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Dear Dorthe, Both of the novellas comprised in So Much For That Winter, tr. Misha Hoekstra (2016. Original: Det var så den vinter, 2016/ Minna mangler et øvelokale, 2013…… Read more “Minna sits with the sea inside”
Month: November 2018
Dorthe Nors
Dorthe Nors (1970) is a Danish writer. She studied Literature and Art History at Aarhus University. Awards Nominated for the Man Booker International Prize (2017) for her novel Mirror, Shoulder, Signal. Books In English…… Read more “Dorthe Nors”
The wild muse in me
Five poems by German author Annette von Droste-Hülshoff, from the book The Wild Muse: The Poetry of Annette Von Droste-Hulshoff, edited and translated by Marion Tymms (2013) * Restlessness (Unruhe,…… Read more “The wild muse in me”
Annette von Droste-Hülshoff
Annette von Droste-Hülshoff (Anna Elisabeth Franziska Adolphine Wilhelmine Louise Maria, Freiin/Baroness von Droste zu Hülshoff, 10 or 12 January 1797 – 24 May 1848), was a German writer and composer.…… Read more “Annette von Droste-Hülshoff”
It is politic to tell our own story,
Dear Sara, The Poets’ Daughters: Dora Wordsworth and Sara Coleridge, by Katie Waldegrave (2013) draws from letters, journals, memoirs, and other primary sources from your circle of acquaintances,…… Read more “It is politic to tell our own story,”
Sara Coleridge
Sara Coleridge (23 December 1802 – 3 May 1852) was an English writer, known primarily as the editor of the works of her father, Samuel Taylor Coleridge. During Sara’s childhood,…… Read more “Sara Coleridge”
Library Loot: November 21 to 27 | 2018
Hi, folks! We have had our first snow around here, the days are short and dark, and I am trying to comfort myself with a new stack…… Read more “Library Loot: November 21 to 27 | 2018”
The force that drives the blind against the light
Miserere Nobis – by Miguel Torga What a verse takes! At this time, how many poets, like me, are waiting! Winter is gone, spring came, the night…… Read more “The force that drives the blind against the light”
Miguel Torga
Miguel Torga (pseudonym of Adolfo Correia da Rocha, 1907 – 1995) was a Portuguese writer. He studied at a Catholic seminary. In 1920, he was sent to Brazil to work as an underpaid…… Read more “Miguel Torga”
She was completely engrossed in a single thought
Dear Sofia, Nihilist Girl, tr. Natasha Kolchevska and Mary Zirin (2001. Original: Нигилистка, 1884) reads like a tale with a void inside, wrapped-up in a blue-tinged layer of melancholy: at its…… Read more “She was completely engrossed in a single thought”
Sofia Kovalevskaya
Sofia Vasilyevna Kovalevskaya (Со́фья Васи́льевна Ковале́вская, also known as Sophie Kowalevski; neé Sofia Vasilyevna Korvin-Krukovskaya, 15 January 1850 – 10 February 1891) was a Russian mathematician and author. She was educated at…… Read more “Sofia Kovalevskaya”
I wished I could split my body in two,
Dear Hanne, The Blue Room, tr. Deborah Dawkin (Original: Like sant som jeg er virkelig, 1999) is a novella about a girl who finds herself unable to…… Read more “I wished I could split my body in two,”
Hanne Ørstavik
Hanne Ørstavik (1969) is a Norwegian writer. She graduated in Psychology, French and Sociology at the University of Oslo. Awards Dobloug Prize (2002) for her literary achievements Brage Prize…… Read more “Hanne Ørstavik”
The Classics Spin #19
Hello, folks! It’s time for another Classics Club Spin! Participants post a list of 20 books on their Classics Club list. On Tuesday (November, 27th), a random number will…… Read more “The Classics Spin #19”
But white roses have grown
Hi, folks, This song, written by Mickey 3D, was inspired by Sophie Scholl and the non-violent resistance movement The White Rose, mentioned in the previous post. Below, you can…… Read more “But white roses have grown”
We took everything upon ourselves
Dear Sophie, What I found most interesting in the book The White Rose (1952) were the leaflets you produced and distributed, together with your brother and a group…… Read more “We took everything upon ourselves”
Sophie Scholl
Sophia Magdalena Scholl (9 May 1921 – 22 February 1943) was a German student, anti-Nazi dissident, and activist. When she was a teenager, she enlisted in the Hitler…… Read more “Sophie Scholl”
I preferred us when my father was away
Dear Birgit, The Mussel Feast, tr. Jamie Bulloch (2013. Original: Das Muschelessen, 1990) is a novella about the collapse of a man’s rule over his family during the course of an…… Read more “I preferred us when my father was away”
