“Life is a comedy to those who think, a tragedy to those who feel.” Early Life and Upbringing The novel begins with Felix Krull recounting his childhood in […]
Russian literature
A Month in the Country
“Love is not a feeling… it’s an art.” Act 1 The play opens at the Islayev estate, where Natalya Petrovna, the bored and restless wife of the wealthy […]
Russian literature
Eugene Onegin
“Whose life is but a novel’s dreary page, Where all is told, and nothing hid away?” Chapter 1 Eugene Onegin, a young, jaded aristocrat from St. Petersburg, inherits […]
French literature
Death on Credit
“Life is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.” — (Paraphrasing Shakespeare, often echoed in Céline’s tone) Part One: The Doctor’s Descent […]