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‘And The Rock Cried Out’ by Ray Bradbury

And The Rock Cried Out by Ray Bradbury, 1953 Continue reading →

June 2, 2015August 21, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1950s, American lit, American literature, analysis, And The Rock Cried Out, criticism, fiction, Ray Bradbury, short stories 1 Comment

‘Madame Zilensky And The King Of Finland’ by Carson McCullers

Madame Zilensky And The King Of Finland by Carson McCullers, 1941 Continue reading →

June 1, 2015October 31, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1940s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Carson McCullers, criticism, fiction, Madame Zilensky And The King Of Finland, short stories Leave a comment

‘The New Order’ by Nancy Hale

The New Order by Nancy Hale, 1954 Continue reading →

May 29, 2015January 17, 2026 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1950s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Nancy Hale, short stories, The New Order Leave a comment

‘One Off The Short List’ by Doris Lessing

One Off The Short List by Doris Lessing, 1960 Continue reading →

May 28, 2015August 26, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1960s, analysis, British lit, British literature, criticism, Doris Lessing, English lit, English literature, fiction, London, One Off The Short List, short stories Leave a comment

‘Janus’ by Ann Beattie

Janus by Ann Beattie, 1985 Continue reading →

May 27, 2015November 8, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1980s, American lit, American literature, analysis, Ann Beattie, criticism, fiction, Janus, short stories, Stuart Dybek Leave a comment

‘Drenched In Light’ by Zora Neale Hurston

Drenched In Light by Zora Neale Hurston, 1924 Continue reading →

May 26, 2015January 17, 2026 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1920s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, Drenched In Light, fiction, short stories, Zora Neale Hurston Leave a comment

‘Eli, The Fanatic’ by Philip Roth

Eli, The Fanatic by Philip Roth, 1959 Continue reading →

May 25, 2015January 17, 2026 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1950s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, Eli The Fanatic, fiction, Philip Roth, short stories Leave a comment

‘Neighbors’ by Diane Oliver

Neighbors by Diane Oliver, 1966 Continue reading →

May 22, 2015October 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1960s, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, Diane Oliver, fiction, Neighbors, short stories, Southern literature Leave a comment

‘The Supper’ by Tadeusz Borowski

The Supper by Tadeusz Borowski, 1948 Continue reading →

May 21, 2015January 17, 2026 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1940s, analysis, criticism, fiction, Holocaust, Polish lit, Polish literature, short stories, Tadeusz Borowski, The Supper, World War II Leave a comment

‘A Silver Dish’ by Saul Bellow

A Silver Dish by Saul Bellow, 1978 Continue reading →

May 20, 2015January 17, 2026 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1970s, A Silver Dish, American lit, American literature, analysis, Chicago, criticism, fiction, Saul Bellow, short stories 3 Comments

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