Santiago Rafael Roncagliolo Lohmann was born in Lima, Peru on 29 March 1975. He is a Peruvian writer, screenwriter, translator and journalist. He has written five novels about fear. He is also author of a trilogy of non-fiction books on Latin American twentieth century. In 2006 his novel Red April won the Alfaguara Prize novel. In English, that novel received the … Περισσότερα
How a packet of cigarette become a piece of art. Thanks a lot Chrysoyla Skepetzi for the gift.
Raymond Thornton Chandler was born in Chicago, Illinois, U.S on July 23, 1888. He was an American-British novelist and screenwriter. In 1932, at the age of forty-four, Chandler became a detective fiction writer after losing his job as an oil company executive during the Great Depression. Chandler also described the struggle that writers of pulp fiction had in following the formula demanded … Περισσότερα
«ΔΙΚΑΙΗ» ΦΟΡΟΛΟΓΙΑ Σ’ ένα μυθιστόρημα του Ανατόλ Φράνς, γραμμένο ένα αιώνα πριν, «Το νησί των πιγκουίνων», ένας Όσιος καλόγερος ο Μαήλ έφερνε στο δρόμο του Θεού και βάπτιζε ανθρώπους που δε γνώριζαν τη Χάρη Του, έφτιαχνε εκκλησίες και διέδιδε την ορθή πίστη. Κάποτε σε βαθιά γεράματα, έχοντας απολέσει … Περισσότερα
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Anatole France was born in Paris, Kingdom of France on 16 April 1844. He was a French poet, journalist, and successful novelist with several best-sellers. Ironic and skeptical, he was considered in his day the ideal French man of letters. He was a member of the Académie française, and won the 1921 Nobel Prize in Literature “in recognition of … Περισσότερα
Carlos Fuentes Macías was born in Panama city, Panama on 11 November 1928. He was a Mexican novelist and essayist. Among his works are The Death of Artemio Cruz (1962), Aura (1962), Terra Nostra (1975), The Old Gringo (1985) and Christopher Unborn (1987). In his obituary, The New York Times described Fuentes as “one of the most admired writers in the Spanish-speaking world” and an important influence on … Περισσότερα
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was born in Taganrog, Ekaterinoslav, Govemorate, Russian Empire on 29 January 1860. He was a Russian playwright and short-story writer, who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short fiction in history. His career as a playwright produced four classics, and his best short stories are held in high esteem by … Περισσότερα
Amos Oz was born in Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine, on 4 May 1939. He is an Israeli writer, novelist, journalist and intellectual. He is also a professor of literature at Ben-Gurion University in Beersheba. He is regarded as Israel’s most famous living author.Since 1967, Oz has been a prominent advocate of a two-state solution to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. He died on 28 December 2018. Amos Oz (1939-2018) A TALE OF … Περισσότερα
Ένα τσιγάρο δρόμος Το κάπνισμα είναι μια κακή συνήθεια, τουλάχιστον ως προς αυτό, όλοι έχουμε πειστεί, καπνιστές και μη. Πως άλλωστε να μη γίνει αυτό, μετά από τόσο αγώνα των αντικαπνιστικών οργανώσεων, συνεπικουρούμενες απ’ τα αποτελέσματα … Περισσότερα
