Wonderfully rich and playful character studies: the preservation of childlike innocence, despite of (or because of?) grimy, desperate and hopeless circumstances. Holly Golightly’s wit and charm are endearing- a character universally adored and pitied at the same time. The other stories in this collection also boast the same sad markings in fortune yet sweetness of... Continue Reading →

A second read for most of the short stories which left yours truly all the more frustrated because of it: the sharpening of understanding was not improved with repetition. Borges’ circular and often transitive logic forces the reader to a full stop, as we are left to clumsily ponder its meaning.  Full enlightenment of his... Continue Reading →

A massive undertaking with rewards of prose that roll off the tongue- rich and bountiful like Milton’s Eden itself. Biblical and Greek stories are woven in throughout the philosophical dialogue, which begs the question: does history keep repeating itself, with only the story teller changing? There is nothing I can add that the academics have... Continue Reading →