The Classic Short Story

Tutor:  David Butler

Over 12 Tuesday afternoons, we’ll discuss two stories each by ten influential masters of the short story form, along with an introductory and concluding session.

Authors to be considered might include:

Guy de Maupassant;

Anton Chekhov;

Katherine Mansfield;

James Joyce;

Elizabeth Bowen;

Ernest Hemingway;

Frank O’Connor;

Sherwood Anderson,

Mary Lavin;

Raymond Carver

David Butler’s novel City of Dis (New Island) was shortlisted for the Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year, 2015. Arlen House published his second story collection, Fugitive, in 2021. Awards for the short story include the Maria Edgeworth (twice), Benedict Kiely, Colm Tóibín, and Fish International.