Near the end of Albert Camus’ novel The Plague, Tarrou confesses to Dr Rieux the roots of his beliefs. To kill anybody for an … [Read more...] about The Plague: Camus, Contemporary Capitalism & Covid-19
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The Monologism of Politically Correct Language: or being accused of supporting Donald Trump
Recently when I was sitting at the Kimberley Hotel talking to some old friends and a few art students I discovered just how … [Read more...] about The Monologism of Politically Correct Language: or being accused of supporting Donald Trump
Chapter III
It was with this in mind that I went to Jacobson and Daughters some days after my pilgrimage up to Thales’ grave. I had gone to … [Read more...] about Chapter III
Chapter II
A chapter in which the police brutalise an umbrella salesman for not having his papers and the reader is distracted by the mayor's … [Read more...] about Chapter II
Chapter I
Introduction, or the chapter where Judge Miriam O'Higgins describes the strange man known to the town as 'the engineer'. … [Read more...] about Chapter I
Sol Plaatje Part II
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Sol Plaatje Part 1
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4 Quotes from Nietzsche
In this sense the Dionysian man has similarities to Hamlet. Both have had a real glimpse into the essence of things. They … [Read more...] about 4 Quotes from Nietzsche
The Second Man: An autobiography concerning a sense of belonging – 3
Like Crusoe, I wanted to escape my country when I was young. I had, as a boy, identified with England. Not only because of an … [Read more...] about The Second Man: An autobiography concerning a sense of belonging – 3
The Second Man: An autobiography concerning a sense of belonging – 2
A lot of work has been done on Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe in relationship to its colonial and postcolonial positions. Edward Said … [Read more...] about The Second Man: An autobiography concerning a sense of belonging – 2
