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Habilitationsschrift--Heidelberg, 1966. / Bibliography: p. 131-138.

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Habilitationsschrift--Heidelberg, 1966. / Bibliography: p. 131-138.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago, 1907.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago, 1907.

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The short story is a comparatively modern phenomenon in Kuwait; the first appeared in 1929. There have been two distinct periods in the history of the short story in Kuwait. The first was from 1947 to 1959, the second was from 1962 to 1985. During the first period, it was more of a vehicle for didactic and predicative than for literary purposes. Characterisation was elementary, plot was negatory and structure was primitive. The second period witnessed a considerable development in the genre; the short story became, in all respects, more recognisable as such. Today, the art of short story writing is practised in Kuwait in a manner indistinguishable from that of any other Arab country.