Marguerite Duras, The Lover
Posted in Duras lecture, Lecture Videos | Tagged with Asia, autobiography, Colonialism, gender, love, post colonialism, power, race, sexuality, Vietnam, writing
So, let’s talk about “The Hour of the Star,”. It centres around Macabéa. She’s from the northeast of Brazil and moves to Rio de Janeiro. Macabéa’s life is… tough, for a lack of better words. She’’s a bit of a wallflower. She barely makes ends meet with her job as a typist, and is often […]
Posted in Blogs, Lispector | Tagged with death to optimists, hotdogs, life, love, mudanity
Clarice Lispector’s book, “The Hour of the Star,” is truly fascinating. It is narrated in the first person by a male writer who tells the tragic story of Macabéa, a character he is currently writing about. However, my focus is on Macabéa. Her entire life is incredibly bleak – she lacks higher education and profound […]
Posted in Blogs, Lispector | Tagged with helpless, love, suffer, tolerate, women
I loved this book so much, and I will have to read the next ones. I can’t be left in such a cliffhanger! Of course, this book is an coming of age story, a common theme in the course. It takes us on a journey where we can see how a small neighborhood in Italy […]
Posted in Blogs | Tagged with childhood, COA, coming of age, Elena Ferrante, family, friends, identity, Italy, jealousy, life, love, My brilliant friend, Personal Growth, poverty, Teens
I was really excited about reading this book and finished it in one sitting. I enjoyed it thoroughly. It takes the number one spot for me dethroning The Time of Doves. The Lover, a novel about exploration of identity with a hint of coming-of-age, will stay with me for a while. Let’s address the elephant […]
Posted in Blogs, Duras | Tagged with COA, coming of age, Dysfunctional Family, family, Forbidden, France, identity, Indochina, Lolita, love, Marguerite Duras, melancholy, nostalgia, Personal Growth, poverty, The Lover, Vietnam
Hi everyone, this week’s reading was “The Time of the Doves” by Mercè Rodoreda. I found this book a little slow but reading about wartime from a female perspective was interesting. The descriptions of war were heartbreaking; when Natalia almost felt s…
Posted in Blogs | Tagged with death, love, motherhood, war
Hi everyone, this week’s reading was “The Time of the Doves” by Mercè Rodoreda. I found this book a little slow but reading about wartime from a female perspective was interesting. The descriptions of war were heartbreaking; when Natalia almost felt s…
Posted in Blogs | Tagged with death, love, motherhood, war
Hey Everyone!I hope you all could unwind and relax during the reading break. As we return to our classes, Time of the Doves by Merce Rodoreda stood out as a thought-provoking novel. When I first started reading this novel, I was a bit confused. The sen…
Posted in Blogs | Tagged with hope, identity, love, relationships, survival, Time of the Doves
Hey Everyone!I hope you all could unwind and relax during the reading break. As we return to our classes, Time of the Doves by Merce Rodoreda stood out as a thought-provoking novel. When I first started reading this novel, I was a bit confused. The sen…
Posted in Blogs | Tagged with hope, identity, love, relationships, survival, Time of the Doves