Category Archives: Literature

The Orwellian Life

Posted on November 7, 2023 by Luke Ford

Colin Burrow writes in the Oct. 5, 2023 issue of the LROB: The Orwellian person seeks surgically to separate himself from every person who materially or emotionally supports him, but then finds he can’t actually live that way. You leave … Continue reading →

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Wellness by Nathan Hill

Posted on October 20, 2023 by Luke Ford

Daphne Merkin writes for The Atlantic: A Worthy Heir to David Foster Wallace and Thomas Pynchon In Wellness, Nathan Hill recounts a love story, but also much, much more. …That Nathan Hill comes charging onto this depleted fictional scene with … Continue reading →

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Annie Ernaux – The Latest Winner Of The Nobel Prize For Literature (11-16-22)

Posted on November 15, 2022 by Luke Ford

This low streaming quality video was shot on my Oppo A15 on my cheap Aussie phone plan (80GBs of data for $40 a month).

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NYRB: ‘The Illusion of the First Person’

Posted on October 28, 2022 by Luke Ford

In Merve Emre’s essay in the Nov. 3, 2022 edition of the New York Review of Books, she claims that the individual is a fiction. Now, obviously, the individual is never only an individual. They have other identities. But Emre’s … Continue reading →

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Seduced by Story: The Use and Abuse of Narrative

Posted on October 23, 2022 by Luke Ford

Peter Brook writes in this 2022 book: * Seth Godin, who runs the Story Skills Workshop, much appreciated in the corporate world, posted his response to the events roiling the United States in the summer of 2020: “The way forward … Continue reading →

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