José Eduardo Agualusa, The Book of Chameleons
Posted in Agualusa lecture, Lecture Videos | Tagged with Angola, animals, betrayal, Borges, C21st, doubles, history, illusion, memory, repetition, violence, war
Hello! It is really weird to be at the end of the semester as it has felt really short, especially in regards to this class. This is my final conclusion to this class, but first I want to thank everyone in the class for making amazing blogs. I also want to thank all the people […]
Posted in Blogs, Conclusion | Tagged with coming of age, Money to Burn, My brilliant friend, nada, Themes, violence
This week’s last and final reading of choice is My Brilliant Friend by Ferrante. This is also the first physical copy of a book I have in this class, and what I have to say is that it’s easier to indulge into a book when you have the actual copy in your hands. With that […]
Posted in Blogs, Ferrante | Tagged with adolescent, childhood, classism, friendship, violence
Hello everyone, welcome to the last book week of my blog. The book in question is My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante. Interestingly, Elena Ferrante is merely a pseudonym as the author’s true identity is unknown. The real author is said to have grown up in Naples, and the intimate portrayal of the city in […]
Posted in Blogs | Tagged with coming of age, Naples, violence, week 12
There are only so many books I can read with horrible male characters. This book was frustrating to read. My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante was really not my cup of tea, but I did like it just a little bit. First, the “friendship” between Lila and Elena was so toxic. The first 30% of […]
Posted in Blogs, Ferrante | Tagged with coming of age, Elena Ferrante, friendship, love, My brilliant friend, violence
“Death with Interruptions” has to be the most complicated novel that I have read so far in this course, not because of its content, but its exploration of death. Apart from philosophical works by Kant, Plato, and Aristotle, I have rarely come across novels that centre on philosophical matters, so it took me quite a […]
Posted in Blogs, Saramago | Tagged with life, time, violence