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On the Path or On the Highway to Immortality?

A woman…a gesture…are what got it all started. they inspired Kundera to write this master piece. This is a book of themes, across different periods of time, including life and afterlife. It tries to catch the essence of humans, the part that endures across time, the part that remains a legacy, the part which grants […]

A Rare Realism Piece in Murakami’s Work

Out of all Murakami’s novels and even short stories that I have read, this one stands out. It has a realist style, without any weird dystopian elements, such as fish “raining” from the sky. Instead, it portrays human nature as it is, with its complexities, feelings, thoughts and relative strength. I read somewhere today that […]