Along with air, earth, water, and fire, money is the fifth natural force a human being has to reckon with most often. This is one, if not the main, re

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Along with air, earth, water, and fire, money is the fifth natural force a human being has to reckon with most often. This is one, if not the main, reason why today, one hundred years after Dostoevsky’s death, his novels preserve their relevance. – Joseph Brodsky.

Joseph Brodsky is a name I wasn’t familiar with until a few months ago. I read about him for the first time in one of the pieces in The New Yorker magazine. I enjoyed reading that piece. Whenever I like some writing that makes a good impression of another author, then often I do more research about the recommended author and if the appeal remains I go ahead and buy their books and either put them in the library to be read later or, if the urge is strong, I try to read as soon as I get my hands on them. So I went ahead and bought a book of essays, titled “Less than one”, by Joseph Brodsky.

He didn’t write ordinary essays, some of his essays are profound. Just as a beautiful sunrise captures your gaze, some of his insightful prose holds your attention. Joseph Brodsky’s mastery of language isn’t surprising given his background as a poet, the mastery shines through in his prose. If you enjoy reading good prose, you’ll miss out on a real treat if you don’t read prose written by a skilled poet like him.