Stories by @cowgirlinthesand

L'etranger

L'Étranger (The Stranger) by Albert Camus follows Meursault, an emotionally detached Frenchman in colonial Algiers, who lives an indifferent life, seemingly unbothered by his mother's death, starting a casual affair, and befriending a pimp, Raymond.

The Things They Carried

Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried (1990) is considered one of the finest books about the Vietnam War. Far from a combat story of pride and glory, it is a compassionate tale of the American soldier, brimming with raw honesty and thoughtful reflectio

The Secret History

Students learning greek at Hampden college in Vermont

Less than zero

A Brett Easton Ellis novel on rich LA teenagers in the eighties

My War Movie

if/when i make a war movie because, strangely, it's my favourite genre

and the City

Based on Candace Bushnell’s best-selling book of the same name and created by Darren Star (Beverly Hills, 90210 [1990–2000] and Melrose Place [1992–99]), and the City takes a candid and comical look at the lives and loves of four Manhattan career women in their 30s and 40s. Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker), a writer and self-described anthropologist, philosophizes about modern life in a newspaper column, drawing from her own experiences and those of her friends, who participate actively in the Manhattan dating scene as they search for the perfect partner.

Victorias secret

Victorias Secret heyday, biopic

The Fall

The Fall (French: La Chute) is a philosophical novel by Albert Camus. First published in 1956, it is his last complete work of fiction. Set in Amsterdam, The Fall consists of a series of dramatic monologues by the self-proclaimed "judge-penitent" Jean-Baptiste Clamence, as he reflects upon his life to a stranger. In what amounts to a confession, Clamence tells of his success as a wealthy Parisian defense lawyer who was highly respected by his colleagues. His crisis, and his ultimate "fall" from grace, was meant to invoke, in secular terms, the fall of man from the Garden of Eden. The Fall explores themes of innocence, imprisonment, non-existence, and truth. In a eulogy to Albert Camus, existentialist philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre described the novel as "perhaps the most beautiful and the least understood" of Camus's books.[1]

The River

Bruce Springsteen's "The River" uses a symbolic dried-up river to represent lost teenage dreams and hopes, particularly for a couple whose youthful plans are derailed by an unexpected pregnancy and economic hardship. The song tells the story of the narrator and his wife, Mary, whose bright future, once symbolized by the flowing river, has faded into a harsh reality, leaving him with only nostalgic memories of a time before life's difficult challenges set in.

Bonjour Tristesse

Bonjour Tristesse is a 1954 novel by Françoise Sagan about 17-year-old Cécile, who spends a summer vacation in the South of France with her widower father and his young mistress. When her father's principled friend Anne arrives and he decides to marry her, Cécile fears the loss of her free-spirited lifestyle and manipulates events to break them up, leading to the tragic death of Anne.

Plein Soleil

Tom Ripley is sent to Europe by Mr. Greenleaf to fetch his spoiled, playboy son, Philippe, and bring him back home to the States. In return, Tom will receive $5,000. Philippe toys with Tom, pretending he will go back home, but has no intentions of leaving his bride to be, Marge, and honoring his father's wishes. After some time passes, Mr. Greenleaf considers the mission a failure and cuts Tom off. However, he will need all his conman abilities to keep afloat.

Platoon

Chris Taylor, a neophyte recruit in Vietnam, finds himself caught in a battle of wills between two sergeants, one good and the other evil. A shrewd examination of the brutality of war and the duality of man in conflict.