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Gulnaz Fatma

A Short History of the Short Story

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
From the World Voices Series www.ModernHistoryPress.com
Literary Criticism: Short Stories
Literary Criticism: Asian — General

51 printed pages
Original publication
2012
Publication year
2012
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Quotes

  • Andrey Kovylkinhas quoted6 years ago
    The story should keep the reader in a state of suspense, and instead of teaching a moral lesson or imposing any belief on the reader, the story should leave the reader free to judge characters, events, and situations in light of his own understanding
  • Andrey Kovylkinhas quoted6 years ago
    The legend is a crude form of myth and has greater resemblance to the short story. Both are old and formerly quite popular forms of short stories. Similarly, the fable is an early form of short story, in which animals and birds are the characters and moral lessons are taught
  • Andrey Kovylkinhas quoted6 years ago
    The short story has only flashes of description and few characters. A character is not portrayed fully, and a single incident usually completes the story. Hence, the short story is considered as a one man story today
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