Short Story Magic Tricks

‘A Perfect Day For Kangaroos’ by Haruki Murakami

A Perfect Day For Kangaroos by Haruki Murakami, 1981 Continue reading →

February 17, 2021January 28, 2021 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, A Perfect Day For Kangaroos, analysis, criticism, fiction, Haruki Murakami, Japan, Japanese lit, Japanese literature, short stories 1 Comment

‘A Family Supper’ by Kazuo Ishiguro

A Family Supper by Kazuo Ishiguro, 1982 Continue reading →

February 16, 2021January 28, 2021 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, A Family Supper, analysis, British lit, British literature, criticism, fiction, Flannery O'Connor, Japan, Japanese lit, Japanese literature, Kazuo Ishiguro, short stories 1 Comment

‘Filling Up With Sugar’ by Yuten Sawanishi

Filling Up With Sugar by Yuten Sawanishi, 2014 Continue reading →

February 15, 2021January 28, 2021 by bcw56 Categories: UncategorizedTags: 2010s, analysis, criticism, fiction, Filling Up With Sugar, Japan, Japanese lit, Japanese literature, short stories, Yuten Sawanishi Leave a comment

‘I Arrive First’ by Emma Jane Unsworth

I Arrive First by Emma Jane Unsworth, 2011 Continue reading →

February 14, 2021February 13, 2021 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, analysis, British lit, British literature, criticism, Emma Jane Unsworth, England, English lit, English literature, fiction, I Arrive First, short stories Leave a comment

‘The Lazy River’ by Zadie Smith

The Lazy River by Zadie Smith, 2017 Continue reading →

February 11, 2021January 28, 2021 by bcw56 Categories: UncategorizedTags: 2010s, analysis, British lit, British literature, criticism, English lit, English literature, fiction, short stories, Spain, The Lazy River, Zadie Smith Leave a comment

‘Kew Gardens’ by Virginia Woolf

Kew Gardens by Virginia Woolf, 1919 Continue reading →

February 10, 2021January 28, 2021 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1910s, 1920s, analysis, British lit, British literature, criticism, England, English lit, English literature, fiction, Kew Gardens, London, short stories, Virginia Woolf Leave a comment

‘The Rocking-Horse Winner’ by D.H. Lawrence

The Rocking-Horse Winner by D.H. Lawrence, 1926 Continue reading →

February 9, 2021January 28, 2021 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1920s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, D.H. Lawrence, fiction, horseracing, short stories, The Rocking-Horse Winner Leave a comment

‘Two Gentle People’ by Graham Greene

Two Gentle People by Graham Greene, 1967 Continue reading →

February 8, 2021January 28, 2021 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1960s, analysis, British lit, British literature, criticism, English lit, English literature, fiction, France, Graham Greene, Paris, short stories, Two Gentle People 1 Comment

‘Tell Them Not To Kill Me!’ by Juan Rulfo

Tell Them Not To Kill Me! by Juan Rulfo, 1951 Continue reading →

February 4, 2021January 28, 2021 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1950s, analysis, criticism, fiction, Juan Rulfo, Latin American lit, Latin American literature, Mexican lit, Mexican literature, Mexican Revolution, Mexico, short stories, Tell Them Not To Kill Me! Leave a comment

‘The Switchman’ by Juan José Arreola

The Switchman by Juan José Arreola, 1951 Continue reading →

February 3, 2021January 28, 2021 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1950s, analysis, criticism, fiction, Juan José Arreola, Latin American lit, Latin American literature, magical realism, Mexican lit, Mexican literature, Mexico, short stories, The Switchman Leave a comment