“I am the soul in Limbo” (71) Considered one of the earliest surrealist romance books, Nadja is chock-full of wonder. Flipping through this short recollection of a haunting memory, every page tells a fragment of this mystery. Who was Nadja? And, was she truly real? Some quick research and Nadja is actually Léona Camille Ghislaine […]
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“And in the same way, also, the thoughts of the dying are quite often turned toward the aspect of death that is real, painful, dark, visceral, toward the underside of death, which is in fact the side it presents to them and so harshly makes them feel, and which more closely resembles a crushing burden, […]
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Hello everyone! My name is Gabby, and I’m super excited to be a part of this class with all of you. Growing up, I was a huge reader, but nowadays, I have no time to sit down and read. While this class is a literature requirement, it is also an elective that interests me. I […]
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