10 October 2014

10 BEST BOOKS OF SHORT FICTION


THE JOYS OF LITERATURE  
     towards an international library  

     a beginner's guide to the 10 essential books of short fiction -
     to understand the cultures of the world in the context of our time.

[] 10 BEST BOOKS OF SHORT FICTION  

● HADJI MURAD: Leo Tolstoi (russia)
● NO ONE WRITES TO THE COLONEL: Gabriel García Márquez (colombia)
● TWENTY POEMS OF LOVE AND A SONG OF DESPAIR: Pablo Neruda (chile)
● THE HOUSE OF HUNGER: Dumbudzo Marechera (zimbabwe)
● MIDAQ ALLEY: Naguib Mehfouz (egypt)
● HEART OF DARKNESS: Joseph Conrad (poland / britain)
● METAMORPHOSIS: Franz Kafka (germany)
● ANIMAL FARM: George Orwell (britain)
● THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES: Arthur Conan Doyle (britain)
TO A GOD UNKNOWN: John Steinbeck (usa)

© farouk asvat

composed: 2010 [johannesburg, south africa under apartheid].

[] Acknowledgements:
10 Best Books of Short Fiction was previously published in:
     Weapons of Words (kindle, 2016);
     Weapons of Words (amazon paperback, p116, 2016).
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[§] Books by Farouk Asvat:

Sadness In The House Of Love (novel)
The Gathering Of The Storm (novel)
I Dream In Long Sentences (poetry)
The Wind Still Sings Sad Songs (poetry)
A Celebration Of Flames (poetry)
The Time Of Our Lives (poetry)
This Masquerade (short stories)
Bra Frooks … (poetry)*
The Paanies Are Coming (short stories)*
In The House Of Love (novel)*
Weapons Of Words (comparative literature & literary criticism)

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