The Wizard, By Ryūnosuke Akutagawa The Wizard, By Ryūnosuke Akutagawa Akutagawa was a Japanese writer active in the Taishō period in Japan. He is regarded as the “Father of the Japanese short story.”
An Unexpected Bender, By Daniil Kharms An Unexpected Bender, By Daniil Kharms Daniil Kharms was an early Soviet-era avant-gardist and absurdist poet, writer and dramatist.
The Son, By Horacio Quiroga The Son, By Horacio Quiroga A father sends his 13-year-old son to hunt alone for the first time. As he awaits his child’s safe return, his minds starts playing tricks on him… will he find his son on time?
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.
