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Reading list for the isolated mind
Apr 18, 2020 - Elena Helfrecht
Now, in isolation, I turn even more towards art, sometimes as an escape, sometimes as a companion. Books have always been a safe place for me. Here I want to share some reading recommendations for this surreal time, which provide a wonderful distraction while fitting with the current mood and events. All of them are at the threshold between escapism and confrontation.
The Doll’s Alphabet, by Camilla Grudova
The Poetics of Space, by Gaston Bachelard
Der Steppenwolf & Siddhartha, both by Hermann Hesse
(recommended to be read in this order)
Rumo and His Miraculous Adventures, by Walter Moers
Nothing, by Janne Teller
The King in Yellow, by Robert W. Chambers
The Complete Tales of the Unexpected, by Roald Dahl
Uzumaki, by Junji Ito
The Black Hole, by Charles Burns
American Psycho, by Bret Easton Ellis