The Life, the Universe, and Everything
A Dark Horse
I have done this analysis before. Once I walked in an Art Shop and met a nice young man by the name William who actually had read “Crime and Punishment” by Dostoevsky. We had a heated discussion and I said that I was not quite sure that foreigners were even close to understanding [...]
by Donald Hall (1928 – )
What’s Good, What’s Bad
The claims I make for fiction are large: that it alerts and enlarges our minds, our connections with each other past and present, our understanding of our feelings. These claims apply to excellent literature only. This suggests that some fiction is better than other fiction, and that [...]
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A real gentleman, even if he loses everything he owns, must show no emotion. Money must be so far beneath a gentleman that it is hardly worth troubling about.
Fyodor Dostoevsky
A must see – Svetlana
I think this a true masterpiece. A must see. I enjoyed every scene, every sentence and every shot. I might be wrong, but it was my impression that Anton was Death himself and that is why the film transcends from just a story to a fable. Anton is neither crazy nor [...]
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