evanescent
Truly human life is as evanescent as the morning dew or a flash of lightning. –“In a Grove” by Ryunosuke Akutagawa
Truly human life is as evanescent as the morning dew or a flash of lightning. –“In a Grove” by Ryunosuke Akutagawa
By: Wole Soyinka 1975 Drama Subject Matter: Elesin; Nigeria; History Rating: 4/5 Much like my last post about Woza Albert!, there is a lot of social commentary going on in Death and the King’s Horseman. And, again, I’m not… Continue Reading
For the secret of man’s being is not only to live but to have something to live for. —The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky
By: Antoine de Saint-Exupery 1943 Fiction Subject Matter: Fairy tales Rating: 4.5/5 Yes, The Little Prince is a children’s book. No, that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t read it. The back of this book purports that this short tale of a… Continue Reading
By: Robert M. Pirsig Sequel: Lila: An Inquiry into Morals 1974 Fiction Rating: 3/5 The first important consideration to realize when reading Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: this book is a work of philosophical fiction. It’s not supposed… Continue Reading
By: John Steinbeck 1939 Fiction Subject Matter: Migrant agricultural laborers; Rural families; Depressions; Labor camps; California; Oklahoma; Domestic fiction; Political fiction Rating: 4/5 Well. I’m not to sure what to say about this one. The Grapes of Wrath wasn’t at… Continue Reading
Humans are amphibians – half spirit and half animal. —The Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis
In peace there’s nothing so becomes a man As modest stillness and humility. —Henry V by William Shakespeare
One must live in the middle of contradiction because if all contradiction were eliminated at once life would collapse. —Arctic Dreams by Barry Lopez
By: Isabel Allende 1987 Fiction Rating: 4/5 Here is a story that celebrates stories. Eva Luna is first dedicated to Allende’s mother, “who gave [her] a love of stories,” and is then given an epigraph from One Thousand and One… Continue Reading