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The short story is an imploding universe. It has all the boil of energy inside it. A novel has shrapnel going all over the place. You can have a mistake in a novel. A short story has to be perfect.

Colum McCann

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Die Kurzgeschichte ist ein implodierendes Universum. Es hat alle Energie in sich. Ein Roman hat überall Splitter. Sie können einen Fehler in einem Roman haben. Eine kurze Geschichte muss perfekt sein.

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