In the first half of the 20th century, an economic depression, two world wars, waves of communist revolutions in Eastern Europe, the rise of fascism and dictatorship in Germany, Italy and Spain, and ultimately the beginning of the Nuclear Age left the population of Europe polarised and anxious. What sounds like a dystopian novel itself … Continue reading “God is Power”: A Discussion of Religion in the Dystopian Worlds of George Orwell’s 1984 and Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World
Tag: Literature
Tyll by Daniel Kehlmann
The importance of a powerful first sentence in a novel is a necessity all of us book lovers agree on. It must catch our attention and grip us to make sure we read on. In Daniel Kehlmann’s novel Tyll, first published in Germany in 2017, I read one of the most potent introductory phrases I … Continue reading Tyll by Daniel Kehlmann
1) Reshaping our reading culture
Last year I was researching the development of our reading habits when I came across the article "Why We Don't Read, Revisited" by Caleb Crain, published in The New Yorker in 2018. I was reminded of it when I read the first chapter of Adam Hammond's Literature in the Digital Age. Hammond explores Nicholas Carr's … Continue reading 1) Reshaping our reading culture

