The Lonely Voice: A Study of the Short Story

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book person work of literary criticism work of literary theory

The Lonely Voice: A Study of the Short Story is a critical work of literary theory in which Frank O’Connor analyzes the form, themes, and distinctive qualities of the modern short story.

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Target entity: The Lonely Voice: A Study of the Short Story
Context triple: [Frank O’Connor, wrote, The Lonely Voice: A Study of the Short Story]

A. Our Story Begins: New and Selected Stories
Our Story Begins: New and Selected Stories is a collection of short fiction by American writer Tobias Wolff that gathers both new pieces and many of his most acclaimed earlier stories.
B. The First Person and Other Stories
The First Person and Other Stories is a short story collection by Scottish author Ali Smith that showcases her inventive, playful prose and explorations of identity, relationships, and narrative form.
C. A Very Short Story
"A Very Short Story" is a brief World War I–themed narrative by Ernest Hemingway, known for its concise style and emotional understatement, later collected in his book *In Our Time*.
D. The Package and Other Stories
The Package and Other Stories is a science fiction short story collection by American writer and psychiatrist Janet Opal Jeppson (also known as Janet Asimov).
E. Last Stories and Other Stories
Last Stories and Other Stories is a 2014 collection of dark, genre-blending short fiction by William T. Vollmann that explores themes of death, love, and the supernatural.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: The Lonely Voice: A Study of the Short Story
Target entity description: The Lonely Voice: A Study of the Short Story is a critical work of literary theory in which Frank O’Connor analyzes the form, themes, and distinctive qualities of the modern short story.

A. Our Story Begins: New and Selected Stories
Our Story Begins: New and Selected Stories is a collection of short fiction by American writer Tobias Wolff that gathers both new pieces and many of his most acclaimed earlier stories.
B. The First Person and Other Stories
The First Person and Other Stories is a short story collection by Scottish author Ali Smith that showcases her inventive, playful prose and explorations of identity, relationships, and narrative form.
C. A Very Short Story
"A Very Short Story" is a brief World War I–themed narrative by Ernest Hemingway, known for its concise style and emotional understatement, later collected in his book *In Our Time*.
D. The Package and Other Stories
The Package and Other Stories is a science fiction short story collection by American writer and psychiatrist Janet Opal Jeppson (also known as Janet Asimov).
E. Last Stories and Other Stories
Last Stories and Other Stories is a 2014 collection of dark, genre-blending short fiction by William T. Vollmann that explores themes of death, love, and the supernatural.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (34)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	book ⓘ person ⓘ work of literary criticism ⓘ work of literary theory ⓘ
analyzes	short story as a literary form ⓘ
author	Frank O’Connor ⓘ
discusses	modernist short fiction ⓘ realist short fiction ⓘ
examines	characterization in short stories ⓘ marginalized characters in short stories ⓘ narrative voice in short stories ⓘ structure of short stories ⓘ themes of isolation in short stories ⓘ
focusesOn	distinctive qualities of the modern short story ⓘ form of the short story ⓘ themes of the short story ⓘ
genre	literary criticism ⓘ literary theory ⓘ
hasPerspective	emphasis on the short story’s difference from the novel ⓘ focus on the lonely or isolated individual ⓘ
hasTitle	The Lonely Voice: A Study of the Short Story ⓘ
influencedBy	Frank O’Connor’s experience as a short story writer ⓘ
intendedAudience	scholars of literary theory ⓘ students of literature ⓘ writers of short fiction ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mainSubject	modern short story ⓘ short story ⓘ
notableWork	The Lonely Voice: A Study of the Short Story ⓘ
occupation	literary critic ⓘ short story writer ⓘ writer ⓘ
theorizes	the short story as a form suited to the outsider ⓘ the short story as distinct from the novel ⓘ