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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USA

Isabella Connor

The Castle in the Woods

atmospheric - ghosts - mystery - suspense

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Mexico

Fernanda Melchor

The UFO, The Beach, and The Dead

childhood - coming of age - irony - Latin America

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Sweden

Andrea Lundgren

The Father Hole

childhood - coming of age - father and daughter - horror - violence

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Germany

Zsuzsa Bánk

Lydia

atmospheric - childhood - memories - relationships

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United Arab Emirates

Saleem Albeik

Scenario (A Chapter from a Novel)

contemplative - lust - passion - relationships

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Mexico

Luis Carlos Fuentes Ávila

Rock-n-Roll Flower

Latin America - murder - relationships - sexuality - violence

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Scotland

Ali Smith

The Detainee’s Tale as told to Ali Smith

confession - political - realism - refugees

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Palestine

Suheil Kiwan

Globalization

absurd - irony - Israeli-Palestinian - political

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Kamila Shamsie

The Lover’s Tale as told to Kamila Shamsie

Great Britain - refugees - trauma

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USA

Matt Cashion

Nothing Ruins a Good Story Like an Eyewitness

American culture - capitalism - witty

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USA

Megan Staffel

Leaving the Meadows

family - marriage - mother and son - psychological - relationships

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Palestine

Alaa Hlehel

Scandal

childhood - family - middle east - realism - women oppression

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