What are the best short story collections?

The Pulitzer Prize-winning Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri is a collection of nine stories that talk about Indian Americans and how they are caught between cultural and generational barriers.

Flannery O'Connor's The Complete Stories won the 1972 National Book Award for Fiction. It includes 31 short stories that are arranged chronologically, ending with "Judgement Day" which she finished shortly before her death.

With the exception of his three novels The Trial, The Castle, and Amerika, The Complete Stories includes all of Franz Kafka's literary work, even those published posthumously.

The Canterbury Tales is a classical literature novel written by Geoffrey Chaucer and translated by Nevill Coghill. With over 500 pages, this book is published in 2003 by Penguin Classics.

This is a definitive collection of Ernest Hemingway's short stories such as his most beloved classics like The Snows of Kilimanjaro, Hills Like White Elephants, and A Clean, Well-Lighted Place. 

Night Shift is a book collection of frightening stories written by Stephen King which serves as a delectable introduction to King's mythologies. This is said to be the first short stories King has written in his early years. 

The Garden Party and Other Stories is a collection of stories written by Katherine Mansfield. It was originally released in 1998. It has 21 tales about the dangers and complexities of life in modern times.

Fiddleblack Annual #1: Apparitional Experience is a book authored by the group Fiddleblack. It was released on November 20, 2012. John McManus, Mark Welborn, Joe Ricker, Charles Dodd White, Elias Marsten contributed to this book.

De ce iubim femeile (Romanian Edition) is a collection of fictional short stories written by Mircea Cărtărescu. This collection of fictional short stories was published in 2007 by Humanitas.

The Girl on the Fridge is a fiction novel written by Etgar Keret which includes a collection of short stories he wrote that made him a household name in Israel. 

The Birthday of the World: And Other Stories is a collection of short stories written by award-winning writer Ursula K. Le Guin. This first six stories in this book are set in Le Guin's hit series, Hainish Cycle.

This book is a collection of 25 short stories written by Ray Bradbury. Despite having a wide range of different characters and themes, like family issues, love or childhood, every story is written in Bradbury's personal and unique style. 

And Venus Is Blue is a collection of short stories about the everyday experiences of people. This contemporary book is written by Mary Hood, and was originally published in 2001.

Wild Ducks Flying Backward by Tom Robbins is an anthology book originally published in 2005 by the Bantam Books. This novel contains all the collections of poems, essays, and short stories written by Robbins in his whole career as an author.

Albergo Empedocle and Other Writings is a collection of novellas and essays written by renowned Victorian writer E.M. Forster. It was compiled and edited by George H. Thomson and was released in June 1971.

This book by Ray Bradbury is a collection of 16 short stories, which despite being standalone and very different from each other, they all share the same supernatural and space environment and Bradbury's unique style. 

The Neon Wilderness is a book by National Award winner Nelson Algren. It is a collection of short stories related to the author's other works. It was originally released in 1947. It includes Algren's first published work, "So Help Me".

My True Love Gave To Me: Twelve Holiday Stories is a collection of short stories written by renowned YA fiction authors such as John Green, David Levithan, and Gayle Forman. It was first published in 2014.

Bloodchild and Other Stories is a book containing stories written by multiple award-winning author Octavia Butler. It includes Bloodchild, which won both the Hugo and the Nebula award, and Speech Sounds, a winner of the Hugo Award.

Strange Ecstasies is an Anthology, Short Story, Science Fiction Written by Michel Parry, Clark Ashton Smith, Chris Miller et al. It was published November 1, 1973 by HarperCollins Distribution Services.

Diary of a Madman and Other Stories is a collection of fictional short stories written by Lu Xun and translated by William A. Lyell. Diary of a Madman and Other Stories was published by University of Hawaii Press.

Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk is a fictional essay book written by David Sedaris and illustrated by Ian Falconer. This book was originally published in September 2010 by the Little, Brown and Company.

Promenades Dans La Barcelone de L'Ombre Du Vent (Le Livre De Poche) (French Edition) is a book by Carlos Ruiz Zafon. It was originally published in 2009 by Distribooks Inc under ISBN: ISBN-10: 2253134503 and ISBN-13: 978-2253134503.

Written by Ray Bradbury, this book is a collection of 21 short stories, all of them from the science fiction genre. It includes some of the author's most famous short stories, like "The Machineries of Joy" and "The Beggar on O'Connell Bridge".

The Stories of Breece D'J Pancake is a collection of twelve short stories by Breece D'J Pancake, published after his death at age twenty-six. The stories are varied in plot but are all set in his birthplace of rural West Virginia.

For Your Eyes Only is the eight book in the spy thriller series James Bond written by Ian Fleming which is a collection of five short stories on Bond in different places and dangerous situations. 

The Breathing Method is a short horror story written by Stephen King. The Breathing Method is included in Stephen King's book Different Seasons which contains a number of short stories and novellas.

The Thing Around Your Neck is a collection of short stories by the award-winning author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. The twelve stories included in the book revolves around modern-day Nigerians and their struggles.

Masterpieces of Terror and the Supernatural is a collection of short stories about the supernatural and the paranormal. Originally published in 1985, it was edited by Marvin Kaye and Saralee Kaye.

Stationary Bike is a short horror story written by Stephen King. It was released by Simon & Schuster Audio in 2006 and originally published in the fifth edition of From Borderlands in 2003.

Love War Stories is a book by Puerto Rican author Ivelisse Rodriguez containing a collection of stories about the dark truth behind romances. It will be released on July 10, 2018, and is available for pre-order.

One for the Road is a short horror story written by Stephen King and illustrated by James Hannah. It was first published in the March/April issue if Maine and was later included in the book Night Shift. (Currently unavailable).

Graveyard Shift and other Stories from Night Shift are short horror stories written by Stephen King. It was released by Random House Audio in 1988 and is included in Stephen King's book Night Shift.

Nocturnes is a collection of supernatural tales book from two novellas written by John Connolly, wherein nine of which are transcripts of stories written for presentation on BBC Radio Four.

Stephen King's Battleground: A Commemoration of the Emmy-Winning Television Adaptation is a collection of short stories written by Stephen King. It first published by Gauntlet Press in 2012.

The Last Best Place: A Montana Anthology is an anthology edited by William Kittredge and Annick Smith. It contains eight chapters filled with myths, poems, essays and stories about Montana and its literature.

The Lawnmower Man: Stories from Night Shift is short horror story written by Stephen King. It was first released by Random House Audio in 1995. The Lawnmower Man is included in Stephen King's book Night Shift.

Blackwater is an anthology book by bestselling author Paulette Jiles. It was originally released in May 1988. It contains the prose and poem piece "A Manual of Etiquette for Ladies Crossing Canada by Train". It has short stories and poems.

Collected Stories is the famous collection of 26 stories written by renowned Pulitzer Prize winner and Colombian author Gabriel Garcia Marquez. It has 26 stories revolving around family, poverty, and death.

Slow Learner is a book containing a collection of five short stories written by postmodern novelist Thomas Pynchon. It was published in 1995. The stories were written between 1959 and 1964.

Nine Facts That Can Change Your Life is a collection of short stories written by Ronna Wineberg. Totaling 270 pages, it was first published in 2016 by Serving House Books under ISBN: 0997101008.

Leaf Storm: And Other Stories is a collection of short stories by famous Pulitzer Prize winner Gabriel Garcia Marquez. It includes the titular Leaf Storm, The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World, and Blacaman the Good.

High Tide in Tucson is a non-fiction book written by Barbara Kingsolver which is composed of 25 collections of essays to show what is inside her head as a writer. 

Death in Venice and Other Tales is a collection of short stories written by Thomas Mann which tells about the disastrous quest for love and beauty amid degenerating splendor. 

The Essential Hemingway brings together a wide selection of Ernest Hemingway's works, providing the perfect introduction to his extensive writing. This also includes his works such as Fiesta, A Farewell to Arms, and To Have and Have Not.

Acts of Worship: Seven Stories is a fiction novel written by Yukio Mishima. This book was originally published in September 2002 by Kodansha USA. It is a collection of stories ever written by Mishima - an award-winning author and playwright.

Dateline: Toronto is a collection of the stories by Ernest Hemingway when he wrote as a stringer and later staff writer and foreign correspondent for the Toronto Star between 1920 and 1924.

Homeland and Other Stories is a collection of short stories written New York Times bestselling author by Barbara Kingsolver which includes a true to life tales of love.