WRITERS

THE CONFIDENT – Helene Gremillon / A woman destined very young to literature.

When a letter arrives every Tuesday, with the sequel to a gripping story. Here was born the writer of a well-known novel translated into twenty languages. City Centre Has a small square which is surrounded by cafes, where you can sit down with a glass of wine or coffee. Its “Macaroons from Montmorillon” (a local speciality delicious with a coffee …

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DEATH IN VENICE – Thomas Mann / Tolerance becomes a crime, when applied to evil.

When solitude gives birth to the original in us, but also to the opposite: to the illicit, the absurd. When your train will take you to the city of the seven towers, you will see the narrow streets where the Middle Ages do not seem finished, wrapped in the thousand canals surrounding it. From the Lübeck railway station you will …

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WHEN SOFT MIST DRINK YOUR HORIZON – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe / Living as a free man, without religious or social attachments.

Nothing is more difficult to see with your eyes, than what you have under your nose. It’s located on both sides of the Main River. The southern part of the city contains the Germany’s largest city forest. Frankfurt am Main, is the fifth-largest city in Germany, and was one of the most important cities of the Holy Roman Empire. Roman …

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DEATH OF AN ENGLISHMAN – Magdalen Nabb / Living and working in Florence, near to the carabinieri station in the Pitti Palace.

Reading, about an Florentine mystery. How to make gnocchi with pesto? With an ideal recipe to take advantage of the basil of your summers. Pesto is an aromatic condiment that allows you to savor the taste of potato gnocchi. The Paiolo Restaurant, http://www.ristoranteilpaiolo.it/en in the historic center of Florence, since 1980 it serves typical Tuscan dishes (such as gnocchi al …

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THE THOUGHT MY HEART IS SWEET – Lapo Gianni / Creative originality, in eleven ballads and six songs.

Hugging, with lightness of style, in the reassuring vision of love. The only fixed point of reference in his biography is that he is known to have been alive in 1328, but the exact date of his death varies according to the identification proposed. Of him, even though he was a Florentine, he worked in Cortona, Venice and Bologna. His …

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NETHERLAND – Novel by Joseph O’Neill / The history of the new world, among the ruins of a tragedy.

When living in many different places you can seek many chance of understanding. Artists Space, http://artistsspace.org/ founded in 1972, is one of the New York City’s oldest alternative galleries. Both by including young artists in innovative group shows and by organizing periodic workshops, over the years it continues to support up-and-coming talent. Artists Space is accessible via elevator from street …

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MIDDLE PASSAGE – Robert Hayden / A voyage through poetry, death and life, upon these shores.

A haunting poem, that operates in complex ways. Yes, you too can discover cool and unusual things to do in Detroit (Michigan), like Heidelberg Project, https://www.heidelberg.org/ the one man’s attempt to create an artistic wonder on a run-down block in Detroit. Tyree Guyton grew up in a Detroit and his house was in a growing, middle-class neighborhood. When he was …

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PASSPORT TO HELL – Novel by Robin Hyde / Bringing nothing, only his tattooed captaincy stars.

35 years’ penal servitude in military sentences, all cancelled for gallantry in action. Wellington, world’s windiest city and capital city of New Zealand, it’s located between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range. Here you can visit modernist building housing the Museum of New Zealand (Te Papa Tongarewa) https://www.tepapa.govt.nz/, on the waterfront. This “container of treasures”, preserve things and people that …

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NAMING MYSELF – Selina Tusitala Marsh / The easy way to grow in Poem’s Island.

Writing poems in weeping sands. Waiheke Island https://www.waiheke.co.nz/ is island in the Hauraki Gulf (New Zealand). Its ferry terminal is 21.5 km (13.4 mi) from Auckland. There are many scenic beaches, including Onetangi Beach. In Onetangi (a Māori name meaning “weeping sands”), you can find sandcastle-building contests annually. You too have a few hours to build your creations in soft …

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THE SPARE ROOM – Helen Garner / The unclassifiable Australian writer on true crime and sexual harassment.

Writing dissections of an author’s own thoughts, and ours as well. Adventure Park https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fb7Qhg8NGKg is Victoria’s water theme park with many attractions (such as numerous water slides and water playgrounds). Its Bonito’s Bay Water Play area? Is an interactive Caribbean Pirate Adventure, that includes waterfalls and water jets. Dine in a wide variety of restaurants, or make a quick stop …

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