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Dark Christmas Stories for the Dark Season
This is the second year in establishing a new tradition – reading dark stories for Christmas in the long nights of December.
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Unconventional, Free, Creative Reading
‘How to Start Writing (and when to stop)’, Wislawa Szymborska, New Directions, 2021, translated from the Polish by Clare Cavanagh
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2024 – The Year of the Books Which Have Piled Up
In 2024, my reading resolution is to go through all the books which have piled up over the last years.
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7 Reasons Why Pursue an MA in English Literature
I didn’t even know what Reading was until I spent three years as a student on an MA in English literature.
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Maldives, Diving, Short Stories
On a diving trip in the Maldivian paradise-on-earth? Nothing better to read during this dream vacation than short stories which shake literary standards.
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Jane Eyre – How to Be in Control
When read with intent, Charlotte Brontë’s must-read classic ‘Jane Eyre’ is more than a gothic novel, more than a romantic love story. It is a…
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Something Tangible, Alive, Threatening
‘The Villa and The Vortex’, Elinor Mordaunt, Handheld Press, 2021
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Mavis Gallant – How to Write with Depth
I have lived in writing, like a spoonful of water in a river. This is how the Canadian author Mavis Gallant describes her writing life,…
leseriana in English
Book reviews and recommendations, literary analyses, forgotten literary treasures, hints and suggestions how to live a meaningful reader’s life. This is an overview of all the blog posts I wrote in English.
