BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO SHORT STORY -THE DIAMOND NECKLACE

Introduction to Short Story in Brief

A short story is fictional work of prose that is shorter in length than a novel.

 A short story should be read in one sitting, anywhere from a half hour to two hours. In contemporary fiction, a short story can range from 1,000 to 20,000 words.

The story should be brief. Less number of characters, action and place.


The Diamond Necklace is one of the best short stories.

 It revolves around the life of a clerk in the ministry of education and his extraordinarily beautiful wife, Mathilda.

 She borrows an expensive necklace from her friend for a ball but loses it when they are returning home. They, somehow, arrange to replace it after purchasing the original necklace with borrowed money and spend their lives in the struggle to pay back the loan.

 After several years, they met the same friend again. To their horror, she tells them that her necklace was fake.

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