Short Stories: The Human Condition

In this course students will develop an appreciation of the short story as a way to convey a message about the human condition. Students will read and discuss approximately forty short stories by gifted writers who are able, in only a few pages, to encourage readers to reflect upon the human experience, in all its complexity and twists and turns. Some of the stories will be very short, 1000 words or less. Students will learn to distinguish the best short stories from "condensed novels."

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