Essential Foreign Short Stories in a Century

Author: Feng Yidai
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Publish Date: 2003-06-01
Features: This collection includes 126 outstanding works from 125 authors across 41 countries. All works by Nobel Prize-winning authors that are suitable in length, innovative, and have been selected without exception; major influential writers of the 20th century are also predominantly included; even authors with less fame but whose works truly reflect reality and contemporary society are considered for inclusion. As it is a "Centennial Essence," special attention has been paid to the timing when selecting authors and their works, striving for a balanced representation of the early, mid, and late 20th century. It can be said that the collection showcases works of various styles, schools, themes, contents, regions, and colors, making it an excellent book. It is a selected anthology of foreign short stories from the 20th century and the "sister volume" to the already published "Centennial Essence of Chinese Short Stories."