Worldwide Appreciation of the Short Story Form Spans Cultures and
Centuries!
In this concise volume, Gulnaz Fatma traces the short story from its
origins in fables, ancient poetry, and tales such as The Arabian
Nights, to its modern form in the early American stories of Irving,
Poe, and Hawthorne, and then through the twentieth century and
throughout the world. The elements of what makes a short story are
presented along with a discussion of the difficulties in defining the
genre. The short story's relation to the novel as well as its uniqueness
as its own form are deftly presented.
While the American and European traditions of the short story take up
much of this book, the final chapter is a thorough presentation of the
short story's development in India. Anyone interested in the short
story--teachers, students, writers, and readers--will find this volume
informative, thoughtful, and a welcome addition to our understanding of
one of literature's most dynamic forms.
Gulnaz Fatma is an Indian writer and author. She is a research scholar
in the Department of English at Aligarh Muslim University in Aligarh,
India.
"As a fiction writer who has also taught the short story form, I was
impressed by the thoroughness and insight presented in this concise
book. Fatma's broad exploration of the short story form is backed by
numerous supporting examples and her chapter on the short story in India
will introduce many readers to that country's own literary gems."
--Tyler R. Tichelaar, Ph.D. and author of the award-winning Narrow
Lives
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Literary Criticism: Short Stories
Literary Criticism: Asian - General
