Oral
Oral
Short stories come from the oral story-telling tradition.
novel
Short stories are the natural decendants of folktales and legends. In a sense, short stories are probably our oldest form of literature.
in the oral storytelling tradition
All stories stem from the oral tradition, yes. We spoke before we invented writing.
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oral tradition
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.