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Originally Posted by tompe
Well, I have read a lot of short stories that are not stories as such. They are more vignettes. They only want to give a feeling for the reader.
I recently read Gravity's Rainbow and I doubt there was a story in that book.
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I take your point now when you mention vignettes. Coincidentally, late last night I was reading an anthology containing an entry that was a software licensing agreement called Devil's contract. ( I can't call it a short story as there was no story) I didn't really enjoy it or find it particularly amusing, but I know some that would.
I'm not to keen on vignettes either although I am sure there are some I have enjoyed in a small way. Nothing memorable.
Perhaps I will read Gravity's Rainbow as it had much critical acclaim and perhaps I will enjoy it and agree that there is no story, although I am not at all sure of either
I don't agree that almost all poetry is fiction. Many poems are written to depict actual events, and some are pretty accurate in as far as they go according to other historical accounts.
Most fiction contains some facts that are true, and/or refers to events that have actually happened, and IMO a lot of non-fiction is coloured by the authors viewpoint and opinions and can be pretty inaccurate or fictional in spots.
Helen