What's the greatest (and or favourite) short story ever written?

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What's the greatest (and or favourite) short story ever written? Wannabe Raymond Carver/John Cheever/Chuck Palahniuk Mon Oct 30 13:32:08 2023 No.22658642 [Reply] [Original]

Which story just absolutely, undeniably, the greatest manifestation of the short-story form?

Or, if that's too broad of a question, what's your personal short-story comfort read?

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 30 13:57:39 2023 No.22658707 >>22658642 Suicide As Sort of Present Eveline The End of Something first chapter of my diary desu

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 30 15:11:33 2023 No.22658846 Young Titans by Nescio is one of the greatest short stories I have ever read. My personal favourite comfy short story is The Problem by Alasdair Gray

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 30 16:28:55 2023 No.22659056 >>22658642 The immortal - Borges Battle of Acosta nu - Murnane

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 30 16:57:43 2023 No.22659161 Comfy pick: Masque of the Red Death by Poe

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