Monthly Archives: November 2011

Carte: Italo Calvino – Orasele invizibile

Greu de categorisit o carte cum este ‘Orasele invizibile’ a lui Italo Calvino. Structura exterioara aduce cu cea a colectiilor de povestiri orientale, cele ‘1001 de nopti’ vin imediat in minte la lectura dialogurilor intre hanul mongol Kubilai Han si … Continue reading

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Temples in Taiwan

One way to look at Taiwan is to think about it as a small scale version of what China could have become if history had taken a different turn. While mainland China went after 1949 through the radical changes brought … Continue reading

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‘Sof Tov’ by Anat Gov at the Cameri Theater

In her book On Death and Dying, Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, MD describes five stages of coping with the malady that she observed in the psychology of many people hit by cancer. The stages may last for different periods of time and … Continue reading

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Cartile Hanei Fratu la Targul de Carte Gaudeamus

Duminica 27 noiembrie va avea loc in Bucuresti la Targul de Carte Gaudeamus lansarea primelor doua volume dintr-o serie care isi propune sa recupereze scrierile (o parte deja publicate, altele inedite) ale Hanei Luana Fratu. Conform informatiei publicate pe Facebook … Continue reading

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Taipei 101

Too many trips accumulated and too little time was available to me to write about them, or at least post some commented pictures on the blog. I will try to catch up but I will probably mix and alternate information … Continue reading

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Carte: Petru Popescu – Supleantul

Receptarea de catre critica si de catre cititori a primei carti scrise in limba romana si publicata direct in Romania de catre Petru Popescu dupa trei decenii si jumatate de absenta nu a fost usoara. Nici subiectul si nici abordarea … Continue reading

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Film: The Girl Who Played with Fire (2009)

With a new director (Daniel Alfredson) taking charge of the second film in the Scandinavian version Millennium series, The Girl Whi Played with Fire is not at all a disappointment but is less striking and less memorable than the first … Continue reading

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Intermezzo in Milan

I will divide in two parts the collection of impressions and pictures from our recent vacation in Italy. It started with a four days prelude or intermezzo in Milan, followed by one full week in Sicily. This first part is … Continue reading

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Pinter’s ‘The Caretaker’ at the Cameri Theater

The Caretaker is one of the first plays of Harold Pinter and his first commercial success on the British stages. Published in 1960 it was strongly influenced by the works of the masters of the absurd theater, especially Ionesco and … Continue reading

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