‘The Insult’ or ‘Hatak’ is a realistic feminist short story written by one of India's greatest short-story writers, Saadat Hasan Manto. ‘Hatak’ or ‘The Insult’ is a story about the life of a prostitute during the last phase of India’s struggle for Independence and in the first decade of Independent India. We know this because Ram Lal, the pimp of the main protagonist Saugandhi, … [Read more...] about ‘The Insult’ or ‘Hatak’ by Saadat Hasan Manto: Short Story Analysis
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The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde: Book Release
Fiza Pathan and Fiza Pathan Publishing OPC Private Limited are excited to announce the release of their new book The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde, under their Imprint: Freedom With Pluralism®. About the Book The ghost of Sir Simon has been haunting Canterville Chase since his disappearance three hundred years ago. He terrifies all who come there determined to not … [Read more...] about The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde: Book Release
‘The Blood of the Lamb’ by Bernice Rubens: Short Story Analysis
‘The Blood of the Lamb’ is a humorous short story penned by Booker Prize-Winning Welsh author Bernice Rubens. Bernice Rubens was the first woman to win the Booker Prize in 1970. In this comic short story, the narrator, in a tongue-in-cheek manner, narrates how her friend Rose inherits a lot of wealth and expensive linen and silverware from her otherwise irritating mother. The … [Read more...] about ‘The Blood of the Lamb’ by Bernice Rubens: Short Story Analysis
‘The End of the World’ by Dino Buzzati: Short Story Analysis
‘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
‘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