Busse Library provides these webpages for students and faculty seeking information on short stories and their writers from around the world. Authors are listed alphabetically. Countries noted in brackets reflect nations of birth. Resources reflect online ready-reference and short story research websites.A sample listing of Busse Library materials is included.
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Achebe to Chekhov -- de Maupassant to Kafka -- Kinsella to Oe -- Pasternak to Turgenev -- Busse Library Resources
Chinua Achebe (1930-): [Nigeria]
- Chinua Achebe -- biography and works list
- Chinua Achebe: An Overview: PostColonial Web -- gateway for author
- New York State Writers Institute: Chinua Achebe -- biography and works list
Margaret Atwood (1939-): [Canada]
- The Atwood Society's Margaret Atwood Information Site: University College of the Cariboo; Kamloops, British Columbia
- Margaret Atwood Information Web Site -- author's official site
- Margaret Atwood: Teacher Resource File -- links directory
- Margaret Atwood WWW Resources. By Brittney Goodman -- links directory
Honore de Balzac (1799-1850): [France]
- Honore de Balzac -- biography
- Honore de Balzac by Albert Keim and Louis Lumet: Project Gutenberg
- Honore de Balzac: Great Books Index -- full texts in translation
- Honore de Balzac: Wikipedia -- biography and resources
Heinrich Boll (1917-1985): [Germany]; Winner of 1972 Nobel Prize for Literature
- The 1972 Nobel Prize for Literature: Heinrich Boll
- The Heinrich Boll Archives: Library, University of Koln, Germany -- German-only text
- The Heinrich Boll Foundation, Berlin -- includes biography
Jorges Luis Borges (1899-1986): [Argentina]
- Jorges Luis Borges Center for Studies and Documentation: University of Aarhus, Denmark
- Jorges Luis Borges Collection: University of Virginia, Special Collections
- Jorges Luis Borges: Helft Collection: Fundacion San Telmo, Buenos Aires
- Jorge Luis Borges: The Garden of Forking Paths -- gateway for author
Italo Calvino (1923-1985): [Italy]
- "Calvino's Death." By Gore Vidal -- eulogy for writer
- Italo Calvino -- biography
- Italo Calvino -- gateway created at Emory University
- The Italo Calvino Homepage. By Yoram A. Puius. -- gateway for author
- Outside the Town of Malbork. By Todd Comer. -- gateway for author
Albert Camus (1913-1960): [Algeria]; Winner of 1957 Nobel Prize for Literature
- The 1957 Nobel Prize for Literature: Albert Camus
- Albert Camus -- biography
- Albert Camus Critical Interpretation Homepage
- Selective Bibliography of Recent Studies on Albert Camus. Editor, Raymond Gay-Crosier, University of Florida
Anton Chekhov (1860-1904): [Russia]
- 201 Stories by Anton Chekhov -- online texts
- Anton Chekhov -- biography
- The Anton Chekhov Page by Yvan Russell -- gateway for author
Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893): [France]
- Guy de Maupassant -- biography
- Guy de Maupassant: The Literature Network -- biography and full-text stories
- Short Stories of the Tragedy and Comedy of Life, by Guy de Maupassant. Electronic Text Center: University of Virginia -- 27 stories, full-text
Isak Dinesen [Karen Blixen] (1885-1962) : [Denmark]
- "Isak Dinesen in America." By Sara Stambaugh. Canadian Institute for Nordic Studies (CINS): University of Alberta
- Karen Blixen -- biography and works list
- Karen Blixen-Isak Dinesen Information Site -- gateway for author
- The Karen Blixen Museum; Rungsted, Denmark
Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821-1881): [Russia]
- The Complete Works of Dostoevsky: Petrozavodsk State University [Russia]
- Fyodor Dostoevsky -- biography
- Fyodor Dostoevsky: The Literature Network -- biography and six major works
- Dostoevsky Research Station by Christiaan Stange -- author gateway
Carlos Fuentes (1928-): [Mexico]
- Carlos Fuentes -- biography and bibliography
- National Public Radio: Carlos Fuentes (5/21/2002) -- interview for Morning Edition program with text and sound files
- "Travails with Time: An Interview with Carlos Fuentes." By Debra A. Castillo. From Review of Contemporary Fiction (8.2) (Sum 1988)
Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880): [France]
- Gustave Flaubert -- biography
- Gustave Flaubert Center: University of Rouen -- French only text
- Gustave Flaubert: Classic Bookshelf -- four major full-text works
Gabriel Garcia Marquez (1928-): [Colombia]; Winner of 1982 Nobel Prize in Literature
- The 1982 Nobel Prize for Literature: Gabriel Garcia Marquez
- Gabriel Garcia Marquez: Biography
- Gabriel Jose Garcia Marquez: Macondo: Author Homepage -- gateway for author
Nikolai Gogol (1809-1852): [Russia]
- Nikolai Gogol -- biography
- Nikolai Gogol: Bibliomania -- five full text works
- "The Rise of Prose: Nikolai Gogol." Russian 342: University of Minnesota
Franz Kafka (1883-1924): [Czech Republic]
- Constructing Kafka: University of Pittsburg -- gateway for author
- Franz Kafka -- biography
- Franz Kafka Photo Album by Daniel Hornek --author's history seen through images
- Franz Kafka's Texts on the Web -- directory of resources available in six languages
- The Kafka Project. By Mauro Nervi -- gateway for author
W.P. (William Patrick) Kinsella (1935- ): [Canada]
- Guide to Baseball Fiction: W.P. Kinsella
- W.P. Kinsella: Wikipedia -- biography and works list
Milan Kundera (1929-): [Czech Republic]
- Milan Kundera -- bibliography
- Milan Kundera -- short biography
- Milan Kundera. By Jan Culik, University of Glasgow -- detailed biography
- Milan Kundera. By Stephen Muller -- author gateway
Naguib Mahfouz (1911-): [Egypt]; Winner of 1988 Nobel Prize in Literature
- The 1988 Nobel Prize for Literature: Naguib Mahfouz
- Naguib Mahfouz -- biography and works list
- Naguib Mahfouz -- profile by Egypt State Information Service
Thomas Mann (1875-1955): [Germany]; Winner of 1929 Nobel Prize for Literature
- The Nobel Prize in Literature, 1929: Thomas Mann
- Thomas Mann -- biography and bibliography
- Thomas Mann: FBI: Freedom of Information Act -- 1927-1955 investigation files
Alice Munro (1931-): [Canada]
- "Alice Munro: A Biocritical Essay." By Thomas E. Tausky. (1986) University of Calgary Libraries
- Alice Munro: New York Times -- news and reviews
- Alice Munro: St.Martin's Press -- biography and chronology
- A Conversation with Alice Munro: Vintage Books: Reading Group Center
Vladmir Nabokov (1899-1977): [Russia]
- Beyond Lolita: Rediscovering Nabokov on His Birth Centennial: CNN.com -- gateway on author
- Nabokov Under Glass: New York Public Library -- March 2004 exhibit
- Waxwing: The Vladimir Nabokov Appreciation Site
- Zembla: Devoted to the Life and Works of Vladimir Nabokov: Penn State University Libraries
Anais Nin (1903-1977): [France]
- Anais Nin -- gateway for author
- Anais Nin -- biography
- "Deidre Bair on the Secret Life of Anais Nin." By Cynthia Joyce. Salon.com
- The Diaries of Anais Nin -- exerpts
Kenzaburo Oe (1935-): [Japan]; Winner of 1994 Nobel Prize in Literature
- The 1994 Nobel Prize for Literature: Kenzaburo Oe
- "Art and Healing: Conversation with Kenzaburo Oe." By Harry Kreisler.(April 16, 1999): Conversations with History Series: Institute of International Studies: UC Berkeley
- Kenzaburo Oe -- biography and works list
Boris Pasternak (1890-1960): [Russia]; Winner of 1958 Nobel Prize for Literature
- The 1958 Nobel Prize in Literature: Boris Pasternak
- Boris (Leonidovich) Pasternak -- biography and works list
- Doctor Zhivago: Masterpiece Theater: PBS -- 2003 production
Luigi Pirandello (1867-1936): [Italy]; Winner of 1934 Nobel Prize in Literature
- The 1934 Nobel Prize for Literature: Luigi Pirandello
- Luigi Pirandello -- biography and links to works
Alexander (Aleksandr) Pushkin (1799-1837): [Russia]
- Aleksandr Pushkin -- biography
- The Pushkin Memorial Museum, Moscow
Saki (H.H. Munro) (1870-1916): [Scotland]
- The H.H. Munro Page -- stories online
- Saki -- biography and works list
Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980): [France]; Winner of 1964 Nobel Prize for Literature
- The 1965 Nobel Prize for Literature: Jean-Paul Sartre
- Jean Paul Sartre -- biography and works list
- Jean-Paul Sartre -- detailed biography and chronology
- North American Sartre Society
Aleksandr Solyzhenitsyn (1918-): [Russia]; Winner of 1970 Nobel Prize in Literature
- The 1970 Nobel Prize in Literature: Alexander Solzhenitsyn
- Alexander Solzhenitsyn -- biography and works list
Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894 ): [Scotland]
- Robert Louis Stevenson -- biography
- Robert Louis Stevenson: Bartleby.com -- directory of electronic texts
- Robert Louis Stevenson: Online Exhibition: Thomas Cooper Library, University of South Carolina
- The Robert Louis Stevenson Website: Life and Works -- gateway for author
Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910): [Russia]
- "The Last Days of Leo Tolstoy." By Vladimir Chertkob -- full text of assistant's narrative of author's death
- Leo Tolstoy -- author gateway
- Leo Tolstoy: Literature Network -- biography and full texts of Anna Karenina and War and Peace
- Tolstoy Studies Journal: University of Toronto
Ivan Turgenev (1818-1883): [Russia]
- Ivan Turgenev -- biography
- Ivan Turgenev: Bartleby.com -- biography and full texts
- Ivan Turgenev: Eldritch Press -- full texts online
- Fleischmann, Wolfgang Bernard. Encyclopedia of world literature in the 20th century / [1967-75] PN774.L433 Ref
- Magill, Frank Nothen. Masterpieces of world literature / c1989. PN44. M3448 1989
- Seymour-Smith, Martin. The new guide to modern world literature / 1985. PN771. S4 1985, Ref
- University of Oklahoma. World literature today. PERIODICALS
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