![]() I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you shall eat from the fat of the land” (The Book of Genesis, Ch. ![]() Then bring your father and your families and return to me. “Pharaoh said to Joseph, ‘Tell your brothers, ‘Do as follows: Load your animals and return to the land of Canaan. 7 Comments Philip Evergood: Fat of the Land Henry, Roald Dahl, Shirley Jackson, Short Story, Surprise Endings, Taste, The Story of an Hour, Twist Ending, Unexpected Finale. Continue reading “7 Short Stories with a Twist Ending” → Posted on ApApby Diana Thoughts on Papyrus Posted in Lists, Short Stories Tagged Kate Chopin, O. Chopin weaved an evocative, progressively disturbing tale that is also less than some eighteen small paragraphs’ long. However, very soon, the woman’s reaction to the news takes an unexpected turn, with the story culminating in one twist ending. In this short tale, a woman receives sad news that her husband is killed in a railroad accident. The twist ending is as unexpected as it is deeply moving. The Last Leaf is one of his stories with the most unexpected of endings that tells of artists Sue and Johnsy and their friendship with neighbour Behrman. Henry was not only the master of short stories, but also of surprising endings. Jackson maintains the uncertainty and suspense well, and her readers will not even realise what they are in for until it is too late. There is only one “winning” ticket amidst more than three hundred. In this story, a local community holds an annual “lottery” procedure whereby its residents draw pieces of paper from a black box. Continue reading “Review: An Episode in the Life of a Landscape Painter by César Aira” → César Aira’s 90 page-book surprises with its simplicity, humour and insights into the craft of an artist. ![]() Aira takes the real story of German landscape artist Johann Moritz Rugendas (1802 – 1858) and re-imagines one of the episodes from his life when Rugendas travelled as a documentary painter across tropical jungles and mountainous scenery of South America. In today’s world of extravagant selfies, some taken in exotic locations and maybe even under relatively dangerous conditions, this short novella by Argentinian fiction writer César Aira may even feel ironically relevant again. What a landscape artist would be capable of doing for the love of art? Can they be capable of risking their life? What is human life in comparison to the eternity which is art?, they may ask. An Episode in the Life of a Landscape Painter – ★★★★Ī curious novella which is part travelogue, part biography, part historical fiction, part meditation on art, and part tribute to the beauty of Argentinian landscape.
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