An elderly monk, while training the young novice who will succeed him, recalls the mysterious lost love of his past - just as his young successor appears to be encountering her himself. Nominated for Oscar in 1997 Directed by Aleksandr Petrov / Russia / 1997 ...
Salman Rushdie's ''In the South'' is a short story about two elderly men recounting the stories of their lives. Explore the plot of the story, analyze the author's use of dichotomies, understand the contrast between the characters, and examine the use of imagery. R...
the most popular Franz Kafka short stories. Kafka, born in 1883 in Prague, is most widely known for his masterpiece short story "The Metamorphosis" ("Die Verwandlung"). Kafka's work often focuses on themes of alienation and brutality. What are thebest short stories everwritten...
Discover some emotional, tragic, and touching short stories that will make you sad and, possibly, make you cry. Each selection has a short description and a link for easy reading.
The life of Teo’s elderly father, Vic, apparently is resuscitated after Joel enters their lives. [Donald H. Harrison] Seeing What Author Tom Lamont Imagines in ‘Going Home’ Read More »Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, International, Lifestyles, Staff and Bylined ...
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Short Stories About Relationships & Love “Ripped Off” by Alice Adams Deborah returns home from work to find her desk drawer emptied on the bed. She thinks Philip has been looking through her things, which is unusual for him. While cleaning up, she notices something else that gives her a...
3) “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” by Flannery O'Connor: This haunting story explores themes such as redemption and sin as it tracks down an elderly woman's increasing panic in her final moments after getting into an accident while traveling with her family. ...
This story can be read in the preview of In Love & Trouble: Stories of Black Women. (Kindle preview, 30% in) “The General’s Day” by William Trevor General Suffolk, an elderly man, prepares for his day and has breakfast. He’s going to walk to the village and have coffee at a...
Six months later however I was favoured with a visit from an elderly dreary dingy person who introduced herself to me as Mr. Brooksmith’s aunt and from whom I learned that he was out of place and out of health and had allowed her to come and say to me that if I could spare half ...