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  2. Lottery (short story) - Wikipedia

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    As the story unfolds, Vikram realises that he lacks the funds to purchase a ticket, and approaches the teacher with the suggestion that they pool their funds and buy a ticket together. The teacher and Vikram each raise five rupees to buy the ticket, agreeing to divide the winnings, much to the dismay of Vikram's family who is suspicious of the ...

  3. The Lottery - Wikipedia

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    "The Lottery" is a short story by Shirley Jackson that was first published in The New Yorker on June 26, 1948. [a] The story describes a fictional small American community that observes an annual tradition known as "the lottery", which is intended to ensure a good harvest and purge the town of bad omens.

  4. Category:English-language drama short films - Wikipedia

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    The Severed Hand. Categories: English-language drama films. English-language short films. Drama short films.

  5. List of works by Kazi Nazrul Islam - Wikipedia

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    Sanchita (Collected poems), 1925. Phanimanasa (The Cactus), 1927. Chakrabak (The Flamingo), 1929. Satbhai Champa (The Seven Brothers of Champa), juvenile poems, 1933. Nirjhar (Fountain), 1939. Natun Chand (The New Moon), 1939. Morubhaskar (The Sun in the Desert), 1951. Sanchayan (Collected Poems), 1955. Nazrul Islam: Islami Kobita (A Collection ...

  6. Brokeback Mountain (short story) - Wikipedia

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    A slightly expanded version of the story was published in Proulx's 1999 collection of short stories, Close Range: Wyoming Stories. The collection was a finalist for the 2000 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Screenwriters Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana adapted the story for the 2005 film.

  7. A Drama in the Air - Wikipedia

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    May 1852. " A Drama in the Air " ( French: "Un drame dans les airs") is an adventure short story by Jules Verne. The story was first published in August 1851 under the title "Science for families. A Voyage in a Balloon" ( French: "La science en famille. Un voyage en ballon") in Musée des familles with five illustrations by Alexandre de Bar. [ 1]

  8. Category:Short stories adapted into plays - Wikipedia

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    Download as PDF; Printable version; Help ... Pages in category "Short stories adapted into plays" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total.

  9. List of works by Rabindranath Tagore - Wikipedia

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    List of works by Rabindranath Tagore. The Padma, the houseboat (" ") of the Tagore family, at Shilaidaha Kuthibadi, where Tagore wrote many of his short stories and other works. Below is a chronological list of works by Rabindranath Tagore between 1877 and 1941. Tagore wrote most of his short stories, novels, drama, poems and songs in Bengali ...