Trauma recollects forward
Harold Bloom refers here to Esther in Dickens’ Bleak House. I’ve been turning over in my mind his statement that...
As kind as…
I found this a beautiful, simple metaphor for kindness: ’As kind as summer…’
Writing this on a kind summer's day,...
Good versus kind
The 800 pages of Grossman's splendid Life and Fate is occasionally interlarded with heartfelt asides by the author, including pleas...
Kindness maketh man
What makes us human? Simple kindness is a key element according to Grossman. It depends partly on how you define...
In praise of the unknown and unseen – I
The great humanist George Eliot sings the praises of those who act well or kindly in countless unmarked ways, without...
Let’s begin with man
This 800 page riveting novel is in some senses one giant plea for simple, spontaneous, sincere kindness towards and between...
There, there, poppet
It's a long time since I have heard this charming, kindly, playful word. I've had it used towards me in...
The apostle of freedom
Vasily Grossman sings freedom despite having lived in a time and place where it was desperately rare. Even one of...
Hand of kindness
This is a wonderful novel with some striking characters. I liked this little kid crying and eating bread at the...
Of great men and kindness
An interesting take on greatness as an obstacle to kindness, since kindness requires swerving from your path. Something to think...
War for kindness
Svetlana Alexievich's interviews with Russian people, first conducted after the fall of the Soviet Union, then again during the first...
Of guardian trees
A beautiful way to convey the kind, protective presence of someone quietly keeping an eye on the well-being of another. ...
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