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The Twitter feed of American novelist Elliott Holt usually includes remarks on what she's reading, retweets of friends' book news, and occasional political commentary. With its 140-character limit, Twitter wouldn't seem an obvious outlet for narrative experimentation. Although it was conceived as a way for people to broadcast brief status updates, it caught on primarily as a means for users to connect with each other. Worldwide, there are currently around 650 million Twitter users who send a collective 500 million tweets each day. Yet tweeting has permeated the popular culture so deeply that the concept of Twitter literature was inevitable. Today, writers around the world such as Jennifer Egan, David Mitchell, and Teju Cole are producing original works on the platform. tweet is so brief that it can be consumed at a glance; conversely, a user can spend hours scrolling through the always fluctuating stream of words and images. Adapted from the source document.

Abstract of the talk given by Mrs. Intissar Tabsh Abou-Khadra, BUC alumna 1950, on Founders' Day, Nov. 10, 1977.