Anything is possible in this magical story collection. Good hunting begins as a folktale about a demonhunting. What are some good books for reading short stories. Great short short books fictions that are less than 200 pages or 50k words, that seem longer, read easily, of all genres. I have changed the title of this list in response, thanks. Short story collections featuring denis johnson, lucia berlin, jamel brinkley, william trevor, and more.
Best short stories of all time 446 books goodreads. Large selection and many more categories to choose from. Interpreter of maladies by jhumpa lahiri, tenth of december by. In this highlight from the book, white probes the seeming peace that often occurs in. The penguin book of italian short stories, edited by jhumpa lahiri, will be published on. The stories in mcgregors collection have stayed with me for months on end.
The best short books youll ever read readers digest. It may be in any genre of fiction, and the exact definition of short will often depend on the genre. The 10 best short moral stories with valuable lessons. Discover the best childrens short story collections in best sellers. Top 10 contemporary short stories books the guardian. Short stories are often collected together with other short stories, poetry, art, andor essays in order to form a larger book, although it is becoming more common for short stories to be. Our last article of short stories became so popular, that we decided to create another list, in which every story has a simple moral behind it.
Is it all that remarkable that a short story collection by a writer who died in 2004. The best long books for a good read 10 best books by. Top 10 contemporary short stories ahead of 2017s national short story prize, jon mcgregor reluctantly chooses swoony work from recent years showing some of. Spam or selfpromotional the list is spam or selfpromotional. Aside from being good news for writers and publishers, both cases served as a heartening reminder that a welltold short story still has the. The art of war written by chinese warrior sun tzu in the 5 th century bc, the art of war is widely considered to be one of the best books if not the best book about military combat strategy. A list of the best collections of short stories, either anthologies with stories by multiple authors or collections with stories by one author. Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book. If youd like many short stories at your fingertips all at once, short story collections are where you should look.
Inappropriate the list including its title or description facilitates illegal activity, or contains hate speech or ad hominem attacks on a fellow goodreads member or author. In fact some are so basic theyre most likely featured in childrens books somewhere. Theres an inherent intensity to really good short fiction. Here, weve collected 21 of the best short story collections along with the standout story in each volume. Short stories are more than just a quick fix of fiction for the timestrapped. Revered as one of the best short stories ever written, the yellow wallpaper imprints in the readers mind and refuses to leave. I relish short stories, but some of the worlds most famous stories tend to. When crafted well, short stories are like grenades which quickly explode in front of us. Short nonfiction books you can read in a day readers digest. The 10 best short story collections culture the guardian. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon kindle store best sellers. They are linked by a unity of place the fenlands of. Score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book.
The best short stories should haunt you for days and weeks. The 10 best short story collections of the decade literary hub. All formats available for pc, mac, ebook readers and other mobile devices. The best part about being in a book club is getting to spend an afternoon drinking coffee and talking for hours about your new favorite book. A good short story is hard to beat but harder to write. Shirley jacksons final novel is the kind of book youll want everyone to read just so you can talk about it. Interpreter of maladies by jhumpa lahiri, tenth of december by george saunders, dubliners by james joyce, her body and ot. Find a book you wont want to put down in our roundup of the best short story. The art of war is a military book written in ancient china, in the spring and autumn period 770476 bc a highranking general, strategist and philosopher sun tzu is usually credited as the author of the book, although many historians doubt this person ever existed.
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