In this novel, I encountered a similarly intense sensation as with “Combray,” though it left me somewhat puzzled. It doesn’t follow a linear narrative; instead, it intertwines various times and spaces. For instance, in the first forty pages or so, it doesn’t progress the plot but delves into the scenery along the Mekong River. It […]
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Okay, I admit that the relationship is indeed poignant, and Duras does have a different flavor in taking this memory and writing a book about it. But the purity of the relationship is worth reconsidering; after all, the beginning of the protagonist’s relationship is based on the mutual benefits of money and beauty. Another thing […]
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Hi, everyone. Welcome to my week 8’s blog. I read the book “The Hour of the Star” this week and have many thoughts to share with you. This book is written by Clarice Lispector. This book was written shortly before her death. Although it …
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Hi, everyone. Welcome to my week 8’s blog. I read the book “The Hour of the Star” this week and have many thoughts to share with you. This book is written by Clarice Lispector. This book was written shortly before her death. Although it …
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Hello everyone, hope you all enjoyed your break! Mercè Rodoreda’s book “The Time of the Doves” centers on the life of Natalia (a young woman), against the backdrop of Barcelona during and after the Spanish Civil War. It tells the story of the young woman who was originally engaged to Pere. Still, it also shows […]
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After reading Alberto Moravia’s book “Agostino,” I began to reflect on the term ‘adolescence.’ From childhood to adulthood, adolescence marks one of the most significant psychological transformations we undergo. I believe that adolescence education reinforces the self-awareness of teenagers. Self-awareness refers to the subjective experience, self-recognition, and self-evaluation of a sentient and thinking entity, namely […]
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Hi, everyone. Welcome to my fifth blog! This week I read “Agostino” written by Alberto Moravia. It is a complicated story. I have many thoughts to share with you.The protagonist is a little boy named Agostino. When I first started reading this boo…
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Hi, everyone. Welcome to my fifth blog! This week I read “Agostino” written by Alberto Moravia. It is a complicated story. I have many thoughts to share with you.The protagonist is a little boy named Agostino. When I first started reading this boo…
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“The Shrouded Woman” by María Luisa Bombal, follows a woman named Ana-Maria takes over the book with how she is the symbol of femininity and, in today’s world, is pleasing to the “male gaze.” It definitely may not be intentional, but she does end up being a vocation for three men. As seen in this […]
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Dr. Jon Beasley starts the video lecture about how this book is neither an autobiography nor a novel. So going into Nadja, I wasn’t expecting much because I thought it’d be a boring book. However, the twists and turns of this story between Nadja and Breton had so much ‘madness,’ to say the least. There […]
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