Best new yorker short stories

The New Yorker is renowned for publishing some of the most iconic and enduring short stories of the 20th and 21st centuries. Here are some of the most celebrated and widely read New Yorker short stories:

  1. "A Perfect Day for Bananafish" by J.D. Salinger (1948) - A haunting and poignant story about a young boy's encounter with a mysterious and troubled stranger.
  2. "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" by James Thurber (1939) - A classic tale of a man's vivid daydreams and his struggle to reconcile his fantasies with reality.
  3. "The Bear" by William Faulkner (1942) - A powerful and evocative story about a hunter's obsession with a bear and the consequences of his actions.
  4. "The Story of a Boy Who Wanted to Be a Girl" by Carson McCullers (1943) - A poignant and introspective story about a young boy's desire to be a girl and his struggles with identity.
  5. "The Old Man with Enormous Wings" by Gabriel García Márquez (1968) - A magical and haunting story about an old man who is mistaken for a saint and the consequences of his newfound fame.
  6. "The Last Question" by Isaac Asimov (1956) - A thought-provoking and imaginative story about a group of scientists who try to solve the mystery of the universe.
  7. "The Lady with the Pet Dog" by Anton Chekhov (1899) - A classic and poignant story about an affair between a married man and a young woman and the consequences of their love.
  8. "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry (1906) - A heartwarming and poignant story about a young couple's sacrifices for each other during the holiday season.
  9. "The Snows of Kilimanjaro" by Ernest Hemingway (1936) - A classic and haunting story about a man's reflections on his life and mortality while on a safari in Africa.
  10. "The Story of Lucy Gault" by William Trevor (1980) - A poignant and introspective story about a young girl's struggles with identity and her desire to escape her troubled past.
  11. "The Bear Came Over the Mountain" by Alice Munro (2001) - A powerful and poignant story about an elderly couple's struggles with memory loss and their relationship.
  12. "The Third and Final Continent" by Jhumpa Lahiri (1999) - A poignant and introspective story about an Indian man's struggles to adjust to life in America and his desire to connect with his past.
  13. "The Story of a Marriage" by Andrew Sean Greer (2005) - A poignant and introspective story about a couple's struggles with their marriage and their desire to reconnect with each other.
  14. "The Last of the High Kings" by T.C. Boyle (2004) - A haunting and poignant story about a young boy's struggles with his family's dark past and his desire to escape his troubled home life.
  15. "The Best American Short Stories" (annual anthology) - The New Yorker has been publishing an annual anthology of the best American short stories since 1915. Each year's anthology features a selection of the most outstanding and innovative short stories from the previous year.

These are just a few examples of the many incredible short stories that have been published in The New Yorker over the years.