Book Specs Author: Zora Neale Hurston Publisher: Harper Perennial Modern Classics Publishing Date: 2006, first edition published on September 18, 1937 Number of Pages: 193 Genre: African-American Fiction, Classical Fiction, Classics Synopsis One of the most important works of twentieth-century American literature, Zora Neale Hurston’s beloved 1937 classic, Their Eyes Were Watching God, is an enduring […]
Tag: Inspiration
Book Review # 61: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Book Specs Author: Betty Smith Publisher: Perennial Classics Publishing Date: 1998 Number of Pages: 483 pages Genre: Bildungsroman, Autobiographical Synopsis The beloved American classic about a young girl’s coming-of-age at the turn of the century, Betty Smith’s A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is a poignant and moving tale filled with compassion and cruelty, laughter and heartache, […]
South Korea Day 3: Around Seoraksan National Park
And thus resumes our Sokcho adventures in Seoraksan National Park. The climb to Usan Bawi was exhausting but rewarding. At the summit, I saw how the mountains came alive in a harmonious display of autumn colors. It was a truly daebak experience. After our respite at the summit, my friends must rush back to the […]
Book Review # 53: The Complete Persepolis
Specifications Author: Marjane Satrapi Publisher: Vintage Publishing Date: 2008 Number of Pages: 343 pages Genre: Historical, Graphic Novel, Biographical, Bildungsroman Synopsis Persepolis is the story of Satrapi’s unforgettable childhood and coming of age within a large and loving family in Tehran during the Islamic Revolution; of the contradictions between private life and public life in a […]
South Korea Day 1: Ewha Woman’s University and a Slight Mishap
October 22, 2017, 3 PM Our first day in Seoul is about to draw to a close. However, we want to maximize our time as much as we can. During our deliberation at Dal.Komm coffee shop, my friends and I decided to cap the day at Ewha Woman’s University, a particularly chic campus which draws […]
Book Haul, April 2018
I simply could not resist purchasing more books for personal consumption. I tried my best to tighten my reins on my finances but the attraction is just too strong. So far, my 2018 is turning out to be the same old story. Yeah right, read more, buy less. I guess I just love books and […]
South Korea Day 1: Gyeongbokgung, A Royal Experience!
October 22, 2017 (Morning) It was quite a brief rest for us. Although we slept at past 1 AM, we had to wake up early due to two reasons. First, we have to pack and move again our things to our new accommodation. Second, we are to meet our friends early at Gyeongbokgung because […]
Book Review # 50: Crime and Punishment
Book Specs Author: Fyodor Dostoyevsky Translator: Constance Garnett Publisher: Modern Library Publishing Date: 1950 Number of Pages: 532 pages Genre: Suspense, Psychological Fiction, Russian Literature Synopsis In the whole literature of the subtle and mysterious relationship between man and the crimes he commits, Crime and Punishment stands supreme for its insight, its compassion and its […]
Book Review # 47: If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler
Book Specs Author: Italo Calvino Translator: William Weaver Publisher: Hardcourt Inc. Publishing Date: March 2016 Number of Pages: 260 pages Genre: Postmodernist Fiction Synopsis If on a winter’s night a traveler turns out to be not one novel but ten, each with a different plot, style, ambience, and author, and each interrupted at a […]
Annyeong Hasaeyo Daehan Minguk!
October 21, 2017 My friends and I successfully made it past the scrutinizing gaze of the airport immigration officers. It wasn’t a walk in the park but we passed the last hurdle to fulfilling our puerile dream of being able to touch down in the Land of the Morning Calm. The days leading to our […]
