“Ownership is the most intimate relationship that one can have to objects. Not that they come alive in him; it is he who lives in them.”
Book:Illuminations
Quote by Walter Benjamin
Work
Illuminations
In this volume, the author delves into a series of narratives that reflect on the complexities of existence, using the imagery of light and darkness as metaphors for the human condition. The stories and essays within offer a rich tapestry of reflections on life, death, and the human experience, inviting readers to ponder the mysteries and paradoxes of existence. more
Author
Walter Benjamin
Walter Benjamin, born on July 15, 1892, and died on September 26, 1940, was a prominent German literary critic whose works profoundly influenced 20th-century literary criticism and cultural theory. more
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