I'm teaching a course now where No One of the fifteen students has read 1984. I feel like this is an omission in their education. I said they should read it as soon as possible. Curious as to whether they will actually do so.
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Lover of Books and Literature from the Netherlands. Interested in a broad range of literature.
Tolstoy died on this day in 1910, after devoting the final years of his life to this "Calendar of Wisdom" - see Brainpickings (and if you didn't know this website by the great Maria Popova yet, do bookmark it - it's great!) https://www.brainpickings.org/2013/03/15/a-calendar-of-wisdom-tolstoy/
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So there is a #mastobookclub now... They're looking for recommendations on a book to begin with. Genre: Fantasy. I recommended Hex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt. I've been wanting to read it for a while now, so it would be great to do that in company of some other Mastonauts.
Many different ways of translating Russian names into Dutch... Chechov becomes Tsjechow, Tsjechof or Tsjechov.
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Which one of the Three Musqueteers is your favourite? Please explain!
Lequel des Trois Mousquetaires est votre préféré? Expliquez svp!
- Athos
- Porthos
- Aramis
- D'Artagnan
Lequel des Trois Mousquetaires est votre préféré? Expliquez svp!
- Athos
- Porthos
- Aramis
- D'Artagnan
I love most of Paul Auster's work. This book I particularly enjoyed. It makes me want to go visit New York (never been there).
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Just read a few early stories by Chechov. Some of them are like little caricatures, short humorous sketches. It's not hard to imagine what audience they were written for: newspaper readers who wanted some 'divertissement'. Almost like today's Saturday Night Live sketches in a way.
Just read a few early stories by Chechov. Some of them are like little caricatures, short humorous sketches. It's not hard to imagine what audience they were written for: newspaper readers who wanted some 'divertissement'. Almost like today's Saturday Night Live sketches in a way.
Hello there! I'll make this my preferred space to drop some thoughts on books that I have read / am reading. #introductions