Om Books Editorial Team
One of the most flexible literary genres, the short story can accommodate almost anything -from fairytales to horror stories, romance and fantasy to comedy and satire, and more. 51 Best Short Stories brings to the reader a magnificent selection of writers from India, Spain, Finland, England and many other parts of the world. This collection features Nobel Prize winners Bjornstjerne Bjornson and Selma Lagerlof as well as other master storytellers such as Hans Christian Andersen, Wilkie Collins, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, H. Rider Haggard, Edith Nesbit, Kahlil Gibran, Premchand and Raymond Chandler, besides many others. These timeless stories stemming from a variety of socio political and personal turmoils, explore the complexities of human nature. A collector's edition.