty

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