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A Response to “In the Shadow Of Monte Cassino” by Lauren Keenan

It’s not easy to act according your parents’ will, especially when you do not know what secrets they live with. In the short story “In the Shadow of Monte Cassino”, published in 2017 in Huia Short Stories 12 by Māori … Continue reading

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Home and Uprooting in Kelly Joseph’s “Transient”

Home. What does home mean to people? Is it the place where one grew up? The place where one is living now? The place where one’s ancestors lived? Or is home defined by the people with whom one lives together? … Continue reading

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Othering and Orientalism in “A Pearling Tale” by Maxine McArthur

The short story A Pearling Tale by Maxine McArthur is about Jiro Aoyanagi, a diver who is forced to go on a boat ride with his crew at the end of the diving season. His job is to dive for … Continue reading

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Lucy Sussex, Sonia Lovecraft, and Women’s Voices in Literature

Literature is a key tool to connect people from all places with other cultures, stories, and histories. Thus, the popularity that American and English writers and stories have had in the last centuries has been undeniably successful in their sales … Continue reading

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How Suspense is Created in Grace Chan’s “Of Hunger and Fury” (2020)

by Benedikt von Laufenberg In this blog post, I want to discuss Grace Chan’s short story “Of Hunger and Fury“ (2020) by focussing on three different aspects. First, it should be illustrated how the village in which the mysterious incidents … Continue reading

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