The Broken Pomegranate
A Literature Blog
Recent Reviews
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Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein: or the Modern Prometheus” (1818) – Book Review
(Aug 26, 2024) This is a prime example of expectations vs. reality. The great focal point of the now heavily plundered Frankenstein storyline is, of course, the monster.…
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William T. Vollmann’s “The Atlas” (1996) – Book Review
(Aug 23rd, 2024) Mr. Vollmann has lived more life than probably any of us ever will. Based on both journalistic and personal travels, and rendered through an arcane,…
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Charlie Kaufman’s “Antkind” (2020) – Book Review
(Aug 23rd, 2024) Charlie Kaufman, screenwriter, director, and magician of post-modern life, has written a novel. One is tempted, at almost every step they take within the shifting…
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“— Maybe the night that split open, a blue pomegranate, a dark breast, and filled you with stars, cleaving time…”
— Giorgios Seferis, Thrush
“Do you know that image, from Seferis — ‘The broken pomegranate is full of stars?’”
— Maurice Conchis, The Magus