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*** 140th Post *** Manuscript Found in Accra (2012) by Paulo Coelho & the Keys to Success
A book you’d like to keep by your bedside to read a chapter each night before sleep or upon waking early in the morning.
Going After Cacciato (1978) by Tim O’Brien
O’Brien’s Going After Cacciato is a masterful work of art that incorporates a powerful story brought to life and vivid characters that stand out and above the norm.
The Hero with a Thousand Faces (1949) by Joseph Campbell
The Hero with a Thousand Faces (1949) by Joseph Campbell is the book that awakened in writers and storytellers in publishing and in screenwriting to the larger scope of mythology as metaphor and to the underlining structure of stories.
The Writer’s Journey (1998) by Christopher Vogler
A guide for writers based on the work of Joseph Campbell and the years of research and contribution to storytelling Vogler spent in Hollywood.
The Masks of God, Vol. I: Primitive Mythology (1959) by Joseph Campbell
One of the last sections is “The Functioning of Myth” and Campbell goes into great deal to extrapolate the introductory section. “The ends for which men strive in the world,” writes Campbell, “are three — no more, no less; namely: love and pleasure (kāma), power and success (artha: pronounced ‘art-ha’), and lawful order and moral virtue (dharma).”
To Kill a Mockingbird (1960) by Harper Lee
Much of the book is loosely based on experiences of racism in Monroeville, Alabama.
Reading Lolita in Tehran (2003) by Azar Nafisi
Reading Lolita in Tehran by Dr. Azar Nafisi is a memoir of a woman teaching literature in Islamic Iran.
The Sorrow of War (1990) by Bảo Ninh
I came across an English translation of The Sorrow of War (1993) and opened it up.
Our Kind of Traitor (2010) by John le Carré
A thrill to read, and fast paced. JLC at his finest.
The Art of the Poetic Line (2007) by James Longenbach
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