Returning to Indonesia after a year-long living abroad in Japan, Alif found himself a copy of Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina at the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport. This masterpiece of a tome took him about three months to read from start-to-end. It then further became a catalyst for him to dwell in the world of literature. First as just a reader, now developing himself to be a writer as well. Because, as they say, much of an active reader is a writer at heart. Currently taking a large chunk of inspirations from Japanese literatures as well as his experiences living in Japan, Alif aims to become a writer who will constantly reinvent himself with providing new and enticing reading experiences through each and every pieces he had done and will do.
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The Rectified Frenchman: About Michel Houellebecq’s Submission
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The Rectified Frenchman: About Michel Houellebecq’s Submission
Released on the day of the Charlie Hebdo shooting, Michel Houellebecq's Submission is a polarizing work of contemporary French literature. The book is considered a dark satire that may or may not be Islamophobic in nature. To what extent is this true? And to what extent is Houellebecq /ourguy/?
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Satan Lost
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Satan Lost
Milton's Paradise Lost, Dante's Divine Comedy, Yuasa's Devilman: Crybaby: what do these three have in common and not?
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One Day, A Naked Man
Short Story
One Day, A Naked Man
After facing a troubling display of a domestic episode, a former Yakuza must go out on his way to fight for a solution. A solution to a trouble of waking up too late to find the electricity and water in his apartment having been shut off. In this peculiar tale full of twists, the title might imply more than what it literally means.