The History of Short Story in Modern Libyan Literature: (Analytic study)

Abstract

The propose of this study is intended to give the reader a map of themes and styles of the contents of short story writing in Modern Libyan Literature in English language, which is young and still tender literature. Mentioned that most of short stories authors represented here are widely known throughout the Arab world and some of European literary scholar.

This study therefore, is to tell the history of short story writing in Libyan in the recent years through the sustained effort of the writers, whose has developed steadily through the decades despite the many hindrances put in its way by traditional elements. It has therefore been necessary in dealing with the achievements of these writers, also to pause in order to look at the activity and the work of those whose influence has hindered or bought to hinder its development.