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  1. Sleiman

    Dancing Embers, a zuihitsu-inspired memoir

    Hi all, I spent ten years living and working in Japan, all the while studying the martial arts. I've recently published my third, an eBook, based on that experience through Kindle. The book is titled 'Dancing Embers'. The work is heavily influenced by the Japanese literary form of zuihitsu as...
  2. Sleiman

    Ernest Hemingway

    My body convulsed after reading Old Man and the Sea. I read it in one sitting and was stunned by it.
  3. Sleiman

    Bram Stoker: Dracula

    Dracula is a great book. The introduction to the copy that I have goes on about Freudian perspectives and, technically speaking, how poor Stoker's writing actually is. Perhaps there is merit in a Freudian approach to reading the book. And perhaps Stoker's writing is 'quaint'. But ye gads, the...
  4. Sleiman

    Sleiman here.

    Your avatar is shooting the welcome smiley. Just sayin...
  5. Sleiman

    Shadow Inspiration

    For those interested, I am also trying to base an art exhibition on the book. It should be an interesting experience since I've never organised an art exhibition before and the idea of turning words into the centrepiece of an exhibition is challenging. But what is life without a challenge or two.
  6. Sleiman

    Shadow Inspiration

    Hi all, I've recently published a work titled 'Shadow Inspiration'. The writing style is based on the the Japanese literary forms of zuihitsu and haibun. As far as I am aware, it is the only example of the style in Australia.
  7. Sleiman

    Sleiman here.

    Hi everyone, In a nutshell, I like space and suggestiveness in writing. This could be because of my experiences in Japan and the martial arts. My own writing is heavily influenced by those experiences and are generally expressed through my understanding of the Japanese literary forms of...
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