what are some of Veeky Forums's favorite short stories? it seems like short fiction is underrated here
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Kevin Morgan
Its a collection of short stories, but The Last Wish by Andrei Sapkowski (idk how to spell properly) is really good. Technically the first book in a fantasy series, this one is far batter than the others and each story provides a fascinating look at Polish medieval myths and culture, and an introduction to the grizzled character of Geralt the Witcher.
Hudson Scott
The Dubliners by James Joyce is my favourite short story.
Anthony Jones
>short fiction is underrated here
Not really, it's just that there aren't very many that are very good.
If you're looking for collections that are god-tier in their entirety, more or less, you can't go wrong with Joyce's Dubliners or Borges' Ficciones or OP's pic related. Chekhov and Carver are two other masters of the form.
If you're asking for some of my personal favourites who I believe are somewhat underrated these days, check out Silvina Ocampo and Bruno Schulz.
Camden Brown
Last book I finished was a collection of short stories by Breece D'J Pancake entitled 'Trilobite'.
Honestly, I haven't been that engaged by a book of short stories since the last time I read a collection of Henry Lawson's. Yeah, the theme's and some of the plots were kind of done-already, even though it was written in the 1970's. The prose was timeless. It really felt like contemporary West Virginia (inb4) with the heartfelt characters and simple but still all-encompassing domestic issues. It was a basic type of writing sure, but the sincerity of story-telling was pretty compelling, and made every story worth reading.
I can't recommend the collection enough.
'The Honored Dead' was my personal favourite, hopefully the link works.
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Also, I'll link a popular classic if anyone hasn't read it...
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Angel Jones
>Yeah, the theme's and some
Sorry, kinda drunk = renegade apostrophes.
Carson Long
>it's just that there aren't very many that are very good.
I'd argue that still makes them underrated, maybe even moreso
Cooper Flores
Gene Wolfe Best of
Flannery O'Connor, Eveything That Rises Must Converge
Gogol, Collected Short Stories
Chekov, Collected Short Stories
Chesterton, Father Brown Stories
Joyce, Dubliners
Nathaniel Morales
Kjell Askildsen all day every day!
Kayden Turner
Elephant and other stories by Raymond carver is goat
You won't be disappointed