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Category: Philosophy

November 11, 2023

Narcissus and Goldmund – Hermann Hesse

Narcissus and Goldmund is a beautifully written story of two medieval men who search for meaning and truth in life. They meet each other…

July 25, 2023

Demian – Hermann Hesse

Demian is a semi-autobiographical novel written by Hermann Hesse. Combining Hesse’s own experiences with theories of hypnoanalysis of Carl Jung, Nietzschean philosophy, and Eastern…

January 1, 2023

Invisible Cities – Italo Calvino

Invisible Cities is quite a strange book. It chronicles the dialogue between Kublai Khan, the Mongol emperor, and Marco Polo, a Venetian traveler, wherein…

February 9, 2022

A Vindication of the Rights of Woman – Mary Wollstonecraft

A Vindication of the Rights of Woman is an early work of the feminist canon. Written in the late 18th century, this work brings…

January 30, 2022

Nausea – Jean-Paul Sartre

Nausea brings to us a man’s struggle to come to terms with his own existence. Antoine Roquentin is disgusted with his everyday existence. Being…

November 26, 2021

The Republic – Plato

The Republic is where Plato lays down his ideas of an ideal state and its rulers. Plato’s Utopian state is one which is just…

November 4, 2021

The Fall – Albert Camus

It is no easy task to review a book by Albert Camus. His books are deeply philosophical and often thought-provoking. You need to summon…

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  • Twenty Love Poems and A Song of Despair – Pablo Neruda
  • The Signalman – Charles Dickens
  • Selected Short Stories – Virginia Woolf
  • Narcissus and Goldmund – Hermann Hesse
  • A Handful of Dust – Evelyn Waugh

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    Latest Reviews

    • Twenty Love Poems and A Song of Despair – Pablo Neruda
    • The Signalman – Charles Dickens
    • Selected Short Stories – Virginia Woolf
    • Narcissus and Goldmund – Hermann Hesse
    • A Handful of Dust – Evelyn Waugh
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