‘The Stranger’ by Ambrose Bierce: Short Story Analysis ‘The Stranger’ is a historical fabulist horror story by Ambrose Bierce set in the early nineteenth century in the western USA. Bierce was a well-known American writer and journalist whom we remember today for his ghost stories and stories of the macabre. He disappeared mysteriously at the age of seventy-one or … [Read more...] about ‘The Stranger’ by Ambrose Bierce: Short Story Analysis
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‘The Last Mohican’ by Bernard Malamud: Short Story Analysis
‘The Last Mohican’ by Bernard Malamud: Short Story Analysis 'The Last Mohican' is a modernist realistic short story penned by one of the best American Jewish writers of the twentieth century, Bernard Malamud. Malamud was a Pulitzer Prize winner and is famous for his novels, a few adapted for the big screen. He is well remembered for the short story 'The Last Mohican' which … [Read more...] about ‘The Last Mohican’ by Bernard Malamud: Short Story Analysis
‘Portrait of a Lady’ by Khushwant Singh: Short Story Analysis
‘Portrait of a Lady’ by Khushwant Singh: Short Story Analysis ‘Portrait of a Lady’ is the story about the life of Khushwant Singh’s aged grandmother. Khushwant Singh was one of India’s most famous writers, a renowned columnist, and a journalist. He wrote many books and passed away in the year 2014. This story paints a beautiful yet earthly picture of Singh’s grandmother, … [Read more...] about ‘Portrait of a Lady’ by Khushwant Singh: Short Story Analysis
Reading during the Times of Covid-19: Essay by Fiza Pathan
Reading during the Times of Covid-19: Essay by Fiza Pathan I knew it would take longer than expected, that is why I paid my library’s annual fee but did not promise to come back. Sometimes at the rate, the cases of Covid-19 are multiplying in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, I wonder whether I will ever see my local libraries again. Or for that matter, will I ever live … [Read more...] about Reading during the Times of Covid-19: Essay by Fiza Pathan
‘The Bet’ by Anton Chekhov: Short Story Analysis
‘The Bet’ by Anton Chekhov: Short Story Analysis ‘The Bet’ by Anton Chekhov begins at a party where the death penalty is being discussed. The party has been given by a rich banker with an excited temperament. At this party are many intellectuals, journalists, lawyers, and their like. Intellectual topics are being discussed and there is no sign of frivolity in the … [Read more...] about ‘The Bet’ by Anton Chekhov: Short Story Analysis