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.
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Samwel, Method
(2013)
"Controversies Underlying the Genre of Short Story: A Critique of Perceptions on Kiswahili Written Short Story,"
Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences: Vol. 2
:
No.
2
, Article 5.
Available at: https://doi.org/vlm2/2/05