“For the sake of a single verse, one must see many cities, people, and things… One must be able to think back to roads in unknown regions… to […]
Russian literature
The Village
“Life in the village is bitter, but it is life.” The Village by Ivan Bunin is a bleak yet deeply evocative portrayal of rural Russian life in the […]
English literature
Howards End
“Only connect! That was the whole of her sermon. Only connect the prose and the passion, and both will be exalted, and human love will be seen at […]