Date of Award
2009
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Bucak, Ayse Papatya
Abstract
This is a collection of short stories that deal with elements of identity, the fantastic, fragmentation, poetry, the media, politics, and myriad other themes. The stories are connected by an interwoven thread of self-discovery and awareness. These stories present an image and then rework it, giving greater or varied details about whatever is being describing in the hope of achieving a more visceral story, a more true experience of writing and reading, and a better understanding of the emotions that underlie the story. These stories also try to capture and communicate the idea that our experience is a common one, across time and cultures, and the idea that many, many more writers than I could ever read in my lifetime have written about this experience.
Extent
155 p.
Recommended Citation
Sheffield, Mary, "Hungry and Other Stories" (2009). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2000 - 2009. 1692.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_5/1692
Identifier
FA00000963
Comments
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters|Thesis (M.F.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2009.|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters