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Quote by John Verdon

“La sociedad no parece dispuesta a aceptar la realidad de las depredadoras sexuales de la misma manera en que aceptamos la realidad de los hombres depredadores.”

Book:Shut Your Eyes Tight

Work

Shut Your Eyes Tight

This novel explores themes of fear, obsession, and the supernatural, as a character grapples with their own inner turmoil and the mysterious occurrences surrounding them. more

Author

John Verdon

John Verdon is an American novelist born on January 1, 1942. His works primarily focus on suspense and crime novels, which have gained popularity among readers. more

“Gregor’s serious wound, from which he suffered for over a month - the apple remained imbedded in his flesh as a visible souvenir since no one dared to remove it - seemed to have reminded even his father that Gregor was a member of the family, in spite of his present pathetic and repulsive shape, who could not be treated as an enemy; that, on the contrary, it was the commandment of the family duty to swallow their disgust and endure him, endure him and nothing more.”

Surreal Surrealism Kafkaesque

Book:The Metamorphosis

Source: The Metamorphosis

“It's no accident that in a bureaucracy getting fired is called 'termination,' as in ontological erasure.”

Employment White Collar Kafkaesque Job Losses

Book:Infinite Jest

Source: Infinite Jest

“It was a dark and painful time. I knew better, but still allowed it. It led to a special kind of heartbreak… a devastating realization that the only thing we had in common was that we both didn’t love me.”

Pain Relationships Toxic Dark Times Heatbreak

Author:Steve Maraboli

“Rather like "Orwellian", the term "Kafkaesque" has come to be used, often enough by those who have not read a word of Kafka, to describe what are perceived as typically or even uniquely modern traumas: existential alienation, isolation and insecurity, the labyrinth of state bureaucracy, the corrupt or whimsical abuse of totalitarian power, the impenetrable tangle of legal systems, the knock on the door in the middle of the night….”