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The abyss and the abyss invoked by the abyss

Posted on March 10, 2018 by Antonio Vantaggiato

Sometimes (often, really) we find little gems of text within an already great work of literature. I stumbled in this terrific segment by Writer Gianfranco Garofiglio:   Le cose non esistono se non abbiamo le parole per chiamarle. Things do … Continue reading →

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Mapping a Novel

Posted on December 31, 2015 by Antonio Vantaggiato

I just finished reading a nice book, a noir first from a relatively unknown new French author with an English name, Julia Deck. Book title is Viviane Élisabeth Fauville (in english, it’s Viviane) and it’s a “beautiful” story of the … Continue reading →

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Anna Karenina

Posted on December 4, 2009 by Antonio Vantaggiato

Image via Wikipedia The following quote from Anna Karenina illustrates quite well one of the commonest vices of current well-spoken and well-educated dandy people who inhabit our petite bourgeoisie. Stepan Arkadyevitch took in and read a liberal paper, not an … Continue reading →

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The Philosopher’s Stone

Posted on November 8, 2009 by Antonio Vantaggiato

It is widely known that titles of books, films and other works, are often translated very liberally. Sometime, they are literal; sometime they are extravagantly different. “War and Peace”, rest assured, is literally the same title in all languages, at … Continue reading →

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Murder, Madness and Mayhem

Posted on November 7, 2009 by Antonio Vantaggiato

Image via Wikipedia Sometimes people object to using Wikipedia for academic purposes. I am not going to deal with the pros and cons of such use here (though I am convinced the pros far outnumber the cons). I am going … Continue reading →

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