This short story left me very confused and disoriented, with not much to grasp onto and characters also losing it, like Ioana gesturing towards hidden conspiracies and death that had existed So it was relieving to know that the confusion and paranoia and gradual descent into madness is a feature, not a bug, of the […]
Posted in Blogs, Manea | Tagged with Authoritarianism, identity, language, politics, representation
Manea’s “The Trenchcoat” stirred up some discomfort in me, given the ambiguous nature of the text, but it was certainly an enjoyable read. The discomfort came primarily from moving across the pages in an unfamiliar setting, with unfamiliar characters, in … Continue reading →
Posted in Blogs, Manea | Tagged with Authoritarianism, communism, history, language, mundane life, nostalgia, political turmoil, suspicion
Honestly I have never really liked the novella format if i’m going to be completely honest. It’s like the 400M of reading not short enough to sprint through, and have that very concise punch that short stories do, yet not … Continue reading →
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