Harry Haller is a forty eight year old well educated man who feels that in his breast he supports two souls, that of a rational man, cultured and well versed in music, art and philosophy and that of a wolf of the steppes, savage, wild and alone. As he faces the early Twentieth Century in […]
On the surface this novel is about twins, Daisy and Vi, who have senses that let them catch glimpses of future events and see things about people, and the ways in which they deal with this ability. Daisy distances herself and tries to lead a normal life, even changing her name to Kate, while Vi […]
There is something very wonderful going on in the American literary scene, it has a vibrancy that in many ways is lacking in the modern fiction of English writers. Chad Harbach’s debut novel ‘The Art of Fielding’ is very much a product of this. This is a wonderful book, strongly in the tradition of the […]
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