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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Israel

Sarit Elkon

Close to the Body – Fifth Place

animals - atmospheric - female authors - loneliness - memories

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Russia

Vladimir Sorokin

The Pink Tuber

absurd - funny - irony - Soviet Russia - speculative

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Faroe Islands

Sólrún Michelsen

Some People Run in Shorts

allegory - atmospheric - contemplative - existentialism

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Japan

Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

The Socialist

classics - contemplative - political - psychological - realism

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Israel

Lea Goldberg

The Rose Garden (A Fairy Tale)

allegory - atmospheric - contemplative - fairy-tale

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Egypt

Yusuf Idris

The Treasure

allegory - contemplative - existentialism - philosophy

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Canada

Cory Doctorow

By His Things Shall You Know Him

death - father and son - irony - memories - psychological - technology

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Ukraine

Marina Lewycka

The Dependant’s Tale as told to Marina Lewycka

political - realism - refugees

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Palestine

Suheil Kiwan

Globalization

absurd - irony - Israeli-Palestinian - political

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Ireland

James Joyce

The Dead

Christmas - contemplative - death - love - relationships

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Canada

Jessica Treat

Meat Eaters & Plant Eaters

animals - childhood - death - mother and son

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USA

Aimee LaBrie

Look at the Sky and Tell Me What You See

contemplative - death - witty

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