Melancholy - A Collection Of Short Stories

A curated collection of short stories surrounding themes of melancholy. Some call it the black bile, some call it the blues, or weltschmerz, in all its nomenclatures, melancholy and depression are central to human experience. This collection features selected literary expressions of this universal condition, woven by authors from all cultures and spanning all periods.

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USA

Liz Prato

Riding to the Shore

family - marriage - melancholy - relationships - sickness

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Iraq

Raghad al-Suheil

Rabbits of Baghdad

iraq - political - poverty - war

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Israel

Michal Yaara Carmi

Sunflowers

childhood - coming of age - family - melancholy - mother and daughter

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Russia

Mikhail Bulgakov

The Red Crown

family - soldiers - Soviet Russia - war

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USA

Molly Gloss

Lambing Season

animals - dark - sci-fi - suspense

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Israel

Anna Likhtikman

Rooms

alienation - contemplative - death - family - urban

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USA

Sarah Gerkensmeyer

Dear John

alienation - departure - marriage - unrequited love

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USA

Diane Goodman

Abracadabra

alienation - betrayal - loneliness - relationships - tragic love

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Israel

Nir Yehudai

Heart of Stone

addiction - alienation - coming of age - depression

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D.H. Lawrence

The Border-Line

classics - death - loneliness - unrequited love - war

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USA

Gertrude Stein

The Gentle Lena

alienation - classics - family - melancholy - poverty

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Mexico

Elisa R.V. García

The Square

contemplative - death - melancholy - memories - plot twist

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