The stories in this collection run the gamut from playful to tragic, conservative to experimental, but they all have one thing in common: they are no more than 25 words long. Robert Swartwood was inspired by Ernest Hemingway's possibly apocryphal six-word story- For Sale: baby shoes, never worn -to foster the writing of these incredibly short-short stories. He termed them hint fiction because the few chosen words suggest a larger, more complex chain of events. Spare and evocative, these stories prove that a brilliantly honed narrative can be as startling and powerful as a story of traditional length. The 125 gemlike stories in this collection come from such best-selling and award-winning authors as Joyce Carol Oates, Ha Jin, Peter Straub, and James Frey, as well as emerging writers.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
ISBN-13
9780393338461
eBay Product ID (ePID)
94010324
Product Key Features
Book Title
Hint Fiction: an Anthology of Stories in 25 Words or Fewer
Author
Robert Swartwood
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Short Stories, Literary Theory, Books
Publication Year
2011
Number of Pages
188 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
160mm
Item Width
114mm
Item Weight
116g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
Editor
Robert Swartwood
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