Leo Tolstoy’s Ivan Ilyich wrestles with man’s most dreaded fear, i.e. coming to terms with one's very own death.| The Culturium
"The Three Hermits" by Leo Tolstoy is a perfectly formed tale conveyed in a simple, charming narrative, revealing the profoundest of truths.| The Culturium
Pavel Lungin's "The Island" is a deeply moving parable, which combines the realities of Russian everyday life with monastic ritual.| The Culturium
A selection of essays, including "The Saint", which recounts how W. Somerset Maugham found inspiration in the presence of a humble sage, Ramana Maharshi.| The Culturium
"The Celestial Omnibus" by E. M. Forster explores the triumph of childhood innocence & wonder over literary snobbery & intellectual pretence.| The Culturium
In Hermann Hesse's "The Journey to the East", the narrator of this allegorical tale travels through time and space in a search of ultimate truth.| The Culturium
Albert Camus' "Jonas or The Artist at Work" explores the feelings of isolation of a humble painter overwhelmed by the demands of family and life itself.| The Culturium
Jack Kerouac's "Alone on a Mountaintop" beautifully explores the art of being on one's own atop Desolation Peak, Washington State.| The Culturium