‘The Little Orphan’ by Fyodor Dostoevsky: Short Story Analysis This short story was published by Dostoevsky in 1887. It’s very much similar to Hans Christian Andersen’s classic tale ‘The Little Match Girl’ or ‘The Little Match Seller’. Andersen’s story was published earlier in 1845. I shall review Andersen’s story tomorrow, but today I will be analyzing Dostoevsky’s ‘The … [Read more...] about ‘The Little Orphan’ by Fyodor Dostoevsky: Short Story Analysis
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‘Two Gentle People’ by Graham Greene: Short Story Analysis
'Two Gentle People' by Graham Greene: Short Story Analysis This short story is very much about the conventions of marriage, and its various problems after a certain period. Graham Greene in ‘Two Gentle People’ highlights the story of an American man settled in France and a French woman. They both are middle-aged, have long been trapped in loveless marriages, and both … [Read more...] about ‘Two Gentle People’ by Graham Greene: Short Story Analysis
Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke: Book Review Part 2
Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke: Book Review Part 2 In my last blog post, I reviewed the first six letters of Rilke to Kappus. They were highly erudite but very emotional, and sometimes highly sentimental letters on Rilke’s view on sex, lust, God, love, aloneness, and so forth. Today I will examine the remaining four letters and conclude my book review of … [Read more...] about Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke: Book Review Part 2
Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke: Book Review Part 1
Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke: Book Review Part 1 Letters to a Young Poet is a collection of ten letters written by Rainer Maria Rilke in response to a query from a young struggling poet named Franz Xaver Kappus. Rilke himself was between the ages of 28 and 33 when he wrote these inspirational letters to Kappus. Rilke was struggling with his career, yet … [Read more...] about Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke: Book Review Part 1
‘Dayblood’ by Roger Zelazny: Short Story Analysis
‘Dayblood’ by Roger Zelazny: Short Story Analysis Roger Zelazny wrote ‘Dayblood’ in the year 1984. It’s a story about a man who to his victims is known as Wayne but to his comrade-at-arms, he is known as Werdeth. His job is to protect vampires and the ecosystem of vampires. The story is well written, suspenseful, and has a breathtaking climax which leaves the readers … [Read more...] about ‘Dayblood’ by Roger Zelazny: Short Story Analysis