When youth experiences influence a literary style. Our Korean’s art journey start in Seodang, were private village schools providing elementary education during the Goryeo and Joseon dynasties. Here you can find the temple of Seonunsa. Gochang County (county in North Jeolla Province, South Korea), it’s a rural area. The Gochang Dolmens (located in Maesan village), are listed as a UNESCO …
Read More »SIGHTSEEING – Novel by Rattawut Lapcharoensap / The Beach bites back.
When author finds moments of beauty, also in bleak settings. Be it dazzling temples or spectacular palaces, each of these famous places has an intriguing story to tell you. It began as a small trading centre and port community on the west bank of the Chao Phraya River some 200 years ago. Today in Bangkok glory of its illustrious past …
Read More »THE HEART’S FIFTH CHAMBER – Angkarn Chanthathip / Because poetry has to reflect your perspective on the world.
Living in the countryside, when you took 40 minutes to get to school. As the site of the northeast’s largest university, in Khon Kaen there are more than enough interesting attractions and good facilities to make your stop rewarding. Into Khon Kaen National Museum, you can find a collection of artefacts spans prehistoric times to the present. This province makes …
Read More »THE PRETENDERS – Francisco Sionil Josè / Choosing the city as a setting for fiction.
Write about what reflect the kind of decay a particular people. His novels depict the social underpinnings of class struggles (and colonialism), in Filipino society. His works have been translated into 28 languages. FRANCISCO SIONIL JOSE’ was born in a December day, 1924 in Rosales (Pangasinan, Philippine Islands). His a 1962 historical novel “The Pretenders“, it’s the second to the …
Read More »SORCERY – Jessica Tarahata Hagedorn / Create with special parents background, having Chinese ancestor.
Mixed media style, often incorporating song, poetry and images. Manila, the capital of the Philippines, is ready to challenge your assumptions. There’s a walled citadel from where the Spanish ruled their eastern empire, together incredible markets. The colonial Spanish walled (in area of Intramuros), is an interesting place to explore. Its Chinatown (also known as Binondo), it’s an exquisite place …
Read More »WHAT THE WORLD’S LARGEST EXPERIMENT REVEALS ABOUT HUMAN DESIRE – Ogi Ogas and Sai Gaddam / A billion Wicked Thoughts
The book on sex in the twenty-first century. This town developed as the castle town of one of the three branches of the ruling Tokugawa family (during the Edo Period). Nagoya it’s Japan’s third-largest incorporated city. As of 2015, 2.28 million people lived in the city. Walking in its streets, you can perceive something about a special book (A Billion …
Read More »TO BE IN LOVE – Shuntaro Tanikawa /Bearing the weight of being alone.
The Japanese living poet you’ve never heard of. On the outside this town looks like any technologically advanced modern city, but don’t forget it’s home to some world famous traditional and historical landmarks. Tokyo is a mix of ultra-modern skyscrapers and traditional historical temples. Highlights in Tokyo? Watch a Japanese ceremony and sumo matches, enjoying your special dinner a a …
Read More »A THOUSAND YEARS OF GOOD PRAYERS – Novel by Li Yiyun / From My Life I Write to You in Your Life.
When reading about other people’s lives it’s a comfort. Visiting Beijing you can go to the Maan Coffee, http://www.timeoutbeijing.com/venue/Food__Drink-Cafes__Teahouses/16636/Maan-Coffee.html the strangest coffee shop y’ve ever visited. Its honey toast is bathed in salted butter (and nestled within a crust that comes with three dipping sauces of maple syrup, condensed milk and berry compote). This understated dessert earns every mouthful. Here …
Read More »CROSSING HALF OF CHINA TO SLEEP WITH YOU – Yu Xiuhua / When writing poems means facing yourself, not facing others.
Because they’re simple, and don’t have many words. Hubei is a province located in the Central China region, where was born poet Yu Xiuhua. The territory was part of the powerful State of Chu. The most celebrated element of Hubei cuisine, is the Wuchang bream (a freshwater bream that is steamed). Its Shennongjia area, is the alleged home of the …
Read More »THE INHERITANCE OF LOSS – Novel by Kiran Desai
A dwelling on the slopes of the Himalayas, an unnamed cook and a bitch Entering in this site, you can discover that Delhi is a bazaar full of riches, a labyrinth full by a choke of fumes. Rebuilt by many conquerors, you enthralls with the touch of a silk scarf or the scent of sandalwood soap. Here, a discarded beer …
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