A short story is a piece of prose fiction that typically can be read
in one sitting and focuses on a self-contained incident or series of
linked incidents, with the intent of evoking a single effect or mood.
The short story is one of the oldest types of literature and has
existed in the form of legends, mythic tales, folk tales, fairy tales,
fables and anecdotes in various ancient communities across the world.
The modern short story developed in the early 19th century.The short
story is a crafted form in its own right. Short stories make use of
plot, resonance, and other dynamic components as in a novel, but
typically to a lesser degree. While the short story is largely
distinct from the novel or novella/short novel, authors generally draw
from a common pool of literary techniques.Determining what exactly
separates a short story from longer fictional formats is problematic.
A classic definition of a short story is that one should be able to
read it in one sitting, a point most notably made in Edgar Allan Poe's
essay "The Philosophy of Composition" (1846).Some authors have argued
that a short story must have a strict form. Somerset Maugham thought
that the short story "must have a definite design, which includes a
point of departure, a climax and a point of test; in other words, it
must have a plot". This view is however opposed by Anton Chekov who
thought that a story should have neither a beginning or an end. It
should just be a "slice of life", presented suggestively. Short story Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter