a French master is Guy de Maupassant, and a Russian master is Anton Chekhov.
Works of this type include "The Library of Babel" and "The Garden of Forking Paths," both by Jorge Luis Borges. A Japanese master of these works is Ryunosuke Akutagawa, a French master is Guy de Maupassant, and a Russian master is Anton Chekhov. Novellas are long examples of this type of writing, which typically focuses on a single event. For 10 points, name this concise type of fiction named for its length.
Works of this type include "The Library of Babel" and "The Garden of Forking Paths," both by Jorge Luis Borges.
{short story} [accept short stories by Jorge Luis Borges before it is read; prompt on fiction; prompt on story; prompt on prose; do not accept "novel"]