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The Complete Short Stories, Volume Two # SSC

Dahl, Roald
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literary fiction absurdist comedy past tense third limited POV ~875 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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absurdist deadpan whimsical

A literary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, intimate scope. Plot-driven. Contains notable humor.

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Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 60
externalintrospective
Ending 40
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 20
intimateepic

Content

Violence 40%
noneextreme
Sexual content 30%
noneexplicit
Humor 90%
seriouscomedic
Romance 20%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count218,681
Page count~875 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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