Tag Archives: Short Stories (single author)
The Magic of Blood
by Dagoberto Gilb“In stories both harsh and lovely, hopeful and heartbreaking, of men on the fringes of America, Dagoberto Gilb reveals a powerful new literary voice.”…
Love Without
by Jerry Stahl“Stahl has earned the blurbs he’s picked up along the way from James Ellroy, Hubert Selby Jr., and Jim Carroll, and has the right…
Lovers for a Day
by Ivan Klíma“Klíma is simply not read widely enough in the U.S. . . . A master of the significant detail–telling only that which is essential.” –Brad Hooper, Booklist…
Long, Last, Happy
by Barry HannahA career-spanning collection from the beloved master of the short story and the Southern Gothic idiom, Long, Last, Happy is a fitting tribute to…
Lizard
by Banana Yoshimoto“Banana Yoshimoto is a clear genius who revels in her own absurdity and whose strange thoughts are at once unbridled and perfectly crafted. Her…
The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven
by Sherman Alexie“Poetic and unremittingly honest . . . The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven is for the American Indian what Richard Wright’s Native…
In Cuba I Was a German Shepherd
by Ana Menéndez“Powerful . . . stories that not only convey the bittersweet mood of exile but also give us a wonderful gallery of idiosyncratic characters…
The Importance of a Piece of Paper
by Jimmy Santiago Baca“[Baca] continues to mine his experience, exploring conflicts between the rich traditions of Chicano culture and a modern world impatient with them. . ….
I Want to Show You More
by Jamie Quatro“Passionate, sensuous, savagely intense, and remarkable . . . Moves between carnality and spirit like some franker, modernized Flannery O’Connor . . . Quatro…
Ice Cream
by Helen Dunmore“Dunmore’s carefully observed stories demonstrate her ear for language and her eye for the telling moment. . . .Dunmore deftly uses narrative turning points…
