turkish lit
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The idiot
Το The Idiot διαβάζεται καλύτερα όταν η αναγνώστρια σταματάει να περιμένει πλοκή, κορυφώσεις και ξεκαρδιστικά punchlines. Οι διάλογοι απλώνονται στις σελίδες και η αφήγηση μοιάζει συχνά να κουβαριάζεται ανάμεσα στις λεπτομέρειες της επικοινωνίας της πρωταγωνίστριας με άλλους. Εντός αυτής της αμηχανίας βρίσκεται μάλλον η πρόθεση της Batuman. Καταγράφει με τον τρόπο της την εμπειρία της… Continue reading
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A flâneuse who in the morning
drinks tea
In the night wine
Who lives with two kittens
and writes tiny book reviews
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Tea, urban gardening, sketching, wine, chocolate, suffering from migraines, strong believer of hot baths solving problems, smashing the patriarchy
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Literature soothes my 4:00 am existential angst.
“Can you understand? Someone, somewhere, can you understand me a little, love me a little? For all my despair, for all my ideals, for all that – I love life. But it is hard, and I have so much – so very much to learn.”
— Sylvia Plath
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“What am I doing here in this endless winter?”
— Franz Kafka
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