Thinking multiplicity in fictional hyperconcision: contemporary Brazilian flash fiction (2000-2017)

Abstract Born of the modernist and avant-garde period, flash fiction is one of the most emblematic literary reflections on life in the new millennium, and Latin America plays a significant role in the production of this genre. In this paper, we analyze the current panorama of Brazilian flash fiction, examining its most representative tendencies and the authors and works that have contributed to these characteristics.