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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Denmark

Dorthe Nors

The Winter Garden

childhood - father and daughter - memories - psychological

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Canada

Théodora Armstrong

The Spider in the Jar

childhood - female authors - funny - witty

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USA

David Quammen

Walking Out

coming of age - father and son - suspense - tragedy

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Israel

Alice Bialsky

Dance of the Swans

coming of age - communism - funny - music - witty

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India

Aravind Adiga

The Cool Water Well Junction

childhood - class-gap - political - poverty - realism - urban

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USA

Emily Brout

The Parts Where Your Pee Comes From

coming of age - female authors - LGBT - witty

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Russia

Evgeny Schwartz

Two Brothers

allegory - Christmas - classics - dark - fairy-tale - Soviet Russia

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Doris Lessing

Through the Tunnel

atmospheric - coming of age - mystery - suspense

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Taiwan

Wu Ming-Yi

The Magician on the Footbridge

childhood - Gothic - mystery - secret - urban

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Israel

Rave Sagie

The Kid

alienation - angst - loneliness - manhood

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