domingo, maio 23, 2021

A Grande Transformação, de Karl Polaniy

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  What a wonderful book, as relevant, or possibly even more relevant, now than when it was written. It completely demolishes the neo-liberal...
sexta-feira, abril 23, 2021

Ensaios, de George Orwell

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  I love to read George Orwell's writings. He is the epitome of what a Leftist should be - caring about your fellow humans, and keeping ...
quarta-feira, abril 07, 2021

The Canterbury Tales, by Geoffrey Chaucer

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 I had this book on my shelf for over 15 years; always put it off reading thinking it might be too difficult. But I was wrong - the translat...
quinta-feira, abril 01, 2021

Les Années, de Annie Ernaux

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  What a wonderful book, I'm so happy I got to know Annie Ernaux thanks to Saleem Haddad (another great writer, btw). It is a wonderful ...
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domingo, março 21, 2021

A short note about animals and humans

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Recently, reading the book We Are All Completely beside ourselves , by Karen Joy Fowler, I was once more reminded of the question of animal ...
quarta-feira, dezembro 23, 2020

Am I a snob?

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  Am I a snob? The short answer is yes. But since I am a snob, I will take advantage of my snobbish status and digress a little about my sno...
quarta-feira, dezembro 09, 2020

Rimini, di Pier Vittorio Tondelli

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I read Pier Vittorio Tondelli's Separate Chambers many years ago, and loved it; later I read Altri Libertini and Pao Pao in French t...