'Everything comes from somewhere' , says Salman Rushdie, and if the sages of yore came from the 'great Story Sea', modern tales well up from the depths of the human psyche and human experience. Narrative and narration: A Study of the Modern Short Story closely examines five classic modern stories by acclaimed masters of the genre. Each text is preceded by a critical introduction and commentary on the writer, his/her life and works, historical context, fictional ...
