I am taking a break from novels, having completed The Wind-up Bird Chronicle last month and Crossroads before that. Currently reading The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories, and I am really enjoying the book. Any other anthology suggestions that you think are a must read?
Genres: Slice of Life would be best, but really anything goes except sci-fi.
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The Oxford Book of Japanese Short Stories – edited by Theodore W. Goossen
Since you’re already enjoying the Penguin anthology, this is a natural next step. It has some overlap but offers different selections and editorial insights, including works by Kawabata, Mishima, and Murakami. Malgudi Days by R.K. Narayan Classic Indian slice-of-life with wit, warmth, and sharp observation.The Adivasi Will Not Dance by Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar –Stories about marginalized tribal communities in India, beautifully written and poignant.The Art of the Story: An International Anthology of Contemporary Short Stories, edited by Daniel Halpern, is my fav, and these are the collection that I own but haven’t read
The Penguin Book of the Modern American Short Story
*Where the Wild Ladies Are* by Aoko Matsuda
Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri
hope u find something
You can’t go wrong with a collection of shorts from either Washington Irving or Jack London. TBH I’m surprised none of the streamers have commissioned an anthology series of Irving’s work.
Interpreter of Maladies. Jhumpa Lahiri
# Fifty Great Short Stories (Bantam Classics)
All the names they used for God by Anjali sachdeva