meditations and dialogues about family, books, ideas, and the writing life
Posted in Childhood memories, History, People in my life on Sep 11th, 2010
When I think of the thread to burn the Qur’an and of the many divided voices in the media, I can’t help but to admit the strong clash I feel between what we call the liberties of this country with what I remember as the history of my family, of my country, of Europe. I [...]
Posted in Authors, Guest Writers/Authors on Jul 25th, 2010
Anne Michaels is one of my favorite writers. Her “Fugitive Pieces” is one of my favorite novels. In her novel, not only was she able to resurrect for me the most mystical places of Poland, like the city of Biskupin, but she also was able to draw a magical map of the most beautiful places [...]
