Great Short Stories of the World

Educator Morris Schreiber directs the Institute Players in a five-part presentation on the universal relevance of the short story. Using primarily the works of Western 19th-and 20th-century writers, the presentation focuses on how short stories open new vistas to readers, and how the stories can be used as tools for improving international understanding and communication. Among the authors whose stories are cited are such renowned writers as Anton Chekhov, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Guy de Maupassant, and John Steinbeck; Schreiber also includes writers lesser known in the USA such as Selma Lagerlöf, Lilika Nakos, Prosper Mérimée, and Arthur Schnitzler. The complete transcript is included in the liner notes.

Track Listing

101	Pt 1: Introduction: The Short Story Defined	Morris Schreiber with the Institute Players	01:38
102	Pt 2: New Vistas in the Short Story: Backgrounds in Other Lands	Morris Schreiber with the Institute Players	07:49
103	Pt 3: The Short Story as an Instrument of International Understanding	Morris Schreiber with the Institute Players	17:33
201	Pt 4: The Short Story as a Dynamic Communications Medium	Morris Schreiber with the Institute Players	10:26
202	Pt 5: Variations on a Theme: How Different Short Story Writers Have Treated Related Subjects	Morris Schreiber with the Institute Players	07:12