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

Zsuzsa Bánk

Lydia

atmospheric - childhood - memories - relationships

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United Arab Emirates

Saleem Albeik

Scenario (A Chapter from a Novel)

contemplative - lust - passion - relationships

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Mexico

Luis Carlos Fuentes Ávila

Rock-n-Roll Flower

Latin America - murder - relationships - sexuality - violence

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Israel

Tehila Hakimi

A Woman in a Space

alienation - feminism - loneliness - office life

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Eritrea

Haji Jaber

Black Foam

political - realism - refugees

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Faroe Islands

Sólrún Michelsen

Some People Run in Shorts

allegory - atmospheric - contemplative - existentialism

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Kamila Shamsie

The Lover’s Tale as told to Kamila Shamsie

Great Britain - refugees - trauma

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USA

Matt Cashion

Nothing Ruins a Good Story Like an Eyewitness

American culture - capitalism - witty

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USA

Megan Staffel

Leaving the Meadows

family - marriage - mother and son - psychological - relationships

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Palestine

Alaa Hlehel

Scandal

childhood - family - middle east - realism - women oppression

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Palestine

Khalil Nasif

Lucerne Tunnel

journey - magical realism - mystery

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Lesley Nneka Arimah

Glory

immigration - marriage - office life - relationships - witty - young love

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