Lit Guides
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Rikki Tikki Tavi Summary
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi is a short story from Rudyard Kipling’s “The Jungle Books, Volume two” which narrates the escapades of Rikki-tikki, a…
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The Boy Who Painted Christ Black | Summary and Analysis
The Boy Who Painted Christ Black by John Henrik Clarke is a short story dealing with the themes of racism, discrimination,…
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The New Tribe | Summary and Analysis
The New Tribe by Buchi Emecheta is a short story written in third-person narrative, centering around a family of four.…
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The Fur Coat | Summary and Analysis
The Fur Coat, written by Sean O’Faolain and published in 1947 in his collection of short stories, is a short…
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Tomorrow’s Daughter’s | Summary and Analysis
“Tomorrow’s Daughters” is a beautiful feminist poem by the famous South African author and performance poet, Lebogang Mashile. She is…
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Gabriel Ernest | Summary and Analysis
Gabriel-Ernest by Saki (H.H Munro) is an intriguing story about a boy who supposedly happens to be werewolf. This masterfully…
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The Paper Menagerie | Summary and Analysis
The Paper Menagerie by Ken Liu is a moving story about a boy of mixed race called Jack and his…
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Circular Breathing | Summary and Analysis
Circular Breathing by Jaya Savige, published in Surface to Air (2011), is a work that roots in hybridity and intermingling of cultural…
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All Summer in a Day | Summary and Analysis
All Summer in a Day is a short story by Ray Bradbury that deals with themes of hope, longing, loss,…
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