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‘The Bound Man’ by Ilse Aichinger

The Bound Man by Ilse Aichinger, 1954 Continue reading →

January 19, 2021October 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1950s, analysis, Austrian lit, Austrian literature, criticism, fiction, Ilse Aichinger, short stories, The Bound Man 2 Comments

‘The Married Couple’ by Franz Kafka

The Married Couple by Franz Kafka, 1922 Continue reading →

January 18, 2021October 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1920s, analysis, criticism, fiction, Franz Kafka, short stories, The Married Couple Leave a comment

‘Her Table Spread’ by Elizabeth Bowen

Her Table Spread by Elizabeth Bowen, 1930 Continue reading →

January 14, 2021October 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1930s, analysis, British lit, British literature, criticism, Elizabeth Bowen, fiction, Her Table Spread, Ireland, Irish lit, Irish literature, short stories 1 Comment

‘The Love Object’ by Edna O’Brien

The Love Object by Edna O’Brien, 1967 Continue reading →

January 13, 2021August 20, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1960s, analysis, British lit, British literature, criticism, Edna O'Brien, fiction, Irish lit, Irish literature, short stories, The Love Object Leave a comment

‘The Hotel’ by Anne Enright

The Hotel by Anne Enright, 2017 Continue reading →

January 12, 2021October 22, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: analysis, Anne Enright, British lit, British literature, criticism, Europe, fiction, Irish lit, Irish literature, short stories, The Hotel Leave a comment

‘The Hawk’ by Liam O’Flaherty

The Hawk by Liam O’Flaherty, 1949 Continue reading →

January 11, 2021October 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1940s, analysis, anthropomorphism, British lit, British literature, criticism, fiction, Irish lit, Irish literature, Liam O'Flaherty, short stories, The Hawk Leave a comment

‘The Black Monk’ by Anton Chekhov

The Black Monk by Anton Chekhov, 1894 Continue reading →

January 7, 2021August 21, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1890s, analysis, Anton Chekhov, criticism, fiction, Russia, Russian lit, Russian literature, short stories, The Black Monk Leave a comment

‘Cloud, Castle, Lake’ by Vladimir Nabokov

Cloud, Castle, Lake by Vladimir Nabokov, 1937 Continue reading →

January 6, 2021October 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1930s, analysis, Cloud Castle Lake, criticism, fiction, Russian lit, Russian literature, short stories, Vladimir Nabokov 1 Comment

‘Phantoms’ by Ivan Turgenev

Phantoms by Ivan Turgenev, 1864 Continue reading →

January 5, 2021October 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1860s, analysis, criticism, fiction, France, Germany, Ivan Turgenev, Phantoms, Rome, Russia, Russian lit, Russian literature, short stories, vampires Leave a comment

‘Work, Death, And Sickness’ by Leo Tolstoy

Work, Death, And Sickness by Leo Tolstoy, 1903 Continue reading →

January 4, 2021September 14, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1900s, analysis, criticism, fiction, Leo Tolstoy, Russian lit, Russian literature, short stories, The Right Way, Work Death And Sickness Leave a comment

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