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Vol. 2 No. 2 (2013)

Controversies Underlying the Genre of Short Story: A Critique of Perceptions on Kiswahili Written Short Story

https://doi.org/10.56279/jhss.v2i2.176
method samwel

Corresponding Author(s) : method samwel

dpadmin@duce.ac.tz

Journal of Humanities & Social Science (JHSS), Vol. 2 No. 2 (2013)

Abstract

The genre of short story has been viewed by scholars as being very controversial and
conflicting. The debates are on the proper way of defining short stories, their
classification with supporting examples, and their actual distinctive features. This
paper acknowledges the need to analyze literature into genres and even sub-genres,
but shows how controversial literary genres can be. It mainly focuses on controversies
pertaining to short story as a genre of Kiswahili literature. It presents varied
perceptions of various scholars on issues related to Kiswahili written short stories. It
also presents the ‘best’ way of resolving the controversies.

Keywords

literature, short stories, Kiswahil
Controversies Underlying the Genre of Short Story: A Critique of Perceptions on Kiswahili Written Short Story. (2023). Journal of Humanities & Social Science (JHSS), 2(2). https://doi.org/10.56279/jhss.v2i2.176
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Controversies Underlying the Genre of Short Story: A Critique of Perceptions on Kiswahili Written Short Story. (2023). Journal of Humanities & Social Science (JHSS), 2(2). https://doi.org/10.56279/jhss.v2i2.176
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