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‘Success’ by Adriana Lisboa

Success by Adriana Lisboa, 2013 Continue reading →

May 13, 2021October 24, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, Adriana Lisboa, analysis, Brazil, Brazilian lit, Brazilian literature, criticism, fiction, Latin American lit, Latin American literature, short stories, Success Leave a comment

‘The Baby In Pink Tarlatan’ by Joaõ do Rio

The Baby In Pink Tarlatan by Joaõ do Rio, 1910 Continue reading →

May 12, 2021October 1, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1910s, analysis, Brazil, Brazilian lit, Brazilian literature, Carnival, criticism, fiction, Joaõ do Rio, Latin American lit, Latin American literature, Rio de Janeiro, short stories, The Baby In Pink Buckram, The Baby In Pink Tarlatan 1 Comment

‘Remnants Of Carnival’ by Clarice Lispector

Remnants Of Carnival by Clarice Lispector, 1971 Continue reading →

May 11, 2021October 14, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, analysis, Brazil, Brazilian lit, Brazilian literature, Clarice Lispector, criticism, Easter, fiction, Latin American lit, Latin American literature, Recife, Remnants Of Carnival, short stories Leave a comment

‘The Third Bank Of The River’ by João Guimarães Rosa

The Third Bank Of The River by João Guimarães Rosa, 1967 Continue reading →

May 10, 2021August 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1960s, analysis, Brazil, Brazilian lit, Brazilian literature, criticism, fiction, João Guimarães Rosa, Latin American lit, Latin American literature, magical realism, short stories, The Third Bank Of The River Leave a comment

‘How Old Timofei Died With A Song’ by Rainer Maria Rilke

How Old Timofei Died With A Song by Rainer Maria Rilke, 1900 Continue reading →

May 6, 2021October 25, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1900s, analysis, criticism, fiction, German lit, German literature, How Old Timofei Died With A Song, Rainer Maria Rilke, Russia, short stories Leave a comment

‘The Path To The Cemetery’ by Thomas Mann

The Path To The Cemetery by Thomas Mann, 1900 Continue reading →

May 5, 2021August 29, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1900s, analysis, criticism, fiction, German lit, German literature, Germany, short stories, The Path To The Cemetery, The Road To The Churchyard, Thomas Mann Leave a comment

‘Why I Became A Nightingale’ by Wolfgang Hildesheimer

Why I Became A Nightingale by Wolfgang Hildesheimer, 1983 Continue reading →

May 4, 2021August 25, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, analysis, criticism, fiction, German lit, German literature, magic, short stories, Why I Became A Nightingale, Wolfgang Hildesheimer Leave a comment

‘The Earthquake In Chile’ by Heinrich von Kleist

The Earthquake In Chile by Heinrich von Kleist, 1807 Continue reading →

May 3, 2021September 28, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1800s, analysis, Chile, criticism, fiction, German lit, German literature, Heinrich von Kleist, Santiago, short stories, The Earthquake In Chile Leave a comment

‘The Shinagawa Monkey’ by Haruki Murakami

The Shinagawa Monkey by Haruki Murakami, 2005 Continue reading →

April 30, 2021October 29, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, analysis, criticism, fiction, Haruki Murakami, Japan, Japanese lit, Japanese literature, short stories, The Shinagawa Monkey Leave a comment

‘As You Would Have Told It To Me (Sort Of) If We Had Known Each Other Before You Died’ by Jonas Hassen Khemiri

As You Would Have Told It To Me (Sort Of) If We Had Known Each Other Before You Died by Jonas Hassen Khemiri, 2017 Continue reading →

April 29, 2021August 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, analysis, As You Would Have Told It To Me (Sort Of) If We Had Known Each Other Before You Died, criticism, fiction, Jonas Hassen Khemiri, short stories, Stockholm, Sweden, Swedish lit, Swedish literature Leave a comment

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