A fascinating mix of Autobiography, other biographies, scientific theories and storytelling, this book is hard to put aside once you started reading. It tells the story of borders from the perspective of those who are permanently discriminated against by borders.
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zemestan reviewed 'Illegal' Traveller by Shahram Khosravi (Global Ethics Series)
Based on fieldwork among undocumented immigrants and asylum seekers, Illegal Traveller offers a narrative of …
The Book to read on nation states, refugees and borders
5 stars
zemestan reviewed Bluets by Maggie Nelson
Suppose I were to begin by saying that I had fallen in love with a …
Poetic Mastery
5 stars
Maggie Nelson's poems are strikingly harmonious, yet have a vulgar and a lunatic side. Overall, that makes for a great read!
zemestan reviewed Der Philosoph als Autodidakt = by Muḥammad ibn ʻAbd al-Malik Ibn Ṭufayl (Philosophische Bibliothek -- Bd. 558)
Inselroman
5 stars
Irgendwo an der Grenze zwischen philosophischer Abhandlung und epischer Erzählung. Es wurde immer wieder spekuliert, dass dies die Grundlage für spätere Erzählungen wie auch die Robinson Crusoes lieferte. In diesem Roman geht es um grundsätzliche Entstehungsfragen menschlicher Funktionen und des Lebens selbst. Dabei bleibt er stets eine spannende Erzählung, gleichzeitig aber auch eine spannende Abhandlung.