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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USA

W. E. B. Du Bois

The Comet

alienation - allegory - American culture - American literature - death - speculative

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William Somerset Maugham

The Taipan

alienation - classics - death - existentialism - journey - surreal

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Germany

Terézia Mora

Lost in the Forest

alienation - atmospheric - existentialism - family - female authors - irony - loneliness - melancholy - psychological

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Germany

Finn-Ole Heinrich

On a Saturday

class-gap - existentialism - violence

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Germany

Peter Glaser

Story About Nothing

absurd - atmospheric - death - existentialism - family - funny - journey - mystery

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USA

Benjamin Shane Evans

The Fig Leaf

American literature - existential - horror - psychological - speculative

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USA

Todd Pitock

And Even Higher

contemporary

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New Zealand

Katherine Mansfield

Bliss

existentialism - friends - joy - marriage - relationships

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USA

Grace Paley

Wants

divorce - existential - humor - love - relationships

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Russia

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Bobok

dark humor - Russian literature - satire

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Czech Republic

Karel Čapek

An Attempt at Murder

crime - suspense

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Germany

Hermann Hesse

If the War Continues

existential - philosophy - war

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