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The short story seems like the best of all possible worlds. I do feel it is closer to writing poetry than to writing a novel, with its requirements of concentration and economy.

James Lasdun

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Die Kurzgeschichte scheint die beste aller möglichen Welten zu sein. Ich glaube, es ist näher an das Schreiben von Gedichten als an das Schreiben eines Romans mit seinen Anforderungen an Konzentration und Wirtschaftlichkeit.

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