The CodeX Cantina

Midnight Mass by Machado de Assis - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review

04 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Let's talk about one of the greatest short stories to come o...

September Wrap Up and October TBR

30 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Books we read in Sept and Books to be read in October.

All the King's Horses by Kurt Vonnegut - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review

28 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! We are looking at "All the King's Horses" by Kurt Vonnegut t...

Água Viva by Clarice Lispector - Book Summary, Analysis, Review

27 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! What exactly happened? It's not a novel. But it's wonderful....

Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami - Book Summary, Review, Analysis

23 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! We're talking "Kafka on the Shore" this week by Haruki Mura...

Where to Start with William Faulkner?

22 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! We all want to know what's the best book to start with for W...

The Izu Dancer by Yasunari Kawabata - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review

21 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! One of Japan's most respected authors, Yasunari Kawabata, up...

The Library of Babel by Jorge Luis Borges - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review

20 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Our minds are blown this week by Jorge Luis Borges's "The Li...

I Stand Here Ironing by Tillie Olsen - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review

16 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Let's talk about "I Stand Here Ironing" by Tillie Olsen toda...

The Drone King by Kurt Vonnegut - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review

14 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Let's return to one of Una's favorite authors, Kurt Vonnegut...

Clara by Roberto Boloño - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review

13 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Our first Roberto Bolano talk! Let's talk about "Clara" a sh...

The Comet by W. E. B. DuBois - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review

09 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Today we are looking at "The Comet" by W. E. B. DuBois. One ...

Sanctuary by William Faulkner - Book Summary, Analysis, Review

06 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Let's talk about "Sanctuary" by William Faulkner today. With...

August Wrap Up and September TBR || 2021

02 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Novels:  I Am a Cat by Natsume Soseki   Jura...

The Man from Glengarry - Book Summary, Analysis, Review

31 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! For the background and spoiler-free chat, make sure you chec...

Magnolia Flower by Zora Neale Hurston - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review

30 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Let's look at our Patreon Selection of the Month, "Magnolia ...

Dreaming of Kimchee by Banana Yoshimoto - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review

26 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! We return to talk about a Banana Yoshimoto story. Let's talk...

"Flames" from Territory of Light by Tsushima Yuko - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review

24 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! We are working through the Penguin Book of Japanese Short St...

The Hour of the Star by Clarice Lispector - Book Summary, Analysis, Review

23 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! We continue our celebration of Women in Translation this mon...

A Painful Case by James Joyce - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review

19 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! We return to our favorite short story collection: Dubliners!...

Tsubasa Cat : Bakemonogatari Part 3 by NisiOisiN - Light Novel Summary, Analysis, Review

17 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! We continue our chat on Monogatari series today. Looking at ...

Toddler-Hunting by Taeko Kono - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review

16 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! From the short story collection of the same title, we look a...

East of Eden by John Steinbeck - Book Summary, Analysis, Review

12 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! We look at one of the 20th century's masterpieces, "East of ...

A Chicken by Clarice Lispector - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review

10 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! We are celebrating #WomenInTranslationMonth with Clarice Lis...

The Tale of the House of Physics by Yoko Ogawa - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review

09 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! We are back with another Yoko Ogawa story as we celebrate Wo...

In the Box by Taeko Kono - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review

05 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! We are looking at the comic masterpiece by Taeko Kono, a fem...

Wise Blood by Flannery O'Connor - Book Summary, Analysis, Review

03 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Flannery O'Connor's first novel, "Wise Blood", was a 97-page...

A Very Strange, Enchanted Boy by Yuko Tsushima - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review

02 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! August is #WomeninTranslation month and today we head to Jap...

Channel Format Change + August TBR + #WomeninTranslationMonth

29 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Let's talk about books we plan to read in August! #WITMonth...

July Wrap Up // Voice Over Question?

27 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Sanshiro by Natsume Soseki  East of Eden by John Stein...

The Chrysanthemums by John Steinbeck - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review

26 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Let's look at The Chrysanthemums by John Steinbeck. A very f...

A Hunger Artist by Franz Kafka - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review

22 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Franz Kafka is one of the most influential writers to have e...

The Elephant Vanishes by Haruki Murakami - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review

19 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! We're continuing our exploration of Haruki Murakami. This we...

Sweetness by Toni Morrison - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review

15 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Let's look at one of the greatest writers of all time, Toni ...

The Storm by Kate Chopin - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review

14 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Let's talk about the environment as a symbol as well as infi...

Why I Live at the P. O. by Eudora Welty - Short Stories Summary, Analysis, Review

13 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! This story is hilarious. We loved "Why I Live at the P. O." ...

The 1963/1982 Girl from Ipanema by Haruki Murakami - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review

12 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! We're finally diving into some of Haruki Murakami's work. Le...

The JFK Book Tag

09 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! The Original by Very Literary Kari: https://www.youtube.com...

A Day's Wait by Ernest Hemingway - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review

08 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! A very simple story. We learned afterward that this is a gre...

Song of Susannah by Stephen King - Book 6 The Dark Tower Series Summary, Analysis, Review

07 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! We continue our path on the beam. Let's talk Song of Susanna...

Raymond's Run by Toni Cade Bambara - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review

06 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! We'd love to hear from teachers today about their views on t...

Sanshiro by Natsume Soseki - Book Summary, Analysis, Review

05 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! What an incredible work of literature. Let's talk about the ...

Cats, Patreon, and July TBR 2021

01 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Become a Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thecodexcantina ...

Everyday Use by Alice Walker - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review

30 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Let's look at "Everyday Use" which is heavily anthologized a...

June Wrap Up 2021 - Nintendo Power Edition

29 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Wrapping up June with the books we read. Krypto tells us abo...

The Human Chair by Edogawa Ranpo - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review

28 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Wow, clearly one of the best Horror Short Stories we've ever...

Yam Gruel by Ryunosuke Akutagawa - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review

24 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! We continue to explore one of Japan's greatest short story w...

Dead Souls by Nikolai Gogol - Book Summary, Analysis, Review

23 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! The 1842 classic "Dead Souls" up for a talk today! Only the ...

Afternoon by Ralph Ellison - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review

22 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Today we look at "Afternoon" by Ralph Ellison. This isn't th...

The Garden of Forking Paths by Jorge Luis Borges - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review

21 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! One of the most complex stories we've ever read: The Garden ...

Clay by James Joyce - Dubliners Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review

16 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Let's look at "Clay" by James Joyce today. From the legendar...

Cat in the Rain by Ernest Hemingway - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review

08 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Today we look at "Cat in the Rain" by Ernest Hemingway. One ...

June TBR || Japanese June with us!! 2020

01 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Short Stories:  3 Japanese Short Stories for #JapaneseJune  ▶▶ Sanshiro by Natsume Soseki  ▶▶ Yam Gruel by Ryunosuke Akutagawa ...

What Time is Brunch? || May Wrap Up

31 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCX...

The Way Up To Heaven by Roald Dahl - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review

20 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Let's talk about "The Way Up To Heaven" by Roald Dahl. An ex...

Bee Honey by Banana Yoshimoto - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review

17 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! We are working through "The Penguin Book of Japanese Short S...

A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review

14 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! This week we talk about the Southern Gothic class, "A Rose f...

The Garden Party by Katherine Mansfield - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review

13 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Today we look at New Zealand author Katherine Mansfield's "T...

Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut - Book Summary, Analysis, Review

10 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Let's talk Nihilism and Existentialism! Krypto talks about w...

Good Country People by Flannery O'Connor - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review

07 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! We're going to look at "Good Country People" as our next ent...

Spring Break by John Crowley || Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review

06 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Today we look at "Spring Break" by John Crowley. It was a 20...

"Becky" from the novel "Cane" by Jean Toomer - Short Story / Book Summary, Analysis, Review

03 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Today we look at an excerpt from the novel "Cane" (or short ...

The Overcoat (The Cloak) by Nikolai Gogol - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review

30 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Let's talk about one of the greatest Russian Short Stories o...

Before you Read Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut - Book Summary, Analysis, Review

29 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCX...

The Universes Collide Tag (Featuring The Nerdy Narrative)

27 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Original Creator || Mason in the Dark: https://www.youtube....

April Wrap Up and May TBR || 2021

26 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Let's wrap up the books we read in April and talk about what...

Barn Burning by William Faulkner - Review, Analysis, Summary : Short Story Series

24 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! One of the greatest examples of American Literature and disc...

The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K Le Guin - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review

22 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! This week we look at "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" by...

The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut - Book Summary, Analysis, Review

21 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! We dive deep into "The Sirens of Titan" this week by Kurt Vo...

James and the Giant Peach talk with a the niece

20 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl was one of Krypto'...

Let's talk Spoilers Today!

19 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Today we do the spoiler tag. Original by Gunpowder, Fiction...

The Mark on the Wall by Virginia Woolf - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review

16 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! This was an interesting one! "The Mark on the Wall" was publ...

Dry September by William Faulkner - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review

14 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're looking at "Dry September" by William Faulkner. Let's talk about racism and how that's exhibited by various people in the South in this So...

Page 112 Book Tag with Tipsy Tolstoy!

12 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Today we are doing the Page 112 Tag with Cameron and Matt of...

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce - Book Summary, Review, Analysis

10 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Today we finally review "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young...

The Paper Menagerie by Ken Liu - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review

09 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! We did this story along with The Deanie. "The Paper Menageri...

A Once Perfect Day for Bananafish by Mieko Kawakami - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review

08 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Today we look at "A Once Perfect Day for Bannafish" by Mieko...

The Sisters by James Joyce - Short Story from Dubliners Summary, Analysis, Review

07 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Let's talk about syphilis, final sacrament, and more religio...

A Perfect Day for Bananafish by J. D. Salinger - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review

06 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Today we look at "A Perfect Day for Bananafish" by J. D. Sal...

Nailbiter READING VLOG by Joshua Williamson and Mike Henderson - Comic Summary

05 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Let's review "Nailbiter" today by Joshua Williamson and Mike...

Before you Read A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man - James Joyce Book Summary, Analysis, Review

02 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Happy Bloomsday! We're celebrating this year by doing "A Por...

The Thing Around Your Neck by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review

01 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Today we look at "The Thing Around Your Neck" by Chimamanda ...

The Dead by James Joyce - Dubliners Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review

31 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Let's talk about some class commentary and mortality in Jame...

The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa - Book Summary, Analysis, Review

30 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Let's talk about "The Memory Police" this week by Yoko Ogawa...

Krypto's Biggest Fear Discovered!! March Wrap Up + April TBR || 2021

29 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Let's talk March Wrap up and April TBR as well as Krypto's p...

The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky Book 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Epilogue Summary and Analysis

25 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Today we jump into Books 8 (Mitya), 9 (The Preliminary Inves...

Eveline by James Joyce - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review

24 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We talk about Free Indirect Speech and a little bit of James Joyce's past in this video. Eveline makes a lot of choices in this piece and at a young a...

Report on the Thing by Clarice Lispector - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review

22 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! "Report on the Thing" (Original title is "O relatório da co...

The Lottery by Shirley Jackson - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review

19 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Is Shirley Jackson's The Lottery America's Greatest Short Story? Read for Free: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1948/06/26/the-lottery Welcome to...

Muttsy by Zora Neale Hurston - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review

18 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Today we look at masculinity and relationships in "Muttsy" b...

Araby by James Joyce - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review

17 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

I think we all want the ending explained. We explore some of the usages of Light and Dark as well as Religious References in this piece. This is just ...

The Brothers Karamazov Books 5, 6, 7 by Fyodor Dostoevsky - The Grand Inquisitor Chapter! Summary

16 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Today we jump into Books 5, 6, and 7 of "The Brothers Karama...

The Lady with the Dog by Anton Chekhov - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review

15 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Today we look at "The Lady with the Dog" (sometimes "The Lad...

In a Grove by Ryunosuke Akutagawa - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review 藪の中

12 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Ryunosuke Akutagawa wrote two short stories, "Rashomon" and "In a Grove", that heavily influenced Akira Kurosawa's film, Rashomon. Let's crack into th...

Girl by Jamaica Kincaid - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review

10 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! We're looking at "Girl" by Jamaica Kincaid this week. A very...

In Search of Dignity by Clarice Lispector - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review

09 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! We return to the wonderful and enigmatic world of Clarice Li...

Everything that Rises Must Converge by Flannery O'Connor - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review

08 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Today we're looking at the controversial author series with ...

Sweat by Zora Neale Hurston - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review

06 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Let's look at "Sweat" by Zora Neale Hurston today. We looked...

Rashomon by Ryunosuke Akutagawa - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review 羅生門

05 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Ryunosuke Akutagawa wrote two short stories, "Rashomon" and "In a Grove", that heavily influenced Akira Kurosawa's film Rashomon. Let's crack into the...

The Man to Send Rain Clouds by Leslie Marmon Silko - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review

04 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! A great little piece on blending cultures. What did you thin...