Tag: reading
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Saturday night readers – Lettori del sabato sera #2
Para que a arte possa ser arte, não se lhe exige uma sinceridade absoluta, mas algum tipo de sinceridade. Um homem pode escrever um bom soneto de amor sob duas condições – porque está consumido pelo amor, ou porque está consumido pela arte. Tem de ser sincero no amor ou na arte; não pode […]
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“The Annwyn’s Secret” by Claudine Giovannoni
I was pleased to read on the author’s blog that one of her recent books, Il Segreto degli Annwyn, has been translated from Italian into English. The Annwyn’s Secret is a novel set in the XXIII century and the future scenario it presents is not as positive as one could possibly hope for. In fairness, some may find […]
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Books and booze
Even people whose lives have been made various by learning sometimes find it hard to keep a fast hold on their habitual views of life, on their faith in the Invisible – nay, on the sense that their past joys and sorrows are a real experience, when they are suddenly transported to a new land, […]