Abstract

In the same year that a group of Fernando
Bonassi’s micro fictions closes the anthology Os cem
melhores contos do século, the author releases
Passaporte, a micro fiction only book, which
contributed to consolidate the micro fiction in
Brazilian contemporary literature. Years later, the
author also takes part in the anthology Os cem
menores contos brasileiros do século, in which
authors were invited to write stories with less than 50
letters. The origin of this literature goes back to the
short story theories, to the minimalism and to the
North American literature during the period of
Raymond Carver’s generation. Its effects can already
be observed in contemporary narratives.
Keywords: Microfiction; Flash Fiction; Fernando
Bonassi; Short Story; Brazilian Literature