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• “Ulysses” (1922) by James Joyce

  By gceaves on January 16, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Ulysses” (1922) by James Joyce You hit the wall of words at full speed. The wall is large, tall and thick. If you’re wearing a crash helmet — that is, if you’re contemporaneously reading a guidebook or explanatory text —… Read More ›

• “Creation” (1981) by Gore Vidal

  By gceaves on January 12, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  “Creation” (1981) by Gore Vidal   Travel from ancient Persia to Greece, to age-old India and to the Spring & Autumn Period. Meet Greek philosophers and Persian kings, Buddha himself, Jain leaders, the founders of Taoism and Confucianism. This wandering… Read More ›

• The Pritchard Score

  By gceaves on January 10, 2018 • ( 0 )

  The Pritchard Score in honor of Dr. J. Evans Pritchard, Ph.D.       To score your book, please begin at zero and then run through the following questions.   Did you stay up late past your bedtime to read… Read More ›

• A Visit from St. Nicholas (1823)

  By gceaves on December 22, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  A Visit from St. Nicholas (1823) by Clement Clarke Moore   Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; The stockings were hung by the chimney with care In… Read More ›

• The Cyclops

  By gceaves on December 18, 2017 • ( 0 )

  Chapter 12 — The Cyclops   …The figure seated on a large boulder at the foot of a round tower was that of a broadshouldered deepchested stronglimbed frankeyed redhaired freelyfreckled shaggybearded widemouthed largenosed longheaded deepvoiced barekneed brawnyhanded hairylegged ruddyfaced sinewyarmed… Read More ›

• One doesn’t read “Ulysses”; one merely experiences the words

  By gceaves on December 1, 2017 • ( 0 )

  One doesn’t read “Ulysses”; one merely experiences the words by Gregory C. Eaves 2017-12-01     Today over lunch I finished Chapter 9 of “Ulysses” (1918), taking me to page 218. The novel has 18 chapters, totaling 783 pages. So… Read More ›

• A Thanksgiving note…

  By gceaves on November 23, 2017 • ( 0 )

  Thursday, Nov. 23, 2017 Today is U.S. Thanksgiving, and I am thankful for one very important thing: us. I am thankful for all of us, children of a common mother and children of a map maker. I’m thankful that we… Read More ›

• “바리데기” (2007.07.13) 글. 황석영 (출생 1943년 1월 4일)

  By gceaves on November 2, 2016 • ( 0 )

  “바리데기” (2007.07.13) 글. 황석영 (출생 1943년 1월 4일)   이 작품은 버림받은 공주 이야기 설화를 차용해 우리 시대의 이야기를 풀어가며 오늘날의 난민 위기와 불법 이민자, 대도시 집중 현상 등 현 세태를 반영하고 있다.   리뷰. 그레고리 C. 이브츠 2016년 9월27일… Read More ›

• “Princess Bari” (2007) by Hwang Sok-yong (b. 1943)

  By gceaves on November 2, 2016 • ( 0 )

  “Princess Bari” (2007) by Hwang Sok-yong (b. 1943) <바리데기> (2007.07.13) 글 황석영 (출생 1943년 1월 4일) The tale of the Abandoned Princess is re-worked for our times, reflecting the modern refugee crisis, the state of non-registered migrants and citizens of… Read More ›

• “빛의 제국” (2006) 글 김영하

  By gceaves on October 10, 2016 • ( 0 )

  <빛의 제국> (2006) 글 김영하 번역 김지영, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (2010)   서평 그레고리 C. 이브츠       여러 해 동안 일반적인 영어권 독자라면 한국 문학에는 그닥 흥미로울 게 없다고 생각해왔다. 한국에서 출간했던 책들은 극심한 반공주의, 두꺼운 역사책, 김치와… Read More ›