‘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
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‘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
‘Manto: Fifteen Stories’ by Saadat Hasan Manto: Book Review
Manto: Fifteen Stories has been published by Rajkamal Prakashan, which contains selected stories of Manto chosen by Indian actor and film director Nandita Das. This collection includes some of the best and boldest of Manto’s stories with memorable characters that portray the reality of the partition period and the prostitution racket of Mumbai of the 1950s, then known as … [Read more...] about ‘Manto: Fifteen Stories’ by Saadat Hasan Manto: Book Review
‘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