Modern & contemporary fiction

Roald Dahl is one of the most popular writers of the modern age, effortlessly writing for children and adults alike. In this, the first of two volumes chronologically collecting all his published adult short stories, we see how Dahl began by using his experiences in the war to write fiction but q...

This definitive collection gathers all Amis's short fiction in a single volume and encompasses five decades of storytelling.

Haunting and funny stories that explore the theme of town versus country with a dark humour and a surreal spin.

Joanna and Roger have been married for over forty years. Children of the 60s, they're still free spirits, drawn together by their passion for music - and each other. 'Conversations from a Long Marriage' is exactly that: following conversations that take them from the local cafe, to their kitchen ...

'Cursed Bunny' is a genre-defying collection of short stories by Korean author Bora Chung. Blurring the lines between magical realism, horror, and science-fiction, Chung uses elements of the fantastic and surreal to address the very real horrors and cruelties of patriarchy and capitalism in moder...

The stories in Emma Cline's collection consider the dark corners of human experience, exploring the fault lines of power between men and women, parents and children, past and present.

Students, journalists, farmers, birdwatchers, ex-wives, adolescent lovers - and dancing girls. All ordinary people. Or are they? In brilliant flashes of fantasy, humour and unexpected violence, Margaret Atwood reveals the complexities of human relationships and maps the motivations we scarcely kn...

Welcome to Buenos Aires, a city thrumming with murderous intentions and morbid desires, where missing children come back from the dead and unearthed bones carry terrible curses. These brilliant, unsettling tales of revenge, witchcraft, fetishes, disappearances and urban madness spill over with wo...

The best fiction from across the Nordic region, selected and introduced by Sjon - Iceland's internationally renowned writer.This exquisite anthology collects together the very best fiction from across the Nordic region. Travelling from cosmopolitan Stockholm to the remote Faroe Islands, and from ...

From a tin mug of crab chowder to a feast for friends and family, this is a celebration of sunshine and sea air and salt spray: a love letter to the beach hut. This uplifting collection of eight short stories, full of heart and humour, will transport you to the golden sands of Everdene for a perf...