literature
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When Fiction Turns to Polemic: Llosa and the Price of Leaving the Temple
Mario Vargas Llosa, the Peruvian Nobel Laureate, remained a towering figure in the literary world and died this year after a long literary life. I often wonder what his literary career might have been if he had avoided the journalistic… Continue reading
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The Weight of Conscience: Chekhov, Signatures, and the Writer’s Dilemma —Pragya’s Pen
Anton Chekhov once attended a dinner party in Continental Hotel to celebrate the anniversary of the abolition of serfdom. It was 19 February 1861. It was cold and livid weather outside, while in the hall, elite groups drank wine and… Continue reading
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In the Mind’s Theatre, Plot Dissolves”
From my ongoing reflections in “Pragya’s Pen and Perception”—a series on fiction, consciousness, and the dissolving boundaries of narrative. Where has the plot of fiction gone? I love Anton Chekhov and Guy De Maupassant’s fiction, they trailed forward in a… Continue reading
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Pragya’s Pen and Perception: “Moral Depth Without Preaching: Maupassant Against Tolstoy’s Hypocrisy”
I believe—‘Feeling, not intellect, is the true root of morality’—I am writing this essay from this point of view. In the literary world, morality is often mistaken for explicit preaching. Yet, true morality lies not in words but in how… Continue reading
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The Political Machinery of the Book Volga se Ganga (From Volga to Ganga)
“Great art is born only when knowledge is transfigured into feeling.” Volga se Ganga (From Volga to Ganga) by Rahul Sankrityayan—when I read it for the first time, I didn’t dive through or formulate it with my own eyes, which… Continue reading
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Hemingway’s Lens:—“What Hemingway Forgot: Huck Finn is Still a Children’s Classic”
“All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn.” —Hemingway Before Mark Twain, American fiction writing was a pupil of European, particularly British for a tone. What was the European Formal Tone? It referred to… Continue reading
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Albert Camus’ Cold Absurdism vs. Philosurreal Postmodern Mystic
Albert Camus’ absurdism and Philosurreal postmodern Mystic both deal with the nature of existence, but they diverge in their approach to meaning, detachment, and the role of art. Camus, rooted in existential thought, viewed the absurd as an unresolvable conflict… Continue reading
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D. H. Lawrence vs. Philosurreal Postmodern Mystic: A Comparative Exploration
D.H. Lawrence, a seminal figure in modern literature, championed the novel as a living, organic entity. He asserted that in true art, every element—setting, theme, character—is interdependent, forming a cohesive whole that transcends mere didacticism. While acknowledging that authors might… Continue reading
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Introducing Philosurreal Postmodern Mystic
What happens when illusion is stripped from attachment? Does it dissolve into detachment, or does it refine into something purer—something more distilled? Philosurreal Postmodern Mystic is not just a manifesto; it is a poetic essay, a declaration of thought that… Continue reading
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