Monthly Archives: February 2010
The Many Stories of Casanova
The free ebook for today is Giacomo Casanova’s ”Story of My Life”. Recently, the original manuscripts were purchased for 7 million euros and donated to France’s National Library. The manuscript is written in French and, at 3,700 pages, is quite … Continue reading
A Wicked Reporter and his Collection of Japanese Ghost Stories
The free ebook for today is a collection of very famous Japanese ghost stories translated by Lafcadio Hearn. The book , Kwaidan, inspired a 1964 Oscar-nominated film by the same name. Once one of Cincinnati’s well-known writers, Lafcadio Hearn was … Continue reading
George Orwell Fifty Essays
Currently working my way through George Orwell‘s fifty essays. Orwell should be better known as an essayist. I especially liked the essay Bookshop Memories. Copy the plain text at Gutenberg Australia where Orwell is out of copyright. Convert the text … Continue reading
The Mask Of Sanity and Kurt Vonnegut
” To say somebody is a PP is to make a perfectly respectable medical diagnosis, like saying he or she has appendicitis or athlete’s foot. The classic medical text on PPs is The Mask of Sanity by Dr. Hervey Cleckley. … Continue reading
Fav Author Interviews in VICE
Vice Magazine has a couple of great interviews with some of my favorite authors. Here goes.. Harry Crews Martin Amis Frederik Pohl Harold Bloom Click on the image to jump to Martin Amis’s article about the streets of Columbia.