Category Archives: Reading
The Great Gatsby goes mainstream: nightmare or dream?
One year ago this blog generally faced the topic: what happens when a reader sees its favourite book turn into a movie? The question attracts even more approaches today, a … Continue reading
Defining contemporary Japanese literature
Despite living in the age of globalisation, Japanese literature seems to appear on the shelves of other continents’ libraries and bookshops as niche literature, an exclusive genre for the intellectual … Continue reading
The hidden Modernist: the unique style of Stevie Smith
The 1930s were a very peculiar time in the history of English literature. The pessimistic vein of English authors produced some of the darkest and deepest works of the last … Continue reading
Overseas and beyond: Italian authors and the American charm
Italian literature is thousands of years old. Not much younger was it when, in the 1930s, Italian authors and translators started looking a bit farther to find inspiration. American literature … Continue reading
Previously known as: titles, authors and the artistic concept
George Orwell‘s most popular novel is without a doubt “The Last Man In Europe“. One might see this statement as false, but that book title is what the best-selling novel … Continue reading
A great little poetess called Mireille Havet
Lost for decades but found in 1995, Mireille Havet‘s diary represents a great discovery in the light of depicting life in the 1920s. But, was Mireille Havet definable? At the … Continue reading
Just like in the books: do novels influence our real life?
When we’re driven by the need to read one specific novel, what are we really looking for? Are we trying to get lost or do we, on the other hand, … Continue reading
The art of reducing and the doubtful charm of a short text
With the advent of technology our whole world has speeded up. A small click and we can make purchases, view photos, listen to music, watch videos and much more. Our … Continue reading
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