Tag Archives: language

Whereabouts Jhumpa Lahiri

A time and a place

Jhumpar Lahiri’s Whereabouts is an exquisite examination of one single woman’s life. The short chapters form a series of vignettes, dropping few clues about where this woman lives and what…

I Remain in Darkness Annie Ernaux

How can I survive that kiss?

Parent-child relationships are complex and never more so than when the roles become reversed. Annie Ernaux presents the sparse truth in I Remain in Darkness. The thoughts she wrote down…

The Handmaid's Tale Margaret Atwood

Love and power

Irreverent, funny story that reminded me of my own mother, who dabbled in astrology and tarot cards before becoming fanatically religious with a hotline to God almighty who bestowed upon…

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