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‘To The Moon And Back’ by Etgar Keret

To The Moon And Back by Etgar Keret, 2016 Continue reading →

August 20, 2019August 18, 2019 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, analysis, criticism, Etgar Keret, fiction, Israeli lit, Israeli literature, short stories, To The Moon And Back Leave a comment

‘What’s Your Problem?’ by Robert Boles

What’s Your Problem? by Robert Boles, 1964 Continue reading →

August 19, 2019August 18, 2019 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1960s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Boston, criticism, fiction, Robert Boles, short stories, What's Your Problem? Leave a comment

‘Pig-hoo-o-o-o-e-y’ by P.G. Wodehouse

Pig-hoo-o-o-o-e-y by P.G. Wodehouse, 1927 Continue reading →

August 18, 2019July 29, 2019 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1920s, analysis, Blandings Castle, British lit, British literature, comedy, criticism, England, English lit, English literature, fiction, P.G. Wodehouse, Pig-hoo-o-o-o-e-y, short stories Leave a comment

‘The Patterns Of Love’ by William Maxwell

The Patterns Of Love by William Maxwell, 1945 Continue reading →

August 16, 2019July 29, 2019 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1940s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Belle And Sebastian, criticism, fiction, short stories, The Patterns Of Love, William Maxwell Leave a comment

‘The Trojan Women’ by William Maxwell

The Trojan Women by William Maxwell, 1952 Continue reading →

August 15, 2019July 29, 2019 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1950s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, Eudora Welty, fiction, Illinois, short stories, The Trojan Women, William Maxwell Leave a comment

‘The Poor Orphan Girl’ by William Maxwell

The Poor Orphan Girl by William Maxwell, 1965 Continue reading →

August 14, 2019July 29, 2019 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1960s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, New York City, short stories, The Poor Orphan Girl, William Maxwell Leave a comment

‘The Thistles In Sweden’ by William Maxwell

The Thistles In Sweden by William Maxwell, 1976 Continue reading →

August 13, 2019August 18, 2019 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, New York City, short stories, The Thistles In Sweden, William Maxwell Leave a comment

‘The Pilgrimage’ by William Maxwell

The Pilgrimage by William Maxwell, 1953 Continue reading →

August 12, 2019July 29, 2019 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1950s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, Europe, fiction, France, short stories, The Pilgrimage, William Maxwell Leave a comment

‘Lofty’ by Ann Beattie

Lofty by Ann Beattie, 1983 Continue reading →

August 9, 2019July 29, 2019 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Ann Beattie, criticism, fiction, Lofty, short stories Leave a comment

‘Heaven On A Summer Night’ by Ann Beattie

Heaven On A Summer Night by Ann Beattie, 1983 Continue reading →

August 8, 2019July 29, 2019 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Ann Beattie, criticism, fiction, Heaven On A Summer Night, short stories Leave a comment

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