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Tag: 1970s

‘Quitters, Inc.’ by Stephen King

Quitters, Inc. by Stephen King, 1978 Continue reading →

October 3, 2017August 20, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Quitters Inc., short stories, Stephen King 1 Comment

‘Soldiers’ by Ellease Southerland

Soldiers by Ellease Southerland, 1972 Continue reading →

September 18, 2017November 29, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, Ellease Southerland, fiction, short stories, Soldiers, Vietnam War 1 Comment

‘Midnight And I’m Not Famous Yet’ by Barry Hannah

Midnight And I’m Not Famous Yet by Barry Hannah, 1975 Continue reading →

July 21, 2017October 12, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Barry Hannah, criticism, fiction, Midnight And I'm Not Famous Yet, Mississippi, short stories, Southern literature, Vietnam, Vietnam War 2 Comments

‘Coming Close To Donna’ by Barry Hannah

Coming Close To Donna by Barry Hannah, 1977 Continue reading →

July 20, 2017November 8, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Barry Hannah, Coming Close To Donna, criticism, fiction, short stories 4 Comments

‘Water Liars’ by Barry Hannah

Water Liars by Barry Hannah, 1978 Continue reading →

July 17, 2017September 13, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Barry Hannah, criticism, fiction, Gordon Lish, short stories, Southern literature, Water Liars Leave a comment

‘Cowardice’ by Abdeslam Boulaich

Cowardice by Abdeslam Boulaich, 1971 Continue reading →

July 6, 2017October 12, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, Abdeslam Boulaich, analysis, Cowardice, criticism, fiction, Moroccan lit, Moroccan literature, Paul Bowles, short stories Leave a comment

‘The Man Who Loved Extinct Mammals’ by John Updike

The Man Who Loved Extinct Mammals by John Updike, 1975 Continue reading →

June 29, 2017September 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, John Updike, short stories, The Man Who Loved Extinct Mammals Leave a comment

‘A Family Man’ by V.S. Pritchett

A Family Man by V.S. Pritchett, 1977 Continue reading →

June 12, 2017August 18, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, A Family Man, analysis, British lit, British literature, criticism, English lit, English literature, fiction, short stories, V.S. Pritchett 1 Comment

‘Letters From The Samantha’ by Mark Helprin

Letters From The Samantha by Mark Helprin, 1976 Continue reading →

May 30, 2017November 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Letters From The Samantha, Mark Helprin, short stories Leave a comment

‘In The Night’ by Jamaica Kincaid

In The Night by Jamaica Kincaid, 1978 Continue reading →

May 4, 2017November 26, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, analysis, Antiguan lit, Antiguan literature, Caribbean lit, Caribbean literature, criticism, fiction, In The Night, Jamaica Kincaid, short stories 2 Comments

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