2016-04-08 17:36
2016 review of a book written by an author whose family name starts with the letterA B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y ZRelationships b… Read More
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A blog about good literature, including reviews of books, literary film adaptations and author's portraits supplemented by own writings.
2016-04-04 15:00
Sonnet to Spring(from Wild Notes from the Lyre of a Native Minstrel: 1826)I.Gay blooming goddess of the flow'ry year,Enchanting Spring, thou youth of nature, hail!What artless beauties in th… Read More
2016-04-02 11:46
2016 review of a book written by an author whose family name starts with the letterA B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y ZI reckon that all of us o… Read More
2016-03-28 15:00
The Face of All the World(from Sonnets from the Portuguese: 1850)The face of all the world is changed, I think,Since first I heard the footsteps of thy soulMove still, oh, still, beside me… Read More
2016-03-25 18:32
2016 review of a book written by an author whose family name starts with the letterA B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y ZIt is often said that lif… Read More
2016-03-23 16:04
Yesterday, on 22 March 2016, jihadist suicide bombers took action in Belgium killing dozens of people at Brussels Airport in Zaventem and in the underground near important EU buildings where… Read More
2016-03-21 16:00
The Rain and the Wind(from Hawthorn and Lavender, with Other Verses: 1901)The rain and the wind, the wind and the rain --They are with us like a disease:They worry the heart, they work the b… Read More
2016-03-20 17:10
2016 review of a book written by an author whose family name starts with the letterA B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y ZRubbish dumps as (forbidden) p… Read More
2016-03-17 16:14
If you have a look into my blog archive of February 2013, you’ll find there four reviews. Two are of classics from the pen of Austrian writers or to be precise of very renowned Austria… Read More
2016-03-17 16:14
March 2013 has been a very productive blogging month. Among other posts I published altogether five reviews, three of contemporary novels and two of well-remembered classics. Two of the book… Read More
2016-03-16 16:00
March 2013 has been a very productive blogging month. Among other posts I published altogether five reviews, three of contemporary novels and two of well-remembered classics. Two of the book… Read More
2016-03-15 16:46
If you have a look into my blog archive of February 2013, you’ll find there four reviews. Two are of classics from the pen of Austrian writers or to be precise of very renowned Austria… Read More
2016-03-14 16:49
If you have a look into my blog archive of February 2013, you’ll find there four reviews. Two are of classics from the pen of Austrian writers or to be precise of very renowned Austria… Read More
2016-03-14 16:00
Books(from Songs and Sonnets of Springtime: 1881)Oh, fatal fruits, nurtured with tears and blood!To taste your richness, we have given youth,Unshadowed mirth, and calm credulity;Your heavy p… Read More
2016-03-13 09:59
2016 review of a book written by an author whose family name starts with the letterA B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y ZSeeing old recordings of the fiery… Read More
2016-03-10 16:58
click on the image to go to thechallenge announcementon peek-a-booK!An Alphabet of Women Writers- completed and forthcoming reviews - Margaret Atwood: Cat's Eye (1988)Margarete Böhme: T… Read More
2016-03-09 16:00
There will be very few who deny that the mother has a very special place in the heart of a person and that when she dies, it uses to be a particularly painful loss in most cases even if she… Read More
2016-03-07 16:00
The Ancient of Days(from The Wild Knight and Other Poems: 1900)A child sits in a sunny place,Too happy for a smile,And plays through one long holidayWith balls to roll and pile;A painted win… Read More
2016-03-06 11:05
click on the image to go to thechallenge announcementon Read 52 Books in 52 Weeks A Double Alphabet of Writers- completed and forthcoming reviews - Margaret Atwood: Cat's… Read More
2016-03-06 11:01
Image: courtesy of Andrys at pixabayOr: Tribute to the Epistolary NovelThanks to the book blog A Work in Progress I learnt that February is the month of Letters. Obviously, it’s not th… Read More
2016-03-04 17:30
2016 review of a book written by an author whose family name starts with the letterA B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y ZNo matter when it comes, if out of the b… Read More
2016-03-02 16:20
Young Woman Reading by Lovis Corinth 1888oil on canvas, 67.3 × 54.5 cmPrivate collectionvia Wikimedia CommonsThe other day a friend sent me the link to an interesting article on Arts.M… Read More
2016-02-29 16:00
Spring Snow and Tui(from Collected Poems: 1950)We said: there will surely be hawthorn outdown in the sun-holding folds of the hills by the sea;but suddenly snow had forestalled the thorns th… Read More
2016-02-26 17:32
2016 review of a book written by an author whose family name starts with the letterA B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y ZEveryday life with its inevitable, often anno… Read More
2016-02-26 16:33
click on the image to go to thechallenge announcementon Guiltless Reading My Reads of 2016Written by Laureates of the Nobel Prize in Literature- planned reviews (subject to change!) -1905 &n&hell…Read More
2016-02-25 17:13
If you have a look into my blog archive of February 2013, you’ll find there four reviews. Two are of classics from the pen of Austrian writers or to be precise of very renowned Austria… Read More
2016-02-25 16:13
As you may be aware – or not –, I’m a more or less regular contributor to Aloi’s blog Read the Nobels and in January I also joined her annual event Read the Nobels 20… Read More
2016-02-23 14:54
Tedio invernale (da Rime nuove: 1887)Ma ci fu dunque un giornoSu questa terra il sole?Ci fur rose e viole,Luce, sorriso, ardor? Ma ci fu dunque un giornoLa dolce giovinezza,La gloria e la… Read More
2016-02-21 08:48
or: A Double Alphabet of Writers Including Nobel Prize LaureatesRight on New Year’s Day I plunged into the book blogging year with the review of the humorous classic The Man Who Search… Read More
2016-02-21 07:42
If you have a look into my blog archive of February 2013, you’ll find there four reviews. Two are of classics from the pen of Austrian writers or to be precise of very renowned Austria… Read More
2016-02-20 09:25
2016 review of a book written by an author whose family name starts with the letterA B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y ZFor many children the world is a thrilling place f… Read More
2016-02-20 09:24
2016 review of a book written by an author whose family name starts with the letterA B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y ZIn general, I don’t review any self-publishe… Read More
2016-02-19 18:46
2016 review of a book written by an author whose family name starts with the letterA B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y ZWe all know that love in all its forms is not… Read More
2016-02-15 16:00
No Coward Soul is Mine(from Selections from the Literary Remains of Ellis and Acton Bell: 1850)No coward soul is mine,No trembler in the world's storm-troubled sphere:I see Heaven's glories… Read More
2016-02-13 12:23
Frühlingsahnen(aus Neue Gedichte: 1850)Wenn des Winters starrer TraumBerg und Flur mit Schnee bedecket,Jeder dürre Zweig am BaumJammernd sich gen Himmel strecket:Kannst du da begre… Read More
2016-02-10 16:00
In his time Stefan Zweig (1881-1942) was one of the most famous and most successful German-language writers, but when – despairing at the political situation in his country of origin (… Read More
2016-02-08 16:00
Poem XIX Be Not Sad Because All Men(from Chamber Music: 1907)Be not sad because all menPrefer a lying clamour before you:Sweetheart, be at peace again,Can they dishonour you?They are sadder… Read More
2016-02-01 16:00
In the GloamingListen to a musical version of Meta Orred's poem on The Public Domain Review(from Poems: 1874)In the gloaming, oh, my darling,When the lights are dim and low,And the quiet sha… Read More
2016-01-31 12:17
... and an invitation to join.Read the Nobels A Perpetual Reading ChallengeIn spring 2013, I browsed the internet for interesting books to read as every so often and came across Read More
2016-01-31 12:17
1 January - 31 December 2015In December 2014, Karen K. from Books and Chocolate called the Back to the Classics Challenge 2015, and when I came across it by mere chance about two months lat… Read More
2016-01-31 12:17
Women Challenge # 3: 1 January - 31 December 2015 hosted by Valentina of Peek-a-booK!Although I joined in only in March, I still could contribute twenty-four reviews to this challenge. Four… Read More
2016-01-31 12:17
June 2015 - January 2016January is drawing towards its close and the Japanese Literature Challenge 9 hosted by Dolce Belezza - for literary and translated fiction in which I participated is… Read More
2016-01-29 16:50
2016 review of a book written by an author whose family name starts with the letterA B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y ZWe all tend to think of the past as “good old tim… Read More
2016-01-27 16:09
2016 review of a book written by an author whose family name starts with the letterA B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y ZThe international art scene is a world by itself that f… Read More
2016-01-27 16:08
2016 review of a book written by an author whose family name starts with the letterA B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y ZAs time progresses, society and with it literature unde… Read More
2016-01-27 16:06
2016 review of a book written by an author whose family name starts with the letterA B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y ZMany of us tend to think of childhood as the happiest t… Read More
2016-01-25 16:00
The Quiet Snow(from Collected Poems of Raymond Knister: 1949)The quiet snowWill splotchEach in the row of cedarsWith a fineAnd patient hand;Numb the harshness,Tangle of that swamp.It does no… Read More
2016-01-18 16:00
The Winter Wind(from The Lonely Crossing and Other Poems: 1905)The winter wind! e wh-e-e, e wh-e-e!It bites and smites and chases me,And pelts with boughs and shrieks with glee,This winter w… Read More
2016-01-11 16:00
A January Night(1879; first published in Moments of Vision: 1917)The rain smites more and more,The east wind snarls and sneezes;Through the joints of the quivering doorThe water wheezes.The… Read More
2016-01-02 14:20
Let’s be truthful, who of us doesn’t sometimes think of the world as a big circus and of people as clowns in it? It suffices to read the headlines of a newspaper or to turn on… Read More
2015-12-30 15:45
A Novel – Almost – Like A Fairy Tale: Helen by Maria EdgeworthAs an English-Irish woman writer Maria Edgeworth (1767-1849) was among the first to earn general recognition in the… Read More
2015-12-30 15:42
A Boy and a Red Lama on the Diamond Way: Kim by Rudyard KiplingWorldwide most reading lists for children contain at least one book written by Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) who was awarded the… Read More
2015-12-28 16:00
December's Snow(from Songs of the Road: 1911)The bloom is on the May once more, The chestnut buds have burst anew;But, darling, all our… Read More
2015-12-25 16:00
In a globalising world that urges the individual to adapt to ever more uniform standards, those who are different in any way are almost necessarily pushed into the role of the outsider, not… Read More
2015-12-21 16:00
Holly and Mistletoe(from Children of Christmas: 1907)Said the Holly to the Mistletoe: “Of this holy-tide what canst know,— &n&hell…Read More
2015-12-19 07:35
The workings of the mind are mysterious and our memory isn’t always very reliable, especially about childhood. Some people recall their early years vividly and in great detail, while o… Read More
2015-12-15 15:42
Modern life in overcrowded cities estranges society ever more from its roots, be they natural, cultural or spiritual. The consequence is that many people are discontent although they have ev… Read More
2015-12-14 16:00
Am Grischtdaag(aus Drauss un Deheem: 1891/1936)Sis Grischtdaag. Die ganz Welt iwwerFrei die Leit sich sehr,Un alles is harrlich, as wann der DaagVom Himmel gelosse waer.Ich… Read More
2015-12-08 07:17
Winter Sleep(from Nets to Catch the Wind: 1921)When against earth a wooden heelClicks as loud as stone on steel,When stone turns flour instead of flakes,And frost bakes clay as fire bakes,Wh… Read More
2015-12-06 08:58
Espionage is a dangerous trade, especially in times of – hot or cold – war, but not everybody deliberately chooses to enter it. Sometimes, above all in novels, outsiders get mixe… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
A Perpetual Reading Challenge About one year ago, I browsed the internet for interesting books to read as every so often and came across a blog which is dedicated to the Nobel Prize in Liter… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Frühlingsglaube(1813)Die linden Lüfte sind erwacht,sie säuseln und wehen Tag und Nacht.Sie schaffen an allen Enden.O frischer Duft, o neuer Klang!Nun, armes Herze, sei nicht b… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Today I’m turning my attention to Australia and to a book which I first read as a young teenager. Admittedly, back then I had to put up with its German translation and, what is worse… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
There are heaps of literary journals online, but few that bind together two countries as different as Austria and Australia. While the first is a small, mountainous and often rainy inland te… Read More
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