practitioners have included saadi of shiraz ("gulistan of sa'di"), bolesław prus, anton chekhov, o. henry, franz kafka, h.p. lovecraft, yasunari kawabata, ernest hemingway, julio cortázar, daniil kharms, arthur c. clarke, richard brautigan, ray bradbury, kurt vonnegut, jr., fredric brown, john cage, philip k. dick and robert sheckley.