Short Story
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Naipaul’s craftsmanship as a short story writer in “The Night Watchman’s Occurrence Book”
In “The Night watchman’s Occurrence Book,” Naipaul further demonstrates that he is a master of the written word. The story…
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The setting of “A Sunrise on the Veld” by Doris Lessing
The setting of story takes place in an African Veld. A veld is like an open space of land somewhat…
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Summary of “A Sunrise on the Veld” by Doris Lessing
“A Sunrise on the Veld” is a short story written by British author Doris Lessing. It tells the story of…
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Summary of My Son the Fanatic by Hanif Kureishi
The narrative deals with the problems of Parvez, who has migrated to England with his son Ali. Parvez worries because…
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The use of language in “A Sunrise on the Veld” by Doris Lessing
In Doris Lessing’s short story, A Sunrise on the Veld, she describes a boy’s intense feelings as he prepares for…
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Amy Tan’s stylistic techniques in “The Voice from the Wall”.
The story deals with the theme of mother-daughter relationships and the narrator is Ying-Ying’s daughter Lena. She tells a childhood…
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Comparison of The Night Watchman’s Occurrence Book with The Man Who Lived in a Shell!
The setting of the Stories “The Who Lived in a Shell” is set in the countryside; in a village named…
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Elements of retrospective autobiography in Sara Sulehri’s “The Property of Woman”
The writer’s knowledge about the two wars i.e., the wars of 1965 and 1971 seems to have come from her…
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The title of “The Property of Woman” by Sara Suleri
A thing that one possesses and can use it on his own, acting within the parameters of the law of…
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“The Property of Woman” Critical Analysis
The arrival and activities of Pathar Nadi in Lahore are quite mysterious like his own self. He appears as a…
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Strong Horse Tea Summary
“Strong horse Tea “revolves around the life of a black woman Rannie Toomer and her ill son. When the story…
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The symbolic significance of Lahore in the story “The Property of Woman”
Lahore is very much discussed in the story. It provides the context for different activities. We are introduced to its…
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Summary of “The Property of Woman” by Sara Sulehri
In this story, the narrator sheds some light on a common and basic aspect of human life. That aspect is…
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The theme of conflict and violence in “Civil Peace” by Chinua Achebe
As “Civil Peace” is set in the aftermath of the Nigerian Civil War, it is almost essential that a reader…
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Why does Jonathan of Achebe’s short story “Civil Peace” count himself as ‘extraordinary Lucky’?
Introduction The story “Civil Peace” overstresses Achebe’s awareness of catastrophic disturbances in the lives of ordinary people in war-torn Nigeria.…
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Critical Analysis of A Woman How Had Imagination
A village choir travels to a country estate for a music festival, where the young son of the choir director…
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A Day by William Trevor, Critical Analysis
Critical Analysis William Trevor has the surest hand, in pacing, characterization, nuance, and delicacy. Each of his stories is a…
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Summary of A Day by William Trevor
The story tells us a married couple Mr. and Mrs. Lethwes. They have been married for twenty years now, but…
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Symbolism in “What the Tapster Saw”
Introduction Ben Okri has used a lot of symbols in his story “What the Tapster Saw”. Along with other symbols,…
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Summary of “The Night Watchman’s Occurrence Book” by V.S. Naipaul
We are told in the opening of the story that Mr. Inskip, the manager of the C Hotel found the…
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Critical Analysis of “What the Tapster Saw”
The story “What the Tapster Saw” has the excess that anything is possible: A tapster’s dream, ignored by a healer,…
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Summary of The Woman Who Had Imagination by H.E. Bates
A village choir headed by Alfred was going to perform at the mansion of rich Antanio. There were the singers…
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