clockworkcrow

hey there!

yes, i have read the stranger a few times, but never the fall.

camus does rock.

you should check out yukio mishima. try to find his short story entitled "patriotism." once you read that you will probably want to read everything he's ever written. that's what happened to me, at least!

oh, and by the way, i too love the rapture.

mishima isn't exactly an existentialist....

maybe you could call him a realist (sometimes)....

his whole personal story is amazing. he was japanese, had a "grotesque" childhood, and eventually ended up committing sepuku (samurai-style ritualistic suicide) in front of a large crowd during a coup de etat he was staging.

and that's only the tip of the iceburg! there's so much more.

i'm working on my master's degree in lterature, so i've read a lot of books by now. and this guy is my favorite of all time. so coming from me, that says something!