Politics – Page 3 – The Short Story Project

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Japan

Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

The Socialist

classics - contemplative - political - psychological - realism

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Italy

Anna Maria Ortese

A Pair of Eyeglasses

childhood - class-gap - funny - modern classic - poverty

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Algeria

Waciny Laredj

Deception or Dreams of the Man Who Didn’t Lose His Shadow

history - political - realism - violence - war

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Kamila Shamsie

The Lover’s Tale as told to Kamila Shamsie

Great Britain - refugees - trauma

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Ukraine

Marina Lewycka

The Dependant’s Tale as told to Marina Lewycka

political - realism - refugees

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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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USA

Tehila Lieberman

Waltz on East 6th Street

history - holocaust - trauma - WWII

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Sudan

Abdelaziz Baraka Sakin

Birth

betrayal - melancholy - war

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Chris Cleave

The Lorry Driver’s Tale as told to Chris Cleave

Great Britain - refugees - witty

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Iraq

Raghad al-Suheil

Rabbits of Baghdad

iraq - political - poverty - war

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Russia

Mikhail Bulgakov

The Red Crown

family - soldiers - Soviet Russia - war

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