An example of a short story in a famous work is as follows:
In Dream of the Red Chamber, the fourth daughter of the Jia family, Lin Daiyu, met Jia Baoyu by chance and gradually developed feelings for him. However, Lin Daiyu's father, Lady Jia, and Jia Baoyu's mother, Lady Wang, did not agree to their relationship. In the end, Lin Daiyu was forced to leave Jia Baoyu and end this painful relationship.
In Journey to the West, Sun Wukong encountered many monsters and challenges on his way to the demon world to save Tang Sanzang. In the end, he successfully defeated the Black Bear Spirit and the White Bone Spirit and rescued Tang Sanzang.
In Water Margins, Lin Chong was a hero of Liangshan. He participated in the struggle of Liangshan Lake in order to protect his family. Together with other heroes, he defeated the enemies of Liangshan Lake and eventually became one of the leaders of Liangshan Lake.
In Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Liu Bei was an entrepreneur who ran around to realize his dreams. He eventually succeeded in establishing the Shu Han regime and became one of the famous politicians and military strategists in Chinese history.
The stories in these masterpieces all had profound meanings and broad backgrounds, and were hailed as the treasures of Chinese literature. By shortening these short stories, we can understand and read these works more quickly, and at the same time, we can better understand the thoughts and emotions they express.
Here are some famous short stories:
One Hundred Years of Solitude
The Catcher in the Rye
"The Great Gatsby"
My Neighbor Totoro
The Three-Body Problem
Dream of the Red Chamber (The Story of The Stone)
The Scarlet Letter
8 The Book of Qiwu
9 The Scholars
10. The Ordinary World
Here are some famous short stories:
1 "Three-body" Liu Cixin
The Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger
100 Years of Solitude by Garcia Marquez
Dream of the Red Chamber, Cao Xueqin
5. Wu Jingzi, The Scholars
"Ordinary World" Lu Yao
7 "Alive" Yu Hua
"Fortress Besieged" Qian Zhongshu
9 The Kite Runner, Kared Husseini
10 Pride and Predict, Jane Austen
These novels were all classics with world influence. They not only caused a sensation at that time, but they are still widely read and praised today.
The following is a famous short essay:
Alive-Yu Hua
The drizzling dusk
I strolled along a small path.
A kitten is hiding in a tree hole
He watched the pedestrians on the ground rush past.
I stopped
He stared at the kitten.
Its eyes are so pure
It was as if there was a secret hidden within.
sudden
It jumped up
Rushing towards me
It used its soft little claws to grab my hand.
I was scared
But I didn't let go.
I hold it
Put it on my lap.
The kitten is rubbing in my arms
It made a soft grunt.
I know
It's already safe
It's no longer afraid of me.
at this time
I noticed a willow tree by the roadside.
Its branches and leaves sway gently in the wind
He seemed to be greeting me.
I suddenly understood
being alive
That was great.
Even if there is fear and uneasiness in life
I must hold hope and love
He continued forward.
kitten
I hold you
I hope you can feel my love too.
we live
That was great.
One characteristic is their conciseness. They can convey a complete and impactful message in a relatively short space. For example, in Hemingway's short stories, he uses simple yet powerful language to create vivid characters and situations. Another characteristic is their ability to focus on a single theme or idea strongly. Like in Kafka's short stories, they often explore complex philosophical concepts like alienation in a concise manner.
Famous short story books often have distinct characteristics. For example, they are concise yet able to convey deep emotions or complex ideas. In a short space, they can create vivid characters. Take 'The Complete Sherlock Holmes' for instance. Doyle manages to make Sherlock Holmes a very memorable character with just a few pages for each case. Another characteristic is the variety of themes. In 'The Tales of Poe', the themes range from horror to the macabre, all within short story lengths.
Classic short stories referred to those short stories that had been widely praised over time and were regarded as classic literary works. These works were usually concise and clear, with twists and turns in the plot and distinctive characters. Some of them also contained profound social meanings and life philosophy.
Here are some famous classic short stories:
1. O Henry: His works are humorous, such as The Last Leaf and The Gift of the Magi.
2. Maurpassant: His works often describe the real situation of social life, such as Madame Bovary, Madame Sansonne, etc.
3. Hugo: His works are full of romanticism, such as "Miserables" and "Notre-Dame de Paris".
Tolstoy: His works profoundly revealed the nature of war and society, such as War and Peace, Anna Karenina, etc.
5 Lu Xun (Luo Yu): His works reflect the dark side of Chinese society, such as A Madman's Diary, The True Story of Ah Q, etc.
These works were all literary classics that were widely praised and influenced the development of literature in the entire world.
The following are some of the world's most famous short stories that have been widely circulated and appreciated in different literary schools:
1 Waiting for Godot (The Waiting for Godot)-Chekhov
2 "Three-body" series-Liu Cixin
Hamlet-shakespeare
100 Years of Solitude by Garcia Marquez
The Sin and the Punishment-Ernest Ernest
The Catcher in the Rye-J.D. Salinger
1984-George Orwell
8. The Kite Runner by Kaled Hosseini
9. Flowersmith-Arthur Clarke
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
These short stories all had different plots, characters, and literary styles, but they all had a profound influence in different cultures and were widely read and praised.
Here are some recommended short stories:
1. Dubliners: This is a collection of short stories by the Irishman writer James Joyce. It is considered one of the most famous collections of short stories in the entire 20th century. It showed the deep meaning of daily life with refined strokes.
2. " Snowy Country ": This is one of the works of the Japanese writer Yasunari Kawabata, for which he won the Nobel Prize in Literature. Even though it wasn't long, the words were beautiful and filled with a desolate atmosphere, making one intoxicated.
3. " Attack the Bakery Again ": This is a collection of Murakami Haruki's short stories, composed of six exquisitely structured short stories. Among them, The Missing Elephant is my personal favorite story. It makes people feel the disappearance of beautiful things and the harvest of modern civilization.
4. " Lover ": This is the work of the French writer Duras. The opening is very classic: " I am already old." The book attracted many readers. It was full of emotion and depth.
5. Wives and Concubines: This is a short story by the Chinese writer Su Tong. It is considered one of the best short stories in contemporary China. It was well written and one of the most classic works.
These short stories were all classics, with unique styles and profound topics. They were worth reading.