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Tag: 1980s

‘The Year Of Spaghetti’ by Haruki Murakami

The Year Of Spaghetti by Haruki Murakami, 1981 Continue reading →

August 31, 2017August 26, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, analysis, criticism, fiction, Haruki Murakami, Japanese lit, Japanese literature, short stories, The Year Of Spaghetti Leave a comment

‘The Second Bakery Attack’ by Haruki Murakami

The Second Bakery Attack by Haruki Murakami, 1985 Continue reading →

August 30, 2017October 14, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, analysis, criticism, fiction, Haruki Murakami, Japan, Japanese lit, Japanese literature, short stories, The Second Bakery Attack Leave a comment

‘Dabchick’ by Haruki Murakami

Dabchick by Haruki Murakami, 1981 Continue reading →

August 29, 2017November 16, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, analysis, criticism, Dabchick, fiction, Franz Kafka, Haruki Murakami, Japan, Japanese lit, Japanese literature, short stories Leave a comment

‘Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman’ by Haruki Murakami

Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman by Haruki Murakami, 1983 Continue reading →

August 28, 2017November 26, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, analysis, Blind Willow Sleeping Woman, criticism, fiction, Haruki Murakami, Japan, Japanese lit, Japanese literature, short stories 1 Comment

‘August 25, 1983’ by Jorge Luis Borges

August 25, 1983 by Jorge Luis Borges, 1983 Continue reading →

August 25, 2017November 29, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, analysis, Argentinian lit, Argentinian literature, August 25 1983, criticism, fiction, Jorge Luis Borges, Latin American lit, Latin American literature, short stories Leave a comment

‘Other Factors’ by Mary Gaitskill

Other Factors by Mary Gaitskill, 1988 Continue reading →

August 15, 2017August 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Mary Gaitskill, New York City, Other Factors, short stories Leave a comment

‘Cathedral’ by Raymond Carver

Cathedral by Raymond Carver, 1982 Continue reading →

July 25, 2017August 22, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Cathedral, criticism, fiction, Raymond Carver, short stories Leave a comment

‘Even Greenland’ by Barry Hannah

Even Greenland by Barry Hannah, 1985 Continue reading →

July 19, 2017September 10, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Barry Hannah, criticism, Even Greenland, fiction, short stories, Vietnam War Leave a comment

‘The Lovely Troubled Daughters Of Our Old Crowd’ by John Updike

The Lovely Troubled Daughters Of Our Old Crowd by John Updike, 1981 Continue reading →

June 30, 2017October 25, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, John Updike, New England, realism, short stories, The Lovely Troubled Daughters Of Our Old Crowd Leave a comment

‘Gesturing’ by John Updike

Gesturing by John Updike, 1980 Continue reading →

June 26, 2017August 5, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Boston, criticism, fiction, Gesturing, John Updike, short stories Leave a comment

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