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‘Alaska’ by Alice Adams

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January 1, 2022December 24, 2021 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, Alaska, Alice Adams, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, short stories Leave a comment

‘Cold And Sunny’ by Maeve Brennan

Cold And Sunny by Maeve Brennan, 1981 Continue reading →

December 31, 2021December 31, 2021 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, analysis, British lit, British literature, Cold And Sunny, criticism, Dublin, fiction, Irish lit, Irish literature, Maeve Brennan, New Year's Eve, New York City, short stories Leave a comment

‘Another Christmas’ by William Trevor

Another Christmas by William Trevor, 1978 Continue reading →

December 25, 2021December 11, 2021 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, analysis, Another Christmas, Christmas stories, criticism, England, fiction, Irish lit, Irish literature, Northern Ireland, short stories, William Trevor Leave a comment

‘Spirit Of Christmas’ by Jeanette Winterson

Spirit Of Christmas by Jeanette Winterson, 2016 Continue reading →

December 24, 2021December 2, 2021 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, analysis, British lit, British literature, Christmas stories, criticism, England, English lit, English literature, fiction, ghost stories, Jeanette Winterson, short stories, Spirit Of Christmas Leave a comment

‘The Leaf-Sweeper’ by Muriel Spark

The Leaf-Sweepr by Muriel Spark, 1953 Continue reading →

December 23, 2021December 2, 2021 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1950s, analysis, Christmas stories, criticism, fiction, Muriel Spark, Scottish lit, Scottish literature, short stories, The Leaf-Sweeper Leave a comment

‘Midnight Mass’ by Machado de Assis

Midnight Mass by Machado de Assis, 1894 Continue reading →

December 21, 2021December 2, 2021 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1890s, analysis, Brazil, Brazilian lit, Brazilian literature, criticism, fiction, Latin American lit, Latin American literature, Machado de Assis, Midnight Mass, short stories Leave a comment

‘A Voyage To Cythera’ by Margaret Drabble

A Voyage To Cythera by Margaret Drabble, 1967 Continue reading →

December 20, 2021November 18, 2021 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1960s, A Voyage To Cythera, analysis, British lit, British literature, criticism, England, English lit, English literature, fiction, London, Margaret Drabble, short stories, trains Leave a comment

‘You Are Happy?’ by Akhil Sharma

You Are Happy? by Akhil Sharma, 2017 Continue reading →

December 16, 2021December 2, 2021 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, Akhil Sharma, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Indian lit, Indian literature, short stories, You Are Happy? Leave a comment

‘The Homecoming’ by Rabindraneth Tagore

The Homecoming by Rabindraneth Tagore, 1892 Continue reading →

December 15, 2021December 2, 2021 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1890s, analysis, criticism, fiction, India, Indian lit, Indian literature, Rabindranath Tagore, short stories, The Homecoming Leave a comment

‘Naga’ by R.K. Narayan

Naga by R.K. Narayan, 1972 Continue reading →

December 14, 2021December 2, 2021 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, analysis, criticism, fiction, India, Indian lit, Indian literature, Naga, R.K. Narayan, short stories Leave a comment

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