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‘Greenleaf’ by Flannery O’Connor

Greenleaf by Flannery O’Connor, 1956 Continue reading →

January 20, 2020August 24, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1950s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Flannery O'Connor, Georgia, Greenleaf, short stories, Southern gothic, Southern literature Leave a comment

‘The Last Voyage Of The Ghost Ship’ by Gabriel García Márquez

The Last Voyage Of The Ghost Ship by Gabriel García Márquez, 1968 Continue reading →

January 17, 2020November 4, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1960s, analysis, Colombian lit, Colombian literature, criticism, fiction, Gabriel García Márquez, Latin American lit, Latin American literature, short stories, The Last Voyage Of The Ghost Ship Leave a comment

‘The Woman Who Came At Six O’Clock’ by Gabriel García Márquez

The Woman Who Came At Six O’Clock by Gabriel García Márquez, 1950 Continue reading →

January 16, 2020August 29, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1950s, analysis, Colombian lit, Colombian literature, criticism, fiction, Gabriel García Márquez, Latin American lit, Latin American literature, short stories, The Woman Who Came At Six O'Clock Leave a comment

‘Eyes Of A Blue Dog’ by Gabriel García Márquez

Eyes Of A Blue Dog by Gabriel García Márquez, 1950 Continue reading →

January 15, 2020November 8, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1950s, analysis, Colombian lit, Colombian literature, criticism, Eyes Of A Blue Dog, fiction, Gabriel García Márquez, Latin American lit, Latin American literature, short stories Leave a comment

‘One Of These Days’ by Gabriel García Márquez

One Of These Days by Gabriel García Márquez, 1962 Continue reading →

January 14, 2020October 22, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1960s, analysis, Colombia, Colombian lit, Colombian literature, criticism, fiction, Gabriel García Márquez, Latin American lit, Latin American literature, One Of These Days, politics, short stories Leave a comment

‘A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings’ by Gabriel García Márquez

A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings by Gabriel García Márquez, 1955 Continue reading →

January 13, 2020November 4, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1950s, A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings, analysis, Colombia lit, Colombian literature, criticism, fiction, Gabriel García Márquez, Latin American lit, Latin American literature, magical realism, short stories Leave a comment

‘Quiet Please’ by Aimee Bender

Quiet Please by Aimee Bender, 1998 Continue reading →

January 9, 2020August 28, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1990s, Aimee Bender, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Quiet Please, short stories Leave a comment

‘The Fishing-Boat Picture’ by Alan Sillitoe

The Fishing-Boat Picture by Alan Sillitoe, 1959 Continue reading →

January 7, 2020August 26, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1950s, Alan Sillitoe, analysis, British lit, British literature, criticism, England, English lit, English literature, fiction, short stories, The Fishing-Boat Picture Leave a comment

‘Heart Attack’ by Max Apple

Heart Attack by Max Apple, 1976 Continue reading →

January 6, 2020September 27, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Heart Attack, Max Apple, short stories, surrealism Leave a comment

‘Goodbye, Pops’ by Joe Gores

Goodbye, Pops by Joe Gores, 1969 Continue reading →

January 2, 2020October 31, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1960s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Goodbye Pops, Joe Gores, Minnesota, short stories Leave a comment

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