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Boris Akunin’s “The Death of Achilles”

Posted on February 27, 2015 by havighurstcenter

“Erast Petrovich turned away in embarrassment, thinking that women were incomparably better than men—more loyal, more sincere, with greater integrity. Naturally, that is, if they truly loved” (156). What is it about women, particularly Ekaterina Alexandrovna Golovina and Wanda, that … Continue reading →

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Worlds Apart: Forsaken Italians and Lost Bananas

Posted on February 26, 2015 by havighurstcenter

While speaking on her book, Snow in May, Kseniya Melnik offered real-life contexts for the first story in the collection, “Love, Italian Style, or in Line for Bananas.” The discussion in part illuminated the conflicts between Tanya’s potential rendezvous with … Continue reading →

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