Living a life like Anton Chekhov’s ‘The Bet’: An Essay by Fiza Pathan It was in the year 2014 that I came across Anton Chekhov’s short story ‘The Bet’. It was one of the literature lessons that was prescribed for the ICSE tenth graders. I read ‘The Bet’ which was a story about the way a young twenty-five-year-old lawyer manages to stay fifteen years in solitary … [Read more...] about Living a life like Anton Chekhov’s ‘The Bet’: An Essay by Fiza Pathan
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‘Fat’ by Raymond Carver: Short Story Analysis
‘Fat’ by Raymond Carver: Short Story Analysis Raymond Carver is the famous writer of 'What We Talk About When We Talk About Love?' and many other short story collections like 'Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?' and 'Cathedral'. ‘Fat’ by Raymond Carver is a story about a plus-size individual who is at the restaurant where the protagonist of this story works as a … [Read more...] about ‘Fat’ by Raymond Carver: Short Story Analysis
‘The Secret History of the Gnostics’ by Andrew Phillip Smith: Book Review
‘The Secret History of the Gnostics’ by Andrew Phillip Smith: Book Review The Secret History of the Gnostics is a good introduction to the scriptures, beliefs, and traditions of the many Gnostic groups and churches of the past and present. It discusses the birth of Gnosticism, Gnostic mythology, and the various groups that are considered to be Gnostic. I read the Holy … [Read more...] about ‘The Secret History of the Gnostics’ by Andrew Phillip Smith: Book Review
‘The Child Screams and Looks Back at You’ by Russell Banks: Short Story Analysis
‘The Child Screams and Looks Back at You’ by Russell Banks: Short Story Analysis This story is set in the early 1960s in a small mill town in Central New Hampshire. ‘The Child Screams and Looks Back at You’ is a story about domestic violence, loneliness, guilt, forgiveness, and the duty adults have to bring up their children in a ‘healthy’ atmosphere. The style of this … [Read more...] about ‘The Child Screams and Looks Back at You’ by Russell Banks: Short Story Analysis
‘The Life of the Imagination’ by Nadine Gordimer: Short Story Analysis
‘The Life of the Imagination’ by Nadine Gordimer: Short Story Analysis ‘The Life of the Imagination’ was penned by Nadine Gordimer in the year 1968. Nadine Gordimer is one of the best writers in South Africa. This story is about a woman Barbara, who cheats on her husband Arthur, and has an illicit sexual relationship with a young doctor, Dr. Usher. The story is penned … [Read more...] about ‘The Life of the Imagination’ by Nadine Gordimer: Short Story Analysis