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 | For Madmen Only | The hidden ending in Herman Hesse’s novel Steppenwolf
Near the end of his life the famous French novelist Gustave Flaubert, said that he had lived for decades in an ivory tower, writing his books, but, .....a sea of shit has been beating at the base of the tower and I'm afraid it has worn down its foundation.. That's the quote as best I … Continue reading Rescuing Fiction | For Madmen Only | The hidden ending in Herman Hesse’s novel Steppenwolf
Paranormal World |Negative synchronicity
This mysterious world can be mysteriously contrary.
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 | 10 forgotten Novels you might want to read
When the public stops reading a novel, that book goes into a hibernation that it may never emerge from. The winter of the forgotten can last forever. Some books are never forgotten, usually because of a character. Many of Dickens’ characters – think of Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol - may prove to be … Continue reading Rescuing Fiction | 10 forgotten Novels you might want to read
Alan Conrad 