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Eagleton on Marx being right
I’ve been working on this review of Terry Eagleton’s book On Evil for a while now, but haven’t been able to finish yet—the truth is that teaching and other job-related responsibilities have kept me awfully busy as of lately. Anyway, … Continue reading
Witold Gombrowicz and youth
I just started reading Witold Gombrowicz’s Pornografia. Witold Gombrowicz (VEE-told gom-BROH-veetch) was a polish author of novels, plays, short stories and some autobiographical works. He wrote most of his works in Argentina; where he lived as a refugee for almost … Continue reading
Tagged Argentina, British, Conrad, Gombrowicz, literature, Politics
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Conrad and the misery of violent revolutions
We all know that Joseph Conrad was a great novelist–perhaps the best of his time. However, he also was a great political thinker; and I particularly appreciate his insights on the theory of violent revolutions. For instance, in his novel … Continue reading