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Literary Theme: Lonely & Secluded Characters
In the margins of different settings, the remote marsh of Second Place, the grueling hydraulic press in Too Loud A Solitude, the desolate...
Ayesha Dhurue
Jan 17, 20222 min read


Literary Theme: Existential Horror
A few books that portray the theme of horror. Existential horror relates to the meaning of human existence, our notions of reality, our...
Ayesha Dhurue
Jan 17, 20222 min read


The Stranger by Albert Camus
In Albert Camus’s The Stranger, you are put in front of the immediate ambiguity of the world. The kind that you experience in ordinary...
Ayesha Dhurue
Oct 4, 20214 min read


The Sea, The Sea by Iris Murdoch
Themes of solitary existence, retrospective reflections, and confronting intense suppressed feelings dominate the story so far......
Ayesha Dhurue
Sep 16, 20211 min read


Harold Bloom on the importance of reading children's literature
Harold Bloom recommends 41 stories and tales and 83 poems for children in his book, Stories And Poems For Extremely Intelligent Children...
Ayesha Dhurue
Aug 25, 20213 min read


The symbolic significance of John Milton's Paradise Lost
Whether it is Satan awakening in Hell among the Rebel angels or the sentimental rigor with which Satan provokes the temptation and fall...
Ayesha Dhurue
Aug 10, 20212 min read


The profoundly psychological world of Hermann Hesse's Steppenwolf
A psychological study of an individual rather than a large group of people, so that it’s more private and intimate. That is what makes...
Ayesha Dhurue
Jul 9, 20212 min read


On friendship: Letters From A Stoic by Seneca & Khalil Gibran's The Prophet
This article is about one of the most thoughtful and down-to-earth books I’ve ever read. It’s a non-fiction book of short essays. It’s...
Ayesha Dhurue
Feb 12, 20213 min read


The Makioka Sisters by Junichiro Tanizaki
I wasn’t sure how to begin writing this “book review.” This is hardly a book review. In many ways, The Makioka Sisters is a tale of how...
Ayesha Dhurue
Feb 9, 20212 min read


The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera
How suddenly this book became a teacher, a parent, a close friend, and a confidant. In it, I found solace and courage to manifest an idea...
Ayesha Dhurue
Feb 8, 20211 min read
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