Category: art

Ayn Rand: The Fountainhead

Probably the best book I’ve read so far.

The creator lives for his work. He needs no other men. His primary goal is within himself.

Howard Roark

This had been recommended to me several times, and while I tried to start a couple of times, I never made it past the first few pages. Then I picked it up (when I found it somewhere buried on my kindle) and without any knowledge of the author, the book,.. and no research done beforehand, read it. It’s amazing.

Jun’ichirō Tanizaki: In Praise of Shadows

Beautiful glimpse into the world of an individual observing the small details and how they interconnect. Short read, and certainly worth the time – if only to read something which is quite off the beaten path of mainstream.

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Jeremias Gotthelf: Anne Bäbi Jowäger: Wie Anne Bäbi Jowäger haushaltet und wie es ihm mit dem Doktern geht

Recently finished reading, and thought I’d be worth logging it here, to ensure I don’t forget:

Amazing read when it comes to the words and sentence structures used (I assume that’s only true when read in its original form, with reasonable Swiss German language understanding), but Jeremias Gotthelf (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremias_Gotthelf) really likes to philosophize (and sermonize), which makes the whole read much less enjoyable.

Jeremias Gotthelf – Anne Bäbi Jowäger