Tough, but good, question! I have always admired the classics: O. Henry, Ambrose Bierce, Mark Twain, Edgar Allan Poe, Anton Chekhov, Washington Irving, and Henry James, to name a few. But if you want specific stories, I recommend The Unparalleled Adventures of One Hans Pfaal (a rather long short story) by Poe, An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce, and The Stranger (it could be A Stranger) by Mark Twain. Good luck!
Edgar Allan Poe- there is no one greater
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Is the one by Ambrose Bierce where a man is to be hanged or shot on the bridge? That is a good work in terms of literary arts, I mean the metaphors and description and double meanings, but I didn't find it all that enjoyable to read, a little on the boring side I'm afraid.
Anybody read the Hunger Artist? I think it's by Kafka, but it is facinating, dealing with perserverance and stubborness and life and death.
Yes, it's Kafka. Perfect story. Lovely first sentence.
"During these last decades the interest in professional fasting has markedly diminished."
Has anyone read Eating Naked by Dobyns? Very good book. The first story is about a guy getting killed by a falling pig.
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A short story by Mark Twain--that would be interesting. I don't think I've read any of his short stories; I'll have to find them. And I just thought I'd repeat what someone said on the Vonnegut thread--I think it was simon--about his short stories. Those are good too.Originally Posted by mono
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Yes, nome, Mark Twain wrote many short stories worth reading. His most famous was called The Jumping Frog of Calveras County; however, to me, it seems full of humorous talent, but not his best.
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