Trauma recollects forward
Harold Bloom refers here to Esther in Dickens’ Bleak House. I’ve been turning over in my mind his statement that...
In praise of senseless, eternal kindness
Another plea by Grossman for uncomplicated, unplanned and even unwitnessed kindnesses, as opposed to those commandeered by ideologies.
Whatever your...
Of guardian trees
A beautiful way to convey the kind, protective presence of someone quietly keeping an eye on the well-being of another. ...
The kernel of human kindness
Having been caught between the colliding tectonic plates of two totalitarian systems, it is easy to see how Grossman saw...
As kind as…
I found this a beautiful, simple metaphor for kindness: ’As kind as summer…’
Writing this on a kind summer's day,...
The apostle of freedom
Vasily Grossman sings freedom despite having lived in a time and place where it was desperately rare. Even one of...
A dream hotel
What more could a host do for travelling guests? Â If any hotel chain is clever enough to adopt this...
Hand of kindness
This is a wonderful novel with some striking characters. I liked this little kid crying and eating bread at the...
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...
Pattern-working chaplain
Thoreau isn't a big fan of chaplains and other purveyors of religion and here he takes a swipe at three...
Of love and kindness
Jane Eyre boils down to two powerful essential needs: to give and receive love amply, and to have the liberty...
Kindness maketh man
What makes us human? Simple kindness is a key element according to Grossman. It depends partly on how you define...
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