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‘The Female Novelist’ by Patricia Highsmith

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October 13, 2020November 2, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Little Tales Of Misogyny, Patricia Highsmith, short stories, The Female Novelist Leave a comment

‘The Coquette’ by Patricia Highsmith

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October 12, 2020October 24, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Little Tales Of Misogyny, Patricia Highsmith, short stories, The Coquette Leave a comment

‘The Hand’ by Patricia Highsmith

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October 11, 2020October 26, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Little Tales Of Misogyny, Patricia Highsmith, short stories, The Hand Leave a comment

‘The Mirror’ by Haruki Murakami

The Mirror by Haruki Murakami, 1983 Continue reading →

October 8, 2020November 2, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, analysis, criticism, fiction, ghost stories, Haruki Murakami, Japan, Japanese lit, Japanese literature, short stories, The Mirror Leave a comment

‘The Pram’ by Roddy Doyle

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October 6, 2020November 2, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, analysis, British lit, British literature, criticism, fiction, horror, Ireland, Irish lit, Irish literature, Roddy Doyle, short stories, The Pram Leave a comment

‘The Annex’ by Amy Hempel

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October 5, 2020October 22, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1990s, American lit, American literature, Amy Hempel, analysis, criticism, fiction, short stories, The Annex Leave a comment

‘Asleep In Armageddon’ by Ray Bradbury

Asleep In Armageddon by Ray Bradbury, 1948 Continue reading →

October 1, 2020September 9, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1940s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Asleep In Armageddon, criticism, fiction, Perchance To Dream, Ray Bradbury, science fiction, short stories Leave a comment

‘The Doctor And The Rabbi’ by Aimee Bender

The Doctor And The Rabbi by Aimee Bender, 2012 Continue reading →

September 30, 2020October 5, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, Aimee Bender, analysis, criticism, fiction, short stories, The Doctor And The Rabbit Leave a comment

‘Simmering’ by Margaret Atwood

Simmering by Margaret Atwood, 1983 Continue reading →

September 29, 2020August 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, analysis, Canadian lit, Canadian literature, comedy, criticism, feminism, fiction, Margaret Atwood, satire, short stories, Simmering Leave a comment

‘Cooking Lesson’ by Rosario Castellanos

Cooking Lesson by Rosario Castellanos, 1971 Continue reading →

September 28, 2020August 24, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, analysis, Cooking Lesson, criticism, feminism, fiction, Latin American lit, Latin American literature, Mexican lit, Mexican literature, Mexico, Rosario Castellanos, short stories Leave a comment

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