No additional sources cited. A 12 page look at the issue of ethnic character in Levin's novel. The paper looks at Levin's novel in terms of his own life and history, and argues that the seeds of his later mania are contained in this early book. Bibliography lists 7 sources. Research suggests not.
Evidence points to excesses in physical pleasures, especially in the realms of sex and food.
The sometimes perverted sexual habits of some of the monks has been passed down through anecdotal records. In other words, the ways that cultures have personified their fears is indicative of the viewpoints and imperatives of those cultures. Bibliography lists 5 sources. A 3 page paper that discusses Albert Camus' thought on suicide as expressed in the Myth of Sisyphus. Bibliography lists 1 source.