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  2. Shibram Chakraborty - Wikipedia

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    Shibram Chakraborty (1903–1980) was an Indian writer and humorist. His best known short stories and novels are renowned for their unique use of pun, alliteration, play of words and ironic humour. [2] He was a prolific author who also wrote poems, plays, non-fiction and novels for mature audiences in his long career.

  3. Misery (short story) - Wikipedia

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    The story was positively reviewed by Peterburgskiye Vedomosti (No.167, 1886) and N. Ladozhsky. Leonid Obolensky, writing for Russkoye Bogatstvo praised Chekhov for his extraordinary ability to see the hidden drama behind deceptively simple things, and cited "Misery" as a perfect example of that.

  4. Anton Chekhov bibliography - Wikipedia

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    Anton Chekhov bibliography. Portrait of Chekhov by Isaak Levitan, 1886. Anton Chekhov was a Russian playwright and short-story writer who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short fiction in history. He wrote hundreds of short stories, one novel, and seven full-length plays.

  5. Category:Short stories adapted into plays - Wikipedia

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    T. The Tale of Hongxian. The Tale of Huo Xiaoyu. Tale of the Transcendent Marriage of Dongting Lake. Toba Tek Singh (short story) The Turning (short story collection)

  6. Short story collection - Wikipedia

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    A short story collection is a book of short stories and/or novellas by a single author. A short story collection is distinguished from an anthology of fiction, which would contain work by several authors (e.g., Les Soirées de Médan). The stories in a collection may or may not share a tone, theme, setting, or characters with one another.

  7. Melodrama - Wikipedia

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    Melodrama. Mélodrame painted by Honoré Daumier between 1855 and 1860, depicting a typical Parisian scene as was the case on Boulevard du Temple. A modern melodrama is a dramatic work in which the plot, typically sensationalized and for a very strong emotional appeal, takes precedence over detailed characterization.

  8. List of short stories by Alice Munro - Wikipedia

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    06 = The View from Castle Rock – 2006. 09 = Too Much Happiness – 2009. 12 = Dear Life – 2012. Compilations. s96 = Selected Stories – 1996. s03 = No Love Lost – 2003. s04 = Vintage Munro – 2004. s06 = Alice Munro's Best: A Selection of Stories – Toronto 2006/ Carried Away: A Selection of Stories – New York 2006; both with an ...

  9. Short story - Wikipedia

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    A short story is a piece of prose fiction.It can typically be read in a single sitting and focuses on a self-contained incident or series of linked incidents, with the intent of evoking a single effect or mood.