Condensed Milk, By Varlam Shalamov Condensed Milk, By Varlam Shalamov Narrated in the first person, this short story is one episode in the life of a Russian labour-camp inmate.
Upturned Face, By Stephen Crane Upturned Face, By Stephen Crane “The Upturned Face” is one of Crane’s best-known short stories. It is a study on the horrors of the American Civil War.
A Dwarf's Tale, By Georg Klein A Dwarf's Tale, By Georg Klein Georg Klein is a German writer who was born in 1953. He is the author of five novels, several collections of short stories and a detective story.
How I Met The Author Of My Obituary, By Jaroslav Hašek How I Met The Author Of My Obituary, By Jaroslav Hašek Jaroslav Hašek was a Czech writer, humorist, satirist, journalist, bohemian and anarchist.
The Picture Horse, By P’u Sung-Ling The Picture Horse, By P’u Sung-Ling P’u Sung-Ling was a Qing dynasty Chinese writer, best known as the author of Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio.
The White Flower, By Teffi The White Flower, By Teffi Teffi was a Russian humorist writer. Teffi was the pseudonym of Nadezhda Alexandrovna Lokhvitskaya.
Esme, By Saki Esme, By Saki A baroness tells Clovis a story about a hyena that she and her friend Constance encountered while out fox hunting.
The Socialist, By Ryūnosuke Akutagawa The Socialist, By Ryūnosuke Akutagawa Akutagawa is regarded as the “Father of the Japanese short story” and Japan’s premier literary award, the Akutagawa Prize, is named after him
Gym Period, By Rainer Maria Rilke Gym Period, By Rainer Maria Rilke René Karl Wilhelm Johann Josef Maria Rilke, better known as Rainer Maria Rilke, was a Bohemian-Austrian poet and novelist.
The Feather Pillow, By Horacio Quiroga The Feather Pillow, By Horacio Quiroga Alicia and Jordan are married and live happily for three months. As Alicia falls ill, she hallucinates to a surprising, inevitable ending.
