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In den finstern Zeiten wird auch geschwommen werden: Camus’s Verfremdung and Brecht’s absurd

Posted on 31/05/2026 by alasdairflett

Since Charlotte, another C has occupied my thoughts: Camus. The book group read The Plague, or en francais, “La Peste” in April. It’s a novel of 1940-something (literally “194—”). A 1940-something set in an alt-reality without the war, but with … Continue reading →

Posted in Review | Tagged 1940s, Albert Camus, Algeria, Algiers, Bertolt Brecht, books, Brecht, Camus, Denmark, film, Francois Ozon, French, German, heroes, L'Etranger, La Peste, Literature, Marxism, morality, philosophy, religion, Review, Second World War, swimming, the absurd, The Outsider, The Plague, The Stranger, Verfremdung, World War II | Leave a comment

Imperial sunsets

Posted on 23/09/2023 by alasdairflett

I first read J G Ballard when I was getting into the idea of the postmodern. His novel Crash is seen as a seminal (pun intended) text. Crash is a difficult book, conceptually and also because it is rather disgusting. … Continue reading →

Posted in Review | Tagged Americans, Britishness, Empire of the Sun, Haruki Murakami, identity, J G Ballard, Japan, Japanese, Literature, Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence, Pearl Harbour, prisoner of war camp, Review, Second World War, Shanghai, war, World War II | 1 Comment

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In den finstern Zeiten wird auch geschwommen werden: Camus’s Verfremdung and Brecht’s absurd

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