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The short story is one of the oldest types of literature and has existed in the form of legends, mythic tales, folk tales, fairy tales, tall tales, fables and anecdotes in various ancient communities around the world. The modern short story developed in the early 19th century. [1]
Short story cycle. A short story cycle (sometimes referred to as a story sequence or composite novel) [1] is a collection of short stories in which the narratives are specifically composed and arranged with the goal of creating an enhanced or different experience when reading the group as a whole as opposed to its individual parts. [2]
1975. A Braver Thing. Charles Sheffield. Asimov's Science Fiction. 1990. A Cabin on the Coast. Gene Wolfe. The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. 1984.
This is a partial list of works that use metafictional ideas. Metafiction is intentional allusion or reference to a work's fictional nature. It is commonly used for humorous or parodic effect, and has appeared in a wide range of mediums, including writing, film, theatre, and video gaming.
Publication date. 1953. " A Good Man Is Hard to Find " is a Southern gothic short story first published in 1953 by author Flannery O'Connor who, in her own words, described it as "the story of a family of six which, on its way driving to Florida [from Georgia ], is slaughtered by an escaped convict who calls himself the Misfit". [2]
S. Short stories about sexuality (2 C, 3 P) Short stories about slavery (1 C, 2 P) Short stories about Soviet repression (1 P) Spy short stories (4 P) Short stories about suicide (8 P)
"The Lottery" is a short story by Shirley Jackson that was first published in The New Yorker on June 18, 1948. The story describes a fictional small American community that observes an annual tradition known as "the lottery", which is intended to ensure a good harvest and purge the town of bad omens. The lottery, its preparations, and its execution are all described in detail, though it is not ...
C. Children's short stories (3 C, 40 P) Christmas short stories (1 C, 40 P) Collaborative short stories (13 P) Comic short stories (15 P) Cyberpunk short stories (17 P)