The Gift by O Henry. It's beautiful in it's simplicity. The first time I read it I cried.
The Gift by O Henry. It's beautiful in it's simplicity. The first time I read it I cried.
The Open Window (Saki or Sake?)
The Devil and Daniel Webster
"Deep in the fundamental heart of mind and universe...there is a reason."
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I like many short stories by Asimov; my favourites are Bicentennial Man, All the Troubles of the World, Nightfall, and Not Final.
I´m a big fan of Machado de Assis. Some short stories that are masterpieces are Missa do Galo, A Igreja do Diabo (Devil´s Church), Teoria do Medalhão.I don´t know if his short stories were translated into English, but if they are, I recommend reading them.
Some short stories of Stephen King I liked: Riding the Bullet, The Ballad of the Flexible Bullet, Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption, Word Processor of the Gods, The Breathing Method.
I also liked The Monkey´s Paw (W.W.Jacobs), and The Black Cat (Poe).
I´ve read many comments here in this thread about The Lottery. It seems interesting, I think I should read it.
"It´s our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities"
Albus Dumbledore, in HP and the Chamber of Secrets - J K Rowling
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I would definitely have to say that James Baldwin's "Sonny's Blues" is the best short story I have ever read. Although Kafka's Metaphorsis comes in a very close second
Tough question. I am fond of "The Most Dangerous Game"
I'm sure it's in the public domain
"The Silver Jar" by Capote is beautifully written, and has a surprise ending.
There are many by Capote which are astonishing.
My favourite is "Khol Do" By Sadiq Hussain Munto.
I sang of leaves, of leaves of gold, and leaves of gold there grew.
Here are some of my favorites, for what it's worth:
Contents of the Dead Man's Pockets Jack Finney
The Rocket Man Ray Bradbury
Give It Up! Franz Kafka
The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas Ursula K. Le Guin
A Little Fable Franz Kafka
Dearth Aimee Bender
Bartleby the Scrivener Herman Mellville
The Beggar Guy de Maupassant
Light Is Like Water Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Eyes of a Blue Dog Gabriel Garcia Marquez
"The Sisters" or "Araby" by James Joyce.
Also, "Eyes of a Blue Dog" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, as Cheese King just said.
More than half of modern culture depends on what one shouldn't read.
-Algernon, The Importance of Being Ernest
This is the true joy in life; being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one, and being a force of nature instead of a feverish, selfish little clod.
-George Bernard Shaw
the lottery,metamorphosis and the piece of string..
these are my favourite they need to be my favourite bec we have a lesson at uni. as short storry
Poe's 'The Bordeaux Dilligence."
my favorite short story writers:
Roald Dahl
E.L. Doctorow
Guy de Maupassant
Jhumpa Lahiri
Truman Capote
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I don't about all time favourite but i really liked The little match girl by hans Christian Andersen. and Bliss by Katherine Mansfield
Last edited by sam96; 02-07-2007 at 12:17 PM.
Have you read "The Cosmopolitan" by O'Heanry? If you had, i think you would agree it is amusingly ironic!Read it some time, seriously!
There are a lot of great short stories. I think one of the stories I found the most moving was All Summer in a Day by Ray Bradbury. So sad.
I don't read many short stories, but my father loves Asimov and he introduced me to his writing...so, I would say"the last question"..
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