Some years ago, a visitor to this site , who had just read my essay, "Herman Hesse vs the Steppenwolf", told me that I had completely misread Hesse's novel Steppenwolf, from start to finish. That made me smile, for it showed me that he had read the essay from start to finish, and understood, at … Continue reading Misreading Fiction | The Society for the Prevention of Fictional Characters | Herman Hesse vs the Steppenwolf revisited
Rescuing Fiction | Ruth Grogan on studying literature in 1968, 1977 and 2004 |
This is an extension of my July 6 post that included my 1977 essay on Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises, where I explained how the mark York University professor Ruth Grogan gave it began the confidence in my writing that I've never lost, despite six decades of rejection by the traditional publishing industry. Since writing … Continue reading Rescuing Fiction | Ruth Grogan on studying literature in 1968, 1977 and 2004 |
Rescuing Fiction | The Sun Also Rises | Hemingway’s unsung chapters
You might think that like VanGogh I would shoot myself. But there is no chance of that.
Rescuing Reality | Ontario’s increased speed limits
As someone who spent 40 + years investigating motor vehicle accidents and the injuries resulting from them, I have to say something here.
Trying to rescue my books | Free PDF download of the novel Skol
Once again I find myself regretting the lack of posts here. This is still connected with my new book, Autism dreaming, but not because I'm still writing. The book's first draft was finished in January. What's going on now is hard to explain. My three previous books - The Birdcatcher (2006, 2016), The Shyness Guide (2013, 2017), and Skol (2019) … Continue reading Trying to rescue my books | Free PDF download of the novel Skol
Rescuing Fiction | Charles Dickens and the Future of The Christmas Carol
What other story has had over 100 films made from it?
Rescuing Fiction | the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Fictional Characters | Herman Hesse vs the Steppenwolf
Among novelists, the phenomenon of the character who resists the author's intentions is well known. This is one of the best examples in fiction.
Rescuing Fiction | Heidegger’s Glasses by Thaisa Frank | how it contains one of the greatest scenes ever written
The scene where Heidegger comes for a meeting with the commandant at Auschwitz ranks.....as one of the greatest conversation scenes in literature.
Rescuing Fiction | Gabriel García Márquez – deceased in 2014 and now a new novel?
I wish I had a dollar for every time I've heard, or read, someone say something like what the author of the March 6/2024 BBC article says of García Márquez, that he was "was best known for pioneering the magical realist style of writing." That all started with his first and, in the English-speaking world, … Continue reading Rescuing Fiction | Gabriel García Márquez – deceased in 2014 and now a new novel?
Alan Conrad 