fiction collection

Gathered invented tales

A fiction collection is a book gathering multiple works of fiction—usually short stories—by one or more authors.

Distinguished from a novel, which is a single continuous narrative, a collection brings together separate pieces: Her debut fiction collection won the National Book Award.

When featuring various authors, it may be called an anthology.

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Compiled short prose works

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Compiled short prose works

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