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Tag: 2000s

‘Reading Lessons’ by Edwidge Danticat

Reading Lessons by Edwidge Danticat, 2005 Continue reading →

February 6, 2020October 25, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, analysis, criticism, Edwidge Danticat, fiction, Florida, Haitian lit, Haitian literature, immigration, Miami, Reading Lessons, short stories Leave a comment

‘Fly Away, Breath’ by Wendell Berry

Fly Away, Breath by Wendell Berry, 2008 Continue reading →

January 28, 2020November 6, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, American Civil War, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Fly Away Breath, Kentucky, short stories, Wendell Berry Leave a comment

‘All That’ by David Foster Wallace

All That by David Foster Wallace, 2009 Continue reading →

December 23, 2019October 17, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, All That, American lit, American literature, analysis, Christmas, criticism, David Foster Wallace, fiction, short stories 2 Comments

‘High Lonesome’ by Joyce Carol Oates

High Lonesome by Joyce Carol Oates, 2005 Continue reading →

October 17, 2019August 24, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, High Lonesome, Joyce Carol Oates, New York, short stories Leave a comment

‘The Kidney-Shaped Stone That Moves Every Day’ by Haruki Murakami

The Kidney-Shaped Stone That Moves Every Day by Haruki Murakami, 2005 Continue reading →

September 20, 2019August 26, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, analysis, criticism, fiction, Haruki Murakami, Japan, Japanese lit, Japanese literature, short stories, The Kidney-Shaped Stone That Moves Every Day, Tokyo Leave a comment

‘Birthday Girl’ by Haruki Murakami

Birthday Girl by Haruki Murakami, 2002 Continue reading →

September 17, 2019October 14, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, analysis, Birthday Girl, criticism, fiction, Haruki Murakami, Japan, Japanese lit, Japanese literature, short stories Leave a comment

‘Lars Farf, Excessively Fearful Father And Husband’ by George Saunders

Lars Farf, Excessively Fearful Father And Husband by George Saunders, 2005 Continue reading →

July 25, 2019October 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, American lit, American literature, analysis, comedy, criticism, fiction, George Saunders, Lars Farf Excessively Fearful Father And Husband, short stories Leave a comment

‘Breaking The Pig’ by Etgar Keret

Breaking The Pig by Etgar Keret, 2001 Continue reading →

July 2, 2019September 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, analysis, Breaking The Pig, criticism, Etgar Keret, fiction, Israeli lit, Israeli literature, short stories Leave a comment

‘The Card Trick’ by Tessa Hadley

The Card Trick by Tessa Hadley, 2003 Continue reading →

June 11, 2019November 14, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, analysis, British lit, British literature, criticism, England, English lit, English literature, fiction, John Morrison, short stories, Tessa Hadley, The Card Trick Leave a comment

‘The Surrogate’ by Tessa Hadley

The Surrogate by Tessa Hadley, 2003 Continue reading →

June 10, 2019November 8, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, analysis, British lit, British literature, criticism, England, English lit, English literature, fiction, short stories, Tessa Hadley, The Surrogate Leave a comment

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