Minding the gap: understanding the composite novel or 'short story cycle'
In recent decades, numerous Australian and international composite novels (or 'short story cycles' among many other terms) have been published with many achieving major recognition, including Pulitzer Prize winners Interpreter of Maladies (Lahiri 1999), Olive Kitteridge (Strout 2009), and A Visit From the Goon Squad (Egan 2010). Additional works that have almost elevated the genre to a staple of contemporary literature include The Beggar Maid (Munro 1979), The Joy Luck Club
