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The Wager single work   short story  
Issue Details: First known date: 2012... 2012 The Wager
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Set in Granada, Spain, The Wager is an allegory. It deals with the innate nature of evil and how it perpetuates the guile in the human society by coexisting eternally. Disguised in many forms and shapes, evil is portrayed in the form of a traditional belief, in which people seek revenge through blood money. Tradition and evil seem to be revisited across generations.

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    y separately published work icon The Blotted Line Mehreen Ahmed , Nashville : Story Institute , 2012 Z1932595 2012 selected work short story 'Riddled with foreign words, The Blotted Line is an international book of short stories. One thematic link that weaves the narratives together is its universal issue of loss. While the stories are individually unique, the characters in each tale lose something precious; not always in the sense of material possessions, but the loss of human values such as trust, freedom, and happiness.' (Publisher's blurb)
         Nashville : Story Institute , 2012
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    Western Europe, Europe,
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