Short stories have always been popular no matter the age, class and social orientation of the reader. American short story writers have been read all across the world, the most popular ones being translated into multiple languages, bringing them closer to the different cultural scenarios. This way, appearing just as short chunks among the stream of life, short stories have poignantly made way to people’s hearts. It is possible to relate with short stories more than with longer works due to their easy accessibility and nature representing a greater whole through a chunk of nugget. These pearls and gems of stories thus go on to create some of the most influenced cross cultural references. American short stories, at their best, have had this adaptive quality more than any other short stories emerging from other countries. The following is a list of the most widely embraced short story writers from America:

Chuck Palahniuk:

Chuck Palahniuk

He has been the famed author of “Fight Club”, a story that went beyond all limitations to prove its popularity among people. Over the years, it has been expressed through various medium. People have been able to relate to the wide appeal of a story that gets as real as this. Palahniuk dedicated his life at writing a story every day and became one of the creators of the most important stories that the world has ever seen. His Ray Bradbury like ritual shot him to fame. Most of his stories throb with originality and pulsating life. His infamous story “Guts” has caused several people to faint as he would read them out at book signings. He bridged all conventions of story writing to create something unique and totally trademark of his own.