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Amara does a great job of using satire to hint at these real-life issues

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— Anonymous I felt that the novel “Clash of Civilizations Over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio” by Amara Lakhous really targets one of societies known cultural problem. When reading the novel there were no parts where it is hard for me to understand, which in this sense made it much easier for the me to […]

These two texts drew me into the narrative and kept me hooked

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—Anonymous Moliere’s “Tartuffe” and “Life of a Sensuous Woman” by Ihara Saikaku are both great works of literature. These two texts drew me into the narrative and kept me hooked. Despite how long ago they were written I was still able to connect with these stories that allowed me to understand the ideas Moliere and […]

Clash of Civilizations Over an Elevator …

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— Mingma Sherpa Clash of Civilizations Over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio by Amara Lakhous is one ofmy favorite readings that I have done so far. The book contains humor, mystery, and the struggles that immigrants have to face while trying to settle in a new country. The book is a great work of literature as the […]

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