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‘This Blessed House’ by Jhumpa Lahiri

This Blessed House by Jhumpa Lahiri, 1999 Continue reading →

July 27, 2023September 10, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1990s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Connecticut, criticism, fiction, Jhumpa Lahiri, short stories, This Blessed House Leave a comment

‘Mrs. Sen’s’ by Jhumpa Lahiri

Mrs. Sen’s by Jhumpa Lahiri, 1999 Continue reading →

July 26, 2023August 24, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1990s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Indian lit, Indian literature, Interpreter Of Maladies, Jhumpa Lahiri, Mrs. Sen's, short stories Leave a comment

‘Sexy’ by Jhumpa Lahiri

Sexy by Jhumpa Lahiri, 1998 Continue reading →

July 25, 2023September 10, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1990s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Boston, criticism, fiction, Indian lit, Indian literature, Interpreter Of Maladies, Jhumpa Lahiri, Massachusetts, Sexy, short stories Leave a comment

‘A Real Durwan’ by Jhumpa Lahiri

A Real Durwan by Jhumpa Lahiri, 1993 Continue reading →

July 24, 2023September 18, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1990s, A Real Durwan, American lit, American literature, analysis, Calcutta, criticism, fiction, India, Indian lit, Indian literature, Interpreter Of Maladies, Jhumpa Lahiri, short stories Leave a comment

‘Interpreter Of Maladies’ by Jhumpa Lahiri

Interpreter Of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri, 1998 Continue reading →

July 23, 2023August 25, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1990s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, India, Indian lit, Indian literature, Interpreter Of Maladies, Jhumpa Lahiri, short stories Leave a comment

‘The Secret Of Cartwheels’ by Patricia Henley

The Secret Of Cartwheels by Patricia Henley, 1992 Continue reading →

July 16, 2023August 24, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1990s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Patricia Henley, short stories, The Secret Of Cartwheels, Washington Leave a comment

‘Odd Jobs’ by Jonathan Escoffery

Odd Jobs by Jonathan Escoffery, 2020 Continue reading →

July 9, 2023August 24, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2020s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Florida, Jonathan Escoffery, Miami, Odd Jobs, short stories Leave a comment

‘Pestilence’ by Jonathan Escoffery

Pestilence by Jonathan Escoffery, 2020 Continue reading →

July 8, 2023September 13, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2020s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Florida, Jonathan Escoffery, Miami, Pestilence, short stories Leave a comment

‘Allegiance’ by Aryn Kyle

Allegiance by Aryn Kyle, 2006 Continue reading →

July 5, 2023August 29, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, Allegiance, American lit, American literature, analysis, Aryn Kyle, criticism, fiction, short stories Leave a comment

‘I Am An American’ by James Alan McPherson

I Am An American by James Alan McPherson, 1974 Continue reading →

July 4, 2023August 25, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, American lit, American literature, Americans abroad, analysis, criticism, England, fiction, I Am An American, James Alan McPherson, London, short stories Leave a comment

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