Deck Chairs on the Titanic Robinson, Marilynne (1980). Housekeeping. NY: Picador This story is about housekeeping the way that rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic is about required maintenance. First-person narrator Ruthie and her eccentric aunt, Sylvie, go on a … Continue reading
Zombies in Love Bowles, Paul, (1949). The Sheltering Sky. New York: Harper Perennial. This classic novel is set in the Sahara of North Africa during WW II, about 1940. A young, American married couple, Port and Kit, travel with their male … Continue reading
Meaning in Each Grain of Sand Abe, Kobo. (1960-1962/1991). Woman in the Dunes. New York: Vintage. This novel is considered by many to be Abe’s best, and a prime example of mid-century Japanese fiction. It’s difficult to determine exactly when it was … Continue reading
Is The Search Still Relevant? Percy, Walker (1960). The Moviegoer; New York: Knopf This American existentialist story is set after the Korean war, in the 1950’s. As with many post-war novels (The Sheltering Sky, The Stranger, etc.) it asks what meaning … Continue reading