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Gaurav's Troubles, Geoffrey Kain
Gaurav's Troubles, Geoffrey Kain
Geoffrey Kain
“Gaurav’s troubles began when he was very young, actually before he had learned to walk. While removing a pot of hot oil from the stove, his mother had stumbled, sloshing some of the oil over the edge of the pot and splashing little Gaurav on his lower left leg and foot, and across the back of his left hand and arm…”
“My Life With My Cell Phone”: Creating A Magical Realist Story, Dan Gleason
“My Life With My Cell Phone”: Creating A Magical Realist Story, Dan Gleason
Dan Gleason
In this lesson students are introduced to the basic elements of magical realism, a genre that combines fantastical events with the mundane normalcy of life. Students examine Octavio Paz’s short story “My Life with the Wave” as an example of the genre. In the story, the narrator travels to the ocean and falls in love with a wave, whom he bottles and takes home with him; the two go on to both cherish each other and fight terribly. After discussing the story, students create, in groups, plot sketches for their own adaptations. Students might imagine relationships with cell phones, the …
Angela Ciaverella, Nostra Bisnonna, Michael C. Vocino
Angela Ciaverella, Nostra Bisnonna, Michael C. Vocino
michael c vocino
Family history of an individual's great grandmother who lived in a small village in the Gargano of Italy's Mezzogiorno.
Six Crosses, Michael C. Vocino
Six Crosses, Michael C. Vocino
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Brief short story or observation about life in a small southern Italian town.
Toward Recovery (Short Story), Kathryn Waggoner
Toward Recovery (Short Story), Kathryn Waggoner
Kathryn L Waggoner
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