Bye Bye Braverman called him "The Joyce of Brighton Beach," suggesting by analogy a comparison between Markfield and this quintessentially Jewish neighborhood and the essential literary synergy between James Joyce and his native Dublin, but also suggesting other connections. The structure of Markfield's "To an Early Grave", and therefore of the movie based upon it, is to some extent a comic parallel of Joyce's novel "Ulysses", specifically "Episode 6" (which is commonly known as the "Hades" chapter) where protagonist Leopold Bloom and three friends travel in a carriage to attend the funeral of Patrick "Paddy" Dignam who has died in a drunken stupor.
21: Two One "210: Two One Zero". Other media has been published, such as a light novel and original soundtrack. "21: Two One" is a romance and murder mystery visual novel where the player assumes the role of Takuya Kirishima, the main protagonist of the game. Much of its gameplay is spent reading the game's narrative and dialogue. Text is accompanied by character sprites, whom of which Takuya can converse with, over background art. Throughout the game, the player will encounter CG artwork, which replaces the background art and character sprites. The game follows standard visual novel gameplay, which means the player can