Lit Guides
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In the Cemetery Where Al Jolson is Buried | Summary and Analysis
“In the Cemetery Where Al Jolson is Buried” is American short-story writer Amy Hempel’s very first short story published in…
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The Setting Sun and the Rolling World Summary
“The Setting Sun and the Rolling World” is a short story by Charles Mungoshi that was published as a part…
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An Artist of the Floating World | Summary and Analysis
Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel An Artist of the Floating World grapples with the themes of memory, regret, and the quest for…
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The Winter Hibiscus Summary
Burma-born Chinese-American author and novelist Mingfong Ho’s fiction mostly focuses on realist depictions of the lives of rural populations in South-East…
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A Jury of Her Peers Summary
Partially based on the infamous John Hossack murder of 1900, A Jury Of Her Peers by Susan Glaspell is considered…
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A Far Cry From Africa Analysis
St. Lucian Nobel laureate Derek Walcott’s poem “A Far Cry from Africa” is a postcolonial vision of Africa and its…
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The Sky is Gray Summary
American novelist and short story writer Earnest J. Gaines’ renowned short story, “The Sky is Gray” was first published in…
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Migrant Hostel Poem Analysis
Migrant Hostel by Peter Skrzynecki explores the acute sense of alienation, displacement, and identity crisis that immigrants feel. The poem…
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The Library of Babel The Library of Babel
Jorge Luis Borges is an Argentine short-story writer, essayist, and dramatist who wrote in Spanish; often considered to be one…
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The Child’s Story Summary
Published in 1852, “The Child’s Story” is a short story in the form of a parable that describes a traveller on…
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