Short Stories

Every year, there is a pilgrimage (of sorts).

Among the masterful short story writers of the 18th century in Russia—Turgenev, Pushkin, Gogol, Dostoyevsky, Tolstoy—it is Anton Chekhov whose words are most known outside of the motherland because

“Orange World and Other Stories exposes the difficulties of wanting. . . . Characters long for things that have no name. They live on the edge of terror.

The publication of poet Sylvia Plath’s newly discovered short story, Mary Ventura and the Ninth Kingdom, follows the highly acclaimed second and final volume of her letters (The Letter

“for lovers of literature and students of the craft, reading Sergio Pitol is to enter one of the great literary minds of our time.”

“In The Dogs of Detroit Felver has created a dark mirror for readers to gaze into.”

“tender and heartbreaking, whimsical and moving—all finely crafted.”

Montana and noir are not a natural fit, as the editors of this short story collection readily acknowledge in their introduction: “No doubt the state’s beauty will . . .

Many people believe that writing a good short story is easier than writing a novel. Though each genre has its own challenges, many writers have pointed out that, in fact, the opposite is true.

“Christie gives the reader a provocative slice of Americana that is equal parts real and gripping.”

This book is exactly what it appears to be: A collection of horse stories written by a Who’s Who of literary stars over the past century.

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