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Tag: 1960s

‘The Star’ by Arthur C. Clarke

The Star by Arthur C. Clarke, 1967 Continue reading →

January 16, 2015November 16, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1960s, analysis, Arthur C. Clarke, British lit, British literature, criticism, English lit, English literature, fiction, science fiction, short stories, The Star 2 Comments

‘The Adventure Of The Christmas Pudding’ by Agatha Christie

The Adventure Of The Christmas Pudding by Agatha Christie, 1960 Continue reading →

December 9, 2014October 25, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1960s, Agatha Christie, analysis, British lit, British literature, Christmas stories, criticism, English lit, English literature, fiction, Hercule Poirot, mystery, short stories, The Adventure Of The Christmas Pudding Leave a comment

‘This Morning, This Evening, So Soon’ by James Baldwin

This Morning, This Evening, So Soon by James Baldwin, 1960 Continue reading →

October 24, 2014September 18, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1960s, American lit, American literature, Americans abroad, analysis, criticism, fiction, Harlem Renaissance, James Baldwin, Paris, short stories, This Morning This Evening So Soon Leave a comment

‘A&P’ by John Updike

A&P by John Updike, 1961 Continue reading →

October 16, 2014September 21, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1960s, A&P, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, John Updike, realism, short stories Leave a comment

‘Everything That Rises Must Converge’ by Flannery O’Connor

Everything That Rises Must Converge by Flannery O’Connor, 1961 Continue reading →

October 9, 2014August 28, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1960s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, Everything That Rises Must Converge, fiction, Flannery O'Connor, short stories, Southern literature 1 Comment

‘City Boy’ by Leonard Michaels

City Boy by Leonard Michaels, 1969 Continue reading →

July 9, 2014August 24, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1960s, American lit, American literature, analysis, City Boy, criticism, fiction, Leonard Michaels, New York City, short stories 2 Comments

‘The Babysitter’ by Robert Coover

The Babysitter by Robert Coover, 1969 Continue reading →

July 5, 2014August 25, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1960s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, metafiction, Robert Coover, short stories, The Babysitter Leave a comment

‘In The Heart Of The Heart Of The Country’ by William Gass

In The Heart Of The Heart Of The Country by William Gass, 1968 Continue reading →

July 4, 2014August 28, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1960s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, In The Heart Of The Heart Of The Country, metafiction, postmodernism, short stories, William Gass Leave a comment

‘A Solo Song: For Doc’ by James Alan McPherson

A Solo Song: For Doc by James Alan McPherson, 1968 Continue reading →

July 3, 2014August 24, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1960s, A Solo Song: For Doc, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, James Alan McPherson, short stories 1 Comment

‘The Indian Uprising’ by Donald Barthelme

The Indian Uprising by Donald Barthelme, 1968 Continue reading →

July 2, 2014August 26, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1960s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, Donald Barthelme, fiction, postmodernism, short stories, surrealism, The Indian Uprising Leave a comment

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