Le Grand Meaulnes

Le Grand Meaulnes

Alain Fournier

The novel revolves around Augustin Meaulnes, a young man from a rural background who arrives at a boarding school in the village of Sainte-Agathe.

Walking the High Line

Walking the High Line

Walking the new section of The Highline in NYC, a former railroad line transformed into a public park and boardwalk-like option to the streets.

Night Market, Causeway Bay

Night Market, Causeway Bay

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White-hooded babbler

White-hooded babbler

A white-hooded babbler in Hong Kong. Taken with a Canon 50D / EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM lens.

Yellow-faced myna

Yellow-faced myna

Captured on my Canon 50D using an EF70-200mm IS USM f/4 @ ISO 640, 1/250s

Mason & Dixon

Mason & Dixon

Thomas Pynchon

Written in the vernacular of 18th century English, this book follows the British pair of scientists as they plot the geographical course of history in the so-called new world.

Devil in a Blue Dress

Devil in a Blue Dress

Walter Mosley

the first book in the Easy Rawlins noir detective series

Caine Lane

Caine Lane

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Brown Dove

Brown Dove

Captured on my Canon 50D using an EF70-200mm IS USM f/4 @ ISO 400, 1/200s

The Rider

The Rider

Tim Krabbé

Recounts the author's personal experience of participating in a cycling race called the Tour de Mont Aigoual.

White-shouldered starling

White-shouldered starling

Captured with my Canon 50D. Lens: Canon 70-200mm (150mm) / f4 / ISO 200 / 1/30s. Morningside Trail, Victoria Peak, Hong Kong.

White-necked myna

White-necked myna

The Lemon Table

The Lemon Table

Julian Barnes

The book explores themes of aging, mortality, and the complexities of human relationships through a series of interconnected narratives.

Persepolis

Persepolis

Marjane Satrapi

…about the author's childhood and adolescence in Iran during the Islamic Revolution and the subsequent Iran-Iraq War.

Blood Meridian

Blood Meridian

Cormac McCarthy

Set in the mid-19th century, the story follows a runaway known as "the Kid" who joins a band of ruthless scalp hunters.

V.

V.

Thomas Pynchon

A dizzying and complex novel with two interwoven narratives that take us through numerous adventures of a particular era in European history.

Hunger

Hunger

Knut Hamsun

The novel follows the story of an unnamed protagonist, a struggling writer living in the city of Kristiania (now Oslo).

The Martian Chronicles

The Martian Chronicles

Ray Bradbury

The book presents a series of loosely connected narratives that depict humanity's colonization and exploration of Mars.

Poems of Philip Larkin

Poems of Philip Larkin

Philip Larkin

Known for his introspective and often pessimistic view of the world.

Laughter in the Dark

Laughter in the Dark

Vladimir Nabokov

The story follows the life of Albinus, a middle-aged art critic who becomes infatuated with a young aspiring actress, Margot.