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The Man in the High Castle “The best way to manipulate people is to tell them what they want to hear.” – Philip K. Dick “The Man in the High Castle” is not at all naive novel, both for reading and generally. This is perhaps the most famous work of Philip K. Dick (whose…
Faust “If we meet someone who owes us gratitude, we immediately remember it. How many times, however, have we met someone to whom we owe gratitude, and we didn’t remember it” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Ah, Heinrich Faust… for friends, Faust… for pupils and students for whom it was required reading, known as…
Siddhartha I’ve already (long ago) mentioned that, as we change, grow up and mature, we also discover some new dimension and messages in books and films that were previously hidden from us. However, it also seems there’s some truth that some works simply need to be read as “older,” for you to truly catch (or…
A Man Called Ove From the moment I (finally) picked up the book, I firmly decided I would take a negative stance toward Ove. That is, not a negative attitude toward the novel “A Man Called Ove,” but toward the main hero himself. The reason is simple. I didn’t want to allow myself to (emotionally)…
The Song of Achilles When it comes to choosing books, for me (I believe, and for a good number of other people) it’s based on two approaches: either I choose a book intuitively/instinctively (i.e., something strongly attracts me to the title) or I’ve previously researched the book, reviews and the like (though I apply this…
No Longer Human If you thought only Russian, English, and (occasional) French classics could delve into the theme of human soul despair, just wait until you see what Osamu Dazai and his “No Longer Human” will do to you in less than 120 pages! What all can fit on 120 pages? Well, let’s say, the…
Men Without Women [Text started somewhere in spring 2017, preserved in original, without any changes] Haruki Murakami is a specific beast in the world of prose. People experience him either as a genius or as literature’s oddball. But the fact is his works leave no one indifferent. I consider myself his admirer. For me his…
After Dark What’s the probability that to the question “Which author first comes to mind, if the writing style is such that you’re not sure at what moment reality and fantasy begin to overlap, and you’re no longer sure what’s what” you’d answer with Haruki Murakami? 😀 Maybe it wouldn’t even be a surprise that…
First Person Singular There are some writers you simply either love or don’t. I’d say Haruki Murakami is one of those writers. When you start reading him for the first time, I think page twenty-something is decisive, and then you declare his (any) novel strange and incomprehensible… or it enchants you and draws you into…
Time to return to one of my favorite topics, which is Japan, and the era of samurai. Can we? IKIMASHO! 😀 “Akō incident” (赤穂事件, Akō jiken) is one of those famous events that remain recorded in (not only Japanese, but world) history. The story of honor and loyalty of the 47 ronin, even at…