Literary Fiction

a white, blonde, lonely woman in her late 20s is walking on the pavement all by herself, surrounded by people who seem lively and chatty

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman – Is this popular book worth your time?

“Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine” is an award-winning literary fiction book written by Gail Honeyman, published in the year 2017. Eleanor Oliphant is a twenty-nine-year-old woman with a dark past. She has some colleagues but no friends either at work or outside. Her childhood was anything but normal. She is lonely and tries to cope up with her loneliness but she can’t relate to others and others can’t relate to her. It all changes when she falls in love! The book blends deep emotions together; it makes you want to cry; it makes you laugh.

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Jackals and Arabs by Franz Kafka: An Allegorical Short Story About Power, War, and Control

Jackals and Arabs may not be the most popular work of the author but it is one of Franz Kafka’s most controversial short stories. The story allegorically describes fear, shame, pride, control, power, dependence, helplessness, and hope. This is an interesting political satire short story for those who enjoy history and politics. Even though you can finish reading the story in a few minutes, it will leave you thinking deeply and debating different perspectives.

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a woman holds her newborn baby in her arms in a hospital bed, with her mother and the staff around her

Zikora by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie – A Strong Feminist Fiction Short Story

In this short story, Zikora, an African American woman is a lawyer in Washington DC, in a relationship with the perfect man – Kwame. When she gets pregnant, her life unexpectedly falls apart. As she survives all those difficulties with nothing but the support of her mother and her female cousin in Nigeria, she comes to realize how unjust life is for women and unlearns internalized misogyny.

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a girl sitting at the dinner table, as her mother is grinding some herbs in their kitchen, as a witch-like figure passes by their home

My Evil Mother: A Short Story by Margaret Atwood

“My Evil Mother” is an amusing, light-hearted short story that narrates the experiences of being a daughter, in first person, as she grows up, with her mother always being there, many a times, in controlling ways, while also giving her all the love possible, in her own weird ways. There are plenty of funny references to witchcraft and paranormal life but the central theme is the relationship between a mother and her daughter, with a feminist touch.

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