Chess Story Stefan Zweig

In 1942, after sending a manuscript to his publisher, Stefan Zweig committed suicide. Chess Story was that manuscript; Chess Story is his suicide note. I’ve always been strongly opposed to dividing by two, saying things like: there are two kinds… Continue Reading

Disgrace J.M. Coetzee

Disturbing. Disturbing not because of events themselves rather it is the failure to quench my sense of moral outrage at these events. I cannot, will not detail the events in question since that would do naught but ruin the experience… Continue Reading

The Museum of Innocence Orhan Pamuk

“He tasks me. He tasks me and I shall have him! I’ll chase him ’round the moons of Nibia and ’round the Antares Maelstrom and ’round perdition’s flames before I give him up!” This quote taken from the Star Trek… Continue Reading

Germinal Book Review

Germinal, written by Emile Zola: For years it sat on my bookshelf looking handsome in its Everyman’s suit; calling out to me, heaping guilt on my head, and yet I heeded not. “Who wants to read a book about coal… Continue Reading