“Without Gorky”, a documentary
Originally posted on inni in vani:
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03/02/18 Celebrating Nigerian writer Buchi Emecheta at SOAS London
Power is the ability not just to tell the story of another person, but to make it the definitive story of that person. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, TedTalk 2009. Since I started this little blog I have got to play around with social media and discovered the power of cyber communication, #AshTags, connections and sharing. In fact, there are plenty of ways…
Happy WordPress Anniversary
Yesterday a little orange bullet point notification reminded me that seven years ago I registered on WordPress and this is to be considered some sort of achievement. That inevitably brought me a faint whiff from the past and I could see myself writing my first post and then publishing it with some hesitation. That very…
Ita->Eng, A poem by Lucia Sallustio
Traveling across the borders of languages, are there any constraints at all? I think I considered this a little personal challenge but I realised I was just not fit for it: translating a poem from Italian into English. I suppose a good translation is possible if translators are able bring pieces of information from another…
Books along the streets of Regensburg/ Libri per le strade di Ratisbona
October 2017
Murakami wins 2017 Noble Prize
When I opened my laptop this morning I rushed to click on a “New Post” on WordPress because the Nobel Prize winner 2017 was to be announced at some point during the day. From time to time I think I should possibly start writing shorter posts and more frequent ones in order to keep a…
A poem, by Wole Woyinka
#Art # Freedom #Hope
Dedico este espaço à apresentção breve de um projecto que adorei e que merece ser divulgado. Assim se apresenta o eclético artista: «Creio que me podes chamar DZzzz, Gavião, Fly, The Night Fly, Saco, Nasty-O, Cucumber Slice, Zura, Zurara, e Dzzzzura que eu …reconhecerei o teu chamado! Mas se queres mesmo saber a minha mãe chama-me, sempre…
Reading Chinua Achebe’s novels from a linguistics perspective
Foreword I am a reader. Being a reader, especially an avid and a passionate one, influences your life experience and your approach to things in general. I have created this blog primarily to collect personal reflections, thoughts and notes on my readings. From my point of view, a blog is a resourceful platform which may be used to open up a dialogue…
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