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 with contemporary problems, both literary and social. Their responses, published in the April issue, seem to indicate general attitudes on the part of present-day Japanese writers toward the two forms of fiction, the novel and the short story. It may be worth-while to note what they had to say.
