Where did the victims of heroin in the 1980s in Spain go? In it 1979, Novelist Juan Trejo investigates the premature death of his older sister, Nela, in 1979, not only to remember who that teenager was who, like so many others, became hooked on drugs in those years, but also to question the shared … Read more
/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/prisa/W24ZFWCMCFGMHPPJYFGV27BJJA.jpg "“Flamenco Sunday” by Olivier Schrauwen: An Extraordinary and Fascinating Work Dominates This Week’s Book Reviews by Babelia")
Leaving testimony throughout 500 pages of a single day—Sunday, to make things even more boring—of the life of your most boring cousin seems uninteresting. A priori, it is quite reluctant to do so. And, of course, reading the comic doesn’t produce much enthusiasm either. But things change, and a lot, if the author is Olivier … Read more
Today we look for keys in fiction to understand a complex world without forgetting the literary perspective. We offer readers the analysis of a magnificent thriller about the turbulence in Brazil at the beginning of the century (Brazilian Psycho)another high above the politics in the southern United States (A just death) and the recovery of … Read more
Dear Aldo, undoubtedly there are families who struggle to make ends meet and do somersaults with dignity, but I can’t understand how the majority of Italians declare incomes of less than 55,000 euros and during the Christmas holidays there can be a full house in the mountains despite the high costs of ski passes, hotels … Read more
Dear Aldo, 24 Slams. Novak Djokovic played an extraordinary US Open final. Dominating, knowing how to suffer in the 2nd set and then spreading in the 3rd set. 6-3 7-6 6-3 to Daniil Medvedev. Reached Margaret Court, who won her 24th in Ny in 1973. Infinite champion! The Serbian “hammer”, however, should have avoided making … Read more
Dear Aldo, the Murgia works very hard to appear outside the pack, makes deliberately extreme statements, takes pleasure in scandalizing with the arrogance typical of the counter-current role it practices. I found it unacceptable to talk about cancer as a very kind disease. And I sympathize with cancer patients who will have read this ridiculous … Read more
Roberto Pliego Mexico City / 11.12.2020 22:53:42 There is the city obsessed with sex and death Philip Roth nor the one Woody Allen imagined as a comedy of customs nor that of the after hour seasoned with heroin from Anthony BUrdubut rather the city of an adopted son, as are many of its inhabitants. Diego … Read more
Here are the dozen of the semifinalists of the Strega Award, chosen by the Steering Committee chaired by Melania G. Mazzucco and composed of Pietro Abate, Valeria Della Valle, Giuseppe D’Avino, Ernesto Ferrero, Alberto Foschini, Paolo Giordano, Helena Janeczek, Gabriele Pedull, Stefano Petrocchi, Marino Sinibaldi and Giovanni Solimine, among the 62 titles nominated by the … Read more
Twenty years ago, we created a foundation dedicated to world health because we wanted to use Microsoft’s resources to help as many people as possible. Health is the basis for a prosperous society. It became more evident than ever last year, when the pandemic upset many lives, in Italy and around the world. – Although … Read more
In this column I will take the deviations of fiction: I will comment on a series of authors and books that I have made without any pretense, except, perhaps, to make fun of those authors and their claims. If the title of any of these books resembles a published one or one of the surnames … Read more