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50 Great Novellas, Short Stories, and Story Collections

Here are some great novellas, short stories, and collections of short stories/fiction. I've read them all and would recommend them. 😊👍
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All Quiet on the Western Front (Erich Maria Remarque)
All Quiet on the Western Front
1
Erich Maria Remarque
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
2
George Orwell
The Best of Isaac Asimov (Isaac Asimov)
The Best of Isaac Asimov
3
Isaac Asimov
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
4
Aldous Huxley
Breakfast at Tiffany's (Truman Capote)
Breakfast at Tiffany's
5
Truman Capote
A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
A Christmas Carol
6
Charles Dickens
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
7
Anthony Burgess
Drinking Coffee Elsewhere
Drinking Coffee Elsewhere
8
Einstein's Dreams (Alan Lightman)
Einstein's Dreams
9
Alan Lightman
Ella Minnow Pea (Mark Dunn)
Ella Minnow Pea
10
Mark Dunn
The Fat Girl (Andres Dubus)
The Fat Girl
11
Andres Dubus
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon
12
Daniel Keyes
Franny and Zooey (J.D. Salinger)
Franny and Zooey
13
J.D. Salinger
The Gift of the Magi (O. Henry)
The Gift of the Magi
14
O. Henry
Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room
15
James Baldwin
Girl (Jamaica Kincaid)
Girl
16
Jamaica Kincaid
Herland (Charlotte Perkins Gilman)
Herland
17
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
The House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
The House on Mango Street
18
Sandra Cisneros
How to Breathe Underwater (Julie Orringer)
How to Breathe Underwater
19
Julie Orringer
I, Robot (Isaac Asimov)
I, Robot
20
Isaac Asimov
The Island of Dr. Moreau (H.G. Wells)
The Island of Dr. Moreau
21
H.G. Wells
Kiss Kiss (Roald Dahl)
Kiss Kiss
22
Roald Dahl
The Lady or the Tiger? (Frank R. Stockton)
The Lady or the Tiger?
23
Frank R. Stockton
The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince
24
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
25
William Golding
The Lottery (Shirley Jackson)
The Lottery
26
Shirley Jackson
The Martian Chronicles (Ray Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles
27
Ray Bradbury
The Metamorphosis (Franz Kafka)
The Metamorphosis
28
Franz Kafka
Out of the Silent Planet (C.S. Lewis)
Out of the Silent Planet
29
C.S. Lewis
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
30
John Steinbeck
Music for Chameleons
Music for Chameleons
31
My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me: Forty New Fairy Tales (Various)
My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me: Forty New Fairy Tales
32
Various
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea
33
Ernest Hemingway
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
34
Stephen Chbosky
The Pleasure of My Company
The Pleasure of My Company
35
The Raven (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Raven
36
Edgar Allan Poe
Shopgirl (Steve Martin)
Shopgirl
37
Steve Martin
Siddhartha (Hermann Hesse)
Siddhartha
38
Hermann Hesse
The Screwtape Letters (C.S. Lewis)
The Screwtape Letters
39
C.S. Lewis
St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves
St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves
40
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