Don Quixote – Chapter III – Summary
Chapter 3 of Don Quixote feels like the moment others begin playing along with his illusion, not because they believe him, but because reality becomes awkward to explain.
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Don Quixote – Chapter II – summary
Don Quixote – Chapter II – summaryChapter 2 of Don Quixote feels less like watching a man trapped in fantasy, and more like slowly realizing we are entering the illusion with him. Don Quixote finally leaves home to begin his knightly adventure. Unfortunately, he immediately discovers one small problem: He has forgotten to become an … Read more
Don Quixote – Chapter I – summary and analysis
Don Quixote – Chapter I – summary and analysisFeels like the birth of a new reality – not madness at first, but a quiet decision to live inside a story instead af a world We are introduced to a man in La Mancha – a fairly ordinary, somewhat aging nobleman (hidalgo) living a simple life: … Read more
Kazuo Ishiguro – The Remains of the Day
WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE A contemporary classic, The Remains of the Day is Kazuo Ishiguro’s beautiful and haunting evocation of life between the wars in a Great English House. In the summer of 1956, Stevens, the ageing butler of Darlington Hall, embarks on a leisurely holiday that will take him deep into the countryside and into … Read more
Don Quixote – Part I Prologue
Don Quixote – Part I PrologueThe prologue isn’t insecure – It’s ironicCervantes mocks literacy authority and shows that storie don’t need permissions to exist. Even before it begins. Don Quixote blurs the line between truth, parody and illusions.
Don Quixote – Introduction
Don Quixote – IntroductionDon Quixote is not just a book — it’s an experiment that grew as it was being written.From simple satire into something much larger, without a clear plan. Translation reveals the same thing:there is no “correct” version — only choices.Every translator writes their own Quixote. If you try to stay invisible, it … Read more
Susanna Clarke – Piranesi
Winner of the 2021 Women”s Prize for FictionA SUNDAY TIMES & NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The spectacular new novel from the bestselling author of JONATHAN STRANGE & MR NORRELL, ‘one of our greatest living authors’ NEW YORK MAGAZINE__________________________________Piranesi lives in the HousePerhaps he always has. In his notebooks, day after day, he makes a clear and careful record of its … Read more
Kazuo Ishiguro – The Buried Giant
Kazuo Ishiguro – The Buried GiantThe Romans have long since departed, and Britain is steadily declining into ruin. The Buried Giant begins as a couple, Axl and Beatrice, set off across a troubled land of mist and rain in the hope of finding a son they have not seen for yearsThey expect to face many hazards … Read more
Miguel de Cervantes – Don Quixote
Miguel de Cervantes – Don Quixote: Don Quixote has become so entranced by reading romances of chivalry that he determines to become a knight errant and pursue bold adventures, accompanied by his squire, the cunning Sancho PanzaAs they roam the world together, the aging Quixote”s fancy leads them wildly astray, tilting at windmills, fighting with … Read more