Come, kindred spirits, let us converse. Let us listen to one another, carefully, as good friends listen. Let us speak clearly and plainly of that which is common to us, which binds us and frees us. Let us commune simply and deeply in our common tongue like a scattered tribe reunited, sitting around a fire and sharing stories while adrift in a spinning, star-strewn darkness.

Monday, December 26, 2005

My Favorite Short Stories & Novellas

Here are my top 11 in no particular order:

"The Metamorphosis" (Kafka)
"The Red Pony" (Steinbeck)
"The Old Man and The Sea" (Hemingway)
"The Pigeon" (Suskind)
"The Overcoat" (Gogol)
"Heart of Darkness" (Conrad)
"The Death of Ivan Illyich" (Tolstoy)
"Mr. Palomar" (Calvino)
"A Rose For Emily" (Faulkner)
"The Beast in the Jungle" (James)

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