Lydia Chukovskaya (Lydia Korneyevna Chukovskaya/ Ли́дия Корне́евна Чуко́вская, 24 March 1907 – February 8, 1996) was a Russian writer. Born in Helsingfors (now Helsinki), which was then…… Read more “Lydia Chukovskaya”
Month: April 2019
My name, here, is the name of my fracture
Dear Albertine, Astragal (1965) opens with a leap into the sky, from one kind of prison to another – but our protagonist doesn’t know it yet. The…… Read more “My name, here, is the name of my fracture”
Albertine Sarrazin
Albertine Sarrazin (17 September 1937 – 10 July 1967) was a French-Algerian author. She was abandoned shortly after her birth, in Algiers, and put in the care…… Read more “Albertine Sarrazin”
Six Degrees of Separation | April 2019
Hi, folks! 6 Degrees of Separation is a monthly meme originally created by Annabel Smith and Emma Chapman in 2014, and currently hosted by Kate. The meme…… Read more “Six Degrees of Separation | April 2019”
I shall have snow on my glassy fingers,
Dear Emily, Somewhere on the threshold of a novel and a prose poem, we have The Shutter of Snow (1930). When the book starts, we are told of…… Read more “I shall have snow on my glassy fingers,”
Know Thy Shelf | 03
Hi, folks! This is the third of a series of posts documenting my bookshelves. I thought it would be interesting to create a meme/tag for it, so…… Read more “Know Thy Shelf | 03”
The Classics Spin #20
Hello, folks! It’s time for another Classics Club Spin! By now, you know the drill: participants post a list of 20 books on their Classics Club list. On…… Read more “The Classics Spin #20”
Emily Holmes Coleman
Emily Coleman (1899–1974) was an American writer. Her mother passed away when Emily was a child, and she was sent to a boarding school. She then attended…… Read more “Emily Holmes Coleman”
Hers was a nature with a wide range
Dear Sarah, In The Beth Book (1897), we feel that we are reading two very different, at times irreconcilable, books: a powerful coming of age novel and a…… Read more “Hers was a nature with a wide range”
Sarah Grand
Sarah Grand (nom de plume of Frances Elisabeth McFall, née Bellenden Clarke, 10 June 1854 – 12 May 1943) was an Anglo-Irish writer. She was born in…… Read more “Sarah Grand”
Know Thy Shelf | 02
Hi, folks! This is the second of a series of posts documenting my bookshelves. I thought it would be interesting to create a meme/tag for it, so…… Read more “Know Thy Shelf | 02”