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Hello! We are Lauren and Kali and we want to create a space for all to join in on our book discussions and learn to love reading. 

  1. JAN 26

    Discussing Tress of the Emerald Sea & Emmanuel Levinas' Ethics of the 'Other'

    In our second episode, we continue our discussion of Brandon Sanderson’s Tress of the Emerald Sea! Join us as we discuss our favorite moments and how they tie to Emmanuel Levinas' ethics of the 'Other'. February Borges Short Stories: 1. Shakespeare’s Memory:  English translation (p. 1036): https://posthegemony.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/borges_collected-fictions.pdf? Spanish: https://ciudadseva.com/texto/la-memoria-de-shakespeare/? 2. Death and the Compass English translation: https://analepsis.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/deathcompass.pdf? Spanish: https://lecturia.org/cuentos-y-relatos/jorge-luis-borges-la-muerte-y-la-brujula/2618/  3. The Circular Ruins:  English translation and Spanish: https://people.duke.edu/~garci/garcitextos/bilingues/BORGES-JL/CUENTOS/RUINAS-CIRCULARES.HTM? 4. Everything and Nothing:  English translation (p. 693): http://posthegemony.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/borges_collected-fictions.pdf? Spanish: https://borgestodoelanio.blogspot.com/2014/06/jorge-luis-borges-everything-and-nothing.html  Follow us on Instagram @TheBookCommonRoom. Watch or listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube: linktr.ee/TheBookCommonRoom Introduction music featured by Antonín Dvořák's String Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 96, B. 179 “American”: I. Allegro ma non troppo (1893), performed by the Cleveland Quartet (Telarc, 1991). References:  - Elliot Brooks: https://youtu.be/ObZfoxV836k?si=axZjrhro03NiIaxx https://crownschool.uchicago.edu/student-life/advocates-forum/suffering-relatedness-and-transformation-levinas-and-relational

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Hello! We are Lauren and Kali and we want to create a space for all to join in on our book discussions and learn to love reading.