1. Onegin by Alexander Pushkin
One of my all time favorite books. Pushkin,
Russian "Shakespeare" tells the tragic tale of
love realized too late. It has this beautiful Russian
tragic spirit about it. It ain't your average feel-
good Austen book, but there's just as much depth to the
characters and sympathy for their situations. And there's
a dramatic gun scene!
2. In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
What's up with the bloody murder stories?
I promise you, I am a happy person with a good life.
The reason I am so attracted to this story is due to its
intricate look at the "bad guys" and their thought
process behind a murder of the innocent. They
become machine like and almost inhuman, going
through the horrible actions in an almost
unattached way. This author spoke with the actual
murderers of a Kansas family and had an "interesting"
relationship with one of them. The question of glorified
truth and real truth comes to mind. How much of this
story is coddled in the eye of the author?
3. A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings by
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
A wonderful choice due to the fact that
it is a short story and one could read it
in a matter of twenty minutes or so.
In fact here is the link:
Marquez writes these thrillingly colorful
stories that mainly take place in South America.
He mixes realism with fantasy to question our society
and his writing is quite lovely. One of my favorite authors.
I really like Gabriel Garcia Marquez. I went on a tear a few years ago, and bought a novella and a collection of short stories, including "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings." Where did you find that illustration, or is it one you created?
ReplyDeleteTo be honest, that was an image search find. However, you may have prodded me into posting an illustration quite soon.
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