• One Act Play by Lu Shun (1881-1936), Chinese writer • Characters:1. An old man, about 70 yrs.2. A girl, about 10 yrs.3. A passer-by, between 30 and 40 yrs. The theme of the play: Picture of a decaying, corrupt society during pre-revolution China (i.e., before 1911-12 revolution that ended China's last imperial dynasty, Qing dynasty,... Continue Reading →
Punishment in Kindergarten
Today the world is a little more my own.No need to remember the painA blue-frocked woman caused, throwingWords at me like pots and pans, to drainThat honey-coloured day of peace.‘Why don’t you join the others, whatA peculiar child you are!’ On the lawn, in clusters, sat mySchoolmates sippingSugarcane, they turned and laughed;Children are funny things,... Continue Reading →
The Gateman’s Gift
• Writer: R.K. Narayan, an Indian writer • Characters:1. Govind Singh, ex-gateman2. Accountant of the company 'Engladia'3. The General Manager of the company4. Govind Singh's wife5. Ex-compounder6. An assistant at the City X-ray Institute 7. A postman8. A policeman • A Short Plot summary: The ex-gateman Govind Singh makes clay models and gifts them to... Continue Reading →
The Martyr
• Writer: Vishnu S. Rai, a Nepali writer • Characters:1. Sunil, a young Nepali boy of age 162. Sushma (kanchhi), Sunil's mother3. Gopichand kaka4. A school teacher5. Ramesh6. A middle-aged woman7. Other protestors and soldiers and policemen • A Short Plot summary: Sunil is a young boy of 16, raised by his widowed mother Sushma... Continue Reading →
Grief
• Writer: Anton Chekov, a Russian writer • Characters:1. Iona Potapov, a horse driven cab-driver2. An officer3. Three young men4. A hall-porter5. A young cab-driver6. Iona's horse • A Short Plot summary: Iona Potapov, an old cab-driver has recently lost his young son to death by high fever, and in his extreme grief, he wants... Continue Reading →
The Joys of Motherhood
• Writer: Buchi Emecheta, a Nigerian female writer • Characters:1. Nwakusor, an Ibo man2. Nnu Ego, an Ibo girl, Agbadi's daughter, Nnaife's wife3. A driver of a kia-kia (quick quick) bus4. Some Yoruba men5. Another Ibo woman • A Short Plot Summary: One morning in Lagos, Nwakusor, an Ibo man, while returning from his work... Continue Reading →
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