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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Russia

Anna Starobinets

Yasha’s Eternity

absurd - death - existentialism - funny - melancholy - post Soviet Russia - witty

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Netherlands

Daan Heerma van Voss

Interview With an Assassin

American culture - murder - political - satire

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Palestine

Sheikha Hussein Helawy

R.A. Looks for his Eyes

dark - loneliness - love - mother and daughter - surreal

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Ireland

Rob Doyle

John-Paul Finnegan, Paltry Realist

funny - philosophy - witty - writing

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Israel

Sharron Hass

The Thief

contemplative - existentialism - female authors

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Slovenia

Andrej Blatnik

Cracks | Mainland

contemplative - death - melancholy - memories

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Germany

Peter Bichsel

The Man Who No Longer Wanted to Know Anything

absurd - contemplative - funny - philosophy - witty

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Germany

Kenah Cusanit

In View of the Geese

animals - contemplative - love

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Germany

Philipp Schönthaler

Your Microwave

alienation - contemplative - epistolary - funny - witty

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Italy

Giovanni Boccaccio

Roussillon’s heart

absurd - animals - classics

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Italy

Giovanni Boccaccio

The Decameron: Day the Fifth, The Ninth Story

absurd - classics - love

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Russia

Lyudmila Petrushevskaya

Like Penelope

absurd - funny - Russia - witty

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