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A review by liesthemoontells
An Advertisement for Toothpaste by Ryszard Kapuściński
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
This was my first time being introduced to Kapuściński's work. It was interesting reading this selection of essays so divorced from their original context.
The four essays presented here are almost dreamlike, made more so without having the full political/historical/socioeconomic background of the original collection or the author's history.
The collection gives a tantalising taste at the authors larger body of work, and the prose (or at least its translation) is beautiful and haunting
The four essays presented here are almost dreamlike, made more so without having the full political/historical/socioeconomic background of the original collection or the author's history.
The collection gives a tantalising taste at the authors larger body of work, and the prose (or at least its translation) is beautiful and haunting
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Medical trauma, Classism, Abandonment, Death, Gaslighting, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Grief, Alcohol, Violence, Medical content, and Religious bigotry