Short Stories

Rating Sort ascending Title Author Genre Sub-Genre(s) Country Year
10.0 Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway: The Finca Vigia EditionThe Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway: The Finca Vigia Edition Ernest HemingwayHemingway Fiction Short Stories United States
10.0 Street of CrocodilesThe Street of Crocodiles Bruno SchulzSchulz Fiction General, Short Stories Poland
9.5 Bartleby, the ScrivenerBartleby, the Scrivener Herman MelvilleMelville Fiction Short Stories United States
9.5 Winesburg, OhioWinesburg, Ohio Sherwood AndersonAndersonc Fiction Short Stories United States
9.5 Complete StoriesThe Complete Stories Franz KafkaKafka Fiction Short Stories
9.5 Stories of Vladimir NabokovThe Stories of Vladimir Nabokov Vladimir NabokovNabokov Fiction Short Stories Russia
9.5 Ashenden: or the British AgentAshenden: or the British Agent W. Somerset MaughamMaugham Fiction Mystery/Crime, Short Stories United Kingdom
9.5 FiccionesFicciones Jorge Luis BorgesBorges Fiction Short Stories Argentina
9.0 Lost in the FunhouseLost in the Funhouse John BarthBarth Fiction Short Stories United States
9.0 Crime and GuiltCrime and Guilt Ferdinand von SchirachVon Schirach Fiction Mystery/Crime, Short Stories Germany
9.0 Good Man is Hard to Find and Other StoriesA Good Man is Hard to Find and Other Stories Flannery O'ConnorO'Connor Fiction Short Stories United States
9.0 Visiting Privilege: New and Collected StoriesThe Visiting Privilege: New and Collected Stories Joy WilliamsWilliamsc Fiction Short Stories United States
9.0 Pastoralia: StoriesPastoralia: Stories George SaundersSaunders Fiction Short Stories United States
9.0 Complete StoriesThe Complete Stories Clarice LispectorLispector Fiction Short Stories United States
9.0 Oblivion: StoriesOblivion: Stories David Foster WallaceWallaceb Fiction Short Stories United States
9.0 Country Doctor's NotebookA Country Doctor's Notebook Mikhail BulgakovBulgakov Fiction Short Stories Russia
9.0 Sportsman's SketchesA Sportsman's Sketches Ivan TurgenevTurgenev Fiction Short Stories Russia
9.0 Dusk and Other StoriesDusk and Other Stories James SalterSalter Fiction Short Stories United States
9.0 O'ClockO'Clock Quim MonzoMonzo Fiction Short Stories Spain
9.0 Varieties of DisturbanceVarieties of Disturbance Lydia DavisDavis Fiction Short Stories United States
8.5 Unaccustomed Earth: StoriesUnaccustomed Earth: Stories Jhumpa LahiriLahiri Fiction Short Stories United States
8.5 Last Evenings on EarthLast Evenings on Earth Roberto BolanoBolano Fiction Short Stories Chile
8.5 Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, MarriageHateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage Alice MunroMunro Fiction Short Stories Canada
8.5 Everything and NothingEverything and Nothing Jorge Luis BorgesBorges Non-Fiction Short Stories Argentina
8.5 Nightmare at 20,000 Feet: Horror StoriesNightmare at 20,000 Feet: Horror Stories Richard MathesonMatheson Fiction Horror, Short Stories United States
8.5 Complete Stories: 1898-1910The Complete Stories: 1898-1910 Henry JamesJamesc Fiction Short Stories United States
8.5 Thracian TalesThracian Tales Georgios VizyenosVizyenos Fiction Short Stories, General Greece
8.5 Last Night: StoriesLast Night: Stories James SalterSalter Fiction Short Stories United States
8.5 GuadalajaraGuadalajara Quim MonzoMonzo Fiction Short Stories Spain
8.5 Enough!Enough! Donald WestlakeWestlake Fiction Mystery/Crime, Short Stories United States
8.5 LevineLevine Donald WestlakeWestlake Fiction Mystery/Crime, Short Stories United States
8.5 Interpreter of Maladies Interpreter of Maladies Jhumpa LahiriLahiri Fiction Short Stories United States
8.5 Watch: StoriesThe Watch: Stories Rick BassBass Fiction Short Stories United States
8.0 You Are Not a Stranger Here: StoriesYou Are Not a Stranger Here: Stories Adam HaslettHaslett Fiction Short Stories United States
8.0 Tsar of Love and Techno: StoriesThe Tsar of Love and Techno: Stories Anthony MarraMarra Fiction Short Stories United States
8.0 Things They CarriedThe Things They Carried Tim O'BrienO'Brienc Fiction Short Stories United States
8.0 Beauties: Essential StoriesThe Beauties: Essential Stories Anton ChekhovChekhov Fiction Short Stories Russia
8.0 Tenth of December: StoriesTenth of December: Stories George SaundersSaunders Fiction Short Stories United States
8.0 Doctor StoriesThe Doctor Stories William Carlos WilliamsWilliamsg Fiction Short Stories United States
8.0 In Dreams Begin Responsibilities and Other StoriesIn Dreams Begin Responsibilities and Other Stories Delmore SchwartzSchwartzc Fiction Short Stories United States
8.0 World Goes OnThe World Goes On Laszlo KrasznahorkaiKrasznahorkai Fiction Short Stories Hungary
8.0 Bad Behavior: StoriesBad Behavior: Stories Mary GaitskillGaitskill Fiction Short Stories United States
8.0 Night ShiftNight Shift Stephen KingKing Fiction Horror, Short Stories
8.0 Thousand MoronsA Thousand Morons Quim MonzoMonzo Fiction Short Stories Spain
8.0 Thieves' DozenThieves' Dozen Donald WestlakeWestlake Fiction Mystery/Crime, Short Stories United States
7.5 Coast of Chicago: StoriesThe Coast of Chicago: Stories Stuart DybekDybek Fiction Short Stories United States
7.5 Complete Short Stories of Ambrose BierceThe Complete Short Stories of Ambrose Bierce Ambrose BierceBierce Fiction Short Stories, Horror United States
7.5 Triumph of the Egg: A Book of Impressions From American Life in Tales and PoemsThe Triumph of the Egg: A Book of Impressions From American Life in Tales and Poems Sherwood AndersonAndersonc Fiction Short Stories United States
7.5 You Should Come With Me Now: Stories of GhostsYou Should Come With Me Now: Stories of Ghosts M. John HarrisonHarrisonc Fiction Science Fiction, Short Stories United Kingdom
7.5 History of the World in 10 1/2 ChaptersA History of the World in 10 1/2 Chapters Julian BarnesBarnesb Fiction Short Stories United Kingdom
7.5 Our Story Begins: New and Selected StoriesOur Story Begins: New and Selected Stories Tobias WolffWolffc Fiction Short Stories United States
7.5 Teach Us to Outgrow Our MadnessTeach Us to Outgrow Our Madness Kenzaburo OeOe Fiction Short Stories Japan
7.5 Enormous Changes at the Last Minute: StoriesEnormous Changes at the Last Minute: Stories Grace PaleyPaley Fiction Short Stories United States
7.5 Murderous Schemes: An Anthology of Classic Detective StoriesMurderous Schemes: An Anthology of Classic Detective Stories Donald WestlakeWestlake Fiction Mystery/Crime, Short Stories United States
7.5 Full ThrottleFull Throttle Joe HillHill Fiction Short Stories United States
7.5 Girl with Curious HairGirl with Curious Hair David Foster WallaceWallaceb Fiction Short Stories United States
7.5 Brief Interviews with Hideous Men: StoriesBrief Interviews with Hideous Men: Stories David Foster WallaceWallaceb Fiction Short Stories United States
7.5 We MoveWe Move Gurnaik JohalJohal Fiction Short Stories United Kingdom
7.5 Largesse of the Sea MaidenThe Largesse of the Sea Maiden Denis JohnsonJohnson Fiction Short Stories United States
7.5 Good Old StuffThe Good Old Stuff John D. MacDonaldMacDonald Fiction Mystery/Crime, Short Stories United States
7.5 Platte RiverPlatte River Rick BassBass Fiction Short Stories United States
7.5 Winter BookA Winter Book Tove JanssonJansson Fiction Short Stories Finland
7.0 Collected Stories of Eudora WeltyThe Collected Stories of Eudora Welty Eudora WeltyWelty Fiction Short Stories United States
7.0 At the Mouth of the River of Bees: StoriesAt the Mouth of the River of Bees: Stories Kij JohnsonJohnsonb Fiction Short Stories, Science Fiction United States
7.0 Nightmares of Eminent PersonsNightmares of Eminent Persons Bertrand RussellRussell Fiction Short Stories United Kingdom
7.0 Vampires in the Lemon Grove: StoriesVampires in the Lemon Grove: Stories Karen RussellRussellc Fiction Short Stories United States
7.0 Sum: Tales from the AfterlivesSum: Tales from the Afterlives David EaglemanEagleman Fiction Short Stories United States
7.0 Blind Willow, Sleeping WomanBlind Willow, Sleeping Woman Haruki MurakamiMurakami Fiction Short Stories Japan
7.0 Crime Stories & Other WritingsCrime Stories & Other Writings Dashiell HammettHammett Fiction Mystery/Crime, Short Stories United States
7.0 Some Possible Solutions: StoriesSome Possible Solutions: Stories Helen PhillipsPhillips Fiction Short Stories United States
7.0 Goodbye, ColumbusGoodbye, Columbus Philip RothRoth Fiction Short Stories United States
7.0 Hermit's StoryThe Hermit's Story Rick BassBass Fiction Short Stories United States
7.0 Skeleton CrewSkeleton Crew Stephen KingKing Fiction Horror, Short Stories United States
7.0 Age of Grief: A Novella and Stories of Love, Marriage and FriendshipThe Age of Grief: A Novella and Stories of Love, Marriage and Friendship Jane SmileySmiley Fiction Short Stories United States
7.0 Tomorrow's CrimesTomorrow's Crimes Donald WestlakeWestlake Fiction Science Fiction, Short Stories United States
7.0 Happy DaysHappy Days Jason WilliamsonWilliamson Fiction Short Stories United Kingdom