tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post3860025657734298263..comments2024-02-11T19:28:27.997+11:00Comments on Personal Reflections: Monday Forum - do you like short stories? Which? Why?Jim Belshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-8800104405501132662013-11-04T15:04:31.597+11:002013-11-04T15:04:31.597+11:00Dunno if this qualifies but there is one particula...Dunno if this qualifies but there is one particular short (horror) story which has stayed with me since I first read it, then watched an Alfred Hitchcock film version of it.<br /><br />I went searching Google to try to find the book - you will laugh because I searched for Hitchcock's Half Hour (throwback to H-Hancock's Half Hour?) - but can't find a suitable reference.<br /><br />It was the one about the prisoner who devises a clever plan to escape by being buried under the next dead inmate, with help from the doctor. And when he gets a bit uncomfortable waiting for release he looks at the corpse above him, only to find it is the prison doctor.<br /><br />Many variations, as I see from TV Tropes etc. but that story has haunted me since I first read, then watched, it in my early teens. And I still shudder thinking about it as I write.<br /><br />kvdAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-41871247960056583122013-10-30T05:43:15.424+11:002013-10-30T05:43:15.424+11:00That's a nice distinction, Evan. Thanks for th...That's a nice distinction, Evan. Thanks for the link, Ramana. I have brought it up in the main post. Jim Belshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-59217420071534437702013-10-30T00:44:33.524+11:002013-10-30T00:44:33.524+11:00Here is a link that should give you some idea of w...Here is a link that should give you some idea of what is happening. There are other publishers too on the same bandwagon.<br />http://www.katha.org/kathawp2/sterling-is-a-word-you-can-confidently-use-in-describing-the-work-of-katha-the-new-delhi-based-publishing-house-specialising-in-high-quality-translations-english-of-literary-works-from-india/some-reviews-from-the-90s/best-of-india-translated/Rummuserhttp://www.rummuser.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-18220839823315661722013-10-29T10:20:47.539+11:002013-10-29T10:20:47.539+11:00I like short stories that give a full account of a...I like short stories that give a full account of an incident (or perhaps exploration of an idea).<br /><br />I like novels that create a world.Evanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13355215688351759230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-66384382952118767912013-10-29T06:21:26.078+11:002013-10-29T06:21:26.078+11:00So we have a short story revival in India. Can you...So we have a short story revival in India. Can you give more information, Ramana? It sounds interesting.Jim Belshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-21505019328430924962013-10-29T02:55:59.631+11:002013-10-29T02:55:59.631+11:00Short stories appeal to me as they don't take ...Short stories appeal to me as they don't take too much time at one reading. One can read one or two at a time and come back at leisure for another dose. Novels often force one to prolong the time spent reading.<br /><br />I am into Indian language short stories translated into English. Mostly these short stories either appear in magazines or an author spends time over many disparate themes and puts them all together. Either way, this is a powerful new wave that is generating a lot of interest here,Rummuserhttp://www.rummuser.comnoreply@blogger.com