As the last reading for this course, I made sure to take notes and reflect on the text as heavily as possible. I wanted to bring something more significant from it than a blog post, and I feel I did. In this novella written by Jose Eduardo Agualusa, we meet our protagonist, Daniel Benchimol, who […]
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José Eduardo Agualusa’s The Society of Reluctant Dreamers shows a distinct flavour compared to the other novels I read throughout this term because it is the only piece of writing that sets its stage in Africa. In particular, this book is associated with an evident connection with the history, society, and politics of Angola, as […]
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This novel had me spiralling fro numerous reasons; however, for the purpose of this blog post, I shall focus on the contrasting chapters alone. It is rare that I come across a reading that I relate to so closely and envy the author for their ability to encapsulate a rare feeling so vividly. The feeling […]
Posted in Blogs, Perec | Tagged with authorial intent, dystopian, georges, hyperrealism, Imagination, pain, Surrealism, the real, trauma, war
For a lack of better introduction, this week’s reading reminded me of one solitary thing; the concept of deja-vu. I found that with the beginning of the chapter, the vivid imagery persisted and felt so increasingly reminiscent that I could no longer decipher whether the character was asleep or awake. I found myself making sense […]
Posted in Blogs, Proust | Tagged with affect, combray 1, deja-vu, effect, familiar, framing, mapping, power, the real
