Books & EssaysEvery month begins with a paper I wrote about the Arts:Basile Lebret·Follow2 min read·Jun 23, 2021--ListenShareThe Snowpiercer SagaWith the Snowpiercer season 1 finale around the corner, why not dive into the odyssey on which this whole fanchise was…basile-lebret.medium.comChapkoondo, Ring of Fury, Xinjiaquan: The tragic history of Martial Arts in SingaporeWhether in sports or fiction, be they for fighting or pure form, martial arts appear not to resonate with Singaporean…basile-lebret.medium.comThe Three Dark Princes of German HorrorWhen a trip to the used book stores leads you to the discovery of the Gustav Meyrink, Hanns Heinz Ewers, Karl Hans…medium.comA Trail of Lighthouse MoviesRobert Eggers’, Aislinn Clarke’s and Jean Grémillon’s movies seem to all share the same roots.medium.comA brief History of Killing Children through Competition (in Fiction)A paper exploring the history of societal infanticide through games in fiction. For the Greater Good !basile-lebret.medium.comA Trail of… Plagiarism?Did Maurice Renard really copy Edgar Allan Poe? What about Ewers and Erckmann-Chatrian? And McKenzie?medium.comThe Horla as a study of French snobismSomething can be said of the way the French education system treats Maupassant’s most famous fantastic tale.medium.comMarcel Schwob, the French ScheherazadeMarcel Schwob lived in the early 1900s and wrote mostly short fictions.basile-lebret.medium.comOv DissectionMy recollection of a nazi band I grew up with.medium.comCourtesy of Morten Oddvik
Basile LebretinThe Gleaming SwordOv DissectionMy recollection of a nazi band I grew up with.7 min read·Jun 4, 2021--3
Basile LebretYukio Mishima: An Obsession in SeppukuImagine being so obsessed with a fiction you wrote, you find a way to make it a reality7 min read·Dec 17, 2020--1
Basile LebretinKeeping it spookyThe Three Dark Princes of German HorrorWhen a trip to the used book stores leads you to the discovery of the Gustav Meyrink, Hanns Heinz Ewers, Karl Hans Strobl.10 min read·Aug 6, 2020--1
Basile LebretinThe ShadowThe Horla as a study of French snobismSomething can be said of the way the French education system treats Maupassant’s most famous fantastic tale.7 min read·Feb 5, 2021--
haileyA Complete Book Recommendation List with book summariesHello hello. As I am reorganizing book notes since mid-March, I thought why not give a review on the non-fiction books I read here?”7 min read·Apr 19--1
Henry Tinker10 Books From My English Degree I Wish More People Knew AboutWhen considering which books to read in 2022, I started thinking about all the books I’d loved from my English Literature degree. I…5 min read·Feb 22, 2022--172
Vrushali KadamReading bell hooks’ Guide to Unraveling the Nuances of Love & Why We’re All a Little Cuckoo For ItMy thoughts on bell hooks’ idea of love, and why she’s right about it.7 min read·Jun 23--2
Top BuyTop 10 Books you must not miss to read.Dive into Knowledge with These Top 10 Must-Have Books3 min read·Aug 27--
Hanifah AhmadAugust Reads: 5 Unlikely Books That Will Make You Question EverythingIn today’s noisy yet dishearteningly humdrum world, reading creates a cherished cocoon. When we immerse ourselves in a text, a story, or a…8 min read·Sep 4--3
