Hema and Kaushik은 인도계 미국인 작가 줌파 라히리의 연작 단편입니다. Once in a Lifetime Hema와 Kaushik의 어린 시절 이야기를 담고 있습니다. 낯선 곳에서 나를 찾아가며 성장하는 여정이 어려운 것은 두 주인공이 인도계 미국인이어서만은 아닐 겁니다. "I would find you, when I came home in the afternoons, always at the same end of the sofa, the... Continue Reading →

가이 몬태그가 살고 있는 미래 디스토피아에서 모든 책은 금지되어 있습니다. 뿐만 아니라 발견 즉시 불태워집니다. 모든 억압의 권력은 책을 두려워합니다. 2023년에도 도서관은 문을 닫고 일부 도서는 열람을 제한 당합니다. 10월 낭독 모임에서 Ray Bradbury의 Fahrenheit 451을 함께 읽으며 현실로 다가온 상상과 마주해 보겠습니다. 아래는 발췌문입니다. And then Clarisse McClellan said: "Do you mind if I... Continue Reading →

“This blind man, an old friend of my wife’s, he was on his way to spend the night. His wife had died. So he was visiting the dead wife’s relatives in Connecticut. He called my wife from his in-laws’. Arrangements were made. He would come by train, a five-hour trip, and my wife would meet... Continue Reading →

“‘There’s a cake here that wasn’t picked up,’ the voice on the other end of the line said. ‘What are you saying?’ Howard asked. ‘A cake,’ the voice said. ‘A sixteen-dollar cake.’ Howard held the receiver against his ear, trying to understand. ‘I don’t know anything about a cake,’ he said. ‘Jesus, what are you... Continue Reading →