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‘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

‘Champion’ by Ring Lardner

Champion by Ring Lardner, 1916 Continue reading →

May 1, 2015August 26, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1910s, American lit, American literature, analysis, boxing, Champion, criticism, fiction, Milwaukee, Ring Lardner, short stories Leave a comment

‘The Vertical Ladder’ by William Sansom

The Vertical Ladder by William Sansom, 1960 Continue reading →

April 30, 2015August 25, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1960s, analysis, British lit, British literature, criticism, English lit, English literature, fiction, short stories, The Vertical Ladder, William Sansom 3 Comments

‘Tony’s Wife’ by Alice Dunbar-Nelson

Tony’s Wife by Alice Dunbar-Nelson, 1899 Continue reading →

April 29, 2015December 14, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1890s, Alice Dunbar-Nelson, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, short stories, Southern literature, Tony's Wife 1 Comment

‘One Gram Short’ by Etgar Keret

One Gram Short by Etgar Keret, 2014 Continue reading →

April 28, 2015November 29, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, analysis, criticism, Etgar Keret, fiction, Israel, Israeli lit, Israeli literature, One Gram Short, short stories Leave a comment

‘The Five-Forty-Eight’ by John Cheever

The Five-Forty-Eight by John Cheever, 1954 Continue reading →

April 27, 2015December 14, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1950s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, John Cheever, New York City, short stories, The Five-Forty-Eight Leave a comment

‘Why Don’t You Dance?’ by Raymond Carver

Why Don’t You Dance? by Raymond Carver, 1978 Continue reading →

April 24, 2015August 25, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, minimal, Raymond Carver, short stories, Why Don't You Dance? 2 Comments

‘Feathers’ by Raymond Carver

Feathers by Raymond Carver, 1982 Continue reading →

April 23, 2015November 11, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, American lit, American literature, analysis, comedy, criticism, Feathers, fiction, Raymond Carver, short stories Leave a comment

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