📄 Short Stories · Ireland
Best Short Stories Books from Ireland
The short story is a distinct art form, not a failed novel. Ireland has produced some of the most internationally recognised works in short stories, with titles that have appeared on major prize lists and critical surveys worldwide. This page ranks the best short stories from Ireland by editorial consensus.
#1
literary-fiction
Dubliners
James Joyce· 1914
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score55/100
#2
literary-fiction
The Portable James Joyce
James Joyce· 1947
Library Journal
Editorial Score50/100
#3
literary-fiction
The Happy Prince and other tales
Oscar Wilde· 1888
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score45/100
#4
literary-fiction
Short stories
Oscar Wilde· 1910
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score45/100
#5
literary-fiction
Works (Dubliners / Portrait of an Artist as a Young Man)
James Joyce· 1967
Library Journal
Editorial Score45/100
#6
short-stories
The Happy Prince & Other Stories
Oscar Wilde· 1888
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score35/100
#7
short-stories
Short Stories, Scraps and Shavings
George Bernard Shaw· 1932
Library Journal
Editorial Score35/100
#8
short-stories
The Things They Carried
Tim O'Brien· 1990
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score30/100
#9
short-stories
A Gathering of Flowers
Joyce Carol Thomas· 1990
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score30/100
#10
short-stories
Milly-Molly-Mandy Stories
Joyce Lankester Brisley· 2010
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score30/100
#11
short-stories
Puritan Bride
Anne O'Brien· 2004
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score30/100
#12
short-stories
Stories for children
Oscar Wilde· 1986
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score30/100
