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A Vindication of Dostoevsky's Gambler Wife
Being the partner of a famous writer—of any person who enters the annals of history—means that public interest in you as an individual will be filtered…
Apr 9
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Steven R. Kraaijeveld
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A Vindication of Dostoevsky's Gambler Wife
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July 2024
On Kafka and Escaping into Literature
Franz Kafka had a strained relationship with his father Hermann.
Jul 21, 2024
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Steven R. Kraaijeveld
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On Kafka and Escaping into Literature
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May 2024
On García Márquez's 'Lost' Novel and the Ethics of Disregarding an Author's Wishes
When an author passes away, the promise of new work dies with them.
May 20, 2024
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Steven R. Kraaijeveld
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On García Márquez's 'Lost' Novel and the Ethics of Disregarding an Author's Wishes
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January 2024
Camus and Dostoevsky on Filthy Lucre, Happiness, and Freedom
I am currently making my way through Albert Camus's notebooks.
Jan 14, 2024
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Steven R. Kraaijeveld
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Camus and Dostoevsky on Filthy Lucre, Happiness, and Freedom
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November 2023
On Thornton Wilder's Town and Moments in Eternity
It has been a while since I've written a Substack post.
Nov 26, 2023
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Steven R. Kraaijeveld
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On Thornton Wilder's Town and Moments in Eternity
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July 2023
The Last Day of a Condemned Man—Reflections on Capital Punishment through Hugo, Dostoevsky, Camus, and Boethius
Victor Hugo witnessed the workings of the guillotine at first hand.
Jul 26, 2023
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Steven R. Kraaijeveld
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The Last Day of a Condemned Man—Reflections on Capital Punishment through Hugo, Dostoevsky, Camus, and Boethius
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December 2022
Train Stations Early in the Morning—Dazai and Dostoevsky on Mood
The bus is bumping toward the station.
Dec 4, 2022
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Steven R. Kraaijeveld
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Train Stations Early in the Morning—Dazai and Dostoevsky on Mood
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October 2022
A Return to the World—On Dovlatov's Peter the Great and Dostoevsky's Christ
Sergei Dovlatov (1941-1990) found himself persecuted by the authorities in the USSR.
Oct 2, 2022
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Steven R. Kraaijeveld
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A Return to the World—On Dovlatov's Peter the Great and Dostoevsky's Christ
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September 2022
Camus, Perfectionism, and Absurd Creation—On Joseph Grand in The Plague
Albert Camus's 1947 novel The Plague is set in the French-Algerian city of Oran, where thousands of rats are suddenly found dead in the streets.
Sep 11, 2022
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Steven R. Kraaijeveld
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Camus, Perfectionism, and Absurd Creation—On Joseph Grand in The Plague
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On Austen, Mansfield Park, and Social Comparison—Or How We Judge Ourselves through Others
If I were to ask you, "How is your life going?" chances are that, as you try to formulate an answer, you soon come to think of other people in an…
Sep 4, 2022
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Steven R. Kraaijeveld
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On Austen, Mansfield Park, and Social Comparison—Or How We Judge Ourselves through Others
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August 2022
Ways of Seeing—On Bernhard's Old Masters
True to style, Thomas Bernhard's 156-page novel Old Masters: A Comedy consists of a single paragraph.
Aug 11, 2022
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Steven R. Kraaijeveld
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Ways of Seeing—On Bernhard's Old Masters
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June 2022
On Mallarmé’s Tomb for Anatole—Or What to Do With Absence
Few of us are spared the experience of losing someone we love.
Jun 27, 2022
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Steven R. Kraaijeveld
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On Mallarmé’s Tomb for Anatole—Or What to Do With Absence
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