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    Month: July 2020

    Their movement through life is invisible

    Dear Jokha, Celestial Bodies (2018, tr. Marilyn Booth. Original: Sayyidat al-Qamar, 2010) revolves around a family and their household members, in an Omani village, in the late 20th…… Read more “Their movement through life is invisible”

    31 de July de 202031 de July de 2020 by juliana

    Jokha Alharthi

    Jokha Alharthi (1978) is an Omani writer. She has a PhD in Classical Arabic Poetry from the University of Edinburgh, and currently works as an associate professor of Arabic Literature…… Read more “Jokha Alharthi”

    31 de July de 202031 de July de 2020 by juliana

    Her compelling mouth, the scent of lavender and cigarette smoke

    Dear Dola, Set in Amsterdam on the eve of World War II, The Tree and the Vine (2020, tr. Kristen Gehrman. Original: De thuiswacht, 1954*) is narrated…… Read more “Her compelling mouth, the scent of lavender and cigarette smoke”

    30 de July de 202030 de July de 2020 by juliana

    Dola de Jong

    Dola de Jong (born Dorothea Rosalie de Jong, 10 October 1911 – 12 November 2003) was a Dutch writer. Born to a wealthy Jewish family in The…… Read more “Dola de Jong”

    30 de July de 202030 de July de 2020 by juliana

    Women in Translation Month | 2020

    Hi, folks! It’s that time of the year again! Meytal over at the Biblibio blog is hosting the Women in Translation Month (#WITMonth) in August. The event aims to encourage readers, reviewers, publishers,…… Read more “Women in Translation Month | 2020”

    28 de July de 20203 de August de 2020 by juliana

    The Classics Club | New list

    Hi, folks! As most of you know, The Classics Club is a group of readers committed to reading and blogging about at least 50 classics over a…… Read more “The Classics Club | New list”

    28 de July de 20201 de February de 2021 by juliana

    My soul, mad as a moth,

    Dear Auta, The poems in your Horto (1900, ‘Garden’ or ‘Orchard’) address the topics of death, idealized love, childhood, romantic loss, spirituality, and the sublimation of suffering…… Read more “My soul, mad as a moth,”

    8 de July de 20208 de July de 2020 by juliana

    Auta de Souza

    Auta de Souza (Auta Henriqueta de Souza, (12 September 1876 — 7 February 1901) was a Brazilian writer born in Macaíba, in Rio Grande do Norte. When…… Read more “Auta de Souza”

    8 de July de 20208 de July de 2020 by juliana

    Mid-Year Check In | 2020

    Hi, folks! I saw this meme/ tag on Eric’s channel, and decided to jump in and take the opportunity to discuss my reading year so far. Here…… Read more “Mid-Year Check In | 2020”

    6 de July de 202028 de July de 2020 by juliana

    Oh, stag of mine, darling stag, my one and only

    Dear Ariana, Die, My Love (2017, tr. Sarah Moses & Carolina Orloff. Original: Matate, Amor, 2012) is all about voice: a short musical piece of sustained rage,…… Read more “Oh, stag of mine, darling stag, my one and only”

    4 de July de 20204 de July de 2020 by juliana

    Ariana Harwicz

    Ariana Harwicz (1977) is an Argentine writer. She studied screenwriting and acting in Argentina and then earned a degree in performing arts from the University of Paris VII.…… Read more “Ariana Harwicz”

    4 de July de 20204 de July de 2020 by juliana

    It isn’t a circle–it is simply a long line

    Dear Lorraine, I love how inconclusive your portrait of a 1950’s working-class African American family is in A Raisin in the Sun (1959) – the way it…… Read more “It isn’t a circle–it is simply a long line”

    3 de July de 2020 by juliana

    Lorraine Hansberry

    Lorraine Hansberry (Lorraine Vivian Hansberry, May 19, 1930 – January 12, 1965) was an African-American writer and playwright. Lorraine Hansberry was the youngest of four children. Her…… Read more “Lorraine Hansberry”

    2 de July de 20203 de July de 2020 by juliana

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