I testamenti traditi

Insightful readings of Kakfa, Gombrowicz, Janacek, Stravinsky, etc. And a hard look at how the novel feels increasingly marginalized in today's culture. Although it was written in 1989, so much of this book feels like it's aimed at our Social Media age: "Suspending moral judgement is not the immoral Leggi tutto

Over what period of time can we consider a man identical to himself? Inspired by Mr. Clarke reading this, I picked up my own copy and upon reading, realized I read much of this, if not all upon its publication some 27 years ago. I highlighted the query above as it was crucial in this reading of such Leggi tutto

-أحب هذا ال (كونديرا ). يغصلني عن حياة السأم. كتاباته محببة لنفسي. قرأت  وصاياه المغدورة بتشوق، برغم أنه يكثر فيها من الكلام عن الموسيقى وعن أسماء موسيقيين لم أسمع بها من قبل، نظراً لضعف اطلاعي على هذا الجانب.  إنه يثيرني لأتعلم. Leggi tutto

Tutti i capitoli che riguardano Kafka sono eccellenti. È desolante non capire l'intenzione estetica delle cose, delle persone, dice Kundera, per difendere Kafka da quelli che non lo hanno capito. Max Brod il suo migliore amico non lo ha capito, già questo potrebbe essere un racconto di Kafka, molti Leggi tutto

I like Kundra because he doesn’t imprison me in a fastened frame of a classic narration. Reading Kundra seems as if you meet an old friend after ages in a cafe shop, and while she/he relates her / his life story, you zip your coffee, listen to the cafe music, hear some chats and laughs at nabouring Leggi tutto

Την προδοσία πολλοί αγάπησαν, τον προδότη ουδείς :p https://pepperlines.blogspot.com/2020...

¡Pero qué 2024 tan productivo! Siendo el primer año de mis 30, y al menos de mis 24 o 25 años de lector en los que, gracias a Goodreads, me he obligado a llevar la cuenta de mis lecturas y a ponerme una meta en enero de libros -50 en total-, descubro con agrado que en 6 meses y 21 días ya doblé esa Leggi tutto

Only Kundera could make me cry with an essay about literature, while I was on a plane making its descent into the airport in Berlin. His all-consuming radical understanding of the individual's need for privacy is refreshing given the current personalization of nearly everything.