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Russische Klassiker zur Weihnachtszeit
Russische Klassiker sind perfekt dafür, das Gefühl eines tiefen Winters und das Knirschen von Schnee heraufzubeschwören – selbst wenn draußen keiner liegt.
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Christmas Ghost Stories at the Hearth
This is the third year of what is already becoming a well-established tradition in my reading year – reading ghost stories for Christmas.
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Sounds of London in ‘Mrs Dalloway’
In Virginia Woolf’s ‘Mrs Dalloway’, the sounds of London, encapsulated in Clarissa Dalloway’s memorable day in 1923, rise from its streets and blend past and…
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The Darkness of ‘The Secret Agent’
Joseph Conrad’s ‘The Secret Agent’ is a dark novel of human despair set in the muddy streets of early 20th century London.
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Who Owns the Narrative of McGlue?
Ottessa Moshfegh’s first published work, “McGlue”, is the story of one man’s enlightenment or a study on how the psyche works. Depends on how you…
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Doar un bestseller de Amélie Nothomb
“Sabotaj din iubire” de Amélie Nothomb spune o poveste de dragoste și una de război. Dar ambele se desfășoară în mintea unei fetițe de 7…
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Dorian Gray’s Life & Art
The Picture of Dorian Gray is a piece of classic gothic literature, but it’s also a portrait of how intricately life & art are entwined…
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Happy Returns to and in ‘Great Expectations’
Returning to ‘Great Expectations’, I read Pip’s journey of self-discovery as a dark novel of making sense of a past which slips further away.
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Ambrose Bierce – horror cu H mare
Pentru iubitorii de cărți horror clasice, “Valea bântuită” din 1893 a lui Ambrose Bierce stabilește un etalon al literaturii gotice.
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Creature and Creation in ‘Frankenstein’ and 19th Century Horror
‘Frankenstein’, ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’ and ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’. True terror can only lie in classic 19th century horror.
diana
I’m Diana, a lifelong book and literature enthusiast.
I’m a big fan of 20th century literature and women writers, but I don’t shy away from classics, contemporary fiction, nor from an intelligent thriller.