Favorite Short Fiction

Description
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.
1
La tour de Babylone
de Ted Chiang
5,094 membres
232 critiques
4.2
10 Members
lorax, karenb, anglemark, charl08, KatyBee, johnlrice, timetunnel, ManWithAnAgenda, SDanielson, sqr3cls3
2
L'interprète des maladies
de Jhumpa Lahiri
12,108 membres
268 critiques
4.1
9 Members
charl08, terran, CarltonC, ahef1963, steller0707, sqr3cls3, Tosta, monicamargolis, -Pia-,Tess_W
Explications
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
The Gift of the Magi
de O. Henry
2,169 membres
43 critiques
4
8 Members
rosalita, Tess_W, ahef1963, AbigailAdams26, dianeham, jkonecki, steller0707, Sofyyyy21
Explications
AbigailAdams26: Just a lovely holiday tale, about love and the true nature of giving and receiving gifts.
4
The Lottery
de Shirley Jackson
1,165 membres
43 critiques
4
7 Members
TheDivineOomba, Tess_W, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, Christilee394, Sofyyyy21
5
Les aventures de Sherlock Holmes
de Arthur Conan Doyle
15,661 membres
248 critiques
4.1
7 Members
brewergirl, hipdeep, Euryale, CarltonC, ahef1963, NaggedMan, msjudy
6
Les Braves Gens ne courent pas les rues
de Flannery O'Connor
4,067 membres
98 critiques
4.1
6 Members
rosalita, mstrust, sturlington, steller0707, MarianBengal, Sofyyyy21
Explications
sturlington: I decided to list those stories that have remained with me all my life, in this case, the title story.
7
Dix décembre
de George Saunders
3,815 membres
185 critiques
4
6 Members
madhatter22, KatyBee, johnlrice, dianeham, Radtosan, steller0707
8
La compagnie des loups
de Angela Carter
5,517 membres
150 critiques
4
6 Members
rarm, CarltonC, Maddz, johnlrice, darsaster, Sofyyyy21
9
Défaillances systèmes
de Martha Wells
5,488 membres
343 critiques
4.1
6 Members
terran, elenchus, souloftherose, KatyBee, Brandy1411, MarianBengal
Explications
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
Des souris et des hommes
de John Steinbeck
39,033 membres
662 critiques
3.9
6 Members
Morphidae, terran, deldevries, sdkennedy, ahef1963, brandymt,geoffreymeadows
11
Brume
de Stephen King
8,308 membres
75 critiques
3.8
5 Members
hipdeep, sturlington, madhatter22, tina1969, sdkennedy
Explications
sturlington: I think this collection represents the epitome of King's short stories, a great mix of weird, trippy, scary, moody, and wtf.
12
Fictions
de Jorge Luis Borges
7,596 membres
114 critiques
½ 4.4
4 Members
thorold, Cecrow, CarltonC, merrystar
13
Danse macabre
de Stephen King
9,084 membres
113 critiques
3.8
4 Members
brewergirl, raidergirl3, mrswebster, Sofyyyy21
14
The World of Jeeves
de P. G. Wodehouse
795 membres
7 critiques
½ 4.4
4 Members
brewergirl, karenb, hipdeep, MarianBengal
15
Winesburg-en-Ohio
de Sherwood Anderson
5,927 membres
120 critiques
3.8
4 Members
hipdeep, CarltonC, elenchus, ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
elenchus: One of the original examples of linked stories in my reading life, and still a favourite.
16
How Long 'Til Black Future Month?
de N. K. Jemisin
1,434 membres
50 critiques
½ 4.3
4 Members
Euryale, rarm, johnlrice, ManWithAnAgenda
17
The Unreal and the Real: The Selected Short Stories of Ursula K. Le Guin
de Ursula K. Le Guin
394 membres
4 critiques
4
4 Members
Euryale, rarm, Heather39, MarianBengal
18
Bartleby, le scribe
de Herman Melville
2,867 membres
96 critiques
3.9
3 Members
mstrust, AbigailAdams26, -Pia-
Explications
AbigailAdams26: A story that makes me both weep and laugh.
19
The People in the Castle: Selected Strange Stories
de Joan Aiken
171 membres
13 critiques
4.2
3 Members
Euryale, Heather39, dianeham
20
Her Body and Other Parties: Stories
de Carmen Maria Machado
2,599 membres
121 critiques
3.8
3 Members
vwinsloe, johnlrice, darsaster
21
Les dames de Grâce Adieu
de Susanna Clarke
4,186 membres
130 critiques
3.9
3 Members
rarm, Heather39, Maddz
22
Binti
de Nnedi Okorafor
2,868 membres
242 critiques
3.9
3 Members
lorax, timetunnel, Cora-R
23
The Wind's Twelve Quarters: Stories
de Ursula K. Le Guin
2,361 membres
31 critiques
3.9
3 Members
lorax, ManWithAnAgenda, MarianBengal
24
Krik? Krak!
de Edwidge Danticat
1,197 membres
24 critiques
4.1
3 Members
deldevries, madhatter22, Eagle13
25
A Manual for Cleaning Women: Selected Stories
de Lucia Berlin
1,761 membres
60 critiques
4.2
3 Members
charl08, Capybara_99, vwinsloe
26
Too Much Happiness
de Alice Munro
2,252 membres
95 critiques
3.9
2 Members
thorold, JuliaMaria
27
Le mur de mémoire
de Anthony Doerr
581 membres
19 critiques
4.1
2 Members
lmbix, msjudy
28
Foggy Mountain Breakdown and Other Stories
de Sharyn McCrumb
388 membres
½ 3.5
2 Members
dara85, AXC23
Explications
dara85: My favorite story was Love on the First Bounce
29
Juste avant le crépuscule
de Stephen King
5,378 membres
133 critiques
½ 3.7
2 Members
deldevries, tina1969
30
Sixty Stories
de Donald Barthelme
1,641 membres
15 critiques
4.1
2 Members
cornerhouse, Capybara_99
31
A propos de courage
de Tim O'Brien
14,336 membres
393 critiques
4.2
2 Members
susanbooks, Tess_W
Explications
Tess_W: Favorites: On the Rainy River and The Lives of the Dead
32
Un bref instant de romantisme
de Miranda July
3,052 membres
94 critiques
½ 3.7
2 Members
EerierIdyllMeme, -Pia-
33
Tales from Outer Suburbia
de Shaun Tan
1,398 membres
110 critiques
½ 4.4
2 Members
karenb, anglemark
34
The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories
de Ann VanderMeer
823 membres
21 critiques
½ 4.3
2 Members
elenchus, igorken
Explications
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
de Alice Munro
121 membres
3 critiques
4.1
2 Members
cornerhouse, c_why
36
Contes de Grimm
de Jacob Grimm
14,341 membres
111 critiques
4.2
3 Members
mstrust, merrystar, AbigailAdams26,
Explications
AbigailAdams26: I have loved fairy-tales since I was a young girl, and have read the complete Grimm many times through.
37
Tout est fatal
de Stephen King
9,505 membres
114 critiques
3.8
2 Members
Airycat, tina1969
38
Her Smoke Rose Up Forever
de James Tiptree Jr.
1,243 membres
38 critiques
½ 4.3
2 Members
souloftherose, dianeham
39
Penric's Demon
de Lois McMaster Bujold
595 membres
33 critiques
4.1
2 Members
tardis, Lorekeeper
40
William Maxwell: Early Novels and Stories
de William Maxwell
190 membres
1 critique
4
2 Members
cornerhouse, Laura1124
41
Les pieds dans la boue
de Annie Proulx
3,446 membres
70 critiques
3.9
2 Members
deldevries, AXC23
42
L'Aleph
de Jorge Luis Borges
2,312 membres
62 critiques
4.2
2 Members
cornerhouse, loulourevisited
43
L'homme qui plantait des arbres
de Jean Giono
1,802 membres
45 critiques
4.1
2 Members
EMS_24, perennialreader
Explications
perennialreader: You can change your part of the world with a simple but repeated action.
44
Nouvelles
de J. D. Salinger
11,743 membres
112 critiques
4.1
2 Members
lmbix, vwinsloe
45
Bloodchild and Other Stories
de Octavia E. Butler
511 membres
16 critiques
4.1
2 Members
cornerhouse, Morphidae
Explications
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
Récits de la Kolyma
de Varlam Shalamov
1,063 membres
23 critiques
½ 4.3
2 Members
c_why, -pilgrim-
47
A River Runs Through It and Other Stories
de Norman Maclean
3,143 membres
61 critiques
4.2
2 Members
EerierIdyllMeme, terran
48
Uncommon type : some stories
de Tom Hanks
1,979 membres
95 critiques
½ 3.5
2 Members
msjudy, TheReadingReindeer
Explications
TheReadingReindeer: Collection of short stories on various themes, but all including a typewriter.
49
John the Balladeer
de Manly Wade Wellman
260 membres
4 critiques
4.1
2 Members
yoyogod, Maddz
50
Mort en lisière
de Margaret Atwood
2,252 membres
19 critiques
3.8
2 Members
AbigailAdams26, dianeham
Explications
AbigailAdams26: Specific story: "Wilderness Tips." A haunting tale I have never forgotten.
51
Le nom des coquillages
de Anthony Doerr
966 membres
28 critiques
4
2 Members
lmbix, msjudy
52
The Portable Dorothy Parker
de Dorothy Parker
509 membres
6 critiques
4.1
2 Members
madhatter22, loulourevisited
53
L'homme illustré
de Ray Bradbury
8,908 membres
143 critiques
4
2 Members
brewergirl, sturlington
Explications
sturlington: An altogether wonderful collection of haunting and melancholy stories. An elegy for the world.
54
Nothing Gold Can Stay: Stories
de Ron Rash
273 membres
12 critiques
4.1
2 Members
mrswebster, sqr3cls3
55
Les robots
de Isaac Asimov
14,995 membres
270 critiques
4
2 Members
merrystar, msjudy
56
Callahan's Crosstime Saloon
de Spider Robinson
1,473 membres
34 critiques
3.9
2 Members
hipdeep, Morphidae
57
Sooner or Later Everything Falls Into the Sea: Stories
de Sarah Pinsker
239 membres
23 critiques
4.2
2 Members
Aquila, paradoxosalpha
Explications
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.
de Eudora Welty
132 membres
5 critiques
3.9
2 Members
rosalita, Eagle13
59
La loterie
de Shirley Jackson
3,638 membres
93 critiques
4
2 Members
brewergirl, elenchus
Explications
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
de Raymond Carver
3,084 membres
96 critiques
4.2
2 Members
Eagle13, jr33rpm
61
Four Past Midnight
de Stephen King
7,880 membres
66 critiques
½ 3.7
Member
tina1969
62
Welcome to the Monkey House
de Kurt Vonnegut
7,144 membres
64 critiques
4
Member
madhatter22
63
Labyrinthes
de Jorge Luis Borges
6,834 membres
83 critiques
½ 4.4
Member
Capybara_99
64
Douze contes vagabonds
de Gabriel Garcia Marquez
3,191 membres
39 critiques
3.9
Member
geoffreymeadows
65
Le Roi en jaune
de Robert W. Chambers
1,922 membres
53 critiques
½ 3.6
Member
KSnapdragon
66
Autour de ton cou : nouvelles
de Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
1,864 membres
75 critiques
4.1
Member
charl08
67
Le pigeon
de Patrick Süskind
1,593 membres
36 critiques
½ 3.6
Member
skid0612
Explications
skid0612: An absolutely wonderful novella from the writer of Perfume.
68
Ship Fever: Stories
de Andrea Barrett
1,358 membres
27 critiques
4.1
Member
reader517
69
La fille-flûte et autres fragments de futurs brisés
de Paolo Bacigalupi
1,132 membres
48 critiques
4
Member
Radtosan
70
Island: The Complete Stories
de Alistair MacLeod
833 membres
23 critiques
4.2
Member
raidergirl3
71
The Most Dangerous Game [short fiction]
de Richard Connell
742 membres
56 critiques
½ 3.7
Member
al.vick
72
The Dangers of Smoking in Bed: Stories
de Mariana Enríquez
616 membres
14 critiques
½ 3.6
Member
sqr3cls3
73
Les Feux
de Raymond Carver
555 membres
5 critiques
4
Member
DigUnlocked
74
In the Stacks: Short Stories about Libraries and Librarians
de Michael Cart
534 membres
13 critiques
3.2
Member
mclane
75
The Bone Key
de Sarah Monette
447 membres
28 critiques
4.1
Member
Heather39
76
The Silver Stallion : A Comedy of Redemption
de James Branch Cabell
406 membres
5 critiques
3.9
Member
elenchus
Explications
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
de Toni Cade Bambara
382 membres
2 critiques
3.8
Member
Eagle13
78
The Strange Bird: A Borne Story
de Jeff VanderMeer
376 membres
8 critiques
4.1
Member
timetunnel
79
The Collected Stories of Jean Stafford
de Jean Stafford
367 membres
9 critiques
½ 3.5
Member
cbl_tn
80
My Monticello: Fiction
de Jocelyn Nicole Johnson
352 membres
16 critiques
4.1
Member
jayceebee
81
The Pier Falls: And Other Stories
de Mark Haddon
324 membres
16 critiques
4.1
Member
TheReadingReindeer
Explications
TheReadingReindeer: I really enjoyed this collection of short stories and found them well written.
82
The Serial Garden: The Complete Armitage Family Stories
de Joan Aiken
323 membres
8 critiques
½ 4.4
Member
merrystar
83
Het dwaallicht
de Willem Elsschot
222 membres
6 critiques
½ 3.7
Member
EMS_24
84
A Rendezvous in Averoigne [collection]
de Clark Ashton Smith
199 membres
4 critiques
½ 4.5
Member
paradoxosalpha
Explications
paradoxosalpha: The best short fiction by a master of lapidary dark fantasy
85
Test
de Test
178 membres
11 critiques
½ 3.7
Member
nnah
86
A Memory of Wind
de Rachel Swirsky
163 membres
7 critiques
½ 3.5
Member
Cora-R
87
Children of Christmas: Stories for the Season
de Cynthia Rylant
102 membres
1 critique
½ 4.4
Member
perennialreader
Explications
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
de James D. Jenkins
91 membres
5 critiques
½ 4.5
Member
yoyogod
89
La garden party.
de Katherine Mansfield
75 membres
3 critiques
3.9
Member
Kristelh
90
Land of Smoke
de Sara Gallardo
45 membres
2 critiques
½ 3.5
Member
loulourevisited
91
The Hogben Chronicles
de Henry Kuttner
35 membres
2 critiques
4
Member
Maddz
92
I am a Chechen!
de German Sadulaev
33 membres
2 critiques
4.1
Member
-pilgrim-
93
Jurie Steyn's Post Office
de Herman Charles Bosman
26 membres
4
Member
hfglen
94
Mayhem & Death
de Helen McClory
16 membres
4
Member
jr33rpm
95
The Lake
de Ray Bradbury
8 membres
1 critique
½ 3.5
Member
markhopp
96
Casserole Diplomacy and Other Stories: An On Spec 25th Anniversary Retrospective
de Diane L. Walton
6 membres
Member
tardis
Explications
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
de Eleanor Arnason
5 membres
3
Member
Aquila
Explications
Aquila: This gentle story feels written just for me.
98
Patrin: A novella
de Theresa Kishkan
2 membres
1 critique
5
Member
westendgirl
99
JOHNNY VEGA - SATAN'S BARTENDER: Part 1: Crazy Ed
de C.k. Smith
1 utilisateur
5
Member
C.K.SMITH
100
Cocoon {short fiction}
de H. Pueyo
1 utilisateur
1 critique
5
Member
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