‘The End of the World’ is a nihilistic story of the fantastic penned by twentieth-century bestselling Italian author Dion Buzzati. Buzzati usually wrote haunting stories of the fantastic and arabesque, which were nihilistic, simple, and to the point. This short story titled ‘The End of the World’ is also haunting and nihilistic but moralistic. A reader would typically compare … [Read more...] about ‘The End of the World’ by Dino Buzzati: Short Story Analysis
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‘A Single Night’ by Rabindranath Tagore: Short Story Analysis
‘A Single Night’ is a realistic romance or dramatic short story penned by Indian writer Rabindranath Tagore also known as Gurudev. The story is simplistic and centers around the narrator’s role in life or existence. The narrator, a young eighteen plus boy, seeks to find a reason for his existence. He tries to find it while participating in the activities of the Indian National … [Read more...] about ‘A Single Night’ by Rabindranath Tagore: Short Story Analysis
‘Babylon Revisited’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald: Short Story Analysis
‘Babylon Revisited’ is an autobiographical ephemeral short story penned by famous American author F. Scott Fitzgerald in 1930. However, the story was published in 1931 when Fitzgerald was struggling with his alcoholism and the strained relationship with his wife Zelda and his daughter. Using familiar nostalgia as one of the themes, Fitzgerald gives his take on how he visited … [Read more...] about ‘Babylon Revisited’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald: Short Story Analysis
‘Babaji’s Feast’ or ‘Babaji Ka Bhog’ by Munshi Premchand: Short Story Analysis
‘Babaji Ka Bhog’ is a short story penned in Hindi by one of the greatest short-story writers of India, namely Munshi Premchand. Premchand is well known for his short stories and novels, which focus on the lives of the poor and oppressed peasants of India during the pre-Independence period. Village life and the utter poverty of the rural peasant was his inspiration making him … [Read more...] about ‘Babaji’s Feast’ or ‘Babaji Ka Bhog’ by Munshi Premchand: Short Story Analysis
‘The Photograph’ by Ruskin Bond: Short Story Analysis
‘The Photograph’ is a reflective short story penned by the prolific writer Ruskin Bond in the 1950s at Dehra in the early years of his literary career. At first, ‘The Photograph’ may seem like a reminiscent story of the past, especially Ruskin Bond’s past. However, if you read Bond's autobiography Lone Fox Dancing, you realize that Bond’s relationship with his grandmother was … [Read more...] about ‘The Photograph’ by Ruskin Bond: Short Story Analysis