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The Erotics of Power: Yukio Mishima and the Performance of Desire
Desire, power, and control — Yukio Mishima lived inside the obsessions that filled his novels. In Eikoh Hosoe’s Ordeal by Roses, Mishima becomes his own creation: bound, mythologized, consumed. But who, in the end, held the power?
The Enduring Influence of Iconic Literary Figures on Contemporary Culture
Simone de Beauvoir, Jack Kerouac, Yukio Mishima, and others didn’t just write—they redefined culture. Their ideas on feminism, rebellion, aesthetics, and the unconscious continue to shape literature, art, and contemporary thought.
The Forgotten Rebels: Literary Outlaws Who Rewrote the Rules
Literary history often favors the neatly canonized, but true innovation comes from those who disrupt and defy conventions. They are the writers who pushed boundaries—challenging norms, reshaping genres, and influencing generations while remaining on the fringes. From Pauline Réage’s subversive eroticism to Joris-Karl Huysman's restless decadent descriptions of the artifice, these rebels remind us that literature thrives on rebellion.
The Smell of a City: Mapping Literary Landscapes Through Scent
Cities have their own scents—Paris is ink and absinthe, New York is asphalt and ambition, Tokyo is cherry blossoms and neon-lit rain. Literature captures these invisible signatures, making scent an overlooked but powerful form of storytelling. What if we mapped the world not by streets, but by the way it smells?
The Anxiety of Influence: When Writers Steal (and Why It’s a Good Thing)
No writer exists in isolation—literature is a conversation, a continuous cycle of influence and reinvention. The fear of being unoriginal haunts many, but the best writers embrace their influences, distort them, and create something entirely new. So, if all writing is theft, the real question is: how well can you steal?
Would You Let a Book Change You?
Some books don’t just entertain or inform—they unsettle, reshape, and leave us changed. But real transformation is uncomfortable; it forces us to confront new truths about ourselves and the world. Would you let a book do that to you?
On the Road: A Road-Trip in Scent
Embark on an olfactory odyssey as you delve into the poetic evolution of “On the Road.” In this piece narrated by Erik Dellums, each scent note unfolds like a verse in an ever-changing ballad.
Nicola Hicks: A Sculptor of Wild Souls
Nicola Hicks’ sculptures capture the raw tension between fragility and ferocity, bringing myth and nature to life.
de Beauvoir: The Woman Who Defined Feminist Philosophy
Simone de Beauvoir remains one of the most profound and influential figures of the 20th century. Philosopher, novelist, feminist, and cultural critic, her work continues to resonate in contemporary discussions about gender, freedom, and human identity.
On the Road : A Literary and Cultural Journey
On the Road is a hymn to restless souls, a jazz-fueled odyssey across America in search of meaning, ecstasy, and escape. Jack Kerouac’s prose burns with the feverish intensity of those ‘mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved.’
Joseph Conrad's Ambiguities of Light and Dark
Conrad’s Heart of Darkness forces us to question whether the real savagery lies in the jungle—or in the so-called civilized world. His stark imagery refuses to let us look away from the darkness, not just in the Congo, but in ourselves.
Against Nature, Against the World
What can a book become? A song? A film? Another book? Or a niche perfume? As Imprint launches Against Nature, Dino Bonačić looks at the influence of the obscure novel that defined a most decadent movement.
