S tories which run into few pages are called short stories. They are popular with one and all because
- They are not Monotonous
- Can be wrapped up soon enough.
- Cover a wide range of plots
Unlike novels short stories never seem unending. They hardly go into meticulous details. Readers need not be in suspense for long for the end comes soon enough.
Most short stories have abrupt ending. This is because the readers are left to guess the conclusion. The impact of an inconclusive ending leaves a lasting impression .
Some important short story writers are
Mark Twain
Leo Tolstoy
P.G. Wodehouse
R.K.Narayan
Ernest Hemmingway
Somerset Maugham
James Joyce
Jeffry Archer
Rabindra Nath Tagore
Mauppasant
No reading can be as
pleasurable as short stories as they take no time to provide
wholesome entertainment.
