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Tag: American literature

‘Thank You, Ma’am’ by Langston Hughes

Thank You, Ma’am by Langston Hughes, 1958 Continue reading →

May 5, 2016November 29, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1950s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Harlem, Harlem Renaissance, Langston Hughes, short stories, Thank You Ma'am Leave a comment

‘Rappaccini’s Daughter’ by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Rappaccini’s Daughter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, 1844 Continue reading →

May 2, 2016October 22, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1840s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Italy, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Rappaccini's Daughter, short stories 1 Comment

‘Sanity’ by Tobias Wolff

Sanity by Tobias Wolff, 1990 Continue reading →

April 28, 2016October 18, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1990s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Sanity, short stories, Tobias Wolff 1 Comment

‘Edison, New Jersey’ by Junot Díaz

Edison, New Jersey by Junot Díaz, 1996 Continue reading →

April 26, 2016August 24, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1990s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, Dominican lit, Dominican literature, Drown, Edison New Jersey, fiction, Junot Díaz, Latin American lit, Latin American literature, New York City, short stories Leave a comment

‘Ambush’ by Donna Tartt

Ambush by Donna Tartt, 2005 Continue reading →

April 25, 2016December 21, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, Ambush, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, Donna Tartt, fiction, short stories, Vietnam War Leave a comment

‘Late’ by Steven Millhauser

Late by Steven Millhauser, 2015 Continue reading →

April 7, 2016December 21, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Late, short stories, Steven Millhauser 1 Comment

‘Serve-And-Volley Near Vichy’ by Greg Jackson

Serve-And-Volley Near Vichy by Greg Jackson, 2014 Continue reading →

April 5, 2016December 21, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, France, Greg Jackson, Serve-And-Volley Near Vichy, short stories, tennis Leave a comment

‘You Could Look It Up’ by James Thurber

You Could Look It Up by James Thurber, 1941 Continue reading →

April 4, 2016October 13, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1940s, American lit, American literature, analysis, baseball, comedy, criticism, fiction, James Thurber, short stories, You Could Look It Up 2 Comments

‘Gorilla, My Love’ by Toni Cade Bambara

Gorilla, My Love by Toni Cade Bambara, 1971 Continue reading →

March 31, 2016January 13, 2026 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Gorilla My Love, New York City, short stories, Toni Cade Bambara 1 Comment

‘Robert Kennedy Saved From Drowning’ by Donald Barthelme

Robert Kennedy Saved From Drowning by Donald Barthelme, 1968 Continue reading →

March 29, 2016August 29, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1960s, American lit, American literature, analysis, comedy, criticism, Donald Barthelme, fiction, postmodernism, Robert Kennedy Saved From Drowning, short stories Leave a comment

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