James Joyce
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A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Read part 1 of my thoughts here. This weekend I managed to finish my second book by James Joyce. A Portrait is his semi-autobiographical work following a young man’s experiences with Catholicism, sexuality, aesthetics, and national identity, in the midst of his family’s financial decline. The novel begins with a child’s surreal perspective, develops into Continue reading
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April Showers (of Books)
It’s been a little while since I posted a proper reading check-in, so here’s what’s currently on the table(s)… Recently Finished In the past few weeks, I’ve read “In Praise of Shadows” by Jun’ichirō Tanizaki, One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, and Agamemnon by Aeschylus. Tanizaki’s essay was an interesting Continue reading
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Slow-Paced Life … Joyce and Studio Ghibli
Finished Dubliners yesterday. Goodreads says I had been reading it since January 23… amusing. I seem to be a very slow reader this year. Having decided to exert no effort in reading, beyond reading as it feels right, I am creeping along at a snail’s pace and not an atom of reverse psychology has come Continue reading
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Hi, I’m Marian—I talk about classics, history, and other books on this blog, as well as on YouTube.
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