The short story is at an advantage over the novel, and can claim its nearer kinship to poetry, because it must be more concentrated, can be more visionary, and is not weighed down (as the novel is bound to be) by facts, explanation, or analysis. I do not mean to say that the short story is by any means exempt from the laws of narrative: it must observe them, but on its own terms.


The Mulberry Tree (ed. Random House, 2015) - ISBN: 9781446496015

Elizabeth Bowen Quotes

The short story is at an advantage over the novel, and can claim its nearer kinship to poetry, because it must be more concentrated, can be more...

The short story is at an advantage over the novel, and can claim its nearer kinship to poetry, because it must be more concentrated, can be more...

The short story is at an advantage over the novel, and can claim its nearer kinship to poetry, because it must be more concentrated, can be more...

The short story is at an advantage over the novel, and can claim its nearer kinship to poetry, because it must be more concentrated, can be more...