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Tag: 2000s

‘Ava Wrestles The Alligator’ by Karen Russell

Ava Wrestles The Alligator by Karen Russell, 2006 Continue reading →

January 3, 2022August 24, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Ava Wrestles The Alligator, criticism, fiction, Florida, Karen Russell, short stories, Swamplandia! Leave a comment

‘Extra’ by Yiyun Li

Extra by Yiyun Li, 2003 Continue reading →

November 16, 2021August 25, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, American lit, American literature, analysis, China, Chinese lit, Chinese literature, criticism, Extra, fiction, short stories, Yiyun Li Leave a comment

‘Aftermath’ by Mary Yukari Waters

Aftermath by Mary Yukari Waters, 2001 Continue reading →

November 10, 2021October 14, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, Aftermath, analysis, criticism, fiction, Irish lit, Irish literature, Japan, Japanese lit, Japanese literature, Mary Yukari Waters, short stories, World War II Leave a comment

‘Bravado’ by William Trevor

Bravado by William Trevor, 2007 Continue reading →

August 6, 2021October 24, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, analysis, Bravado, criticism, Dublin, fiction, Ireland, Irish lit, Irish literature, short stories, William Trevor Leave a comment

‘Lima, Peru, July 28, 1979’ by Daniel Alarcón

Lima, Peru, July 28, 1979 by Daniel Alarcón, 2004 Continue reading →

July 23, 2021October 24, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, analysis, criticism, Daniel Alarcón, fiction, Latin American lit, Latin American literature, Lima, Lima Peru July 28 1979, Peru, short stories Leave a comment

‘Birds In The Mouth’ by Samanta Schweblin

Birds In The Mouth by Samanta Schweblin, 2009 Continue reading →

July 2, 2021September 21, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: UncategorizedTags: 2000s, analysis, Argentinian lit, Argentinian literature, Birds In The Mouth, criticism, fiction, Latin American lit, Latin American literature, magical realism, Samanta Schweblin, short stories Leave a comment

‘Heirs’ by Amos Oz

Heirs by Amos Oz, 2007 Continue reading →

May 18, 2021October 24, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, Amos Oz, analysis, criticism, fiction, Heirs, Israel, Israeli lit, Israeli literature, short stories Leave a comment

‘Waiting’ by Amos Oz

Waiting by Amos Oz, 2008 Continue reading →

May 17, 2021August 26, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, Amos Oz, analysis, criticism, fiction, Israel, Israeli lit, Israeli literature, short stories, Waiting Leave a comment

‘The Shinagawa Monkey’ by Haruki Murakami

The Shinagawa Monkey by Haruki Murakami, 2005 Continue reading →

April 30, 2021October 29, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, analysis, criticism, fiction, Haruki Murakami, Japan, Japanese lit, Japanese literature, short stories, The Shinagawa Monkey Leave a comment

‘Gómez Palacio’ by Roberto Bolaño

Gómez Palacio by Roberto Bolaño, 2001 Continue reading →

February 2, 2021August 29, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, analysis, Chilean lit, Chilean literature, criticism, fiction, Gomez Palacio, Latin American lit, Latin American literature, Mexico, Roberto Bolaño, short stories Leave a comment

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