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‘My Father Sits In The Dark’ by Jerome Weidman

My Father Sits In The Dark by Jerome Weidman, 1934 Continue reading →

May 10, 2016November 8, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1930s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Jerome Weidman, My Father Sits In The Dark, short stories Leave a comment

‘Prizes’ by Janet Frame

Prizes by Janet Frame, 1962 Continue reading →

May 9, 2016November 29, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1960s, analysis, criticism, fiction, Janet Frame, New Zealand lit, New Zealand literature, Prizes, short stories Leave a comment

‘Thank You, Ma’am’ by Langston Hughes

Thank You, Ma’am by Langston Hughes, 1958 Continue reading →

May 5, 2016November 29, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1950s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Harlem, Harlem Renaissance, Langston Hughes, short stories, Thank You Ma'am Leave a comment

‘The Story Of My Dovecote’ by Isaac Babel

The Story Of My Dovecote by Isaac Babel, 1916 Continue reading →

May 3, 2016December 15, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1910s, analysis, criticism, fiction, Isaac Babel, Pogrom 1905, Russian lit, Russian literature, short stories, The Story Of My Dovecote 1 Comment

‘Rappaccini’s Daughter’ by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Rappaccini’s Daughter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, 1844 Continue reading →

May 2, 2016October 22, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1840s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Italy, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Rappaccini's Daughter, short stories 1 Comment

‘Sanity’ by Tobias Wolff

Sanity by Tobias Wolff, 1990 Continue reading →

April 28, 2016October 18, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1990s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Sanity, short stories, Tobias Wolff 1 Comment

‘Edison, New Jersey’ by Junot Díaz

Edison, New Jersey by Junot Díaz, 1996 Continue reading →

April 26, 2016August 24, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1990s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, Dominican lit, Dominican literature, Drown, Edison New Jersey, fiction, Junot Díaz, Latin American lit, Latin American literature, New York City, short stories Leave a comment

‘Ambush’ by Donna Tartt

Ambush by Donna Tartt, 2005 Continue reading →

April 25, 2016December 21, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, Ambush, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, Donna Tartt, fiction, short stories, Vietnam War Leave a comment

‘The Garden Of Forking Paths’ by Jorge Luis Borges

The Garden Of Forking Paths by Jorge Luis Borges, 1941 Continue reading →

April 22, 2016August 25, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1940s, analysis, Argentinian lit, Argentinian literature, criticism, England, fiction, Jorge Luis Borges, Latin American lit, Latin American literature, short stories, The Garden Of Forking Paths, World War I Leave a comment

‘The Library Of Babel’ by Jorge Luis Borges

The Library Of Babel by Jorge Luis Borges, 1941 Continue reading →

April 21, 2016December 14, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1940s, analysis, Argentinian lit, Argentinian literature, criticism, fiction, Jorge Luis Borges, Latin American lit, Latin American literature, short stories, The Library Of Babel 1 Comment

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