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Disgrace by Coetzee, Twice Booker and Literature Nobel Winner.
Disgrace won Coetzee a second Booker (and, arguably, the Nobel) for good reason.
Some authors you love for their fire; some you love for their ice. J.M. Coetzee, the South African-turned-Australian novelist, has spent half a century engaged with the biggest questions of human reason and human dignity, but his novels are not what you’d call grand. They’re sleek, unadorned, unfailingly precise; most top out at 200 pages or so; the sentences have been knapped to their sharpest. Stylistically, his novels are quite brisk. Morally, they are heavyweights.
#disgrace #coetzee #bookerprize #nobelprizeforliterature
Some authors you love for their fire; some you love for their ice. J.M. Coetzee, the South African-turned-Australian novelist, has spent half a century engaged with the biggest questions of human reason and human dignity, but his novels are not what you’d call grand. They’re sleek, unadorned, unfailingly precise; most top out at 200 pages or so; the sentences have been knapped to their sharpest. Stylistically, his novels are quite brisk. Morally, they are heavyweights.
#disgrace #coetzee #bookerprize #nobelprizeforliterature
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Greatest Books on the History of Western Philosophy.
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In this video, I have spoken about those books that are considered to a landmark in the history of philosophy. Please find the Amazon link of all the books mentioned in the video, not necessarily in the same order. amzn.in/d/3BkD5dx Early Greek Philosophy - John Burnet amzn.in/d/h4nqpLF History Of Western Philosophy - Russell amzn.in/d/cfibzYZ A New History of Western Philosophy - Anthony Kenny...
D H Lawrence and his Poetry (The World Poetry Series) Episode - 2
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" Lawrence's gifts were phenomenal, and there is no one in English literature to touch him, at his best." -Doris Lessing The Collected Poem of DH Lawrence ( amzn.in/d/3Ny8KiN )
Mistaken Modernity by Dipankar Gupta
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From Hindu notions of dirt, South Asia's preference for women leaders to patronage in democratic politics, Dipankar Gupta resolves many of the paradoxes of contemporary India in this book. In the process, he issues a damning indictment of the"westoxicated" elitist Indian middle class, and shows how unmodern the people of this class are in the very areas in which they are considered to be modern...
101 Poets on the Divine ( The World Poetry Series) , Episode - 2
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101 Poets on the Divine ( The World Poetry Series). The Penguin Book of Spiritual Verse is an inspiring new selection of poems exploring faith and the divine, featuring poets from across the world, from antiquity to the present Poets have always looked to the skies for inspiration, and have written as a way of getting closer to the power and beauty they sense in nature, in each other and in the...
What was the Holocaust? An Unfinished History by Dan Stone.
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'This vital history shatters many myths about the Nazi genocide. Drawing on decades of research, The Holocaust: An Unfinished History upends much of what we think we know about the Holocaust. Stone draws on Nazi documents, but also on diaries, post-war testimonies and even fiction, urging that, in our age of increasing nationalism and xenophobia, we must understand the true history of the Holoc...
Kairos by Jenney Erpenbeck. The (UCW) Ultra-contemporary Writings Series, Episode -2
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The (UCW) Ultra-contemporary Writings Series is a new series in which I shall discuss the writings of the 21st century only. Every episode will feature one great writer and his works, mostly a fiction. Kairos, is, Jenny Erpenbeck's fourth novel whose English translation by Michael Hoffman has won this year’s International Booker Prize. It makes Erpenbeck the first German writer to win the award...
25 Geniuses Ignored by the Nobel Prize(for Literature)
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My earnest attempt to compile a list of all those geniuses who I believe have been denied or overlooked by the Nobel Prize committee for literature. The Academy began in 1901. It had years to award Tolstoy the prize before he died in 1910. But it didn’t. It was said that the conservative judges were troubled by his religious beliefs and increasingly radical political views as he grew older. But...
Hermann Hesse (The World Poetry Series)
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The (WPS) World Poetry Series will be an on-going series in which I shall discuss one major world poet in each episode. Few American readers seem to be aware that Hermann Hesse, author of the epic novels Steppenwolf and Siddhartha, among many others, also wrote poetry, the best of which the poet James Wright has translated and included in this book. This is a special volume―filled with short, d...
The Physics of Sorrow - Georgi Gospodinov. The UCW, Episode - 1
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The (UCW) Ultra-contemporary Writings Series is a new series in which I shall discuss the writings of the 21st century only. Every episode will feature one great writer and his works, mostly a fiction. Georgi Gospodinov was born in Yambol, Bulgaria, in 1968. His works have been translated into twenty-five languages and shortlisted for more than a dozen international prizes. He won the 2016 Jan ...
Sesher Kobita/The Farewell Song by Rabindranath Tagore
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Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913 "because of his profoundly sensitive, fresh and beautiful verse, by which, with consummate skill, he has made his poetic thought, expressed in his own English words, a part of the literature of the West." Tagore has brilliantly weaved poetry with prose and made every page of the book beautiful. The novel is deep, witty and extremely romantic. It is ...
A virtual tour of Harmony Bookshop in Varanasi
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This is the most enjoyable videos that I have shot on the request of my viewers who wanted a tour of a grand , eclectic bookshop , or who were struggling with the questions that where to buy books from. Harmony the Bookshop is a place of art in Banaras, which is also known as Anand van, the forest of bliss in ancient literature. The bookshop is located at the bank of river Ganga at Assi Ghat. H...
The Last Temptation - Nikos Kazantzakis
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He lost his Nobel prize to Camus by one vote. When Camus received the Nobel Prize (Kazantzakis was nominated nine times) he wrote to Kazantzakis's widow, Helen: “I’ve always admired and, if I may, adored your husband’s work. And I also never forget that the day I was so sad and had to accept honours that Kazantzakis deserved 100 times more than me, I received from him the most generous telegram...
Self-help Books and the Great Sham, Final Episode
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This is the third and final episode of the series. The books suggested here are classics of psychology in the order - Towards the Psychology of Being - Maslow amzn.in/d/dlEKmv6 The Discovery of Being - Rollo May amzn.in/d/ihPvfwL A Way of Being - Carl Rogers amzn.in/d/2FttWAl
The anatomy of Human Destructiveness - Erich Fromm
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Erich Fromm, Ph.D. (Sociology, University of Heidelberg, 1922) was a German-American social psychologist, psychoanalyst, sociologist, humanistic philosopher, and democratic socialist. He was a German Jew who fled the Nazi regime and settled in the United States. He was one of the founders of The William Alanson White Institute of Psychiatry, Psychoanalysis and Psychology in New York City and wa...
5 Books on Philosophy Everyone Should Read.
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5 Books on Philosophy Everyone Should Read.
Self-help Books & The Great Sham, Part - 2
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Self-help Books & The Great Sham, Part - 2
The Conquest of Happiness by Bertrand Russell.
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The Conquest of Happiness by Bertrand Russell.
Most Under-rated Female Writers of Modern India
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Most Under-rated Female Writers of Modern India
3 Greatest Female Poets of the 21st Century. Louise Glück, Mary Oliver & Wisława Szymborska .
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3 Greatest Female Poets of the 21st Century. Louise Glück, Mary Oliver & Wisława Szymborska .
Books by Bertrand Russell, a Cambridge mathematician who won a literature Nobel.
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Books by Bertrand Russell, a Cambridge mathematician who won a literature Nobel.
Greatest Philosophical Novels of all time, Part 4
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Greatest Philosophical Novels of all time, Part 4
Greatest Philosophical Novels of all time, Part 3
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Greatest Philosophical Novels of all time, Part 3
Greatest Philosophical Novels of all time, Part 2
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Greatest Philosophical Novels of all time, Part 2
Greatest philosophical novels of all time, Part 1
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Greatest philosophical novels of all time, Part 1
Why to read poems? Book recommendations on World poetry.
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Why to read poems? Book recommendations on World poetry.
Middlemarch and Dicken's views on George Eliot.
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Middlemarch and Dicken's views on George Eliot.
Can a beginner understand this?
@@user-nr8yd7ri7s yes, absolutely
Thanks.for information
Your narration style is amazing...feels like we are sitting together in your library and there is an exchange of thoughts between us...
@@maheshk4657 Thanks a lot, Sir :))
When will you upload Nietzsche video ? Thank you this one ❤❤
Will try to do it soon. Thanks for your kind words.
Very interesting video...We met yesterday in the Metro and had a brief discussion about Borges and Hesse. Thank you for recommending me your channel. It is so refreshing to find someone who is so passionate about literature and philosophy.
Hey!! What a pleasant surprise. I am glad we met and we connected here. Let's meet for coffee someday as we travel on the same route.
@@thereadingquest3320Sure, let's get together sometime.
Thanks for educating us
I am humbled :)
David Lurie's story is amazing at so many levels - there is his whole lack of remorse ,then certain realisations after what happens with his daughter. There is that apartheid layering to the novel too. And as you say that deep wisdom of the wise in the simplest of words is what Coetzee is about.
Merci, Shukriya :))
I cant get over the fact that you have so few subscribers...I absolutely love your videos. Keep it up man great work.. always love your reviews..❤
Nishant's channel is growing slowly and in the right direction. In a world seduced by whatsapp and instant news, it's heartening to see students of literature and book lovers getting engaged with this channel. Thank You for the kind words for The Reading Quest. It's one of a kind.😍
Thanks a lot, Rajil. It is people like you who are making it worthy. THanks for your support.
@@vandanakumar363 It is overwhelming to read such lovely comments and shower of love from people like you
A really really nice shop for books in our beloved Banaras ! I love going to this shop. Have a nice relationship with Rakesh ji ! Very nice video !... Loved the video as well !....
Best Books 📚 shop in Varanasi..
Western Philosophy is mostly copied from Asian and Indian Philosophy. There's no book greater than the Bhagwad Gita and there's no Epic greater than the Mahabharata. Western Society looks great only from the Outside just like all the Grass in the Field looks Green
Please make a video on History of Indian philosophy as well.
Yes, that is in pipeline. It will be a series of four episodes, as I have thought.
Try 'A critical survey of Indian Philosophy'.
The rawness and authenticity of emotions that D H Lawrence’s art brings to the paper, mind, and the heart are just beyond words. To write something so deep is to think and delve that much deeper within one’s own self, and that never fails to surprise me, ever. What a wonderful video, Nishant. Thank you.
Thanks a lot, Shruti. I am humbled :))
Very nice 👍👌
Thanks!
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Thank you for this precious list.
Wilson William Johnson Steven Lee Laura
Who are they ?
Please show us your library
@@ABDURRAHMAN-kt3uh Will do it someday. Thanks
Very well said 👏
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Did you read indian philosophy first! It is idiotic to learn from others before learning your own.
Please know that it is only the idiots(Not donkeys, because donkeys do not know that what they do not know) who presume, and also that the ability to speak doesn't make you intelligent, and the opinion of ten thousand men doesn't matter if none of them know anything about the subject. And lastly, it is my channel, so I will create what I think is important. SO, may I please request you to get lost? Thanks !!
It is not idiotic to learn but to judge one philosophy is better than the other. Peace out ✌️
If you seriously follow Indian philosophy, you run into a big naught (zero). No algorithm, No rationale, and No substance per se. On the contrary if follow western philosophy you can make out absolute logic. It's the holy marriage of science and endeavor. Take my word for it. Floating of Ten billion dollars worth James web telescope is the culmination of this endeavor.Unlike practicing falsehoods and sophistry in India. By the by i am an Indian😂. floatedAnd I am an Indian.
@@abhinaviconic2555 Neti neti... Aham brahmasmi... Holy shit lol
I'd never heard of Eucken before. Thanks!
Thanks a lot. I hope you have enjoyed the video :))
Thanking CZcams recommendation engine for recommending your video
I am humbled:))
My first edition of Musil’s “The Man without Qualities” is falling apart…… my marginalia over the decades are fading. It resides comfortably next to Ivan Turgenev’s “Diary of a Superfluous Man” ……. I imagine Pessoa might have studied these……
Hardy over Dickens. ‘Far from the Madding Crowd’ …….. Hardy’s ultimate masterpiece…….. Victorian satire? Subscribed. Miss Jenny
I am just so humbled, Miss Jenny :))
Why should anyone agree with his definition of modernity?
Hi Nishant! This is such a wonderful video to stumble upon. I have always been on the lookout for poems of all kinds, and what better way to have them than curated in a beautiful little book. ❤ Thank you for creating this video. Hope you make many more such.
HI Shruti, thanks a lot for your kind words. You can explore some more videos on poetry that I have done on this channel. I am delighted :))
@@thereadingquest3320 I surely will, Nishant. Thank you! :)
Great video some books are new to me. But I am a bit sceptical about dividing philosophy into western and eastern unless the geography and climate and the way in which societies organised had an impact on the way people thought about the world.Certainly how a society is organised,what type of government it had a bearing on the thought process of people.But philosophy is more about seeking answers to the grand questions such as what is life,how best to live, nature of self, justice,how best to organise a society etc.Moreover as i recently found out in the book'How the World made the West' ,ideas and concepts carried form one part of the world and trickle down. Expecting an episode featuring an essential reading list on philosophy.
Malayali spotted
As Hegel said "what is well known is badly known" or something like that. Will Durant seems to be, as you perspicaciously point out, one such well known who is little read. Loved the contextualisation of each book and your personal inroad and hints into each.
Is Will Durand the same Historian who wrote about India's most Bloodiest Chapters of History?
An amazing video on the history of the subject. Very holistic and captivating
will Durant
I have read history of western philosophy by Y. Masih
Not a good choice over these
You should let the book shop owner to talk more and not interrupt him all the time.
Very nice. Thank you for sharing. May I suggest that I There should be an addition of Narsinh Mehta a Gujarati poet 500 years ago he wrote many Devine songs with singing. Specially the most famous “ VAISNAVJAN TO TENE KAHIYE “ Please respond Shahgul
Definitely, yes!! Let me check if it is already there...
Thanks for the book recommendation, will definitely read it after i get free, but can someone tell me what were the reasons dipankar gupta pointed out to increased women representation in indian subcontinent vis-a-vis west
The traditional notions of carrying the patriarchy forward in case a male heir is not present, or is assassinated... along discourse is present in the book.
Wow sir fantastic 🦁
Beautiful video.... beautiful books,..love your guitar ❤love the recommendations.
Hey will you also review the book "India, that is Bharat" by J Sai Deepak which is also related to this theme of modernity?
I don't think I have the time to read that in the near future.
Lol what else to expect from these JNU people, the hub and breeding and promoting ground of leftist-naxalist thoughts in India. I am sure this book has succeeded in contributing to entreching pervert and fallacious anti-Hindutva ideas in the young students' mind as part of the tradition of JNU.
Very well summarised ❤❤❤
Great Video ! Mistaken Modernity by Dipankar Gupta is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding India from a sociological perspective. The insightful analysis challenges the superficial markers of modernity in India, revealing how deep-rooted traditional values often undermine true progress. This book offers an exploration of the complexities of Indian society, highly recommended for those seeking a deeper, more nuanced understanding of the country's social fabric.
"deep-rooted traditional values often undermine true progress" Well then how do you explain the case of West Bengal and Kerala, the two most economically and morally bankrupt states with great infestation of religious fundamentalist terror, even after discarding Hindu nationalism and adopting Western secular humanism? The Hindutva state of Gujrat is far more "developed" than these two in your definition of development.
What a book, solves so mny modern paradoxes for the ones blindly copying and imbibing the "American culture" w/o realising the stupidity of it all.
This book/ video isn't just a piece on gravitas of good literature but a guiding line for the major think tanks and consultants of Social Reform in INDIA!
Thanks a lot, Jatin :))
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Dear Nishant Sir ..thank you sooo much for such premium and dedicated book devoted videos !!...best recommendations 🎉❤
Thanks, Jaishree.
Also, suggest some pocket reads...travel friendly..
I find poems, books of aphorisms, and Osho's books, very travel-friendly. You may try Imagist Poetry(Dover Publications), Peter Camazind by Hesse, Book of simple living , Rains in the mountains by R Bond, Path ke Pradeep by Osho.