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Hi, folks! This is post number seven of #knowthyshelf, a meme/tag/ series of photos documenting my bookshelves. 1) Book from this shelf you would save in an…… Read more “Know Thy Shelf | 07”
Author: juliana brina
Poeira de água sobre água. Water dust over water.
There might be nothing there
Dear Brigid, Very much like identities are fluid in your The King of a Rainy Country (1956), so the book itself refuses a label. Divided into three…… Read more “There might be nothing there”
Top 10 Books by Women In Translation
Hello hello! Women in Translation Month is nearly upon us, folks! Meytal at Biblibio has decided to curate a list of the top 100 books for #WITMonth, and…… Read more “Top 10 Books by Women In Translation”
Look out our astounding clear windows
“Looking Out the Window Poem – by Denis Johnson The sounds of traffic die over the back lawn to occur again in the low distance. The voices,…… Read more “Look out our astounding clear windows”
Brigid Brophy
Brigid Brophy (Brigid Antonia Brophy, Lady Levey, 12 June 1929 – 7 August 1995) was a British writer. The only daughter of the Anglo-Irish novelist John Brophy, Brigid…… Read more “Brigid Brophy”
Know Thy Shelf | 06
Hi, folks! This is post number six of a series of photos documenting my bookshelves. I thought it would be interesting to create a meme/tag for it,…… Read more “Know Thy Shelf | 06”
I do not know how women do it,
Dear Júlia, In A falência (1901, “The bankruptcy”, not translated yet), I could not help but feel you were constantly hiding something in plain sight, in-between the…… Read more “I do not know how women do it,”
Júlia Lopes de Almeida
Júlia Lopes de Almeida (Julia Valentina da Silva Lopes de Almeida, September 24, 1862 – May 30, 1934) was a Brazilian writer. Born in Rio de Janeiro,…… Read more “Júlia Lopes de Almeida”
These women, who step out of their sphere,
Dear Margaret, Hester (1883) seems to be a deceptive title: we may be under the impression that what we have in our hands is the coming of…… Read more “These women, who step out of their sphere,”
Women in Translation Month | 2019
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 | 2019”
My green age
“The force that through the green fuse drives the flower – Dylan Thomas The force that through the green fuse drives the flower Drives my…… Read more “My green age”
Know Thy Shelf | 05
Hi, folks! This is post number five of a series of photos documenting my bookshelves. I thought it would be interesting to create a meme/tag for it,…… Read more “Know Thy Shelf | 05”
The most beautiful and most brittle of all human things
Dear Frances, It’s a truth universally acknowledged – or, at least, in the relatively small world of your Evelina, or the History of a Young Lady’s Entrance…… Read more “The most beautiful and most brittle of all human things”
Singularity
“Love is really a recognition of truth, a recognition of another person’s integrity and truth in a way that is compatible with — that makes both of…… Read more “Singularity”
Questions of travel
‘Is it lack of imagination that makes us come to imagined places?’ Every time I visited Ouro Preto, I used to ask for Elizabeth Bishop’s home. ‘There…… Read more “Questions of travel”
20 Books of Summer | 2019
Hello, folks, It’s time for 20 Books of Summer! The event is hosted by Cathy over at the 746 Books blog. She has set herself a challenge…… Read more “20 Books of Summer | 2019”
Frances Burney
Frances Burney (also known as Fanny Burney; married name Madame d’Arblay; 13 June 1752 – 6 January 1840) was an English writer. While her sisters were sent…… Read more “Frances Burney”
Know Thy Shelf | 04
Hi, folks! This is post number four of a series of photos documenting my bookshelves. I thought it would be interesting to create a meme/tag for it,…… Read more “Know Thy Shelf | 04”
