Best Literary Short Fiction Collections
Discover the best literary short fiction collections with our curated list of top book picks. Explore masterful storytelling and acclaimed works from renowned authors in this essential guide for fiction lovers.
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Birds of America
by Lorrie Moore
A National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist A New York Times Editors' Choice A Pulishers Weekly Best Book of the Year Birds of America is …
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The Middle-Aged Man and the Sea
by Christopher Meeks
Author Christopher Meeks presents 13 heartwarming stories about relationships and manhood in modern-day America. The middle-aged man and the sea poignantly explores the issues of …
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Close Range
by Annie Proulx
A collection of short stories, which includes the short story, Brokeback Mountain.
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Willful Creatures
by Aimee Bender
Aimee Bender’sWillful Creaturesconjures a fantastical world in which authentic love blooms. This is a place where a boy with keys for fingers is a hero, …
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Collected Stories
by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Collected here are twenty-six of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's most brilliant and enchanting short stories, presented in the chronological order of their publication in Spanish from …
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Too Far to Go
by John Updike
Stories that trace the decline and fall of a marriage, a history made up of the happiness of growing children and shared life, and the …
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The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing
by Melissa Bank
The New York Times bestselling classic of a young woman’s journey in work, love, and life “In this swinging, funny, and tender study of contemporary …
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You've Got to Read This
by Ron Hansen
Thirty-four of America's most distinguished fiction writers--including Oscar Hijuelos, John Irving, and Joyce Carol Oates--introduce the short stories that inspired them most.
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The Best American Short Stories of the Century
by John Updike
Including one new story and an Index by author of every story that has ever appeared in the series, this new volume offers a "spectacular …
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The Things They Carried
by Tim O'Brien
One of the first questions people ask about The Things They Carried is this: Is it a novel, or a collection of short stories? The …