‘Elias’ is a realistic Christian parabolic short story penned by the Russian writer Leo Tolstoy in 1885. Leo Tolstoy wrote this short story after his moral crisis and spiritual awakening post-1870. ‘Elias’, also sometimes titled ‘Ilyas’, is the story of a Muslim Bashkir of Russia in the Ural Mountains. Elias undergoes prosperity and then failure in his life through the changing … [Read more...] about ‘Elias’ by Leo Tolstoy: Short Story Analysis
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‘He’ by Katherine Anne Porter: Short Story Analysis
‘He’ is a post-Southern realistic contemporary short story penned by American writer Katherine Anne Porter. This short story is set in Texas in Porter’s native town, where an unnamed special needs child is often abused, pitied, and ultimately abandoned in a poor institutional home by his family. Katherine Anne Porter differs from the post-Faulkner school of Southern novelists … [Read more...] about ‘He’ by Katherine Anne Porter: Short Story Analysis
‘Doctor Zeit’ by Antonia Fraser: Short Story Analysis
‘Doctor Zeit’ is a short story with a foreboding theme by the British author of biographies, detective fiction, history books, and short fiction, namely Antonia Fraser. Antonia Fraser is a famous public personality, and her full name is Lady Antonia Margaret Caroline Fraser. The word ‘Zeit’ means Time, and the Doctor Zeit mentioned here in this text is the Grim Reaper or ‘the … [Read more...] about ‘Doctor Zeit’ by Antonia Fraser: Short Story Analysis
‘Mataji and the Hippies’ by Balwant Gargi: Short Story Analysis
‘Mataji and the Hippies’ is a contemporary Punjabi Indian short story penned by Punjabi dramatist, short story writer and novelist, theatre professional, and academic professor Balwant Gargi. Gargi is mainly known as a Punjabi language writer, and this short story too was initially written in Punjabi and later translated into English. The story is a mid-twentieth century … [Read more...] about ‘Mataji and the Hippies’ by Balwant Gargi: Short Story Analysis
‘Memories of an Indian Childhood’ by Qurratulain Hyder: Short Story Analysis
‘Memories of an Indian Childhood’ is an Indian women-centric short story penned by modern Urdu fiction writer Qurratulain Hyder in 1970. The story centers on upper-middle-class women in pre-Independence India in the hill stations of Dehra Dun. The story highlights feminist themes of Indian Muslim women, certain North-East tribal women, educated Muslim women, Anglo-Indian women … [Read more...] about ‘Memories of an Indian Childhood’ by Qurratulain Hyder: Short Story Analysis