‘Cat Within’ is a humorous and unpretentious short story penned by the ‘Grand Old Man of Malgudi’ R.K. Narayan. R.K. Narayan is one of India’s most beloved writers and has entertained the Indian reader with ironic, humorous, anecdotal, and sometimes sentimental short stories, novels, and essays right from the Independence period. He passed away in 2001, leaving behind a rich … [Read more...] about ‘Cat Within’ by R.K. Narayan: Short Story Analysis
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‘Hungry Child’ by R.K. Narayan: Short Story Analysis
‘Hungry Child’ is a fictional South Indian short story penned by one of the first great writers of English Indian fiction, namely, R.K. Narayan. R.K. Narayan is known as the ‘Grand Old Man of Malgudi’. He has penned numerous short stories mostly based in the fictional South Indian town of Malgudi. ‘Hungry Child’ is one of his later stories in the short story collection famously … [Read more...] about ‘Hungry Child’ by R.K. Narayan: Short Story Analysis
‘The 35 Doctors of the Church’ by Christopher Rengers: Book Review
‘The 35 Doctors of the Church’ by Christopher Rengers: Book Review The 35 Doctors of the Church is a well-researched mini-biography of the Doctors of the Catholic Church written by Capuchin Friar, Fr. Christopher Rengers. Rengers’ first penned this book under the title The 33 Doctors of the Church but then updated it to include two additional Doctors, namely, Saint John of … [Read more...] about ‘The 35 Doctors of the Church’ by Christopher Rengers: Book Review
‘At Arms with Morpheus’ by O. Henry: Short Story Analysis
‘At Arms with Morpheus’ by O. Henry: Short Story Analysis ‘At Arms with Morpheus’ is a realistic short story published in 1911 in the short story collection Sixes and Sevens. The story was penned by American writer O. Henry. O. Henry is the pen name of William Sydney Porter. His short stories always end with a twist, and the tone of each story is mostly witty. Here, … [Read more...] about ‘At Arms with Morpheus’ by O. Henry: Short Story Analysis
‘A Tripping Tongue’ by Anton Chekhov: Short Story Analysis
‘A Tripping Tongue’ by Anton Chekhov: Short Story Analysis ‘A Tripping Tongue’ is a realistic short story published on the 27th of September 1886 by Russian short-story writer Anton Chekhov. Chekhov is one of the most unconventional writers of prose and short fiction the world has ever known. Instead of answering questions, he asks searching questions through his short … [Read more...] about ‘A Tripping Tongue’ by Anton Chekhov: Short Story Analysis