The Sunday Times Audible Short Story Award Shortlist Collection 2020

by Various

This year's shortlist of six exceptional stories each take the listener on an intense and gripping journey into the human heart. With poise, precision, and a light-footed grace, they conjure dramatically different, starkly real worlds.

Hailing from Ireland, the United States and The Bahamas, the finalists of 2020 share stories on subjects as far apart as their settings, exploring among them romantic and marital discord, dark secrets, homelessness and even a high school football team; yet each one opens doors into its characters' lives in surprising and moving ways.

In another outstanding year for The Sunday Times Audible Short Story Award, dubbed 'the world's most prestigious short story prize' by LitHub, this shortlist bears powerful witness to the thrilling possibilities of the short story form.

Genres: Audiobook, Short Stories

Audible Audio

Published September 15, 2020

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Reviews

[Austra · Rating 3 out of 5]

No balvai (lai cik būtiska vai nebūtiska tā nebūtu) nominēta shortlist gaidīju kaut ko vairāk. Nebija slikti, bet nebija arī neviena tāda stāsta, kas aizsit elpu vai atstāj pārdomu mieles. Gana labi laiskai dienai ābeles paēnā, bet nekas vairāk.

[Rebekah Ruth · Rating 2 out of 5]

A couple were engaging, the narrator's voices were usually well matched for the stories and characters. I get on well with short story audio books on the whole, but did not find these ones captivated my imagination much.

[Rhys Causon · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think that these stories all have the connecting theme of love and it’s many meanings.

First love, love for many, free love, love for your friends, love for a child and family love.

And I’m surprised how good most of these stories are considering the length of them.

Not a bad quick listen for if you’re needing something to tide you over.

[Cee · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was interesting to hear different voices in the short stories, but most of the stories were a bit too strange for me to get into.