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The Age of Nothing: How We Have Sought to Live Since the Death of God
Humans have been attempting to orientate themselves in the universe for millennia. Once our physical needs of food, water and shelter are met, we tend to pursue the higher goal of living a good or meaningful life. Some try to master this art of living intuitively, but others seek to formalise and classify experience to…
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George Orwell’s Down and Out in Paris and London
George Orwell moved to London in 1927. Heavily disillusioned from his time at as police officer in Burma, he resolved to make his living as a writer. In the two years following, Orwell struggled intensely with homelessness and poverty in shelters across London and Paris. His first book, Down and Out in Paris and London,…
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Don DeLillo’s White Noise
White Noise was my first experience with Don DeLillo. I’d heard his name uttered over the years, usually coupled with the recognition that he is one of the most important novelists in recent decades. DeLillo’s literary gifts were apparent from the moment I began reading; his metaphors are sublime; his prose, smooth and easy to…