New Book by David Galef: Brevity, A Flash Fiction Handbook

David Galef, professor in the Department of English and director of the creative writing program, has written a new book, titled Brevity: A Flash Fiction Handbook, published by Columbia University Press.

“I told myself that I’d write a creative writing textbook only if I found a real gap in what’s out there. I finally found that area in flash fiction,” said Galef.

The guide includes tips, techniques, and samples from authors including: Colette, Jorge Luis Borges, Roxane, Gay and Bruce Holland Rogers. Galef also traces the history of the genre from the short-short to nanofiction.

“Good flash fiction is pithy, poetic, and punchy,” said Galef. “It’s not unique in those ways, but it sure does satisfy a lot of our present needs, from quick entertainment in this distracted, time-constrained era to stories that can be easily assigned for reading or writing in classrooms.”

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The author of more than a dozen books, Galef published the collection Kanji Poems in 2015 with the publishers Word Poetry. His novels include Flesh, Turning Japanese, and How to Cope with Suburban Stress and short story collections include: Laugh Track and My Date with Neanderthal Woman.

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