‘Hungry Child’ is a fictional South Indian short story penned by one of the first great writers of English Indian fiction, namely, R.K. Narayan. R.K. Narayan is known as the ‘Grand Old Man of Malgudi’. He has penned numerous short stories mostly based in the fictional South Indian town of Malgudi. ‘Hungry Child’ is one of his later stories in the short story collection famously … [Read more...] about ‘Hungry Child’ by R.K. Narayan: Short Story Analysis
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‘The Stranger’ by Ambrose Bierce: Short Story Analysis
‘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
‘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 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