- May 6
- 2 min
Existential Helplessness and Suicide in Osamu Dazai's No Longer Human
Osamu Dazai's 'No Longer Human' is a novel with a semi-autobiographical nerve; an account of the author's own struggles with depression,...
- Feb 17
- 1 min
Dance Dance Dance by Haruki Murakami
The image of something dark, something underground. If that sounds familiar to you, it means you're well-acquainted with Haruki...
- Feb 17
- 1 min
South of the Border, West of the Sun by Haruki Murakami
South of the Border, West of the Sun by Haruki Murakami is innocent as much as poetic. It’s about falling for and rescuing yourself from...
- Feb 17
- 1 min
The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri renders a space in which readers can meditate on the realness of “identity.” And we can also admit to...
- Feb 17
- 1 min
Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft
One begins writing a story when afflicted by a desire to contribute to something. To understand the way we are born, deemed to live, and...
- Feb 17
- 1 min
No Name in the Street by James Baldwin
Historical thinking is a result of not one, not two, but multiple perspectives joined together, at its root. This is perhaps easier to...