A literary and cultural journal exploring books, art, museums, literary travel, and thoughtful reading across borders and cultures.
“From childhood’s hour I have not beenAs others were—I have not seenAs others saw—I could not bringMy passions from a common spring.From the same source I have not takenMy sorrow; I could not awakenMy heart to joy at the same tone;And all I loved, I loved alone.Then—in my childhood—in the […]
“I have been willing to overlook in French culture what I would not accept in my own for the privilege of living in translation”. French Lessons by Alice Kaplan is an interesting book. The author elaborates on such themes as living life through an acquired language and its impact on […]
The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov is one of my favourite books I have ever read. This book holds a special place in my heart as it depicts beautifully with all the necessary nuances the most important characteristics related to Russia and Eastern Europe during the course of the […]
My memories from wandering the streets of Montmarte with my mum during Christmas in December 2019. It is my favourite part of Paris and there are many literary references one can find so it is a great place to discover for all bibliophiles!
A few photos from Paris that I took during December 2019 while visiting the city with my mum. We walked a lot, we visited many bookshops and spent a great time wandering streets of Montmarte! My favourite treat was a visit to Angelina and drinking their hot chocolate!
A few photos from roaming the streets of Paris last summer… There will be more posts with interesting places to visit in due course. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
‘Honeymoon’ by Patrick Modiano is an evocative, melancholic tale, and, at times, it resembles a frame from “film noir” of the 1950s. Modiano presents the lives of the protagonists from the point of an observer, never depicting the reality in a straightforward manner, but rather showing different angles, playing with […]
A few pictures from my favourite place on Earth: Edinburgh….. Edinburgh is a place that I hope to call “home” one day. Every time I am in Edinburgh, I get this strange feeling of coming back home. Edinburgh heals my soul – all my worries, all my sadness seem to […]
Melmoth by Sarah Perry is a tale of moral complexity related to the human condition. Perry’s book draws upon Melmoth the Wanderer by Charles Robert Maturin written in 1820 which once was a well-read book with a greater significance. Perry retells the legend of Melmoth, the loneliest being in this […]
