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‘A Nursery Tale’ by Vladimir Nabokov

A Nursery Tale by Vladimir Nabokov, 1926 Continue reading →

May 31, 2023August 12, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1920s, A Nursery Tale, analysis, Berlin, criticism, fiction, Germany, Russian lit, Russian literature, short stories, Vladimir Nabokov 1 Comment

‘An Affair Of Honor’ by Vladimir Nabokov

An Affair Of Honor by Vladimir Nabokov, 1927 Continue reading →

September 6, 2019November 11, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1920s, An Affair Of Honor, analysis, Berlin, criticism, fiction, Germany, Russian lit, Russian literature, short stories, The Scoundrel, Vladimir Nabokov 1 Comment

‘Breaking The News’ by Vladimir Nabokov

Breaking The News by Vladimir Nabokov, 1935 Continue reading →

September 4, 2019September 20, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1930s, analysis, Berlin, Breaking The News, criticism, fiction, Germany, Russian lit, Russian literature, short stories, Vladimir Nabokov Leave a comment

‘The Dark Arts’ by Ben Marcus

The Dark Arts by Ben Marcus, 2013 Continue reading →

January 23, 2018August 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Ben Marcus, Berlin, criticism, Europe, fiction, short stories, The Dark Arts, Wouldn't You Like To Join Me? Leave a comment
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