Isn’t it fascinating how books become classics ? Enchanted by a recently published novel, we tend to label it “a modern classic”. But who can really tell which ones are going to pass the test of time ? History proved…
Do you remember the moment you realised the magic of reading ? What was the book that opened the gates ? For the symbol of the 10th book I am presenting here, I chose to speak about the one novel,…
Do you ever find yourself dreaming of something that seems impossible to attain ? How do you find the clarity to choose between realistic goals and fantasies not worth pursuing ? Today, I’m bringing to you the memoir of one…
The first novel I ever read in Spanish was his. El amor en los tiempos des colera. It was before I even took a Spanish class and the fact that I understood what I was reading, as if by a…
If….by Rudyard Kipling If you can keep your head when all about youAre losing theirs and blaming it on you;If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,But make allowance for their doubting too;If you can wait and not be…
Two Butterflies went out at NoonBy Emily Dickinson Two Butterflies went out at Noon—And waltzed above a Farm— Then stepped straight through the Firmament And rested on a Beam— And then—together bore awayUpon a shining Sea— Though never yet, in any Port— Their coming…
“Hope” is the thing with feathers –That perches in the soul –And sings the tune without the words –And never stops – at all –Emily Dickinson Tes yeux sont si profonds qu’en me penchant pour boireJ’ai vu tous les soleils…
As a french and spanish litterature major living in Bucharest, going to the Institut Français or French Cultural Institute was an invaluable step in my personal growth. The institute would organise live readings of French authors followed by an informal…
One of the most poetic writers of the contemporary French litterary scene, Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt has a rich and sensitive univers that transpires through every one of his books. Translated all over the world, he has known fame through novels and…
If you want the moon, do not hide from the night.If you want a rose, do not run from the thorns.If you want love, do not run from yourself. Rumi There’s a specific kind of restlessness that settles in when…
