Short Story Collections

The other day I recommended The Germanium and Parker's Back as two good bookends to her career. They're not her best work, but they demonstrate her philosophy well.

I haven't read any Flannery O'Connor yet by damn, that woman knew how to title a story.

>nu Veeky Forums defends female authors
Fuck. /pol/ was right.

Fucking brilliant stuff in here.

thanks for actually reading things before you post user. how was that collection of Katherine Mansfield? have you read her other books?

I read 'Selected Stories' by Munro and really enjoyed it but that doesn't say much. I'm not sure you can go wrong, she's a quality writer.

I read a few collections of Henry Lawson's short stories every year, but only because I'm Australian. He's one of the two truly seminal writers of the country. Most of his stories are about hard characters with a heart of gold living in extreme conditions in the early colonial days here. Hemmmdog Millionway was a big fan.

Forty Stories by Anton Chekhov

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Cortázar's short stories don't get as much love as Rayuela in this board for some reason, but they are far superior.

On a related note, has anyone read Hamsun's short fiction? If so, how well does it hold up to his novels?

The Mansfield collection is good. She's not my favorite author by any stretch, but none of the stories were bad. People mock Wordsworth for their covers, but for English authors you can't go wrong - got all of Mansfield's shorts together for a few dollars.

Cheever