сборник рассказов(A short story cycle (sometimes referred to as a story sequence or composite novel) is a collection of short stories in which the narratives are specifically composed and arranged with the goal of creating an enhanced or different experience when reading the group as a whole as opposed to its individual parts. WK Alexander Demidov)
сборник рассказов(A short story collection is a book of short stories by a single author, as distinguished from an anthology of fiction by more than one author (e.g., Les Soirées de Médan). The stories in a collection can share a theme, setting, or characters and sometimes can also include work of poetry. WK Alexander Demidov)
словом(used to end an account of events quickly: To cut a long story short, I married Stephen. NOED. To cut a long story short, we both spent the night in jail.Alexander Demidov)
