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‘Smother’ by Joyce Carol Oates

Smother by Joyce Carol Oates, 2005 Continue reading →

January 23, 2017November 29, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Joyce Carol Oates, Pennsylvania, short stories, Smother, Virginia Leave a comment

‘Coach’ by Mary Robison

Coach by Mary Robison, 1981 Continue reading →

January 22, 2017August 22, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Coach, criticism, fiction, football, Mary Robison, Ohio, short stories Leave a comment

‘Moonlit Landscape With Bridge’ by Zadie Smith

Moonlit Landscape With Bridge by Zadie Smith, 2014 Continue reading →

January 20, 2017August 29, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, analysis, British lit, British literature, criticism, English lit, English literature, fiction, Moonlit Landscape With Bridge, short stories, Zadie Smith Leave a comment

‘Meet The President!’ by Zadie Smith

Meet The President! by Zadie Smith, 2013 Continue reading →

January 19, 2017December 1, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, analysis, British lit, British literature, criticism, dystopia, England, English lit, English literature, fiction, science fiction, short stories, Zadie Smith Leave a comment

‘Two Men Arrive In A Village’ by Zadie Smith

Two Men Arrive In A Village by Zadie Smith, 2016 Continue reading →

January 18, 2017November 29, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, analysis, British lit, British literature, criticism, English lit, English literature, fiction, short stories, Two Men Arrive In A Village, Zadie Smith Leave a comment

‘Escape From New York’ by Zadie Smith

Escape From New York by Zadie Smith, 2015 Continue reading →

January 17, 2017October 14, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, 9/11, analysis, British lit, British literature, criticism, Elizabeth Taylor, English lit, English literature, Escape From New York, fiction, Marlon Brando, Michael Jackson, New York City, Pennsylvania, short stories, Zadie Smith Leave a comment

‘Permission To Enter’ by Zadie Smith

Permission To Enter by Zadie Smith, 2012 Continue reading →

January 16, 2017November 29, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, analysis, British lit, British literature, criticism, England, English lit, English literature, fiction, London, NW, Permission To Enter, short stories, Zadie Smith Leave a comment

‘The Peasant Marey’ by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

The Peasant Marey by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, 1876 Continue reading →

January 13, 2017September 5, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1870s, analysis, criticism, fiction, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Russia, Russian lit, Russian literature, short stories, The Peasant Marey Leave a comment

‘The Crocodile’ by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

The Crocodile by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, 1865 Continue reading →

January 12, 2017November 26, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1860s, analysis, criticism, fiction, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Russian lit, Russian literature, short stories, surrealism, The Crocodile Leave a comment

‘Bobok’ by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Bobok by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, 1873 Continue reading →

January 11, 2017November 26, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1870s, analysis, Bobok, criticism, fiction, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Russian lit, Russian literature, short stories Leave a comment

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