I read Parasol Against the Axe by Helen Oyeyemi. 📚
Orlando vibes, Kafka vibes, fun weirdness vibes. I will likely be reading more of Oyeyemi, and the other writers she mentions in interviews (linked after the “more” jump.)
Past Log Updates
2024-06-18
Threatened at knifepoint: “Write your Prague novel this year!”
Write or die: Is that the kind of pressure I need to write something? Would it work for me?
Resources
Interviews I read:
- Helen Oyeyemi: ‘I like other humans mediated through art’ | Helen Oyeyemi | The Guardian
- Helen Oyeyemi Thinks We Should Read More and Stay in Touch Less | The New Yorker (behind paywall, but I have Apple News+ for some reason)