Ring Lardner

How to Write Short Stories

Essay collection and guide to crafting short fiction from a master writer

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Ring Lardner
Ring Lardner

Ring Lardner was a master satirist of American vernacular life who used the fictional letter, monologue, and sketch to expose the vanity and mediocrity of ordinary Americans. His influence on Hemingway and Fitzgerald was significant.

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