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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Germany

Kristina Schilke

It’s Me

depression - friendship - funny - psychological

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Germany

Eva Menasse

Sloth

divorce - family - indifference - relationships

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Germany

Saša Stanišić

The Great Illusion at Klingenreiter Lumber Sawmill and Woodworking Import Export

family - friendship - loneliness - relationships

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Israel

Yoav Rosen

Copy and Paste

parenthood - soldiers - suburbia

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Israel

Uzi Weil

Another Love Story

Arab-Israeli - funny - holocaust - political - satire - witty

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Romania

Ilka Papp Zakor

Caviar

class-gap - death - surreal - tragedy - violence

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Spain

Antonio Ortuño

The Japanese Garden

funny - memories - unrequited love - witty

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USA

Phil Klay

Ten Kliks South

Al-Qaeda - guilt - realism - soldiers - war - witty

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Israel|USA

Miryam Sivan

The A Line

alienation - atmospheric - despair - drugs - urban

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Mexico

Laia Jufresa

Back to The Land

coming of age - magical realism - mother and daughter

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USA

Nathaniel Rich

The Northeast Kingdom

American literature - getting old - philosophy - speculative

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Israel

Jonathan Fein

Verging on the Abyss

contemplative - philosophy - political

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