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Winter’s tales: a decade of exclusive short stories

A collection of seasonal tales written especially for the FT by Ali Smith, Elif Shafak, Curtis Sittenfeld, Mohsin Hamid, Teju Cole and more

‘Philosopher Kings’ by Brandon Taylor
A seasonal short story written exclusively for the FT by the Booker-shortlisted author of ‘Real Life’. Illustrations by Kelly Bailey
‘The Hug’ by Curtis Sittenfeld
An exclusive short story written for the FT. Illustrations by David McConochie
‘Family Gathering’ by Elif Shafak
An exclusive short story written for the FT
‘Ambition’, by Helen Simpson
A new short story for the holidays by the award-winning author
I heard it on Classic FN: Ali Smith’s New Year short story
A seasonal story written exclusively for the FT by the author of ‘Autumn’ and ‘Winter’
‘Winter Letter’, by Lydia Davis
A new short story for the holidays from the award-winning writer

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