“Man is a being in search of meaning.” Spring Snow (1969) The first novel in the tetralogy, Spring Snow, is set in 1912 during Japan’s Taishō era. It […]
German literature
Death in Venice
“He was driven by a desire to travel, but not just any travel—he sought something foreign and distant, a place where the extraordinary would shake him from the […]
French literature
The Flowers of Evil
“Hypocrite reader—my likeness—my brother!”—Charles Baudelaire, The Flowers of Evil Spleen and Ideal The first section of The Flowers of Evil explores themes of beauty, love, and despair. Baudelaire […]
American literature
Tender is the Night
“In the dead white hours of Zurich, looking out at the night where the broken moon was tossing on the wind-whipped lake…” Book One The novel opens on […]