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Stories of Tea – Comfort, Memory, Custom
I sure love my cup of tea. Maybe you do too. While enjoying your hot Darjeeling, Sencha or Oolong, have you ever thought about the…
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“Accidentul”, roman interbelic de citit iarna
În “Accidentul”, Paul o întâlnește pe Nora când el încă e captiv într-o relație cu Ann. În vacanța de iarnă a lui 1934, Nora îl…
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Sylvia Townsend Warner and Her Fantasy Worlds
Sylvia Townsend Warner captivates us with a wide range of literary styles in her books. But there’s an element she always returns to – fantasy.
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Melancolia – Eine Reise durch den Spiegel
Mircea Cărtărescu, “Melancolia”, aus dem Rumänischen von Ernest Wichner, Zsolnay 2022
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Sylvia Townsend Warner’s Uncollected Stories
Sylvia Townsend Warner’s uncollected stories. ‘The Music at Long Verney’, The Harvill Press, 2001
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Mircea Cărtărescu, Cenaclul de Luni, și alte legende
“Mircea Cărtărescu este cel mai mare scriitor român contemporan” (Nicolae Manolescu)
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Mircea Cărtărescu, Melancolia – vis, basm, fantastic
Mircea Cărtărescu, “Melancolia”, Humanitas 2019
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Lolly Willowes – Autumn, Witchcraft, Satan
‘Lolly Willowes’ by Sylvia Townsend Warner is an an autumn novel that beautifully captures nature and imagination in its pages.
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4 Killer First Sentences in 20th Century Literature
Katherine Mansfield, Daphne du Maurier, Shirley Jackson and Mavis Gallant write some of the most enticing and exciting (read killer) first sentences in 20th century…
diana
I’m Diana, a lifelong book and literature enthusiast.
I’m a big fan of 20th century literature and women writers, but I don’t shy away from classics, contemporary fiction, nor from an intelligent thriller.