WRITERS

THE PIANIST – Novel by Manuel Vázquez Montalbán

The atmosphere of a country, and that of a nation, is also made of its language. Only by reading, you can “feel” what the eyes do not see. Visiting Spain, you can read this novel by Manuel Vázquez Montalbán: The Pianist. This is “The Meeting Benches way”: a perfectly proportioned man, created by Leonardo da Vinci, correlating the symmetry of …

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THE LOST ARMY – Novel of Valerio Massimo Manfredi

THE LOST ARMY > Through the eyes of Abira, women become the protagonists of the great History. This you will find out by reading this historical novel, along with ages adventures of a remote time. Ten thousand Greek mercenaries and a long march (through dangers and adventures), along with the desire to return home. Xenophon, wrote his “Anabasis”, Valerio Massimo …

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THE TURKISH GAMBIT – Novel by Boris Akunin

Reading Russian words during your trip, you can do more: do not forget to read an novel of Boris Akunin. That is the Meeting Benches way to travel: a perfectly proportioned man – created by Leonardo da Vinci – correlating the symmetry of human anatomy to the symmetry of the universe. What you see, hear, eat and feel, it’s all …

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THE LOST HONOR OF KATHARINA BLUM – Novel of Heinrich Boll

Knowing a nation, it is also “feel” its literature. Welcome to the German-language literature. The Meeting Benches way: a perfectly proportioned man, was created by Leonardo da Vinci, correlating the symmetry of human anatomy to the symmetry of the universe. That geometrical way of the mind, could live with the simplicity of the sides of a charming square, where joy, …

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PORTNOY’S COMPLAINT: Novel, by Philip Roth

PORTNOY’S COMPLAINT Seven chapters, connected by an invisible thread, that is a monologue, one between Alexander and his psychoanalyst. By reading, you also find that the temporal levels of the narrative is moved by invisible thread of memory and internal drives. The man who complains – Alexander Portnoy – is any human being, with a personal set of delusions and …

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RAISE THE RED LANTERN: Novel, by Su Tong

What you read, you talk of a China immersed in medieval times of pre-revolutionary social decomposition. Leafing through the pages of the novel, you will discover the young Songlian, a girl who agrees to become the fourth wife and concubine of rich Chen Zuoqian. You must adapt to the rules that the “home” requires wives (the husband has – among …

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A LONG WAY GONE: Memoirs of a boy soldier – Novel, by Ishmael Beah

In “A Long Way Gone”, Beah, tells a riveting story: how at the age of twelve, he fled attacking rebels and wandered a land rendered unrecognizable by violence. Children have become soldiers of choice. In the more than fifty conflicts going on worldwide, it is estimated that there are some 300,000 childsoldiers. Ishmael Beah used to be one of them. …

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THREE SECONDS OF HEAVEN: Romance, by Sigitas Parulskis

THREE SECONDS OF HEAVEN Imagine a very short time, three seconds, in fact, your time suspended in the blue, the air that caresses you, waiting for your parachute opens. Robertas is the protagonist of the novel, and in the pages of this novel you find the memories of his military life, but also the love for Mary. Like any dive, …

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SOUL IN LOVE: In prose book, by Alda Merini

SOUL IN LOVE “You do not know: there are birches and night stand their roots, and you never would believe that at night the trees are walking or become dreams. Do you think that in a tree is a violin of love. Do you think a tree sings and laughs. Do you think a tree is in a crevasse and …

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ROMOLA: Romance, by George Eliot

ROMOLA This famous English writer, she loved very much Florence, so much to write a novel from the misleading title (Romola), a historical novel set in Renaissance. By reading, you will know the story of a year that changed the history of the world: The 1492 is the year of the discovery of America, the year he died Lorenzo de …

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