Contemporary – Page 6 – 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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Sudan

Omayma Abdullah

The Route through Purgatory

arabic literature - death - refugees - war

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Syria

Ahmed Omar

River of Honey, Lake of Milk

arabic literature - atmospheric - childhood - coming of age - Freudian - melancholy - unrequited love

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Brian Stableford

Mortimer Gray’s History of Death

alternative history - contemplative - death - history - philosophy - sci-fi - speculative

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Spain

María Fernanda Ampuero

Auction

good and evil - horror - murder - psychological - rape - violence

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Tunisia

Kamal Riahi

Moscow

arabic literature - objectification - Russia - sexuality

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Colombia

Giuseppe Caputo

Like Hunger, Like Love

absurd - homosexuality - mother and son - psychological - relationships - surreal

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Palestine

Naji Daher

Nightly Lament

arabic literature - death - marriage - relationships - surreal - violence

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Spain

María Fernanda Ampuero

Nam

America - coming of age - father and daughter - friendship - sexuality - trauma - war

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Israel

Sarit Elkon

Close to the Body – Fifth Place

animals - atmospheric - female authors - loneliness - memories

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Argentina

Marcelo Cohen

Simidolia

introspective - Latin America - love - psychological - relationships - surreal

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USA

Holiday Reinhorn

Gabe

female authors - gender - love - relationships - witty

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Canada

Dean Gessie

Cicada

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