story collection
Bound short fiction
A story collection is a book gathering multiple short stories, typically by a single author.
Unlike a novel, which sustains one narrative, a story collection presents separate works that may share thematic concerns, settings, or characters—or may be entirely unrelated.
Her debut story collection won the National Book Award.
- omnibusVolume of gathered writings
- anthologyCollected literary works volume
- compendiumCondensed reference collection
- themeCentral recurring concept
- entertainmentAgreeable diversion of attention
novel series · framing device · cultural preservation · literary tradition · motif · intertextuality · narrative arc · folk tales · moral instruction · page turner · education · short fiction · artistic experimentation · emotional resonance · fables · tall tales · campfire tales · once upon a time
story collectionnovel
New and unusual
epic · saga · epic novel · monograph · novella
story collectionnovel
New and unusual
epic · doorstopper · tome · magnum opus · novelette
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