Alessandro Baricco was born in Turin, Piedmont, on January 25, 1958. He is a popular Italian writer, director and performer. His novels have been translated into a wide number of languages. He currently lives in Rome with his wife and two sons. Alessandro Baricco Novecento Un Monologo (1994) Silk (1996) Questa Storia (2005) La Sposa Giovane (2015) The Young Bride … Περισσότερα

Μερικοί ψάχνουμε απεγνωσμένα για καλές ειδήσεις να ακούσουμε, και τις απορροφούμε αμέσως σαν το βαμβάκι που πίνει το νερό. Το έχουμε ανάγκη τώρα, που όλα γύρω μας είναι δύσκολα.Κάποιοι βέβαια ψάχνουν να ανιχνεύσουν κακές ειδήσεις, η πλειονότητα θα ‘λεγε κανείς, για να θρέψει τη ματαιοδοξία της και την επίπλαστή της ευδαιμονία. Η καλή είδηση, όπως … Περισσότερα

John Steinbeck was born in  Salinas, California on February 27, 1902.He  was an American author. He won the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature “for his realistic and imaginative writings, combining as they do sympathetic humour and keen social perception”. During his writing career, he authored 27 books, including 16 novels, six non-fiction books, and two collections of short stories. He is widely known for … Περισσότερα

Ernest Hemingway was born in Oak Park, Illinois, U.S, on July 21, 1899. He was an American novelist, short story writer, and journalist. Hemingway produced most of his work between the mid-1920s and the mid-1950s, and won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954.  Shortly after the publication of The Old Man and the Sea (1952), Hemingway went on safari to Africa, where he … Περισσότερα

Charles John Huffam Dickens was born in Landport, Hampshire, England, on 7 February 1812. He  was an English writer and social critic. Dickens was regarded as the literary colossus of his age. His 1843 novella, A Christmas Carol, remains popular and continues to inspire adaptations in every artistic genre. Oliver Twist and Great Expectations are also frequently adapted, and, like many of his … Περισσότερα

           Γράμμα στον Santa Claus Ημέρες βροχής, προφυλαγμένος κάπου ζεστά, περιμένεις να περάσει η μπόρα, αν και ο άλλος σου εαυτός σε καλεί έξω, να αναμετρηθείς με τα στοιχεία της φύσης, να μπεις κάτω απ’ τους καταρράκτες του ουρανού και να βραχείς ως το μεδούλι.Τέτοιες ημέρες, που ο χειμώνας καλά κρατεί, … Περισσότερα

Yasunari Kawabata was born in Osaka, Japan on 11 June 1899. He  was a Japanese novelist and short story writer whose spare, lyrical, subtly-shaded prose works won him the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1968, the first Japanese author to receive the award. His works have enjoyed broad international appeal and are still widely read. He died in Zushi, Kanagawa, Japan, on 16 … Περισσότερα

Alexei Maximovich Peshkov was born in Nizhny, Novgorod, Russian Empire, on 28 March 1868. He was primarily known as Maxim (Maksim) Gorky and he was a Russian and Soviet writer, a founder of the socialist realism literary method and a political activist.He was also a five-time nominee for the Nobel Prize in Literature. Gorky was active with the emerging Marxist social-democratic movement. He … Περισσότερα

Ισορροπίες Όσοι στερούνται, φαντασίας δεν μπορούν παρά να βασίζουν τα συμπεράσματά τους στην πραγματικότητα που βλέπουν γύρω τους. Από την άλλη, βέβαια, όσοι διαθέτουν φαντασία έχουν την τάση να χτίζουν κάστρα που σχεδίασαν μονάχοι και να σφραγίζουν ύστερα τις πολεμίστρες τους. ΓΙΟΥΚΙΟ ΜΙΣΙΜΑ (Ανοιξιάτικο χιόνι) Δεν ξέρω σε ποιαν κατηγορία ανθρώπων κατατάσσει καθένας τον εαυτό … Περισσότερα

Nicholas Benbow Evans was born in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England on 26 July 1950. He is an English journalist, screenwriter television and film producer and novelist.Evans is married to singer/songwriter Charlotte Gordon Cumming.  His novel, The Horse Whisperer was No. 10 on the list of bestselling novels in the United States for 1995 as determined by The New York Times. With 15 million copies sold, it is … Περισσότερα