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‘Geese’ by ZZ Packer

Geese by ZZ Packer, 2003 Continue reading →

January 12, 2026August 18, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, American lit, American literature, Americans abroad, analysis, Baltimore, criticism, fiction, Geese, Japan, Maryland, short stories, ZZ Packer Leave a comment

‘Still-Life’ by John Updike

Still-Life by John Updike, 1959 Continue reading →

August 18, 2025August 3, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1950s, American lit, American literature, Americans abroad, analysis, art school, criticism, England, fiction, John Updike, short stories, Still-Life 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

‘The Children’ by Andrea Lee

The Children by Andrea Lee, 2019 Continue reading →

September 25, 2020August 24, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, American lit, American literature, Americans abroad, analysis, Andrea Lee, criticism, fiction, Italy, Madagascar, short stories, The Children Leave a comment

‘A Bundle Of Letters’ by Henry James

A Bundle Of Letters by Henry James, 1878 Continue reading →

June 19, 2019August 21, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1870s, A Bundle Of Letters, American lit, American literature, Americans abroad, analysis, criticism, epistolary, fiction, France, Henry James, Paris, short stories Leave a comment

‘Roman Fever’ by Edith Wharton

Roman Fever by Edith Wharton, 1934 Continue reading →

June 8, 2017August 24, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1930s, American lit, American literature, Americans abroad, analysis, criticism, Edith Wharton, fiction, Roman Fever, Rome, short stories Leave a comment

‘The World Of Apples’ by John Cheever

The World Of Apples by John Cheever, 1973 Continue reading →

March 21, 2016November 29, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, American lit, American literature, Americans abroad, analysis, criticism, fiction, Italy, John Cheever, short stories, The World Of Apples Leave a comment

‘When We Were Nearly Young’ by Mavis Gallant

When We Were Nearly Young by Mavis Gallant, 1960 Continue reading →

January 7, 2016August 29, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1960s, American lit, American literature, Americans abroad, analysis, criticism, fiction, Madrid, Mavis Gallant, short stories, Spain, When We Were Nearly Young Leave a comment

‘Homage To Switzerland’ by Ernest Hemingway

Homage To Switzerland by Ernest Hemingway, 1933 Continue reading →

January 5, 2016January 13, 2026 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1930s, American lit, American literature, Americans abroad, analysis, criticism, Ernest Hemingway, fiction, Homage To Switzerland, short stories, Switzerland 1 Comment

‘Brothers And Sisters Around The World’ by Andrea Lee

Brothers And Sisters Around The World by Andrea Lee, 2000 Continue reading →

November 30, 2015October 17, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, American lit, American literature, Americans abroad, analysis, Andrea Lee, Brothers And Sisters Around The World, criticism, fiction, Madagascar, short stories Leave a comment

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