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  Tessa Hadley is one of the best modern masters of the short story form. This one, about a young woman struggling to bond with her new, oddly-behaved step-daughter, is a vivid look at family, childhood and how ‘coming of age’ never really stops.

  All sorts of creatues stalk the pages of  Florida , Lauren Groff's short story collection from 2016. Spider, snakes and crocodiles lurk in the heady heat of her adopted state. But it is the black panther in the ‘The Midnight Zone’ we remember most vividly. It's story about motherhood, survival and imagination that is as tense as it is beautiful: Groff's considerable powers at full tilt.

  A lot of satirical writing emerged from life under totalitarianism in Russia and eastern Europe, but this story - about a St Petersburg official whose nose decides it wants to lead a life independent of the face it was once attached to - is among the best of the best.

  Described as 'one of the great stories ever written about a writer', Mavis Gallant's masterpiece takes you into the life of a French novelist called Henri Grippes who many feel is past his best as an artist. Often short stories are big on plot, but this is a deepy human, close up look at a character.

  Nigerian author Ekwensi could spin one hell of a yarn, few more memorable than Fussy Joe, the musician who has a taste for beautiful young women and causing trouble but for whom karma is never far away. Small but perfectly formed, ‘Glittering City’ will also take you on a memorable ride through 1960s Lagos.

  Two women look down on the Clifton Suspension Bridge from Bristol's camera obscura and witness something ominous - though quite what, it is left to the reader to decide. A story full of menace, it shows Dunmore - one of Britain's best modern short story writers - at the peak of her best.

  A couple, on holiday to try and overcome the pain of their daughter's death, get caught up in a sinister series of events. As you might expect, ‘Don't Look Now’ is filled with the slow-burning tension that Daphne Du Maurier was so good at creating.

  Domestic harmony and anarchy clash in the story of one evening in the life of Mr Bose, a poetry teacher forced into giving Sanksrit lessons to unwilling and mischievious students in order to supplement his income.

  The Booker International Prize winning American author is, among other things, a master of the (very short) short story. In this piece of micro fiction - just a few lines long - she manages to convey an entire day and arguably a whole relationship.

  As close as any short story to being ‘perfect’, Dahl's most iconic adult work is a macarbe murder mystery condensed to a few dozen pages which will still send a wicked chill down your neck. You'll never book an AirBnb in quite the same way again.

  It's the deep south, before the American Civil War, and slave ownership is still the norm. This story is about a moment of crisis when a baby of dubious heritage is born, and the consequences that follow. Chopin's take on race relations caused a sensation on first publication and it's no surprise Désirée’s Baby remains her most famous story.

  The most famous short story by America's greatest ever short story writer? It's definitelty a contender. Cheever's free-wheeling, gin-soaked journey through the back gardens of suburbia is as surreal, enteraining and poignant as it ever was.  

  Two couples drink and meditate on the meaning of ‘real’ love, sharing their own anecdotes and experiences. Raymond Carver's beautifully spare writing is an exercise in minimalism, and he gets to the heart of the matter like no one else can. This story - and the others in the collection - cemeneted the American's position as one of the all-time greatest short story writers.

  Set before our age of constant connectivity, this is a story of intense - and tense - longing in which someone races toward a lover they've fallen out with over a landline (remember those?). The beauty of Calvino's story comes from the doubt: will the two lovers reunite and have a happy ending? It's a lot more fun to find out when there's no mobile phones involved.

  The narrator of this story has bought a little city – Galveston, in Texas. At first he says he'll only change things gradually, but he soon comes to resemble something more like a despot as events spiral out of control. As funny as it outrageous this story, first published in the   New Yorker , is a cautionary tale about control and ambition with plenty left to tell us about today.

  The best short story in Barrett's collection of tales set against a backdrop of Nigeria's political history, ‘Godspeed and Perpetua’ charts the highs and lows of an arranged marriage and offers an astute look at family power dynamics. Barrett's real stength is in his characterisation: figures like Perpetua, stuck in a disappointing marriage with a wealthy, older man, leap off the page.

  Set in the American deep south at the height of the Civil Rights movement, Baldwin's famous short story examines racial tension from both sides of the coin without denying either their humanity. It is also an unflinching look at the horrors of violence and discrimination.

The word 'quarantine' has been used in many countries when it came to dominating the world of Kovid F or the Great Coronation. The term 'quarantine' is a term used to refer to the strictures of leaving the infected country in a room separate from family, people of all races, in fear of spreading the disease. In Italian, this means 'corner' or 'corner'.

    king's royal tomb                                                               bottomless grave of commoners                      Tourists visiting Bahrain must visit these tombs. Because they are spread out in thousands. These are tall cones, with tall height. The mounds that buried the common people were smaller in diameter and height, and the kings were the tallest in size, and the heads of society were a little smaller then that. Social discrimination and gender discrimination are so distinct that the number of mounds across Bahrain is about 35000, and it is decreased  to eleven thousand due to the expansion of house.T he government has taken measures to protect them.               The logic of historians is that the...

The Baz Bahadur's was a small army. Akbar's was an ocean-like army. The Sultan's army fought against the great army and was defeated. Akbar captured captive Baz Bahadur. But Queen Rupamati refused to lean to Akbar. She swallowed the diamond and lost her life.                                               river Narmada                   Akbar was deeply saddened by the news of her death. In Mandu, Akbar built the tomb of Rupamati. He was aware of his mistake. Sultan Baz Bahadur was freed from captivity.                    The news of the death of his beloved wife was met when the captive sultan arrived in Saranpur, his capital. Remembering her sympathy, he felt that his life without a queen had no meaning. He bowed his head to his wife's grave and died.       ...

Madhya Pradesh in India is a state not only by its geographical breadth but also by the diverse tourist landscape. One such place is the Queen Rupamati Palace. Situated on the Mando Hill on the northern side of the Narmada River, the palace is noted for its architecture. The tragic love story of the Queen Rupamati seems to be another dimension to the beauty of the palace.                                      queen roopmati's palace                                                                That was the sixteenth century. The capital of Madhya Pradesh was Malwa, ruled by Baz Bahadur, a sultanate. As an artist, he has a love for music. When the sultan went to the forest for hunting he heard the singing of a young woman. Acc...

Hey, today my father went on his work I think today my math class is not there, so I am happy but I am sure it won't last long.Because he will take my class at night.

Hi, as usual my day started with a new mind my bath, breakfast and many more things over then my math class started with guide line of my father, then I solved some problems and gave to check then I took some break and again I look at the yesterday's hibiscus, But it was not there and it was lied on down. And one thing came in my mind that its life span was over like everyone. And my this sweet day was over.We will meet next time till then good bye.                                                  

Hey, Then my next morning starts, I woke up and it was already too late I did my morning works and it become midday 12 o'clock my father called me to take math class because he was free in lock down there is no work to do. That is why he is taking to get good grip in math and science. Being I am a low scorer boy. At that time I did problem and let my father to check, I sat quiet just looking at a red colored hibiscus which was grown in our garden, I was just looking that, at that time my mistakes got caught.Then our lunch over and I was back to the internet, Then it was evening. like this my this day get an end.

This is my first day in this work. Today, I will tell you about my day        In this lockdown, I am sitting in front of the internet from morning till evening. Today, I saw a channel called tvf on YouTube and heard a song on it, I said "Harjai", I liked that. From morning till evening, that song was playing in my mind, I got fed off.                                                                                                 Then in evening I steppes down to garden to water plants and after having a tea I am very tired from hearing the news about covid-19, I just slept to avoid that. Then I waked up after an hour for dinner. After dinner I slept but I am not feeling sleepy after taking medicine for other purpose. I ...