Literature
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Literature/fiction.
The Ministry for the Future, Kim Robinson
The Ministry for the Future is a novel set in the near future which describes the disastrous consequences of a warming planet and the steps humanity takes to mitigate them. It is ultimately an optimistic story about technological and political innovation.
Notes - The Ministry for the Future
Crime and Punishment, Fyodor Dostoevsky
What happens when we think we can brute-force our way out of anti-social behaviour with reason?
The Brothers Karamazov, Fyodor Dostoevsky
Skillfull exposee on human nature.
Notes - The Brothers Karamazov
Dante’s Inferno, Dante Alighieri (1901 translation)
Follow Dante as he descends the depths of hell.
Dante’s Purgatorio, Dante Alighieri (translated by Allen Mandelbaum)
Follow Dante as he ascends Mount Purgatory.
The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho
A young shepherd follows his heart, taking him on a journey where something is made of nothing.
War and Peace, Leo Tolstoy
One of the best books I’ve ever read.
The Iliad, Homer (Emily Wilson translation)
Ancient Greek epic.