“I could hear the faint sound of the knife against the cutting board. It was a comforting sound, like a lullaby.” Chapter 1: Afternoon at the Bakery A […]
German literature
A Gushing Fountain
“Memory is a gushing fountain.” Part One: Childhood in Wasserburg The novel opens in the fictional village of Wasserburg, a small German town on Lake Constance, during the […]
German literature
Agnes
“You said you would make up a story about me. I said you didn’t know enough about me. You said that was the point.” Chapter 1: The Meeting […]
French literature
Atomised (The Elementary Particles)
“The individual is not only unhappy, but he also grasps his unhappiness as a necessary consequence of his condition as an individual.” Part One: Childhood and Early Life […]
American literature
Holes
“If only, if only,” the woodpecker sighs, “The bark on the tree was as soft as the skies.” While the wolf waits below, hungry and lonely, Crying to […]
American literature
The Poisonwood Bible
“The serpent is the most clever of all the creatures the Lord God ever made.” Book One: Genesis The Price family—Nathan, a zealous Baptist preacher; his wife, Orleanna; […]
English literature
Skellig
“I thought he was dead. He was sitting with his legs stretched out and his head tipped back against the wall. He was covered in dust and webs […]
English literature
Filth
“The same routine. The same routine. The same routine. The same routine. The same routine. The same routine. The same routine. The same routine. The same routine. The […]