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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Brian Stableford

Mortimer Gray’s History of Death

alternative history - contemplative - death - history - philosophy - sci-fi - speculative

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Spain

María Fernanda Ampuero

Auction

good and evil - horror - murder - psychological - rape - violence

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Tunisia

Kamal Riahi

Moscow

arabic literature - objectification - Russia - sexuality

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Colombia

Giuseppe Caputo

Like Hunger, Like Love

absurd - homosexuality - mother and son - psychological - relationships - surreal

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Palestine

Naji Daher

Nightly Lament

arabic literature - death - marriage - relationships - surreal - violence

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Spain

María Fernanda Ampuero

Nam

America - coming of age - father and daughter - friendship - sexuality - trauma - war

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Argentina

Martín Felipe Castagnet

Inside Outdoors

allegory - contemplative - death - sci-fi - surreal - technology

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USA

Holiday Reinhorn

Gabe

female authors - gender - love - relationships - witty

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Canada

Dean Gessie

Cicada

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Morocco

Latifa Labsir

Ladybird

marriage - passion - relationships - women oppression

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Palestine

Ziad Khadash

Karim the Romantic, Bather of the Dead

arabic literature - death - existentialism - funny

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Argentina

Federico Falco

Ballet

alienation - Latin America - psychological - surreal - writing

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