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A review by armandoaraujo
Bruges-La-Morte by Georges Rodenbach
4.0
I picked this up after reading that Frida Kahlo had a copy of it in her personal library in Celia Stahr's book, Frida in America. I had never before read any other Belgian literature from this time period so I really didn't know what to expect.
Fairly short and grim read. You really feel the gloom of Hugue's loneliness and the darkness of Bruges. It reminded me of a time in my life when I experienced loneliness of a similar vein, albeit not to the same degree.
I walked away from this feeling like I need to read more works by similar authors. This felt like a good introduction to Symbolist literature, especially given how short it is.
Fairly short and grim read. You really feel the gloom of Hugue's loneliness and the darkness of Bruges. It reminded me of a time in my life when I experienced loneliness of a similar vein, albeit not to the same degree.
I walked away from this feeling like I need to read more works by similar authors. This felt like a good introduction to Symbolist literature, especially given how short it is.