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‘The Year Of Spaghetti’ by Haruki Murakami

The Year Of Spaghetti by Haruki Murakami, 1981 Continue reading →

August 31, 2017August 26, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, analysis, criticism, fiction, Haruki Murakami, Japanese lit, Japanese literature, short stories, The Year Of Spaghetti Leave a comment

‘The Second Bakery Attack’ by Haruki Murakami

The Second Bakery Attack by Haruki Murakami, 1985 Continue reading →

August 30, 2017October 14, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, analysis, criticism, fiction, Haruki Murakami, Japan, Japanese lit, Japanese literature, short stories, The Second Bakery Attack Leave a comment

‘Dabchick’ by Haruki Murakami

Dabchick by Haruki Murakami, 1981 Continue reading →

August 29, 2017November 16, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, analysis, criticism, Dabchick, fiction, Franz Kafka, Haruki Murakami, Japan, Japanese lit, Japanese literature, short stories Leave a comment

‘Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman’ by Haruki Murakami

Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman by Haruki Murakami, 1983 Continue reading →

August 28, 2017November 26, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, analysis, Blind Willow Sleeping Woman, criticism, fiction, Haruki Murakami, Japan, Japanese lit, Japanese literature, short stories 1 Comment

‘August 25, 1983’ by Jorge Luis Borges

August 25, 1983 by Jorge Luis Borges, 1983 Continue reading →

August 25, 2017November 29, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, analysis, Argentinian lit, Argentinian literature, August 25 1983, criticism, fiction, Jorge Luis Borges, Latin American lit, Latin American literature, short stories Leave a comment

‘Them Old Cowboy Songs’ by Annie Proulx

Them Old Cowboy Songs by Annie Proulx, 2008 Continue reading →

August 24, 2017September 11, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, American lit, American literature, American West, analysis, Annie Proulx, criticism, fiction, short stories, Them Old Cowboy Songs, Wyoming Leave a comment

‘Prodigal’ by Laura D. Nichols

Prodigal by Laura D. Nichols, 1930 Continue reading →

August 22, 2017November 29, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1930s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Laura D. Nichols, Prodigal, short stories Leave a comment

‘The Prophetic Pictures’ by Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Prophetic Pictures by Nathaniel Hawthorne, 1837 Continue reading →

August 21, 2017October 25, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1830s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Nathaniel Hawthorne, short stories, The Prophetic Pictures Leave a comment

‘Chicxulub’ by T. Coraghessan Boyle

Chicxulub by T. Coraghessan Boyle, 2004 Continue reading →

August 18, 2017August 29, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Chicxulub, criticism, fiction, short stories, T. Coraghessan Boyle Leave a comment

‘The Stolen Body’ by H.G. Wells

The Stolen Body by H.G. Wells, 1898 Continue reading →

August 17, 2017October 14, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1890s, analysis, British lit, British literature, criticism, English lit, English literature, fiction, H.G. Wells, London, short stories, The Stolen Body Leave a comment

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