第二次世界大战以后,曾在德国文坛上风靡多年的中、长篇小说已濒临危机,而短篇小说这一文学形式,则以其崭新的面貌,如雨后春笋般兴起。二大批短篇小说家更是脱颖而出,如已为我国读者所熟悉的海因里希·伯尔等。他们创作了许多描写战争和饥饿的优秀作品,使短篇小说 After the Second World War, the novels that have been popular in the German literary world for many years are on the verge of crisis. However, the literary form of short stories has mushroomed with its brand-new appearance. Two large number of short story novelists stand out even more, as Heinrich Burr, who has been familiar to our readers. They have created many excellent works that describe war and hunger and make short stories