Condensed to Flash: World Classics
Book Details
PublisherVestal Review Press
ISBN / ASINB00YQ6Y2EO
ISBN-13978B00YQ6Y2E4
Sales Rank693,993
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
“Condensed to Flash: World Classics†is a work that brings new life to the old classics. It’s an anthology for people who love concise writing that is intense, entertaining and educational. It’s an anthology that brings you the familiar in a new way.
Most classics are far from dry and boring stuff that was left to lie half-forgotten on the dusty back shelves of a school or college library. Still, it’s not a secret that they may lose some of their appeal to busy generations raised with computers and social media. This anthology to the rescue. Although condensed, our stories maintain the essence and allure of the classics while being short, fun, contemporary, engaging, yet deep and witty. Yes, flash literary fiction is even more cool and compelling than zombies, vampires and however many shades of grey are out there.
This anthology features variations on the themes of world classics, each condensed to 500 words or fewer. They are not summaries or CliffsNotes, but literary stories that stand on their own. As Jules Verne said, “You are going to visit the land of marvels.â€
We have a retelling of The Ramayana, The Letters of Abelard and Heloise, The Raven, Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella, Anna Karenina, Coyote and Eagle go to the Land of the Dead, Rumpelstiltskin, The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Odyssey, Crime and Punishment, Pygmalion, Metamorphosis, The Frog Prince, Macbeth, Puss in Boots and many more.
The 23 stories of this anthology, from famous and yet-to be-famous authors, span the breadth of classic literature in fewer than 10,000 words altogether, while adding new dimensions and just plain fun to the job, and that is a marvel.
Most classics are far from dry and boring stuff that was left to lie half-forgotten on the dusty back shelves of a school or college library. Still, it’s not a secret that they may lose some of their appeal to busy generations raised with computers and social media. This anthology to the rescue. Although condensed, our stories maintain the essence and allure of the classics while being short, fun, contemporary, engaging, yet deep and witty. Yes, flash literary fiction is even more cool and compelling than zombies, vampires and however many shades of grey are out there.
This anthology features variations on the themes of world classics, each condensed to 500 words or fewer. They are not summaries or CliffsNotes, but literary stories that stand on their own. As Jules Verne said, “You are going to visit the land of marvels.â€
We have a retelling of The Ramayana, The Letters of Abelard and Heloise, The Raven, Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella, Anna Karenina, Coyote and Eagle go to the Land of the Dead, Rumpelstiltskin, The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Odyssey, Crime and Punishment, Pygmalion, Metamorphosis, The Frog Prince, Macbeth, Puss in Boots and many more.
The 23 stories of this anthology, from famous and yet-to be-famous authors, span the breadth of classic literature in fewer than 10,000 words altogether, while adding new dimensions and just plain fun to the job, and that is a marvel.
