‘A Grain as Big as a Hen’s Egg’ by Leo Tolstoy: Short Story Analysis ‘A Grain as Big as a Hen’s Egg’ is a parabolic short story penned by one of the greatest Russian writers of all time, Leo Tolstoy. The short story brings out the central meaning of self-sufficiency and people following a system similar to a very rustic or basic form of socialism. This form of socialism … [Read more...] about ‘A Grain as Big as a Hen’s Egg’ by Leo Tolstoy: Short Story Analysis
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‘The Imp and the Crust’ by Leo Tolstoy: Short Story Analysis
‘The Imp and the Crust’ by Leo Tolstoy: Short Story Analysis 'The Imp and the Crust' is a parabolic nineteenth-century fable penned in 1886 by the greatest Russian writer of all time, Leo Tolstoy. Through a straightforward but moralistic plot, it tells the evils of possessing wealth, power, and fame and how that can lead us to unleash our bestial nature upon our fellow … [Read more...] about ‘The Imp and the Crust’ by Leo Tolstoy: Short Story Analysis
‘God Sees the Truth, But Waits’ by Leo Tolstoy: Short Story Analysis
‘God Sees the Truth, But Waits’ by Leo Tolstoy: Short Story Analysis ‘God Sees the Truth, But Waits’ is a very moving and semi-parabolic short story penned by one of the greatest Russian writers of the nineteenth century, Leo Tolstoy. It chronicles Aksionov, a carefree merchant sentenced to the mines in Siberia because of his ill-fate. He was charged with the murder of one … [Read more...] about ‘God Sees the Truth, But Waits’ by Leo Tolstoy: Short Story Analysis
‘Babaji’s Feast’ or ‘Babaji Ka Bhog’ by Munshi Premchand: Short Story Analysis
‘Babaji Ka Bhog’ is a short story penned in Hindi by one of the greatest short-story writers of India, namely Munshi Premchand. Premchand is well known for his short stories and novels, which focus on the lives of the poor and oppressed peasants of India during the pre-Independence period. Village life and the utter poverty of the rural peasant was his inspiration making him … [Read more...] about ‘Babaji’s Feast’ or ‘Babaji Ka Bhog’ by Munshi Premchand: Short Story Analysis
‘A Tripping Tongue’ by Anton Chekhov: Short Story Analysis
‘A Tripping Tongue’ by Anton Chekhov: Short Story Analysis ‘A Tripping Tongue’ is a realistic short story published on the 27th of September 1886 by Russian short-story writer Anton Chekhov. Chekhov is one of the most unconventional writers of prose and short fiction the world has ever known. Instead of answering questions, he asks searching questions through his short … [Read more...] about ‘A Tripping Tongue’ by Anton Chekhov: Short Story Analysis