short story

Определение short story в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь: A work of fiction that is shorter than a novel; fiction under 10,000 words but usually less than 7,000 for most markets In Sci Fi it's less than 7,500 words Read submission guidelines to find out what the publication will accept as their word limit; A brief, fictional prose narrative; a literary prose piece, usually a narrative, which focuses sharply on one character or event; generally readable in a single sitting; literary form which is shorter than a novel and is often characterized by a small number of characters and a unified theme; a fictional writing, usually longer than an essay but shorter than a book; an invented prose narrative shorter than a novel usually dealing with a few characters and often concentrating on the creation of mood rather than plot; a prose narrative shorter than a novel; A piece of fiction designed to give a single impression and short enough to be read at one sitting; A short story is a written story about imaginary events that is only a few pages long. He published a collection of short stories. A short piece of prose fiction, having few characters and aiming at unity of effect. a short written story about imaginary situations and characters. Brief fictional prose narrative. It usually presents a single significant episode or scene involving a limited number of characters. The form encourages economy of setting and concise narration; character is disclosed in action and dramatic encounter but seldom fully developed. A short story may concentrate on the creation of mood rather than the telling of a story. Despite numerous precedents, it emerged only in the 19th century as a distinct literary genre in the works of writers such as E.T.A. Hoffmann, Heinrich Kleist, Edgar Allan Poe, Prosper Mérimée, Guy de Maupassant, and Anton Chekhov; {i} conte
long story short: Introducing a short version of, or simply the conclusion of, an involved story
Dr. Kelso: Long story short, I'm on the hook for sending Trong Tri Kelso to college and he doesn't want to go to a state school.
short short story: A fictional story that is briefer than typical short stories
We do not mean the length of the average short story, but rather that of the short short story that ranges from 500 to 1200 words.
short-short story: Alternative spelling of short short story
make a long story short: {f} get to the bottom line, get to the point
short short story: very short tale
to cut a long story short: to summarize, to make it short
to make a long story short: in short