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Getting Married (Swedish: Giftas) is a collection of short stories by the Swedish writer August Strindberg. [1] The first volume was first published on 27 September 1884 and contained twelve stories depicting "twenty marriages of every variety," some of which present women in an egalitarian light. [2]
In 2024, the New York Times ranked the book #23 of the best 100 books of the 21st century. [9] "The Bear Came Over the Mountain" features as the closing piece in the 2008 short story collection, My Mistress's Sparrow Is Dead: Great Love Stories, from Chekhov to Munro, edited by novelist Jeffrey Eugenides. Two of the stories were adapted into films.
Winslow made the "Roll of Honor 1918" in The Best Short Stories of 1918 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story. [5] She was listed in the 1978 World Almanac as one of eleven famous Arkansans. [7] Edna Ferber called Winslow "a new master of the short story" in a blurb that appears on the cover of The Sex Without Sentiment. [13]
"After the Ball" (also known as "After the Dance") (Russian: После бала) is a short story by the Russian writer Leo Tolstoy, written in the year 1903 and published posthumously in 1911. The short story serves as an example of Tolstoy's commentary on high culture and social governance, as explored through one man's experience with love.
"The Dead" is the final short story in the 1914 collection Dubliners by James Joyce. It is by far the longest story in the collection and, at 15,952 words, is almost long enough to be described as a novella. The story deals with themes of love and loss, as well as raising questions about the nature of the Irish identity.
"The Married Couple" (German: "Das Ehepaar") is a 1922 short story by Franz Kafka. It was published posthumously in Beim Bau der Chinesischen Mauer (Berlin, 1931). The first English translation by Willa and Edwin Muir was published by Martin Secker in London in 1933. It appeared in The Great Wall of China.
In August 1982, a revised version was published in Whispers; [1] this version was nominated for the Locus Award for "Best Short Story" in 1983 . [1] [2] In 1992, it was included in the anthology Death edited by Stuart Schiff. [3] In October 1993, a further revised version was collected in King's book Nightmares & Dreamscapes.
Mrs. Mooney looks forward to her confrontation, which she intends to "win" by defending her daughter's honor and convincing Mr. Doran to offer his hand in marriage. Waiting for the time to pass, Mrs. Mooney figures the odds are in her favor, considering that Mr. Doran, who has worked for a wine merchant for thirteen years and garnered much ...