Recovering academic, part-time artist, fulll-time explorer of the mind
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Got this from a colleague at work and picked it up to read on the train. Our understanding of Chinese literature has evolved some since this was published but I’m curious to see how the translator handled the poems in such a diverse selection
Zhang Dai is recognized as one of the finest historians and essayists of China's Ming dynasty. When he was born …
What a rare mushroom can teach us about sustaining life on a fragile planet
Matsutake is the most valuable mushroom …
After painstakingly crafting a new copy of a destroyed library book, a monk tries to …
After painstakingly crafting a new copy of a destroyed library book, a monk tries to …
…once a bear has a taste of letters, his love for books grows much the more.
After painstakingly crafting a new copy of a destroyed library book, a monk tries to …
Discovered this book on Twitter (in the good old days) and gave it as a present to mum, who’s a calligrapher. We both love medieval manuscripts and can assure you this book is not just for kids, and you can read it more than once 😁
The World of Yesterday: Memoires of a European (German title Die Welt von Gestern: Erinnerungen …
Incredibly good read, personal but thorough analysis of the times he lives in. A sense of recognition of those emotions and feelings echoes across the chasm of time (and WWII) separating us from Zweig. He is not an objective (or accurate?) reporter but he captures the mood.
Stefan Zweig: The World of Yesterday (Dutch language, 2016)
The World of Yesterday: Memoires of a European (German title Die Welt von Gestern: Erinnerungen eines Europäers) is the memoir …
Stefan Zweig: The World of Yesterday (Dutch language, 2016)
The World of Yesterday: Memoires of a European (German title Die Welt von Gestern: Erinnerungen eines Europäers) is the memoir …
What a rare mushroom can teach us about sustaining life on a fragile planet
Matsutake is the most valuable mushroom …
