Long story short

Hello everyone! Thank you for the brilliant discussion we had last week! Meetings like that always fuel my resolve to select best stories and participate in literary discussions no matter what other tasks try to slow me down. Next time I suggest we read a story by one of my favourite writers, A. S. Byatt (1936-2023). I decided I should get acquainted not only with her critically acclaimed novels, like Possession and The Children’s book that I equally eagerly recommend, but also with short storie...

For the first 2026 meeting I suggest we read a story by J. D. Salinger who was born on January 1st. 🔹️January 22, Thursday, 19:00 🔹️Nekrasovka library – Baumanskaya 58/25, bld. 14 🔹J. D. Salinger – For Esme - with love and squalor I will be traveling for 2 weeks as of tomorrow and cannot be sure about internet connection. So I rely on you to find registration page as soon as it is available on Nekrasovka website. Happy New Year!🎄 See you in 2026!✨

My dear friends, I want to most sincerely thank you for another year with Long Story Short! I am so happy to have these discussions, to see back the loyal participants and welcome new ones. We may have read not so many stories but none of them was a disappointment. The best story you voted for was In a season by calm weather by Ray Bradbury. I am totally with you there! In the coming year may we have more good books to read, more good people to meet and more good things to celebrate! Traditional...

Dear all, After detangling interlacings of Byatt’s story I suggest we read a story with quite a straight-forward question posed by one of the most brilliant short story writers of the 20th century. 🔹️March 12, Thursday, 19:00 🔹️Nekrasovka – Baumanskaya 58/25, bld. 14 🔹W. S. Maugham– The fall of Edward Barnard The registration for the meeting is available here.

I decided to write a separate line about the best books of the year that we read outside this club. From my side: The fireworks of a book was Jerusalem by Alan Moore. It is simply awesome how Moore managed to get so many characters, plot lines, historical things, symbols etc in a book that, in the end of the day, is the most entertaining, funny and touching work (1300+ pages long)) Other books that impressed me include The children's book and Possession by A. S. Byatt, Gentlemen and players by J...

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Hello everyone! Next meeting we will be diving into the subtle masterful writing of the Irish writer William Trevor (1928–2016). Known as one of the greatest short story writers of our time, Trevor spent his life in Ireland and England. Celebrated for his immense empathy and precise, quiet prose he was a three-time winner of the Whitbread Prize, was nominated 5 times for the Booker and mentioned in relation to the Nobel prize, To set the mood, I want to share this reflection by contemporary auth...