Discover the literature from mexican writers and get to know the stories, the country, the people and the many characters.
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BOOKCLUB: JANUARY – SINGAPORE
For the first month of our bookclub we will discover some of the finesest literature from Singepore. Join us and pick one of the four books. The bookclub is also on Goodreads.
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Short Korean fiction stories #1
As I mentioned in the “Korean Footsteps” article, I am going to be posting a little more of my journey discovering Korean art in the future. Recently I came across a couple of books with short Korean fiction stories, mostly from the 20th century and I would love to introduce you to them. The book…
Read MoreKorean footsteps – New Corner
Dear readers, lately, this page has been amazingly inactive. There are various reasons behind it, mostly from life’s inability to give me a moment of peace. Which slowly led to me rediscovering my interests and getting more and more attached to them. As I am preparing for exams to switch universities and my field…
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The Princess Diarist: For curious and sad
How do I talk about The Princess Diarist? I think I will start with dividing the book into two parts, the book itself is actually divided into three. But my separating this book into two, is not its content, but rather by the group of people that should read the last book of late and…
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Annihilation: Witness the Evolution
I knew about the film of course, but before that, I didn’t really know about the trilogy of books written by Jeff Vandermeer, despite them actually being already translated into the Czech language. I suppose I spend too many hours diving into the fantasy realms that I am missing out on a lot of post-apocalyptic…
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Beowulf (J.R.R.Tolkien): Fantasy Before Its Time
There are many authors who were fascinated by this medieval poem depicting the Danes, their kings and legends. Like many works of fiction, even Beowulf is roughly based on kings who lived before the time this book was written. Roughly dated back to the year 1000 AD, although many professors date the manuscript to an…
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A Slip of the Keyboard: Fun for writers
Terry Pratchett was undoubtedly a genius in many things. Be it his ability to humor you beyond reason with his vast fantastical ideas or completely emotionally disarm you with his ability to get right to the point of being a human (or not) without you even excepting it. Those are one of the main reasons…
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Amy Liptrot: The Outrun
This is not really a review but more of a very personal look back at reading a brilliant little book called “The Outrun”. „I‘m back under these decaying clouds and deep skies, living among the elements that made me“, writes Amy Liptrot in her autobiographical book “The Outrun”.
Read MoreBook Review: The Miniaturist (Jessie Burton)
Published: 24.08.2014 Author: Jessie Burton Genre: Thriller/History Follow Jessie | Goodreads England / ISBN: 0062306812 – Contains mild spoilers – The Miniaturist, this story will take you to the heart of 17th century Amsterdam, and all it meant for life, at some pages, at least. What I must say about this book and what I…
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