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‘Di Grasso’ by Isaac Babel

Di Grasso by Isaac Babel, 1937 Continue reading →

July 21, 2023September 18, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1930s, analysis, criticism, Di Grasso, Ernest Hemingway, fiction, Guy de Maupassant, Isaac Babel, Odessa, opera, Russian lit, Russian literature, short stories, Ukraine Leave a comment

‘A Wagner Matinée’ by Willa Cather

A Wagner Matinée by Willa Cather, 1904 Continue reading →

March 31, 2022August 24, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1900s, A Wagner Matinée, American lit, American literature, analysis, Boston, criticism, fiction, Massachusetts, Nebraska, opera, short stories, Willa Cather Leave a comment
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