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This first appeared in Lit Hub’s Craft of Writing newsletter—sign up here. The sext, even more than short stories or poems or novels, is the ultimate plea for a reader’s attention. Stakes are rarely so high. John Gardner’s fictive dream is never more delicate and alive than when it’s being... Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'
[ Literrary Hub | 2023-09-29 08:30:13 UTC ]
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In 1953, the relatively unknown Juan Rulfo (Mexico, 1917-1986) published The Burning Plain (El Llano en llamas), a collection of short stories set in rural Mexico during the first half of the twentieth century. The novel Pedro Páramo (1955) appeared two years later. These innovative works... Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'
[ Literrary Hub | 2023-09-27 08:50:35 UTC ]
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As we move into the fall reading season, deeply imagined short stories and inventive linked essays are having a moment alongside novels. What’s thrilling about the books coming out from small presses is the breadth of range—there are intentional and accidental murders, family drama and... Continue reading at 'Electric Literature'
[ Electric Literature | 2023-09-26 11:15:00 UTC ]
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“Vessels of Yearning”: A Conversation with Nishanth Injam, by Renee H. Shea Interviews [email protected] Fri, 09/08/2023 - 14:14 Born and raised in Khammam, a small town in the state of Telangana, India, Nishanth Injam published The Best Possible... Continue reading at 'World Literature Today'
[ World Literature Today | 2023-09-08 19:14:01 UTC ]
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The Principal Foundation and the Center for Fiction are teaming up with French independent publisher Short Édition on a short story contest meant to entice readers to consider the almighty dollar through “the universal art form of storytelling.” Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
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If one thing kept me coming back (and back) to Homeworld, it was skirmish mode. Setting up a quick (“quick”) battle against the CPU would often rob me of a whole weekend while at college. Homeworld 3 sees a new mode arrive on the second sequel, a roguelike-inspired multiplayer co-op called War... Continue reading at 'Engadget'
[ Engadget | 2023-08-25 15:30:05 UTC ]
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By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) ‘The Fly’ is not one of the best-known short stories of the New Zealand-born writer Katherine Mansfield (1888-1923), but it is significant for being one of her few stories which deals directly with the First World War. In the story, a man is reminded […] Continue reading at 'Interesting Literature'
[ Interesting Literature | 2023-08-21 14:00:52 UTC ]
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Mysteries from China, short stories from the Balkans, a French-Morrocan autobiography and more. Continue reading at 'The Conversation'
[ The Conversation | 2023-08-17 13:31:43 UTC ]
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By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) ‘Happiness’ is a poem by the American writer Raymond Carver (1938-88). Carver is probably best-known for his short stories, especially the anthology favourite ‘What We Talk about When We Talk about Love’, but he was also a gifted poet, and his poetry... Continue reading at 'Interesting Literature'
[ Interesting Literature | 2023-08-12 14:00:47 UTC ]
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The short stories in Jamel Brinkley's second collection, 'Witness,' don't just reveal stories of violence, gentrification and racism — they put you inside them. Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'
[ Los Angeles Times | 2023-08-01 13:00:50 UTC ]
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Here is the best new Korean literature in translation, from science fiction like Counterweight by Djuna and translated by Anton Hur to literary fiction, short stories, and poetry. Continue reading at 'Book Riot'
[ Book Riot | 2023-07-27 10:30:00 UTC ]
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The Beauty and Importance of Our Names: A Conversation with Yejide Kilanko, by Darlington Chibueze Anuonye Interviews [email protected] Mon, 07/24/2023 - 09:09 Photo by Oluwafikunmi KilankoAmong the shortlisted short stories for this year’s edition... Continue reading at 'World Literature Today'
[ World Literature Today | 2023-07-24 14:09:47 UTC ]
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Stories Are All about Taking up Space: A Conversation with Ekemini Pius, by Darlington Chibueze Anuonye Interviews [email protected] Thu, 07/20/2023 - 15:08 Photo by Offlong EkpenyongThe first week of July, the Caine Prize for African Writing... Continue reading at 'World Literature Today'
[ World Literature Today | 2023-07-20 20:08:39 UTC ]
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Just five months after Anthropic debuted its ChatGPT rival, Claude, the company is back with an updated version that promises longer answers, more detailed reasonings, fewer hallucinations and generally better performance. It also now scores in the 90th percentile of graduate school applicants... Continue reading at 'Engadget'
[ Engadget | 2023-07-11 16:00:53 UTC ]
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Literary Hub is pleased to reveal the cover for Marrying Friends, the forthcoming collection of short stories from Mary Rechner, which will be published by Propeller Books in October. Here’s a bit about the book from the publisher: When her troubled husband dies unexpectedly, mercurial Therese... Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'
[ Literrary Hub | 2023-07-11 15:00:43 UTC ]
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Author of a series of comic novels that focused on the tragi-comic nature of relationships and the general absurdities of lifeMavis Cheek, who has died aged 75, was the author of a series of comic novels that cast an acute eye on middle-class marriage and relationships and marked her out as one... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2023-07-04 16:07:50 UTC ]
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By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) ‘Mexican Movies’ is a short story from Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories, a 1991 collection of short stories by the American writer Sandra Cisneros (born 1954). In the story, a young Chicana girl describes going to her local movie theatre to... Continue reading at 'Interesting Literature'
[ Interesting Literature | 2023-07-03 14:00:35 UTC ]
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Small presses have been publishing excellent work by writers who you may not know (yet). From compelling short stories to heart-wrenching novels, these books will take you on a journey across states and countries, into the past or to the future, as well as deep into the minds of richly-drawn... Continue reading at 'Electric Literature'
[ Electric Literature | 2023-06-30 11:00:00 UTC ]
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In a literary culture obsessed with self-disclosure, her brilliant short stories — and, now, a new novel — have always been about art, not autobiography. Continue reading at 'The New York Times'
[ The New York Times | 2023-06-17 14:55:00 UTC ]
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Kenan Orhan’s debut, I Am My Country, feels like much more than just a book of imaginative short stories set in and around the author’s ancestral homeland of Turkey. The powerful collection could be said to comprise a series of real “small rebellions” — enacted by its characters, prose, and the... Continue reading at 'Electric Literature'
[ Electric Literature | 2023-06-13 11:01:00 UTC ]
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