Today is the birthday of Romanian poet and translator Paul Celan (23 November 1920 – abt. 20 April 1970) .…
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The story is about an author named David Martin who accepts an assignment to write a book for a very…
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With all the action and adventure, this is ultimately a melancholy book. Allon is a flawed hero (but aren’t they…
October 14 1822, the anniversary of poet Victor Hugo & his childhood sweetheart Adèle Foucher. The marriage survived infidelities, children…
A beautiful book, a lyrical and relatable story of the author who was born in Russia but spent his summers…
Today, August 5, is the birthday of French writer Guy de Maupassant who was born in the year 1850. Monsieur…
A fictional book set in Paris, France. The book discusses philosophy, culture, the class system and more – sometimes on…
The “League of the Scarlet Pimpernel” is famous for rescuing French noblemen from certain death in creative and daring ways.…
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