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‘How I Contemplated The World From The Detroit House Of Correction And Began My Life Over Again’ by Joyce Carol Oates

How I Contemplated The World From The Detroit House Of Correction And Began My Life Over Again by Joyce Carol Oates, 1969 Continue reading →

May 19, 2015August 29, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1960s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, How I Contemplated The World From The Detroit House Of Correction And Began My Life Over Again, Joyce Carol Oates Leave a comment

‘Family Portrait’ by Sherman Alexie

Family Portrait by Sherman Alexie, 1993 Continue reading →

May 15, 2015January 17, 2026 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1990s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, Family Portrait, fiction, Sherman Alexie, short stories Leave a comment

‘The Gift Of The Prodigal’ by Peter Taylor

The Gift Of The Prodigal by Peter Taylor, 1981 Continue reading →

May 13, 2015September 5, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Peter Taylor, short stories, Southern literature, The Gift Of The Prodigal Leave a comment

‘The Interior Castle’ by Jean Stafford

The Interior Castle by Jean Stafford, 1947 Continue reading →

May 12, 2015November 8, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1940s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Jean Stafford, short stories, The Interior Castle Leave a comment

‘Medal From Jerusalem’ by Irwin Shaw

Medal From Jerusalem by Irwin Shaw, 1946 Continue reading →

May 11, 2015August 26, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1940s, American lit, American literature, Americans abroad, analysis, criticism, fiction, Holocaust, Irwin Shaw, Medal From Jerusalem, Palestine, short stories, World War II Leave a comment

‘The Snows Of Kilimanjaro’ by Ernest Hemingway

The Snows Of Kilimanjaro by Ernest Hemingway, 1936 Continue reading →

May 8, 2015August 29, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1930s, Africa, American lit, American literature, Americans abroad, analysis, criticism, Ernest Hemingway, fiction, short stories, The Snows Of Kilimanjaro Leave a comment

‘A Simple Enquiry’ by Ernest Hemingway

A Simple Enquiry by Ernest Hemingway, 1927 Continue reading →

May 7, 2015January 17, 2026 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1920s, A Simple Enquiry, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, Ernest Hemingway, fiction, short stories 1 Comment

‘A Clean, Well-Lighted Place’ by Ernest Hemingway

A Clean, Well-Lighted Place by Ernest Hemingway, 1933 Continue reading →

May 6, 2015August 25, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1930s, A Clean Well-Lighted Place, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, Ernest Hemingway, fiction, minimalism, short stories 3 Comments

‘Che Ti Dice La Patria?’ by Ernest Hemingway

Che Ti Dice La Patria? by Ernest Hemingway, 1927 Continue reading →

May 5, 2015August 26, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1920s, American lit, American literature, Americans abroad, analysis, Che Ti Dice La Patria, criticism, Ernest Hemingway, fiction, Italy, Mussolini, short stories Leave a comment

‘Hills Like White Elephants’ by Ernest Hemingway

Hills Like White Elephants by Ernest Hemingway, 1927 Continue reading →

May 4, 2015September 24, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1920s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, Ernest Hemingway, fiction, Hills Like White Elephants, minimalism, short stories Leave a comment

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