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‘Tony Takitani’ by Haruki Murakami

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April 2, 2021June 13, 2020 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1990s, analysis, criticism, fiction, Haruki Murakami, Japan, Japanese lit, Japanese literature, short stories, Tony Takitani Leave a comment

‘The Mother’ by Natalia Ginzburg

The Mother by Natalia Ginzburg, 1963 Continue reading →

April 1, 2021March 13, 2021 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1960s, analysis, criticism, fiction, Italian lit, Italian literature, Italy, Natalia Ginzburg, short stories, The Mother Leave a comment

‘Jewellery’ by Alberto Moravia

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March 31, 2021March 13, 2021 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1950s, Alberto Moravia, analysis, criticism, fiction, Italian lit, Italian literature, Italy, Jewellery, short stories Leave a comment

‘Love Far From Home’ by Italo Calvino

Love Far From Home by Italo Calvino, 1946 Continue reading →

March 30, 2021March 13, 2021 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1940s, analysis, criticism, fiction, Italian lit, Italian literature, Italo Calvino, Italy, Love Far From Home, short stories Leave a comment

‘His Excellency’ by Indro Montanelli

His Excellency by Indro Montanelli, 1954 Continue reading →

March 29, 2021March 13, 2021 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1950s, analysis, criticism, fiction, General Dolla Rovere, Germany, His Excellency, Indro Montanelli, Italy, short stories, World War II Leave a comment

‘Roman Spring’ by Leslie Norris

Roman Spring by Leslie Norris, 1978 Continue reading →

March 25, 2021February 11, 2021 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, analysis, British lit, British literature, criticism, fiction, Leslie Norris, Roman Spring, short stories, Wales, Welsh lit, Welsh literature Leave a comment

‘The Golden Pony’ by Glyn Jones

The Golden Pony by Glyn Jones, 1977 Continue reading →

March 24, 2021February 20, 2021 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, Glyn Jones, The Golden Pony, Welsh lit, Welsh literature Leave a comment

‘Extraordinary Little Cough’ by Dylan Thomas

Extraordinary Little Cough by Dylan Thomas, 1940 Continue reading →

March 23, 2021February 20, 2021 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1940s, analysis, British lit, British literature, criticism, Dylan Thomas, Extraordinary Little Cough, fiction, short stories, Wales, Welsh lit, Welsh literature Leave a comment

‘The Fashion Plate’ by Rhys Davies

The Fashion Plate by Rhys Davies, 1944 Continue reading →

March 22, 2021February 20, 2021 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1940s, analysis, British lit, British literature, criticism, fiction, Rhys Davies, short stories, The Fashion Plate, Wales, Welsh lit, Welsh literature Leave a comment

‘Oysters’ by Anton Chekhov

Oysters by Anton Chekhov, 1884 Continue reading →

March 18, 2021February 20, 2021 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1880s, analysis, Anton Chekhov, criticism, fiction, Moscow, Oysters, Russia, Russian lit, Russian literature, short stories Leave a comment

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