Albert CamusClassics · Literary Fiction·1913–1960
Understanding fiction
Synopsis
This collection gathers classic short stories that explore the human condition through various lenses. From tales of war and survival to intimate portraits of everyday life and complex relationships, these narratives offer a window into different eras and perspectives. Discover enduring works that continue to resonate with readers.
How it reads
Prose complexity 7/10
Content warnings (1)
Violence
Genres
Subjects
1861-65AlabamaAllegoryAmerican Civil WarAntebellum eraArabyAraby bazaarChangeCivil warColonel SartorisConfederate States of AmericaDeathEmily GriersonGentleman's AgreementsHangingHomer BarronJeffersonJuvenile audienceMangan's sisterMentally ill womenMississippiMr. GriersonNonlinear NarrativeNorth Richmond StreetOwl Creek BridgePeyton FarquharReclusesTobeTraditionUnionUnited StatesYoknapatawpha County
Places
Captain Isaiah SellersCameo
Ambrose BierceShort Stories · Classics·1842–1914
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Angus WilsonLiterary Fiction · Fiction·1913–1991
Anton ChekhovClassics · Literary Fiction·1860–1904
Bret HarteClassics · Short Stories·1836–1902
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Caroline GordonClassics · Essays·1895–1981
Carson McCullersLiterary Fiction · Classics·1917–1967
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Christopher SykesEssays · Non-Fiction·1907–1986
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Cleanth BrooksNon-Fiction · Essays·1906–1994
ColetteLiterary Fiction · Classics·1873–1954
D. H. LawrenceClassics · Fiction·1885–1930
Dino BuzzatiClassics · Literary Fiction·1906–1972
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Dylan ThomasEssays · Poetry·1914–1953
Ernest HemingwayClassics · Literary Fiction·1899–1961
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Eudora WeltyLiterary Fiction · Classics·1909–2001
Flannery O'ConnorLiterary Fiction · Classics·1925–1964
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Francis ParkmanHistory · Classics·1823–1893
Frank O'ConnorLiterary Fiction · Non-Fiction·1903–1966
Franz KafkaLiterary Fiction · Classics·1883–1924
F. Scott FitzgeraldClassics · Literary Fiction·1896–1940
Guy de MaupassantClassics · Literary Fiction·1850–1893
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Hanson Weightman BaldwinHistory · Military History·b. 1903
Honoré de BalzacClassics · Literary Fiction·1799–1850
Irwin ShawLiterary Fiction · Essays·1913–1984
Isaac BabelHistorical Fiction · Literary Fiction·1894–1940
Isak DinesenClassics · Literary Fiction·1885–1962
James JoyceClassics · Literary Fiction·1882–1941
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James Purdy - undifferentiatedLiterary Fiction · Fiction·1923–2009
James ThurberClassics · Essays·1894–1961
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Jesse StuartEssays · Classics·1906–1984
John CheeverLiterary Fiction · Short Stories·1912–1982
John CollierFiction · Short Stories
Joseph ConradClassics · Literary Fiction·1857–1924
Katherine Anne PorterLiterary Fiction · Classics·1890–1980
Katherine MansfieldClassics · Short Stories·1888–1923
Luigi PirandelloClassics · Literary Fiction·1867–1936
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Marcel AyméLiterary Fiction · Classics·1902–1967
Mark TwainClassics · Fiction·1835–1910
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Mary Mc CarthyBiography & Memoir · Classics
O. HenryClassics · Fiction·1862–1910
Peter QuennellHistory · Biography·1905–1993
Ray BradburyFiction · Short Stories·1920–2012
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Ring LardnerClassics · Literary Fiction·1885–1933
Robert Penn WarrenClassics · History·1905–1989
Rudyard KiplingClassics · Fiction·1865–1936
Saul BellowLiterary Fiction · Essays·1915–2005
Sherwood AndersonLiterary Fiction · Classics·1876–1941
Shirley JacksonClassics · Fiction·1916–1965
Stephen CraneClassics · Literary Fiction·1871–1900
Thomas MannClassics · Literary Fiction·1875–1955
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Thomas WolfeClassics · Essays·1900–1938
Truman CapoteFiction · Classics·1924–1984
William FaulknerLiterary Fiction · Classics·1897–1962
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William SansomFiction · Horror·1912–1976
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