Shantaram by Gregory Roberts
Written by Maddy Miller There are some things easily distinguishable as fact or fiction – that two plus two equals four, how much kimchi is too much kimchi, that twelve … Read More
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“Lolita” by Vladimir Nabokov
“When you read Vladimir Nabokov’s novel Lolita, you are guaranteed to experience a process of guilt as you uncover the sordid actions of the narrator Humbert Humbert as he forms an obsessive desire for his landlady’s 12-year-old daughter, Lolita.”
Slade House by David Mitchell
Words by Rachel Johnstone This Twitter-experiment-turned-novel is truly creepy. While David Mitchell uses established elements of the scary story genre, he also manages to combine these with a kind of … Read More
The Return of a Stolen Book
The return of 266 Chosun Dynasty Ritual Books (Oegyeyanggak Uigwe) from France is cause for celebration, as the books record the various activities of the Emperors and royal courts, from coronations and funerals, to the details of the work to build a new palace through words and beautiful artwork (banchado).