Previously known as: titles, authors and the artistic concept
George Orwell‘s most popular novel is without a doubt “The Last Man In Europe“. One might see this statement as false, but that book title is what the best-selling novel … Continue reading
A great little poetess called Mireille Havet
Lost for decades but found in 1995, Mireille Havet‘s diary represents a great discovery in the light of depicting life in the 1920s. But, was Mireille Havet definable? At the … Continue reading
From Joan to Leo XIV: the parallel world of fictional popes
On Wednesday a new pope was elected: Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio is now Pope Francis (not “Francis I“, as he still is the first and only with that name), the 266th … Continue reading
Women Vorticists: Dismorr, Saunders and the female legacy
Among the innovative avant-garde movements that rose in popularity in the first decades of the twentieth century, Futurism was always seen as the major force in the bunch. Even retrospectively, … Continue reading
Just like in the books: do novels influence our real life?
When we’re driven by the need to read one specific novel, what are we really looking for? Are we trying to get lost or do we, on the other hand, … Continue reading
The art of reducing and the doubtful charm of a short text
With the advent of technology our whole world has speeded up. A small click and we can make purchases, view photos, listen to music, watch videos and much more. Our … Continue reading
When Faust moved to Russia: Bulgakov and temptation
As Paris celebrates the Journées européennes du Livre russe et des Littératures russophones (literally, “The European Days for the Russian Book and Russophone Literatures“), why not dedicate a post to … Continue reading
Fritzes, Poilus,Tommys and their war of words in the trenches
Every time I read accounts on the Great War, I stumble upon nicknames that seem to appear out of nowhere, but sound as if they had been lingering in folklore … Continue reading
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