Besides being one of the most famous English authors, Oscar Wilde was also one of the most intriguing people who have ever lived on Earth. […]
11 Interesting Facts you may not Know About Oscar Wilde
Category: Literature
The Plurality of Identity in Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar
The Bell Jar was first published in 1963 under the pseudonym Victoria Lucas, which was probably Plath’s way of distancing herself from the work that […]
Discussing the Irish Short Story – A Mirror in the Dark
When Mario Vargas Llosa wrote about Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s gem One Hundred Years of Solitude, he pointed out that Macondo is a world itself, just […]
Paul Auster’s Museum of Ordinary
Sunday is a perfect day to pay a visit to Auster’s museum of ordinary where magic lies in the subtlety of one’s observations. It would […]
Writing Hacks: Strange Habits of English and American Authors
Mark Twain once said: “Writing is easy. All you have to do is cross out the wrong words.” But is it always so? Tireless perfectionists […]
From the Platform 9 3/4 in an Entirely New Direction: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
On July 31, 2016, the latest escapade into the wizarding world of J.K. Rowling, entitled Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, saw the light of day. This two-part West End stage play written by John Thorne stems from his collaboration with J.K. Rowling, the author of the original franchise and John Tiffany, the director of the play.
The Chaos of Being Alive in Ali Smith’s The Accidental
Reading The Accidental resembles the way raindrops are traced on a windowpane. Firstly, you notice they move independently, without any rules. They make their way […]