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Povestea noului nume, de 3 ori
„Povestea noului nume”, al doilea roman din Tetralogia Napolitană de Elena Ferrante duce mai departe povestea prieteniei complicate dintre Lila și Elena.
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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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Der Steppenwolf, Meisterwerk oder Ideologie?
Hermann Hesses Roman “Der Steppenwolf” ist eine Reise durch die tiefen Abgründe der menschlichen Seele. Oder der männlichen?
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The Grit and Heart of ‘Shuggie Bain’
‘Shuggie Bain’, Douglas Stuart’s 2020 Booker Prize winner is a dark and heavy story which will leave you emotionally drained. But the story has a…
fiction
Book reviews and recommendations, written from a personal point of view and grounded in what’s happening in my life at the moment. This is an overview of all the blog posts I wrote about fiction.