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Reddit mentions of Short Story Masterpieces: 35 Classic American and British Stories from the First Half of the 20th Century
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Specs:
| Color | Cream |
| Height | 6.8 Inches |
| Length | 4.2 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Release date | March 1954 |
| Weight | 0.6503636729 Pounds |
| Width | 1.3 Inches |
Short Story Masterpieces edited by Robert Penn Warren. A large book with a representation of this art form in all its guises. I loved it.
Classics: Tristram Shandy, Moby Dick, The Great Gatsby, Pride and Prejudice, The Grapes of Wrath. All wonderful in their own ways. Tristram Shandy is very 'post-modern' in feel depite being from the 1700's
I'm also rather fond of 'classic' short stories, so I can reccommend various collections like this or this or this - all collections I've read and enjoyed. Cheever, O'Hara, Chekov, Carver are all well worth your time.
Borges is fascinating and strange - a great conversation starter.
Mystery/Thrillers: James Ellroy's LA Quartet, George V. Higgins (The Friends of Eddie Coyle, etc.), Chandler's The Long Goodbye, Ross MacDonald's The Chill, Jim Thompson's The Killer Inside Me...
There's loads of great sci-fi out there - start with a Gardner Dozois "Best of" and branch out. Philip K Dick (Ubik is a good start). Charles Stross Accelerando. William Gibson. Collections of short stories are great: Rewired, Mirrorshades, various 'best of' collections. Swanwick, Sterling, Egan.
As mentioned Douglas R Hofstadter's stuff is great non-fiction (philosophy? linguistics? cogsci? AI?) with a decidedly playfull streak that makes it a joy to read.