April is derived from the Latin word aperire, meaning “to open.”
Category: Books
Book Review: Satantango by László Krasznahorkai
Sátántangó is a bleak and darkly comedic portrayal of how isolation can lead to profound alienation, desperation, and susceptibility to manipulation.
Saving the Fire by Itamar Vieira Junior: A Review
Trauma runs deep in the waters of the Paraguaçu river and the Silva family.
My French Book Club: What We’ve Read So Far
Here’s a look at the books we’ve read so far in my French book club and whether I’d recommend them.
Book Review: The Melancholy of Resistance
“The Melancholy of Resistance” turns the arrival of a strange circus in a small Hungarian town into a bleak meditation on how quickly social order can dissolve into chaos, mob rule, and authoritarian control.