Archiv des Autors: Michael Wehle

In THX 1138 or Logan’s Run we are shown a 1970s depiction of a nightmarish future dystopia, but one from which it is possible to escape, a dystopia with tunnels which lead to some surface. Alas there are no such … Weiterlesen →

„But don’t trouble yourself here, Margarita. Everything will turn out right, the world is built on that.“ —Mikhail Bulgakov, The Master and Margarita, (Penguin Books, Ltd., 1997), 382. This is certainly Bulgakov’s sensibility in The Master and Margarita. Was this … Weiterlesen →

Spiegel: Es sind Augenblicke, in denen deutlich wird: Hier stehen sich zwei Konzepte, zwei politische Ansätze gegenüber.

Then the one walking at the head openly took a black Mauser from under his coat, and another beside him took out the skeleton keys. Generally, those going to apartment no. 50 were properly equipped. Two of them had fine, … Weiterlesen →

‚Did he try to preach anything in the soldiers‘ presence?‘ ‚No, Hegemon, he was not loquacious this time. The only thing he said was that among human vices he considered cowardice one of the first.‘ —Mikhail Bulgakov, The Master and … Weiterlesen →

‚What is this novel about?‘ ‚It is a novel about Pontius Pilate.‘ Here again the tongues of the candles swayed and leaped, the dishes on the table clattered, Woland burst into thunderous laughter, but neither frightened nor surprised anyone. Behemoth … Weiterlesen →

Between Gulf Wars I and II I clearly remember hearing Harris read from his book Our War on calling Vietnam “a mistake”: While it may be an accurate conclusion, calling the war a mistake is the functional equivalent of calling … Weiterlesen →