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2. The Complete Stories of Franz Kafka - Wikipedia

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   LC Class. PZ3.K11 Co PT2621.A26. The Complete Stories of Franz Kafka is a compilation of all of Kafka's short stories. With the exception of three novels ( The Trial, The Castle and Amerika ), this collection includes all of his narrative work. The book was originally edited by Nahum N. Glatzer and published by Schocken Books in 1971.

3. Nebula Award for Best Short Story - Wikipedia

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   Website. nebulas.sfwa.org. The Nebula Award for Best Short Story is a literary award assigned each year by Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) for science fiction or fantasy short stories. A work of fiction is defined by the organization as a short story if it is less than 7,500 words; awards are also given out for longer ...

4. The Bet (short story) - Wikipedia

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   The Bet (short story) " The Bet " ( Russian: "Пари", romanized : Pari) is an 1889 short story by Anton Chekhov about a banker and a young lawyer who make a bet with each other following a conversation about whether the death penalty is better or worse than life in prison. The banker wagers that the lawyer cannot remain in solitary ...

5. The Happy Prince and Other Tales - Wikipedia

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   The Happy Prince and Other Tales (or Stories) is a collection of stories for children by Oscar Wilde first published in May 1888. It contains five stories: "The Happy Prince," "The Nightingale and the Rose," "The Selfish Giant," "The Devoted Friend," and " The Remarkable Rocket ." In 2003, the second through fourth stories were adapted by Lupus ...

6. Twenty-Three Tales - Wikipedia

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   Twenty-Three Tales. Twenty-Three Tales is a popular compilation of short stories by Leo Tolstoy. According to its publisher, Oxford University Press, the collection is about contemporary classes in Russia during Tolstoy's time, written in a brief, morality-tale style. [1] It was translated into English by Louise Maude and Aylmer Maude .

7. The Turning (short story collection) - Wikipedia

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   The story is set in a small Western Australian town and is about all different kinds of "turnings", be they in people, situations, surprises, accidents, relationships, and even the turning of time. [1] These turnings come at crucial times in the characters' lives. They are doomed and unhappy people, and though the turning may not change their ...

8. The Best American Short Stories 2021 - Wikipedia

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   The Best American Short Stories 2020. Followed by. The Best American Short Stories 2022. The Best American Short Stories 2021 is a volume in the annual Best American Short Stories anthology. It was edited by the series editor, Heidi Pitlor, and guest editor and two-time National Book Award winner, Jesmyn Ward. [1]

9. The Visitor (short story) - Wikipedia

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   The Visitor" is a 1965 short story by British writer Roald Dahl, centered on the fictional Uncle Oswald and the lurid adventures he describes in his elaborate diaries. In this story, set in 1946, Oswald has amorous designs on his Syrian host's wife and teenage daughter, with unfortunate and unexpected consequences.