One classic short story is 'The Gift of the Magi' by O. Henry. It's about a young couple, Jim and Della. They are poor but deeply in love. Della sells her long beautiful hair to buy a chain for Jim's watch. Jim, on the other hand, sells his watch to buy combs for Della's hair. It shows the selfless love between them.
Canoe was a well-known online author. His novel style was unique and deeply loved by readers. Here are some short stories written by Canoe for your reference:
1 My Mr. Ostrich
2 Six Lines
3 " All Things Grow "
4. Eternal Thought
Dust Planet
6 "How many flowers have fallen in my dream?"
7 "Listen to the Wind"
Second Life
9 " Search in the Deep Sea "
[Time Thief]
The above short stories are all representative works of Canoe. Each novel has a different storyline and character creation. The readers can choose to read according to their own preferences.
Here are a few classic short stories for reference:
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger): A teenager's thoughts on maturity and responsibility describe his longing for the Catcher in the Rye and his dissatisfaction with the real world.
2 "Three-Body"(Liu Cixin): Science fiction tells the story of the contact and conflict between the Earth civilization and the Three-Body civilization, involving philosophy, science, culture, and human nature.
3. Dream of the Red Chamber (Cao Xueqin): The pinnacle of Chinese classical novels. The love story of Jia Baoyu, Lin Daiyu, and others is the main thread to show the rise and fall of a feudal family.
4. One Hundred Years of Solitude (Garcia Márquez): The magical realism novel tells the history and fate of the Buenda family with the story of seven generations of the family.
5 War and Peace (Leo Tolstoy): A masterpiece of Russian literature, with war and peace as its theme, shows the rise and fall of an aristocratic family and the complexity of human nature.
The above short stories are all classics, covering different topics and styles, worth reading.
One great option is 'The Gift of the Magi' by O. Henry. It's a short but very touching story about a young couple who sacrifice their most precious possessions for each other. It shows the true meaning of love and selflessness.
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You can try websites like Wattpad. There are tons of user - generated short love stories there. Just search for 'short love stories' in the search bar and you'll be presented with a plethora of options.
The following are some famous short stories that are very close to life and rich in philosophy:
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger): It described a young man's desire for maturity and the pursuit of youth, expressing a kind of escape and thinking about reality and the future.
2. One Hundred Years of Solitude (Garcia Márquez): Through the story of seven generations of the Buendía family, it reveals the changes in the history and culture of Latin-America, showing the short life and the impermanence of history.
3. War and Peace (Leo Tolstoy): Through describing the cruelty of war and the growth of the protagonist, it explains the impact of war on people and society and reveals the complexity and variety of human nature.
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest): It tells the story of an old fisherman fighting with a big marlin, expressing the strength of perseverance and tenacity, and also exploring the relationship between man and nature.
5 "Dream of the Red Chamber"(Cao Xueqin): This is a classical Chinese novel. Through the love story of Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu, it shows the life and values of a traditional Chinese family and also probes into the complexity of human nature and emotions.
The Catcher in the Rye and One Hundred Years of Solitude are both regarded as the representative works of magical realism. They have the characteristics of fantasy and surrealism, but they also have profound philosophical implications and human thinking.
These are some famous short stories, they are very close to life and rich in philosophy, worth reading.
Of course. What kind of article do you want? There are many different types of short stories such as science fiction, suspense, fantasy, romance, and so on. I can recommend you some classic short stories or you can choose your favorite genre.
Jhumpa Lahiri has some great short works that touch on love in different ways. Her stories often explore love in the context of different cultures and family dynamics. She has a unique way of portraying the various forms of love, whether it's romantic love or the love between family members within the framework of a short story.
The following are all classic short ghost stories:
In " Flowers in the Mirror ", a woman went for a walk in the garden at night and suddenly heard a woman's voice: " Hello, I'm a ghost. I'm here to chat with you." She walked closer and saw that it was a thin woman dressed in Qing Dynasty clothes. She had a mask on her face and her voice was gentle. The woman told her that her father had passed away a few years ago and that her mother had been by her side to take care of her. However, her mother suddenly disappeared when she was young, leaving behind a box with her long hair. The woman asked her to help her find her mother. She gave the woman a box and asked the woman to take the box to her mother.
In the Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, there was a short story called The Peony Pavilion, which told the story of a woman who met a ghost in the garden. The woman was singing and dancing in the garden. Suddenly, a ghost appeared in front of her and told her,"You are the most beautiful woman in my heart, but I can only appear in the dark." The woman didn't know what it meant. The ghost told her that her father was a scholar and his mother died when she was young, leaving behind a secret garden with many ghosts dancing and singing. The woman was deeply moved by the story of the ghost and decided to go to the garden to find the answer.
There was a legend in Dream of the Red Chamber about Lin Daiyu. According to legend, Lin Daiyu's soul was discovered by Grandmother Jia. Grandmother Jia wanted her to stay in the world, so she locked Lin Daiyu's soul in a bottle so that her soul could never leave. However, after the death of Grandmother Jia, Lin Daiyu's soul was released again. She went to the room where Lin Daiyu used to live and saw many familiar scenes, including Lin Daiyu's portrait and her former belongings.
In the Journey to the West, there is a story about Sun Wukong's battle with monsters. One of the monsters is called the Black Bear Spirit. Legend has it that the black bear spirit once met his past self in a cave and told him that he was once a scholar who had been demoted to the mortal world to become a black bear spirit because he had killed someone by mistake.