1001 Great Stories Vol.1

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The first of an ongoing collection of anthologies which, ultimately, will represent 1001of the world's greatest tales. This first volume includes fiction by 10 authors: Nikolai Gogol, Jose Maria Eca de Queiroz, Valery Larbaud, Yuri Olesha, Mikhail Zoshcenko, Mario Benedetti, Virgilio Pinera, Tommaso Landolfi, Arno Schmidt and Can Xue. Short biographies are included.

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"The volume...should be seen, accordingly, not as a statement that I will publish 1001 stories, but as a desire. As with Scheherazade, there's always a chance I may not survive, but perhaps the sultan will also spare my life." - Douglas Messerli"

Author Bio

Douglas Messerli is a renowned publisher and editor of literary fiction and poetry.