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Category Archives: Literature
Emasculated – The problem of men writing about sex
Luke Brown writes: When Philip Roth died in 2018 an era of unpalatable writing by men about men seemed to close. Roth, who often wrote about antagonistic relationships, was dogged by accusations of misogyny for his portrayals of women. Carmen … Continue reading
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The Total Freedom Of Science Fiction
Bernie says: You and KMG have been talking about pedophilia in science fiction. What I would point out is that science fiction is kind of like the internet, it’s a free for all. You will find eugenic advocacy in science … Continue reading
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Book Club: War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
According to Wikipedia: War and Peace (pre-reform Russian: Война и миръ; post-reform Russian: Война и мир, translit. Voyná i mir [vɐjˈna i ˈmʲir]) is a novel by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy. It is regarded as a central work of … Continue reading
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Novelists Worth A Look
From the Chateau: * Welsh novelist Tessa Hadley writes some fascinating fiction. Her novels tend to be somewhat episodic, like short story collections tenuously strung together, but there are some magnificent anti-feminist insights in them. Her third novel, “The Master … Continue reading
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Does Jonathan Franzen Belong On The Alt-Right?
Comments at the Chateau: * Houellebecq, along with Tom Wolfe, are the greatest novelists of our age and, not coincidentally, they are also alt-right, neodark, reactoshivvian crimethinkers and sexual market surveyors of unparalleled keen perception. The Left’s causes are exhausted, … Continue reading
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The Big Chill For My Generation
I had a horrible time reading Hugh Taylor’s novel Mandala. I hated all the characters because they reminded me too much of myself. Did you see the movie Greenberg? It made me uncomfortable. But this novel made me want to … Continue reading
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An Angel At My Table
I just watched this 1990 movie by Jane Campion about New Zealand novelist Janet Frame, who spent 8 yrs of her 20s in a loony bin mis-diagnosed with schizophrenia. Stories about mental illness make me uncomfortable. They strike too close … Continue reading
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Tom Wolfe’s New Novel Comes Out Oct. 23
Back to Blood gets this description on Amazon.com: “As a police launch speeds across Miami’s Biscayne Bay-with officer Nestor Camacho on board-Tom Wolfe is off and running. Into the feverous landscape of the city, he introduces the Cuban mayor, the … Continue reading
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The New Nobel Prize In Literature
On his radio show Friday, Dennis Prager reads a poem from the new Nobel Prize winner, Swedish poet, Tomas Tranströmer. Dennis also read a poem of his creation over a commercial break and a poem from his producer Allen Estrin … Continue reading
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My Name Is Asher Lev
I discuss this novel with Monica, an English Literature professor. We were prompted with these questions by another English Lit professor — a Christian — who’s teaching the book to her class: 1. Early on in My Name Is Asher … Continue reading
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Tagged asher lev, chaim potok, jewish soul, lit professor, literature professor, tractate sanhedrin
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