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Ayesha Dhurue
Jul 29, 20221 min read
Men Without Women by Haruki Murakami
Haruki Murakami's Men Without Women isn't easy to talk about. His characters are joined together by the same thread: loneliness. Tales...


Ayesha Dhurue
Jul 25, 20222 min read
The Misanthrope by Moliere
This is, by no measure, a foolish book. It is, as the title so blatantly confesses, a misanthropic read. It’s sincere and grim. And it...


Ayesha Dhurue
Jul 24, 20222 min read
Lifting the Veil: Selected Writings by Ismat Chughtai
Imagine, just for a moment, the rise and fall of your heartbeat. Feel tiny bubbles of thoughts making their way through the changing...


Ayesha Dhurue
Jul 23, 20222 min read
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
We extract the good and the bad in life. Accept it. And still, remain confined to what feels familiar and ours. Books The Bell Jar must...


Ayesha Dhurue
Jul 22, 20221 min read
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
There's no denying that this is the best non-fiction story I've read in a very long time. "When Breath Becomes Air" by Paul Kalanithi is...


Ayesha Dhurue
Jul 21, 20221 min read
Notes on Camp by Susan Sontag
An honest and gripping essay about the meaning of sensibility and its unquestionable role in artistic pursuits. Notes on ‘Camp’ by Susan...


Ayesha Dhurue
Jul 14, 20222 min read
The Book of Disquiet by Fernando Pessoa
A novelized autobiography. An attempt to interiorize the indifference and absurdity of existing. A mirror through which one is conscious...


Ayesha Dhurue
May 7, 20221 min read
Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959) - Alain Resnais
A mysterious film that redefines the intimacies of visual storytelling. Hiroshima Mon Amour is the first time a film has had a deep...
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