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This is a list of well-acclaimed and well-beloved short story collections from across the decades. Maybe you read them in school, maybe you read them quite recently, but these stellar books of memorable tales will resonate with you for a long, long time.
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Dubliners (James Joyce)
Dubliners
41
James Joyce
Sour Heart (Jenny Zhang)
Sour Heart
42
Jenny Zhang
Interpreter of Maladies (Jhumpa Lahiri)
Interpreter of Maladies
43
Jhumpa Lahiri
Unaccustomed Earth (Jhumpa Lahiri)
Unaccustomed Earth
44
Jhumpa Lahiri
20th Century Ghosts (Joe Hill)
20th Century Ghosts
45
Joe Hill
This Isn't the Sort of Thing That Happens to Someone Like You (Jon McGregor)
This Isn't the Sort of Thing That Happens to Someone Like You
46
Jon McGregor
Ficciones (Jorge Luis Borges)
Ficciones
47
Jorge Luis Borges
Lovers on All Saints Day (Juan Gabriel Vasquez)
Lovers on All Saints Day
48
Juan Gabriel Vasquez
Pulse (Julian Barnes)
Pulse
49
Julian Barnes
This Is How You Lose Her (Junot Diaz)
This Is How You Lose Her
50
Junot Diaz
Sabrina & Corina (Kali Fajardo-Anstine)
Sabrina & Corina
51
Kali Fajardo-Anstine
Vampires in the Lemon Grove (Karen Russell)
Vampires in the Lemon Grove
52
Karen Russell
The Garden Party (Katherine Mansfield)
The Garden Party
53
Katherine Mansfield
Get in Trouble (Kelly Link)
Get in Trouble
54
Kelly Link
The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories (Ken Liu)
The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories
55
Ken Liu
Night at the Fiestas (Kirstin Valdez Quade)
Night at the Fiestas
56
Kirstin Valdez Quade
Welcome to the Monkey House (Kurt Vonnegut)
Welcome to the Monkey House
57
Kurt Vonnegut
Florida (Lauren Groff)
Florida
58
Lauren Groff
The Language of Thorns (Leigh Bardugo)
The Language of Thorns
59
Leigh Bardugo
What It Means When a Man Falls From the Sky (Lesley Nneka Arimah)
What It Means When a Man Falls From the Sky
60
Lesley Nneka Arimah
The Collected Stories (Lorrie Moore)
The Collected Stories
61
Lorrie Moore
A Manual for Cleaning Women (Lucia Berlin)
A Manual for Cleaning Women
62
Lucia Berlin
Monstress (Lysley Tenorio)
Monstress
63
Lysley Tenorio
Stone Mattress (Margaret Atwood)
Stone Mattress
64
Margaret Atwood
Things We Lost in the Fire (Mariana Enriquez)
Things We Lost in the Fire
65
Mariana Enriquez
13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl (Mona Awad)
13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl
66
Mona Awad
How Long Till Black Future Month: Stories (N. K. Jemisin)
How Long Till Black Future Month: Stories
67
N. K. Jemisin
Heads of the Colored People (Nafissa Thompson-Spires)
Heads of the Colored People
68
Nafissa Thompson-Spires
The Boat (Nam Le)
The Boat
69
Nam Le
Fragile Things (Neil Gaiman)
Fragile Things
70
Neil Gaiman
Smoke and Mirrors (Neil Gaiman)
Smoke and Mirrors
71
Neil Gaiman
Trigger Warning (Neil Gaiman)
Trigger Warning
72
Neil Gaiman
Bloodchild and Other Stories (Octavia Butler)
Bloodchild and Other Stories
73
Octavia Butler
Homesick for Another World (Ottesa Moshfegh)
Homesick for Another World
74
Ottesa Moshfegh
Redeployment (Phil Klay)
Redeployment
75
Phil Klay
Awayland (Ramona Asubel)
Awayland
76
Ramona Asubel
The Illustrated Man (Ray Bradbury)
The Illustrated Man
77
Ray Bradbury
The Martian Chronicles (Ray Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles
78
Ray Bradbury
What We Talk About When We Talk About Love (Raymond Carver)
What We Talk About When We Talk About Love
79
Raymond Carver
Will You Please Be Quiet, Please? (Raymond Carver)
Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?
80
Raymond Carver
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