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‘Saint Julian The Hospitaller’ by Gustave Flaubert

Saint Julian The Hospitaller by Gustave Flaubert, 1877 Continue reading →

February 23, 2021October 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1870s, analysis, criticism, fiction, French lit, French literature, Gustave Flaubert, Saint Julian The Hospitaller, short stories, The Legend Of Saint Julian The Hospitaller, The Legend of St. Julian The Hospitaller Leave a comment

‘The Adopted Son’ by Guy de Maupassant

The Adopted Son by Guy de Maupassant, 1882 Continue reading →

February 22, 2021October 22, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1880s, analysis, criticism, fiction, France, French lit, French literature, Guy de Maupassant, short stories, The Adopted Child 1 Comment

‘The Kangaroo Communiqué’ by Haruki Murakami

The Kangaroo Communiqué by Haruki Murakami, 1981 Continue reading →

February 18, 2021August 9, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, analysis, criticism, fiction, Haruki Murakami, Japan, Japanese lit, Japanese literature, short stories, The Kangaroo Communique Leave a comment

‘A Perfect Day For Kangaroos’ by Haruki Murakami

A Perfect Day For Kangaroos by Haruki Murakami, 1981 Continue reading →

February 17, 2021September 24, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, A Perfect Day For Kangaroos, analysis, criticism, fiction, Haruki Murakami, Japan, Japanese lit, Japanese literature, short stories 1 Comment

‘A Family Supper’ by Kazuo Ishiguro

A Family Supper by Kazuo Ishiguro, 1982 Continue reading →

February 16, 2021September 10, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, A Family Supper, analysis, British lit, British literature, criticism, fiction, Flannery O'Connor, Japan, Japanese lit, Japanese literature, Kazuo Ishiguro, short stories 1 Comment

‘Filling Up With Sugar’ by Yuten Sawanishi

Filling Up With Sugar by Yuten Sawanishi, 2014 Continue reading →

February 15, 2021September 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: UncategorizedTags: 2010s, analysis, criticism, fiction, Filling Up With Sugar, Japan, Japanese lit, Japanese literature, short stories, Yuten Sawanishi Leave a comment

‘I Arrive First’ by Emma Jane Unsworth

I Arrive First by Emma Jane Unsworth, 2011 Continue reading →

February 14, 2021August 22, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, analysis, British lit, British literature, criticism, Emma Jane Unsworth, England, English lit, English literature, fiction, I Arrive First, short stories Leave a comment

‘The Lazy River’ by Zadie Smith

The Lazy River by Zadie Smith, 2017 Continue reading →

February 11, 2021August 4, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: UncategorizedTags: 2010s, analysis, British lit, British literature, criticism, English lit, English literature, fiction, short stories, Spain, The Lazy River, Zadie Smith Leave a comment

‘Kew Gardens’ by Virginia Woolf

Kew Gardens by Virginia Woolf, 1919 Continue reading →

February 10, 2021October 14, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1910s, 1920s, analysis, British lit, British literature, criticism, England, English lit, English literature, fiction, Kew Gardens, London, short stories, Virginia Woolf Leave a comment

‘The Rocking-Horse Winner’ by D.H. Lawrence

The Rocking-Horse Winner by D.H. Lawrence, 1926 Continue reading →

February 9, 2021August 21, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1920s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, D.H. Lawrence, fiction, horseracing, short stories, The Rocking-Horse Winner Leave a comment

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