The Journal of the Short Story in English

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Welcome to the JSSE Twitter account! Follow us to keep track of our upcoming publications & calls for papers, and rediscover past contributions via our #JSSEarchives weekly series.

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Who should we trust when it comes to being the closest to the truth? Ourselves or the others? In the final quotation of the week, J. D. Macarthur answers that question. For more information about the article : https://t.co/Ge4T4zTuXY #JSSEarchives

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Why isn’t violence represented as a legitimate and efficient way to sort things out in literature? Let’s find out what Marilyn C. Wesley has to say about this question… We would like to thank her for giving us the second quotation of the week. For more : https://t.co/Pj9ShvMPyq

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This week, the focus is on two themes: perception and identity. One of the JSSE scholars explains how different perspectives can bring the reader to experience the Other’s everyday life in literature. Thank you to Leonara R. Villegas for sharing her work with us! #JSSEarchives

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What is it that makes the bond between outsiders and literature so strong? In this final post of the week, we’ve chosen to let short-story writers interviewed by the JSSE express their opinion on the matter. Click here for more : https://t.co/uDTZO4DVua #JSSEarchives

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How is the difficulty of coexistence expressed in literature? In a quotation from one of his essays, Jacques Sohier tells us how it is rendered in John McGahern’s work. We would like to thank him for providing us with the second quotation of the week for our #JSSEarchives series!

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Aren’t we all someone else’s Other? The Other is one of the major philosophical, political, and literary questions of our time. Thank you Leonara R. Villegas for explaining to us what makes it a quality when it comes to literary creation! To learn more : https://t.co/1QJUEuqlB5

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How do JSSE scholars think McGahern’s Irish origins are reflected in his writing? Let’s find out what a specialist of Irish literature has to say… Thank you Bernice Schrank for providing us with the last quotation on this week’s theme: https://t.co/rSUkdtIzwW #JSSEarchives

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In this second tweet of the week, we’ve decided to let McGahern speak for himself and tell us how his writing process began:
For more information on the article : https://t.co/9m14Shn0YT #JSSEarchives

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This week, in our #JSSEarchives we’re focusing on an accomplished short-story writer, John McGahern. Thank you Denis Sampson for explaining the features of his style!
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You might see young people having fun this weekend and feel like you want to tell them to be cautious but they won’t care. In this final quotation, Marilyn C. Wesley explains the role youth plays in the representation of spring in literature in the late Victorian period.

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The butterfly is another representation of Spring in literature. Judith Misrahi-Barak has turned her thoughts to how the butterfly expresses brevity in the short-story form. We would like to thank her for sharing her thoughts on this subject: https://t.co/RW6iYbHVDK
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As spring approaches, flowers start to bloom everywhere… even in literature. Which is why we couldn’t let you begin this week without telling you about their role and symbolism. Thank you Jennifer Murray for giving us the first quotation of the week : https://t.co/n2hBuibOkz

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We end this week’s theme with the use of images and their frequent use in short stories to convey atmosphere. We would like to thank Lhorine François for giving us the last quotation of the week for our #JSSEarchives series!
For more : https://t.co/hHuV65cFht

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Today, we’ve decided to focus on an English-speaking author more known for her realist novels than her short stories. David Malcolm reveals how Edith Wharton makes use of coincidences in her short fiction. We thank him for letting us use this quotation! #JSSEarchives

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This week is about literary tools, and we couldn’t start without addressing Hemingway’s style. Here is a quotation from Eléonore Lainé Forrest, whose childhood fascination for one of Hemingway’s short stories drove her to study his works. Thank you for the quotation of the day!

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At the end of the day, does love bring happiness or is that feeling simply an illusion it creates? That is the question which Rédouane Abouddahab answers in one of his articles from our #JSSEarchives : https://t.co/nyT4VmVdXA

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How can we explain the negative representation of desire in literature? In the following quotation, Jacques Sohier answers that question. We would like to thank him for providing us with the second quotation of the week : https://t.co/46FDLDwVnP
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Valentine’s Day is coming, and our #JSSEarchives series didn’t forget… Therefore, we are going to focus on another stimulating theme in literature, which is love and desire. Thanks to J. Murray for sharing with us what she thinks creates desire!
For more :https://t.co/n2hBuibOkz

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As the week comes to its end, you might be feeling exhausted and creatively tapped out. Edgar Allan Poe had some ideas about how creativity drains you. Thanks to Paule Lévy for telling about Poe’s figure of emptiness! More about her article : https://t.co/bQ0Wun9w1W
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