Category Archives: Story Review

Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks

Posted on January 30, 2012 by groveReader

This article is partly about the recent BBC television adaptation of Sebastian Faulks novel Birdsong and partly about the original novel itself. Birdsong tells the story of Stephen Wraysford, a young Englishman who travels to France before the First World … Continue reading →

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Birdsong by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Posted on September 23, 2010 by groveReader

Again a short story taken from the 20 under 40 issue of the New Yorker Magazine. This short story is written by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, which was born in Nigeria in 1977 and moved to the USA. She published some … Continue reading →

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Short stories collection by Xiaolu Guo: Lovers in the Age of Indifference

Posted on August 6, 2010 by groveReader

I love good Asian literature. I heard once that the Japanese have words for emotions we don’t give words to. What we will need a sentence to describe, they have a word for it. I’m not sure about Chinese, but … Continue reading →

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A short story by Joshua Ferris: The Pilot

Posted on August 5, 2010 by groveReader

Joshua Ferris is a writer I’m curious about. If I hear he published a story in a magazine, I run and buy that magazine. If I hear he is working on a new book, I am thrilled. he is actually … Continue reading →

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