Introduction

My name is Sam. I am a 24-year-old student pursuing a teaching degree at the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany. After my graduation, I will start teaching English and Fine Arts to students from year 5-13 at one of Germany's Gymnasien or Gesamtschulen. 

This blog is more or less a reminder for myself, serving as a place to collect my book reviews and other work I deem important. After a year abroad at the University of Chester, England, my English is at an all-time high, but I can feel it deteriorating every single day. This blog is supposed to be a mental exercise to keep up and possibly enlarge my English knowledge. 

My main interests include fiction of the 20th and 21st century, especially literature with a modern or postmodern label. I am in the process of research for my state examination thesis, which will be about postmodernism and magical realism in the US, and hopefully span a mixture of literature and art. 

This is not a necessarily reader-friendly blog. Bare with me if my reviews seem incongruous and farfetched, there is no harm meant. If people want to connect with me, I have profiles at several other sites. 

Goodreads:  https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/6214700-sam

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/synkopenleben