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This thread is missing a few masters of the form, especially Borges. My favourite Borges stories are "Pierre Menard, author of the Quixote," "Three versions of Judas", "The Library of Babel."
Conrad's "Heart of Darkness" says quite a bit about the west's interactions with the non-west. The horror, the horror.
Lu Xun's satirical short stories are definitely worth a read.
Did Hemingway ever write anything better than "Big Two-Hearted River"?
Kawabata Yasunari wrote tiny little stories throughout his career. My favourite of his "palm-of-the-hand" tales is "Mr. Thank You." It's just a couple pages, but was made into a charming feature film.
My favourite Japanese short stories are Sakaguchi Ango's "the Idiot" & "In the Forest, Under Cherries in Full Bloom.” These are elliptical, yet very moving.
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