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Tag: 1930s

‘Ben’ by Kay Boyle

Ben by Kay Boyle, 1938 Continue reading →

December 7, 2016December 1, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1930s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Ben, Christmas stories, criticism, fiction, Kay Boyle, short stories Leave a comment

‘The Gift’ by John Steinbeck

The Gift by John Steinbeck, 1933 Continue reading →

November 24, 2016October 17, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1930s, American lit, American literature, analysis, California, criticism, fiction, John Steinbeck, short stories, The Gift Leave a comment

‘The Gilded Six-Bits’ by Zora Neale Hurston

The Gilded Six-Bits by Zora Neale Hurston, 1933 Continue reading →

August 30, 2016November 26, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1930s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, Eatonville, fiction, Florida, Harlem Renaissance, short stories, Southern literature, The Gilded Six-Bits, Zora Neale Hurston Leave a comment

‘Passing’ by Langston Hughes

Passing by Langston Hughes, 1934 Continue reading →

August 22, 2016September 10, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1930s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Langston Hughes, Passing, short stories Leave a comment

‘The Leader Of The People’ by John Steinbeck

The Leader Of The People by John Steinbeck, 1937 Continue reading →

July 4, 2016November 29, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1930s, American lit, American literature, analysis, California, criticism, fiction, John Steinbeck, Oregon Trail, short stories, The Leader Of The People, The Red Pony 1 Comment

‘My Father Sits In The Dark’ by Jerome Weidman

My Father Sits In The Dark by Jerome Weidman, 1934 Continue reading →

May 10, 2016November 8, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1930s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Jerome Weidman, My Father Sits In The Dark, short stories Leave a comment

‘The Approach To Al-Mu’tasim’ by Jorge Luis Borges

The Approach To Al-Mu’tasim by Jorge Luis Borges, 1936 Continue reading →

April 18, 2016October 22, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1930s, analysis, Argentinian lit, Argentinian literature, criticism, fiction, Jorge Luis Borges, Latin American lit, Latin American literature, short stories, The Approach To Al-Mu'tasim Leave a comment

‘Slave On The Block’ by Langston Hughes

Slave On The Block by Langston Hughes, 1933 Continue reading →

February 15, 2016February 3, 2016 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1930s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Harlem Renaissance, Langston Hughes, New York City, short stories, Slave On The Block Leave a comment

‘Financing Finnegan’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Financing Finnegan by F. Scott Fitzgerald, 1938 Continue reading →

January 28, 2016January 26, 2016 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1930s, American lit, American literature, analysis, comedy, criticism, F. Scott Fitzgerald, fiction, Financing Finnegan, short stories Leave a comment

‘Homage To Switzerland’ by Ernest Hemingway

Homage To Switzerland by Ernest Hemingway, 1933 Continue reading →

January 5, 2016December 12, 2015 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1930s, American lit, American literature, Americans abroad, analysis, criticism, Ernest Hemingway, fiction, Homage To Switzerland, short stories, Switzerland 1 Comment

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