My first impression of Breton’s Nadja was that it was a novel with a lot of illustrations, to the point where the illustrations took up quite a bit of space. This reminds me of the children’s books I read as a child, which also had many animated images. The significance of the existence of illustrations […]
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Since this is my first blog, I’d like to share what I think are the highlights of my reading of Proust’s “Combray”. I’d like to focus on two broad aspects of my reading of the story: the writing style and the central theme of the novel. First of all, it is obvious that the story […]
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Hello Everybody!Please allow me to make a brief self-introduction. My name is Cici Zheng and I am a fourth-year student, majoring in Asian Studies. I rarely read books in my spare time, and I usually choose to watch dramas, singing, or do some outdoor activities(e.g. hiking). Since, my daily school and part-time job have taken up […]
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