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‘Birthday Girl’ by Haruki Murakami

Birthday Girl by Haruki Murakami, 2002 Continue reading →

September 17, 2019October 14, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2000s, analysis, Birthday Girl, criticism, fiction, Haruki Murakami, Japan, Japanese lit, Japanese literature, short stories Leave a comment

‘The Elephant Vanishes’ by Haruki Murakami

The Elephant Vanishes by Haruki Murakami, 1985 Continue reading →

September 16, 2019November 2, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, analysis, criticism, fiction, Haruki Murakami, Japan, Japanese lit, Japanese literature, short stories, The Elephant Vanishes, Tokyo Leave a comment

‘On Seeing The 100% Perfect Girl One Beautiful April Morning’ by Haruki Murakami

On Seeing The 100% Perfect Girl One Beautiful April Morning by Haruki Murakami, 1981 Continue reading →

February 14, 2019August 28, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, analysis, criticism, fiction, Haruki Murakami, Japan, Japanese lit, Japanese literature, On Seeing The 100% Perfect Girl One Beautiful April Morning, short stories Leave a comment

‘New York Mining Disaster’ by Haruki Murakami

New York Mining Disaster by Haruki Murakami, 1981 Continue reading →

December 31, 2018August 24, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, analysis, criticism, fiction, Haruki Murakami, Japan, Japanese lit, Japanese literature, New York Mining Disaster, short stories 3 Comments

‘Nausea 1979’ by Haruki Murakami

Nausea 1979 by Haruki Murakami, 1984 Continue reading →

October 25, 2018September 9, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, analysis, criticism, fiction, Haruki Murakami, Japan, Japanese lit, Japanese literature, Nausea 1979, short stories Leave a comment

‘The Wind-Up Bird And Tuesday’s Women’ by Haruki Murakami

The Wind-Up Bird And Tuesday’s Women by Haruki Murakami, 1986 Continue reading →

September 1, 2017August 22, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, analysis, criticism, fiction, Haruki Murakami, Japan, Japanese lit, Japanese literature, short stories, The Wind-Up Bird And Tuesday's Women, The Wind-Up Chronicle 1 Comment

‘The Second Bakery Attack’ by Haruki Murakami

The Second Bakery Attack by Haruki Murakami, 1985 Continue reading →

August 30, 2017October 14, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, analysis, criticism, fiction, Haruki Murakami, Japan, Japanese lit, Japanese literature, short stories, The Second Bakery Attack Leave a comment

‘Dabchick’ by Haruki Murakami

Dabchick by Haruki Murakami, 1981 Continue reading →

August 29, 2017November 16, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, analysis, criticism, Dabchick, fiction, Franz Kafka, Haruki Murakami, Japan, Japanese lit, Japanese literature, short stories Leave a comment

‘Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman’ by Haruki Murakami

Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman by Haruki Murakami, 1983 Continue reading →

August 28, 2017November 26, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, analysis, Blind Willow Sleeping Woman, criticism, fiction, Haruki Murakami, Japan, Japanese lit, Japanese literature, short stories 1 Comment

‘Reeling For The Empire’ by Karen Russell

Reeling For The Empire by Karen Russell, 2013 Continue reading →

August 5, 2015August 18, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 2010s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, George Saunders, Japan, Karen Russell, Reeling For The Empire, short stories, surrealism Leave a comment

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