Book excerpts

‘A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man’ (Chapter 1) by James Joyce

‘A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man’ (Chapter 1) by James Joyce

‘Žižek and Education’

‘Žižek and Education’

‘The Gorgeous Nothings: Emily Dickinson’s Envelope-Poems’ by Jen Bervin and Marta Werner

‘The Gorgeous Nothings: Emily Dickinson’s Envelope-Poems’ by Jen Bervin and Marta Werner

‘An Honest Ghost’ by Rick Whitaker

‘An Honest Ghost’ by Rick Whitaker

‘The Traymore Rooms’ by Norm Sibum

‘The Traymore Rooms’ by Norm Sibum

‘In Berlin’ by Franz Hessel

‘In Berlin’ by Franz Hessel

‘Confessions of an English Opium-Eater’ by Thomas De Quincey

‘Confessions of an English Opium-Eater’ by Thomas De Quincey

‘E. B. White on Dogs’ edited by Martha White

‘E. B. White on Dogs’ edited by Martha White

‘Autobiographic Sketches’ by Thomas De Quincey

‘Autobiographic Sketches’ by Thomas De Quincey

‘The Reason I Jump’ by Naoki Higashida

‘The Reason I Jump’ by Naoki Higashida

‘On Depression’ by Nassir Ghaemi

‘On Depression’ by Nassir Ghaemi

‘Who the Hell is Rachel Wells?’ by J.R. Greenwell

‘Who the Hell is Rachel Wells?’ by J.R. Greenwell

‘The Anatomy of Violence’ by Adrian Raine

‘The Anatomy of Violence’ by Adrian Raine

‘A Different Childhood’ by Sergey Khazov

‘A Different Childhood’ by Sergey Khazov

‘Wartime Kiss: Visions of the Moment in the 1940s’ by Alexander Nemerov

‘Wartime Kiss: Visions of the Moment in the 1940s’ by Alexander Nemerov

‘Moth; or how I came to be with you again’ by Thomas Heise

‘Moth; or how I came to be with you again’ by Thomas Heise

‘Univers univers’ by Régis Jauffret

‘Univers univers’ by Régis Jauffret

‘Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave’ by Frederick Douglass

‘Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave’ by Frederick Douglass

‘The Riddle of the Labyrinth’ by Margalit Fox

‘The Riddle of the Labyrinth’ by Margalit Fox

‘Taipei’ by Tao Lin

‘Taipei’ by Tao Lin

‘Operation Fly Trap’ by Susan A. Phillips

‘Operation Fly Trap’ by Susan A. Phillips

‘Swann’s Way’ by Marcel Proust

‘Swann’s Way’ by Marcel Proust

‘Requiem for the Factory’ by Jeremy Fernando, Kenny Png and Yanyun Chen

Jeremy Fernando

‘Requiem for the Factory’ by Jeremy Fernando, Kenny Png and Yanyun Chen

‘Redlegs’ by Chris Dolan

‘Redlegs’ by Chris Dolan

‘Hippolytus’ by Euripides

‘Hippolytus’ by Euripides

‘On the Genealogy of Morals’ by Friedrich Nietzsche

‘On the Genealogy of Morals’ by Friedrich Nietzsche

‘After Visiting Friends’ by Michael Hainey

‘After Visiting Friends’ by Michael Hainey

‘They Dragged Them Through the Streets’ by Hilary Plum

‘They Dragged Them Through the Streets’ by Hilary Plum

‘Wuthering Heights’ by Emily Brontë

‘Wuthering Heights’ by Emily Brontë

‘No One Was Killed’ by John Schultz

‘No One Was Killed’ by John Schultz

Orwell’s Cuppa

The tea should be strong. For a pot holding a quart, if you are going to fill it nearly to the brim, six heaped teaspoons would be about right...

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‘Us’ by Legacy Russell

‘Us’ by Legacy Russell

The thing about new blooms is that they tend to bleed— / Those petals birthed / hugging close / that come warmer weather are tricked into jumping away...

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‘from An Explanation of America: Countries and Explanations’ by Robert Pinsky

‘from An Explanation of America: Countries and Explanations’ by Robert Pinsky

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Farah Abdessamad on François-René de Chateaubriand

Farah Abdessamad on François-René de Chateaubriand

I spent a good part of my childhood at home staring outside my bedroom window, following the trail of planes approaching the nearby Paris airport in the sky from my banlieue. I envied the passengers...

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A Monk Surfing

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