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Fun Facts Friday: Paul Celan

Today is the birthday of Romanian poet and translator Paul Celan (23 November 1920 – abt. 20 April 1970) .…

12 years ago

Book Review: The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick

Twelve year old Hugo shoulders a lot of responsibility for his age. His parents are dead and his caretaker is…

12 years ago

Book Review: The Angel’s Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

The story is about an author named David Martin who accepts an assignment to write a book for a very…

12 years ago

Thoughts on: The Book of Lost Fragrances by M.J. Rose

Article first published as Book Review: The Book of Lost Fragrances by M. J. Rose on Blogcritics. About: The Book…

13 years ago

Book Review: Prince of Fire by Daniel Silva

With all the action and adventure, this is ultimately a melancholy book. Allon is a flawed hero (but aren’t they…

13 years ago

Fun Facts Friday: Victor Hugo and Adèle Foucher

October 14 1822, the anniversary of poet Victor Hugo & his childhood sweetheart Adèle Foucher. The marriage survived infidelities, children…

13 years ago

Book Review: Dreams of My Russian Summers by Andreï Makine

A beautiful book, a lyrical and relatable story of the author who was born in Russia but spent his summers…

13 years ago

Fun Facts Friday: Guy de Maupassant

Today, August 5, is the birthday of French writer Guy de Maupassant who was born in the year 1850. Monsieur…

13 years ago

Book Review: The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery

A fictional book set in Paris, France. The book discusses philosophy, culture, the class system and more – sometimes on…

13 years ago

Book Review: The Scarlet Pimpernel By Baroness Emmuska Orczy

The “League of the Scarlet Pimpernel” is famous for rescuing French noblemen from certain death in creative and daring ways.…

13 years ago

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