“I worked on the new book for about two years,” confided Andrzej Sapkowski in an interview for the French magazine Chimères. According to him, it should appear on the shelves of Polish bookstores before Christmas this year, and it should be published in other countries at the beginning of next year. Already at last year’s … Read more
Swedish post-rock: EF You might think that EF are a typical post-rock band, combining Nordic melancholy, indie rock elements and occasional hardcore outbursts in their music. But the amazing thing about this band, which was founded in Gothenburg in 2003, is that it can be hard and sweet at the same time. The four Swedes … Read more
“This whole story is a story of blood,” he writes. Antonella Lattanzi (Bari, 1979) in his book The things that are never told (Reservoir Books, 2024). “Do I really have to tell these things? These things that are not told, very simple things, that one must have experienced first-hand, as Simenon says,” he asks himself … Read more
The first Moomin book was published by Tove Jansson at the end of the Second World War. It was with her that the artist from Finland worked in Journey to Daddy. In the stories about the Moomins, she hid the subject of homosexuality, which was a crime in her native country until 1971. She lived … Read more
If prosecutors can prove that Jasvenn Sangha provided the “Friends” star with drugs, she could spend the rest of her life in prison. In Hollywood, she was nicknamed the “Queen of Ketamine”according to the prosecution. But when Jasveen Sangha appeared in court for selling the bottle of psychotropic drugs that caused the death of the … Read more
Find 8 works selected by Monaco librarians to accompany you during your vacation. The appeal of crime stories has never ceased to captivate the public’s imagination. Appearing during the second half of the 20th century, true crime, a literary genre, relates real legal cases and raises, in many ways, many questions and a single desire … Read more
7. August 2024, 19:30 Playlist Composer/Composer: Marco da Gagliano/1582-1643Textdichter/Textdichterin, Textquelle: Francesco Petrarca/1304-1374Title: Beautiful VirginPerformers: La VenexianaLength: 03:12 minLabel: Manus Composer: Claudio Monteverd/1567-1643Lyricist, text source: Bernardo Tasso/1493-1569Title: Alas where is my goodPerformers: La VenexianaLength: 04:44 minLabel: Manus Composer: Claudio Monteverd/1567-1643Title: I am a charming shepherdessPerformers: La VenexianaLength: 03:50 minLabel: Manus Composer: Claudio Monteverd/1567-1643Textwriter/Textwriter, Text Source: Ottavio … Read more
Nordic elegance: singer-songwriter Anna Ternheim Stockholm-born singer-songwriter Anna Ternheim’s soulful songs touch people far beyond Sweden. Her songs contain elements of jazz, folk, blues and even hip hop. This is accompanied by Ternheim’s warm, crystal-clear singing – previously exclusively in English, but in recent years she has also been singing more in Swedish. Her poetic … Read more
On July 27, novelist Edna O’Brien died on the age of 93. Born within the late Thirties within the village of Tuamgraney (County Clare), she lived most of her life in London. She quickly fled her nation. “In case you discover your roots too threatening, too sharp,” she confessed to Philip Roth, “it’s a must … Read more
Glatt & Verkehrst competition stay Singer Mari Kalkun, tuba virtuoso Daniel Herskedal – and a band from Dakar 27. July 2024, 19:30 Completely different sounds from Northern Europe and West Africa could be skilled at this time at Glatt & Verkehrt in Krems, broadcast stay on Ö1: Estonian singer Mari Kalkun interprets outdated folks songs … Read more