Politics – Page 4 – The Short Story Project

A curated collection of short stories surrounding themes of current and past political issues. Stories from all ends of the globe tackling difficult and contentious subject matters, which will give you an authentic point of view into different cultures and make you think.

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Syria

Jan Dost

A Handful of Dirt

political - realism - refugees - war

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Syria

Zakaria Tamer

The Policeman and the Horse

allegory - authority - oppression - philosophy - political

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USA

O. Henry

The Last Leaf

American culture - oppression - racism

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Nigeria

Inua Ellams

The Unaccompanied Minor’s Tale

journey - political - realism - refugees

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USA

Steven Schwartz

The Last Communist

coming of age - communism - family - political

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Israel

Alice Bialsky

Zoya

coming of age - funny - history - post Soviet Russia

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Israel

Salman Natour

Keys

childhood - memories - political - realism - war

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Arthur Machen

The Bowmen

death - history - soldiers - war

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Germany

Alexander Kluge

I Only Blast Under Written Orders

existentialism - history - war - WWII

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Netherlands

Daan Heerma van Voss

Interview With an Assassin

American culture - murder - political - satire

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Germany

Andreas Stichmann

Why Are We Going Back to Watan?

immigration - loneliness - political - realism

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Czech Republic

Jaroslav Hašek

The Emperor Franz Joseph’s Portrait

absurd - classics - funny - history - political - witty

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