After the Fair
by Dylan Thomas
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See Also
- Dylan Thomas (Critical Survey of Drama, Second Revised Edition)
- Dylan Thomas (Critical Survey of Poetry: British, Irish, & Commonwealth Poets)
- Dylan Thomas (Cyclopedia of World Authors, Fourth Revised Edition)
- Dylan Thomas (Critical Survey of Short Fiction, Second Revised Edition)
- Theory of Short Fiction (Critical Survey of Short Fiction, Second Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Dylan Thomas
- First Published: 1934
- Type of Plot: Sketch
- Time of Work: 1933
- Setting: Wales
- Characters: Annie, The fat man
- Genres: Short fiction, Sketch
- Subjects: Homelessness or homeless people, Mothers, Parents and children, Alienation, Fear, Single parents or single-parent families, Loneliness, Fairs, Obesity, Hunger, Tents, Astrology or astrologers
- Locales: Europe, Wales, United Kingdom
The Story
After the crowd goes home from a local fair and the booths and rides are closed down, a young girl named Annie remains behind. Surrounded by the shapes of wooden horses and fairy boats, she begins to look for a place to sleep for the night. Peeping into tents and behind stalls shrouded in canvas, she continues searching for a suitable bed but fails to find a comfortable place. When she comes to the Astrologer’s tent, she discovers a bundle of straw in the corner. When she touches the straw it begins to move. She then kneels by its side, puts out her hand, and feels a...
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