Short stories come from the oral story-telling tradition.
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One tradition that has led to the creation of short stories is the oral storytelling tradition, where stories were passed down verbally through generations. As these stories were shared, they naturally evolved to become more concise and focused, eventually leading to the development of short stories as a distinct literary form.
in the oral storytelling tradition
All stories stem from the oral tradition, yes. We spoke before we invented writing.
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Farrukh Dhondy has written: 'Come to Mecca, and other stories' -- subject(s): English Short stories
Morris Edmund Speare has written: 'The pocket book of short stories' -- subject(s): Accessible book, Lending library, Short stories 'A pocket book of short stories' -- subject(s): Short stories 'The pocket book of short stories' -- subject(s): American Short stories, English Short stories
My Short Stories was created in 2008.
Emma L. Reppert has written: 'Modern short stories' -- subject(s): American Short stories, English Short stories, Short stories
Some notable themes explored in R.K. Narayan's short stories include the complexities of human relationships, the clash between tradition and modernity, the struggles of everyday life, and the search for identity and meaning in a changing world.
Tradition has one short vowel sound (the middle I) and two schwa vowel sounds.