Contemporary – Page 14 – The Short Story Project

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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Israel

Dror Burstein

Titanium

contemplative - philosophy - writing

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USA

Nathaniel Rich

The Northeast Kingdom

American literature - getting old - philosophy - speculative

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USA

Jennifer Egan

Emerald City

American culture - American literature - female authors - urban

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Israel

Tahel Frosh

Richard Nixon, My Mother

mother and daughter - music - urban

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Israel

Iftach Alony

An old story

childhood - psychological

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Israel

Liat Elkayam

Honey

melancholy - realism - wedding

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Israel

Sami Berdugo

Ksantini, The Last Child of the Century

introspective - melancholy - memories

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Israel

Adi Sorek

Architect in the Square

contemplative - existentialism

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Israel

Iftach Alony

Saragossa in Berlin

absurd - allegory - contemplative - holocaust - WWII

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Germany

Kathrin Röggla

The Onlookers

contemplative - post apocalypse - sci-fi

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Germany

Annett Gröschner

Prenzlauer Berg by Night (Nothing Doing)

alienation - class-gap - melancholy - realism

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USA

Rachel B. Glaser

The JPEG

American culture - coming of age - funny

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