In one of those rare free moments of a student's life, I have time to prepare for next week's lecture on 'Minimalist Short Fiction.'The idea appeals. I have already formed a notion in my head that the writing will be of great economy, something that I can whip off in a few minutes, seconds even.
I read and learn that the term was decided upon by Kim.A. Herzinger (love the name) after considering a number of suggestions, such as:
'dirty realism, pop realism, white trash-fiction, TV fiction, Diet Coke fiction, blue collar fiction, high-tech fiction' and my favourite, 'post-post modernism'.
I am not enlightened but as I continue reading, I learn that Herzinger has kindly put together a list of characteristics that include. 'oblique and elliptical'; 'affectless, recalcitrant, deadpan, laconic'. Furthermore, Minimalist mode is,'representational/hyperrealistic/superrealistic' but not, 'fabulist' and its subject matter includes 'blue-collar/working-class or white-collar/yuppie'. The list goes on. Clearly, this is only the tip of the iceberg. (That rings a bell...Ask not for whom the bell tolls...)
There is much more to this style than I realise but as I said, I only have a few spare moments so
I stop reading and decide to go ahead and just write.
My style? I have no idea but when I come up with a label, I'll let you know.
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