They are following
on from a proud tradition because it is widely acknowledged that it was a US
writer who started the modern short story tradition.
Nathaniel Hawthorne, of Salem,
Massachusetts, was the author of Twice-Told Tales, a book published in America
in 1837 and one whose format excited authors more used to the traditional novel
format.
Suddenly, they found themselves liberated
from the need to produce works of epic length and took to the new format with
gusto.
And why not? Short stories are a brilliant
format in which to write, allowing you to take one fragment of life, a fleeting
event and turning it into something compelling.
John Dean
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