A short story is a ?moment?s monument?. It is a curious thing, indeed, for a truly well-told short story leaves the reader at once satisfied and eager for more of the same.
In this anthology, writer and ace editor Terry O?Brien has brought together forty-one short stories from around the world, each one a masterpiece. Selected for their imagination and style, subject matter and richness of language, these are stories that broke new ground and shaped the literature of our time. It is a collection that is varied and diverse, tied together through exemplary writing.
Every writer here is a master of the form: from American poet-writer Edgar Allen Poe to Nobel laureate Ernest Hemingway; from English authors Somerset Maugham and Virginia Woolf to French naturalist and writer Guy de Maupassant and his American counterpart O. Henry; from horror and?fantasy writer M.R. James to Jungle Book creator Rudyard Kipling; from Russian playwright Anton Chekhov to Colombian legend Gabriel Garc?a M?rquez. The Best Short Stories Ever is a definitive collection of the finest short stories ever written.
THE BEST SHORT STORIES EVER
THE BEST SHORT STORIES EVER
By: Terry O Brien295.00
- ISBN: 978-93-5520-415-8
- Pages: 272 pages
- Published: February 2025
- Format: Paperback
- Imprint: Rupa
- Language: English
Terry O?Brien is an academician-turned-full-time writer, a freelance media consultant and public broadcaster, a quiz enthusiast and a passionate motivational trainer. He is a man of many parts, a language expert, a versatile writer on a plethora of topics and a trainer?s trainer. He has earned a distinction in history and is an expert on current affairs for news agencies. He has authored several books including the bestselling 50 Greatest Short Stories.
