Favorite Short Fiction

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Beschreibung
In honor of February's status as the shortest month of the year, our List of the Month is devoted to Favorite Short Fiction, which can include: individual short stories, anthologies (multiple authors), short story collections (single author), or novellas (100 pages or less). If members are listing one specific story, contained in a larger collection but not published separately, and not available as a separate work page on LibraryThing, the collection can be added, and the specific story can be indicated in the Explanations field. Please only downvote titles if the book does not fit the theme.
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Geteilt durch Null
von Ted Chiang
5,114 Mitglieder
232 Rezensionen
4.2
10 Members
lorax, karenb, anglemark, charl08, KatyBee, johnlrice, timetunnel, ManWithAnAgenda, SDanielson, sqr3cls3
2
Melancholie der Ankunft
von Jhumpa Lahiri
12,122 Mitglieder
268 Rezensionen
4.1
9 Members
charl08, terran, CarltonC, ahef1963, steller0707, sqr3cls3, Tosta, monicamargolis, -Pia-,Tess_W
Erklärungen
Tess_W : It is 208 pages in length.
sqr3cls3: Is it possible to remove a thumbs down given for a misunderstanding? This is a collection of short stories, not one of her novels, so page numbers shouldn't apply.
3
Das Geschenk der Weisen
von O. Henry
2,175 Mitglieder
43 Rezensionen
4
8 Members
rosalita, Tess_W, ahef1963, AbigailAdams26, dianeham, jkonecki, steller0707, Sofyyyy21
Erklärungen
AbigailAdams26: Just a lovely holiday tale, about love and the true nature of giving and receiving gifts.
4
The Lottery
von Shirley Jackson
1,170 Mitglieder
43 Rezensionen
4
7 Members
TheDivineOomba, Tess_W, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, Christilee394, Sofyyyy21
5
Die Abenteuer des Sherlock Holmes
von Arthur Conan Doyle
15,698 Mitglieder
248 Rezensionen
4.1
7 Members
brewergirl, hipdeep, Euryale, CarltonC, ahef1963, NaggedMan, msjudy
6
Ein guter Mensch ist schwer zu finden. Und andere Erzählungen.
von Flannery O'Connor
4,067 Mitglieder
98 Rezensionen
4.1
6 Members
rosalita, mstrust, sturlington, steller0707, MarianBengal, Sofyyyy21
Erklärungen
sturlington: I decided to list those stories that have remained with me all my life, in this case, the title story.
7
Zehnter Dezember: Stories
von George Saunders
3,822 Mitglieder
185 Rezensionen
4
6 Members
madhatter22, KatyBee, johnlrice, dianeham, Radtosan, steller0707
8
Blaubarts Zimmer. Märchen für Erwachsene.
von Angela Carter
5,519 Mitglieder
150 Rezensionen
4
6 Members
rarm, CarltonC, Maddz, johnlrice, darsaster, Sofyyyy21
9
Systemausfall
von Martha Wells
5,517 Mitglieder
345 Rezensionen
4.1
6 Members
terran, elenchus, souloftherose, KatyBee, Brandy1411, MarianBengal
Erklärungen
elenchus: Each of the first 4 novellas in the Murderbot Diaries describes a self-contained story arc, and they're great fun, but it's the overarching discovery of SecUnit that compels me to read the next installment.
10
Von Mäusen und Menschen
von John Steinbeck
39,100 Mitglieder
665 Rezensionen
3.9
6 Members
Morphidae, terran, deldevries, sdkennedy, ahef1963, brandymt,geoffreymeadows
11
Blut. Im Morgengrauen / Der Gesang der Toten / Der Fornit.
von Stephen King
8,322 Mitglieder
76 Rezensionen
3.8
5 Members
hipdeep, sturlington, madhatter22, tina1969, sdkennedy
Erklärungen
sturlington: I think this collection represents the epitome of King's short stories, a great mix of weird, trippy, scary, moody, and wtf.
12
Fiktionen: Erzählungen 1939 - 1944
von Jorge Luis Borges
7,604 Mitglieder
114 Rezensionen
½ 4.4
4 Members
thorold, Cecrow, CarltonC, merrystar
13
Nachtschicht
von Stephen King
9,098 Mitglieder
114 Rezensionen
3.8
4 Members
brewergirl, raidergirl3, mrswebster, Sofyyyy21
14
The World of Jeeves
von P. G. Wodehouse
797 Mitglieder
7 Rezensionen
½ 4.4
4 Members
brewergirl, karenb, hipdeep, MarianBengal
15
Winesburg, Ohio
von Sherwood Anderson
5,938 Mitglieder
120 Rezensionen
3.8
4 Members
hipdeep, CarltonC, elenchus, ManWithAnAgenda
Erklärungen
elenchus: One of the original examples of linked stories in my reading life, and still a favourite.
16
How Long 'Til Black Future Month?
von N. K. Jemisin
1,440 Mitglieder
50 Rezensionen
½ 4.3
4 Members
Euryale, rarm, johnlrice, ManWithAnAgenda
17
The Unreal and the Real: The Selected Short Stories of Ursula K. Le Guin
von Ursula K. Le Guin
395 Mitglieder
4 Rezensionen
4
4 Members
Euryale, rarm, Heather39, MarianBengal
18
Bartleby, der Schreiber: Eine Geschichte aus der Wall Street
von Herman Melville
2,871 Mitglieder
96 Rezensionen
3.9
3 Members
mstrust, AbigailAdams26, -Pia-
Erklärungen
AbigailAdams26: A story that makes me both weep and laugh.
19
The People in the Castle: Selected Strange Stories
von Joan Aiken
172 Mitglieder
13 Rezensionen
4.2
3 Members
Euryale, Heather39, dianeham
20
Her Body and Other Parties: Stories
von Carmen Maria Machado
2,612 Mitglieder
121 Rezensionen
3.8
3 Members
vwinsloe, johnlrice, darsaster
21
Die Damen von Grace Adieu: Erzählungen
von Susanna Clarke
4,187 Mitglieder
130 Rezensionen
3.9
3 Members
rarm, Heather39, Maddz
22
Binti: Allein
von Nnedi Okorafor
2,877 Mitglieder
243 Rezensionen
3.9
3 Members
lorax, timetunnel, Cora-R
23
Die zwölf Striche der Windrose
von Ursula K. Le Guin
2,364 Mitglieder
31 Rezensionen
3.9
3 Members
lorax, ManWithAnAgenda, MarianBengal
24
Krik? Krak!
von Edwidge Danticat
1,199 Mitglieder
24 Rezensionen
4.1
3 Members
deldevries, madhatter22, Eagle13
25
Was ich sonst noch verpasst habe: Stories
von Lucia Berlin
1,761 Mitglieder
60 Rezensionen
4.2
3 Members
charl08, Capybara_99, vwinsloe
26
Zu viel Glück
von Alice Munro
2,259 Mitglieder
95 Rezensionen
3.9
2 Members
thorold, JuliaMaria
27
Memory Wall: Stories
von Anthony Doerr
581 Mitglieder
19 Rezensionen
4.1
2 Members
lmbix, msjudy
28
Foggy Mountain Breakdown and Other Stories
von Sharyn McCrumb
388 Mitglieder
½ 3.5
2 Members
dara85, AXC23
Erklärungen
dara85: My favorite story was Love on the First Bounce
29
Sunset
von Stephen King
5,393 Mitglieder
133 Rezensionen
½ 3.7
2 Members
deldevries, tina1969
30
Sixty Stories
von Donald Barthelme
1,643 Mitglieder
15 Rezensionen
4.1
2 Members
cornerhouse, Capybara_99
31
Was sie trugen
von Tim O'Brien
14,360 Mitglieder
393 Rezensionen
4.2
2 Members
susanbooks, Tess_W
Erklärungen
Tess_W: Favorites: On the Rainy River and The Lives of the Dead
32
Zehn Wahrheiten
von Miranda July
3,055 Mitglieder
94 Rezensionen
½ 3.7
2 Members
EerierIdyllMeme, -Pia-
33
Tales from Outer Suburbia
von Shaun Tan
1,398 Mitglieder
110 Rezensionen
½ 4.4
2 Members
karenb, anglemark
34
The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories
von Ann VanderMeer
825 Mitglieder
21 Rezensionen
½ 4.3
2 Members
elenchus, igorken
Erklärungen
elenchus: A highly impressive selection of known and not-so-known Weird short fiction, from all over the globe, and over 100 years of writing.
35
Alice Munro's Best: Selected Stories
von Alice Munro
120 Mitglieder
3 Rezensionen
4.1
2 Members
cornerhouse, c_why
36
Kinder- und Hausmärchen
von Jacob Grimm
14,388 Mitglieder
111 Rezensionen
4.2
3 Members
mstrust, merrystar, AbigailAdams26,
Erklärungen
AbigailAdams26: I have loved fairy-tales since I was a young girl, and have read the complete Grimm many times through.
37
Im Kabinett des Todes: Düstere Geschichten
von Stephen King
9,518 Mitglieder
114 Rezensionen
3.8
2 Members
Airycat, tina1969
38
Her Smoke Rose Up Forever
von James Tiptree Jr.
1,243 Mitglieder
38 Rezensionen
½ 4.3
2 Members
souloftherose, dianeham
39
Penric's Demon
von Lois McMaster Bujold
596 Mitglieder
33 Rezensionen
4.1
2 Members
tardis, Lorekeeper
40
William Maxwell: Early Novels and Stories
von William Maxwell
189 Mitglieder
1 Rezension
4
2 Members
cornerhouse, Laura1124
41
Weit draußen
von Annie Proulx
3,449 Mitglieder
70 Rezensionen
3.9
2 Members
deldevries, AXC23
42
Das Aleph
von Jorge Luis Borges
2,317 Mitglieder
62 Rezensionen
4.2
2 Members
cornerhouse, loulourevisited
43
Der Mann, der Bäume pflanzte
von Jean Giono
1,801 Mitglieder
45 Rezensionen
4.1
2 Members
EMS_24, perennialreader
Erklärungen
perennialreader: You can change your part of the world with a simple but repeated action.
44
Neun Erzählungen
von J. D. Salinger
11,758 Mitglieder
112 Rezensionen
4.1
2 Members
lmbix, vwinsloe
45
Bloodchild and Other Stories
von Octavia E. Butler
511 Mitglieder
16 Rezensionen
4.1
2 Members
cornerhouse, Morphidae
Erklärungen
Morphidae: When I picked this collection up, I wasn't expecting much. I had read one other book by Butler, Kindred, and thought it was "okay." Then I was blown away by these stories. I don't know if it was the mood I was in or if they really were that good - ever been too afraid to reread something because you're afraid it wasn't as good as you thought it was? Yeah, that's me. However, it's been seven years. It's time...
46
Geschichten aus Kolyma.
von Varlam Shalamov
1,062 Mitglieder
23 Rezensionen
½ 4.3
2 Members
c_why, -pilgrim-
47
A River Runs Through It and Other Stories
von Norman Maclean
3,145 Mitglieder
61 Rezensionen
4.2
2 Members
EerierIdyllMeme, terran
48
Uncommon type : some stories
von Tom Hanks
1,986 Mitglieder
95 Rezensionen
½ 3.5
2 Members
msjudy, TheReadingReindeer
Erklärungen
TheReadingReindeer: Collection of short stories on various themes, but all including a typewriter.
49
John the Balladeer
von Manly Wade Wellman
261 Mitglieder
4 Rezensionen
4.1
2 Members
yoyogod, Maddz
50
Tips für die Wildnis. Short Stories.
von Margaret Atwood
2,256 Mitglieder
19 Rezensionen
3.8
2 Members
AbigailAdams26, dianeham
Erklärungen
AbigailAdams26: Specific story: "Wilderness Tips." A haunting tale I have never forgotten.
51
Der Muschelsammler: Erzählungen
von Anthony Doerr
964 Mitglieder
28 Rezensionen
4
2 Members
lmbix, msjudy
52
Eine starke Blondine : New Yorker Geschichten
von Dorothy Parker
509 Mitglieder
6 Rezensionen
4.1
2 Members
madhatter22, loulourevisited
53
Der illustrierte Mann
von Ray Bradbury
8,922 Mitglieder
143 Rezensionen
4
2 Members
brewergirl, sturlington
Erklärungen
sturlington: An altogether wonderful collection of haunting and melancholy stories. An elegy for the world.
54
Nothing Gold Can Stay: Stories
von Ron Rash
273 Mitglieder
12 Rezensionen
4.1
2 Members
mrswebster, sqr3cls3
55
Ich, der Roboter
von Isaac Asimov
15,025 Mitglieder
270 Rezensionen
4
2 Members
merrystar, msjudy
56
Die Zeitreisenden in Callahan's Saloon
von Spider Robinson
1,474 Mitglieder
34 Rezensionen
3.9
2 Members
hipdeep, Morphidae
57
Sooner or Later Everything Falls Into the Sea: Stories
von Sarah Pinsker
240 Mitglieder
23 Rezensionen
4.2
2 Members
Aquila, paradoxosalpha
Erklärungen
paradoxosalpha: Imaginative tales featuring moral dilemmas of characters in transformed worlds, along with rich veins of emotion.
58
Why I Live at the P.O.
von Eudora Welty
132 Mitglieder
5 Rezensionen
3.9
2 Members
rosalita, Eagle13
59
Die Teufelsbraut
von Shirley Jackson
3,636 Mitglieder
93 Rezensionen
4
2 Members
brewergirl, elenchus
Erklärungen
elenchus: It's not commonly remarked, but this collection is linked by a character (The Tall Man in the Blue Suit) who mostly stays in the wings, if he appears in the story at all. But the original collection was subtitled, "Or, The Adventures of James Harris". Following the thread of this suit through the stories adds another dimension to each tale.
60
Cathedral: Stories
von Raymond Carver
3,079 Mitglieder
96 Rezensionen
4.2
2 Members
Eagle13, jr33rpm
61
Four past Midnight
von Stephen King
7,899 Mitglieder
66 Rezensionen
½ 3.7
Member
tina1969
62
Geh zurück zu deiner lieben Frau und deinem Sohn.
von Kurt Vonnegut
7,158 Mitglieder
65 Rezensionen
4
Member
madhatter22
63
Labyrinthe
von Jorge Luis Borges
6,843 Mitglieder
83 Rezensionen
½ 4.4
Member
Capybara_99
64
Zwölf Geschichten aus der Fremde
von Gabriel Garcia Marquez
3,199 Mitglieder
39 Rezensionen
3.9
Member
geoffreymeadows
65
Der König in Gelb
von Robert W. Chambers
1,928 Mitglieder
53 Rezensionen
½ 3.6
Member
KSnapdragon
66
Heimsuchungen: Zwölf Erzählungen
von Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
1,870 Mitglieder
76 Rezensionen
4.1
Member
charl08
67
Die Taube
von Patrick Süskind
1,596 Mitglieder
36 Rezensionen
½ 3.6
Member
skid0612
Erklärungen
skid0612: An absolutely wonderful novella from the writer of Perfume.
68
Schiffsfieber
von Andrea Barrett
1,360 Mitglieder
27 Rezensionen
4.1
Member
reader517
69
Pump Six and Other Stories
von Paolo Bacigalupi
1,133 Mitglieder
48 Rezensionen
4
Member
Radtosan
70
Die Insel
von Alistair MacLeod
834 Mitglieder
23 Rezensionen
4.2
Member
raidergirl3
71
The Most Dangerous Game [short fiction]
von Richard Connell
745 Mitglieder
56 Rezensionen
½ 3.7
Member
al.vick
72
The Dangers of Smoking in Bed: Stories
von Mariana Enríquez
621 Mitglieder
14 Rezensionen
½ 3.6
Member
sqr3cls3
73
Fires: Essays, Poems, Stories
von Raymond Carver
556 Mitglieder
5 Rezensionen
4
Member
DigUnlocked
74
In the Stacks: Short Stories about Libraries and Librarians
von Michael Cart
534 Mitglieder
13 Rezensionen
3.2
Member
mclane
75
The Bone Key
von Sarah Monette
446 Mitglieder
28 Rezensionen
4.1
Member
Heather39
76
Die Chroniken von Poictesme - Band 2: Der silberne Hengst
von James Branch Cabell
406 Mitglieder
5 Rezensionen
3.9
Member
elenchus
Erklärungen
elenchus: Linked stories, but primarily in being part of Cabell's invented Poictesme. Each can be enjoyed without being familiar with Cabell's masterwork, the 18-volume Biography of Manuel, and perhaps a good introduction to it, too.
77
Gorilla, My Love
von Toni Cade Bambara
382 Mitglieder
2 Rezensionen
3.8
Member
Eagle13
78
The Strange Bird: A Borne Story
von Jeff VanderMeer
379 Mitglieder
8 Rezensionen
4.1
Member
timetunnel
79
The Collected Stories of Jean Stafford
von Jean Stafford
367 Mitglieder
9 Rezensionen
½ 3.5
Member
cbl_tn
80
My Monticello: Fiction
von Jocelyn Nicole Johnson
353 Mitglieder
16 Rezensionen
4.1
Member
jayceebee
81
The Pier Falls: And Other Stories
von Mark Haddon
325 Mitglieder
16 Rezensionen
4.1
Member
TheReadingReindeer
Erklärungen
TheReadingReindeer: I really enjoyed this collection of short stories and found them well written.
82
The Serial Garden: The Complete Armitage Family Stories
von Joan Aiken
323 Mitglieder
8 Rezensionen
½ 4.4
Member
merrystar
83
Het dwaallicht
von Willem Elsschot
222 Mitglieder
6 Rezensionen
½ 3.7
Member
EMS_24
84
A Rendezvous in Averoigne [collection]
von Clark Ashton Smith
199 Mitglieder
4 Rezensionen
½ 4.5
Member
paradoxosalpha
Erklärungen
paradoxosalpha: The best short fiction by a master of lapidary dark fantasy
85
Test
von Test
178 Mitglieder
11 Rezensionen
½ 3.7
Member
nnah
86
A Memory of Wind
von Rachel Swirsky
163 Mitglieder
7 Rezensionen
½ 3.5
Member
Cora-R
87
Children of Christmas: Stories for the Season
von Cynthia Rylant
103 Mitglieder
1 Rezension
½ 4.4
Member
perennialreader
Erklärungen
perennialreader: These protagonists are, for the most part, outsiders looking in at more traditional families and their celebrations. My favorite is Silver Packages.
88
The Valancourt Book of World Horror Stories, volume 1
von James D. Jenkins
92 Mitglieder
5 Rezensionen
½ 4.5
Member
yoyogod
89
The Garden Party - short story
von Katherine Mansfield
75 Mitglieder
3 Rezensionen
3.9
Member
Kristelh
90
Land of Smoke
von Sara Gallardo
45 Mitglieder
2 Rezensionen
½ 3.5
Member
loulourevisited
91
The Hogben Chronicles
von Henry Kuttner
35 Mitglieder
2 Rezensionen
4
Member
Maddz
92
I am a Chechen!
von German Sadulaev
33 Mitglieder
2 Rezensionen
4.1
Member
-pilgrim-
93
Jurie Steyn's Post Office
von Herman Charles Bosman
26 Mitglieder
4
Member
hfglen
94
Mayhem & Death
von Helen McClory
16 Mitglieder
4
Member
jr33rpm
95
The Lake
von Ray Bradbury
8 Mitglieder
1 Rezension
½ 3.5
Member
markhopp
96
Casserole Diplomacy and Other Stories: An On Spec 25th Anniversary Retrospective
von Diane L. Walton
6 Mitglieder
Member
tardis
Erklärungen
tardis: On Spec is a fine magazine of short (and mostly Canadian) spec fic, poetry, etc. This collection contains some of my favourite stories, including the eponymous Casserole Diplomacy. Full disclosure: I was art director for them for 5 years and the eds are all good friends.
97
The Potter of Bones
von Eleanor Arnason
5 Mitglieder
3
Member
Aquila
Erklärungen
Aquila: This gentle story feels written just for me.
98
Patrin: A novella
von Theresa Kishkan
2 Mitglieder
1 Rezension
5
Member
westendgirl
99
JOHNNY VEGA - SATAN'S BARTENDER: Part 1: Crazy Ed
von C.k. Smith
1 Mitglied
5
Member
C.K.SMITH
100
Cocoon {short fiction}
von H. Pueyo
1 Mitglied
1 Rezension
5
Member
Corinne2020