January 1, 1969
United States: An Agent’s View
My own greatest reading pleasure comes from short stories and novels. It is with regret that as a literary agent working in the interests of writers I cannot, at this […]
January 1, 1969
United States
The less a writer of short stories knows about short stories the more likely he is to write them. The more anybody knows about short stories the more likely he […]
January 1, 1969
Japan
From the Japanese. Recently, a leading literary magazine, Gunzo, sent an inquiry to five active writers, asking them whether they preferred a novel or a short story to deal effectively […]
January 1, 1969
West Germany
From the German. Discussions concerning the contemporary German literary scene consistently use 1945 as a starting point. The Hitler dictatorship had come to its inevitable defeat. Literature was given back […]
January 1, 1969
India
It is not easy to consider Indian literature, the Indian novel, and the short story as a whole. Indian literature is written in sixteen languages; it is more of a […]
January 1, 1969
New Zealand
A symposium always tempts foolish generalizations into the light; but at least the fool who generalizes has the consolation that he will not be alone. I should like to be […]
January 1, 1969
England
All literary forms have to some extent to be defined by negatives: drama is a way of telling a story that is not narrative, etc. This seems to me particularly […]