Γράφει η Γεωργία Κωστοπούλου Η Toni Morrison βασίστηκε στον αυτοσχεδιασμό της τζαζ για να γράψει το ομώνυμο βιβλίο. Δεν ήταν από την αρχή ξεκάθαρη η ροή των γεγονότων και της ιστορίας, αλλά άφησε τους ήρωές της ελεύθερους να την οδηγήσουν όπου εκείνη ήθελαν, όπως ο Miles Davis άκουγε τι έπαιζαν οι μουσικοί του και… Read More “Jazz” από την Toni Morrison
Streetwise George and his big, childlike friend Lennie are drifters, searching for work in the fields and valleys of California. They have nothing except the clothes on their back, and a hope that one day they’ll find a place of their own and live the American dream. But dreams come at a price. Gentle giant Lennie… Read More “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck #BookReview
Γράφει η Γεωργία Κωστοπούλου Όλοι γνωρίζουμε την ιστορία της Κοκκινοσκουφίτσας! Πρόκειται για εκείνο το κοριτσάκι με την κόκκινη κάπα και την κόκκινη κουκούλα; Αυτή που δεν άκουσε τη μαμά της και πήγε στο δάσος και μίλησε με τον λύκο; Αυτόν που έχουμε συνηθίσει να αποκαλούμε “Κακό Λύκο”; Αυτόν που παρίστανε τη γιαγιά της για να την… Read More “Σκουφοκοκκινίτσα” από τη Μαρίνα Γιώτη
What can one say of The Torrents of Spring…? This is not a classic Hemingway book. For those who know him and have read his books, this is not going to be one of their favorite. That said, let’s get into the book details. The Torrents of Spring is a hilarious parody of the Chicago… Read More “The Torrents of Spring” by Ernest Hemingway
Sometimes the last person on earth you want to be with is the one person you can’t be without… Over two hundred years after its first publishing, “Pride and Prejudice” remains a joyful reading. Austen truly masters the art of writing and the reader can see that on every page. The humoristic prose with respect… Read More “Pride and Prejudice” by Jane Austen
Back in 1938, Daphne du Maurier wrote a novel that has become a classic. It is the story of three people. The deceased Rebecca, her mourning husband Maxim de Winter and a young woman, the second Mrs. Maxim de Winter, who is also the narrator. The young woman works as a lady’s companion and she… Read More “Rebecca” by Daphne du Maurier
“Baltasar and Blimunda” is a book about a king that cannot have children, and he promises to build a monastery if he gets his heir. The promise is made to a monk and it has to be fulfilled to one of the greatest achievements in Portuguese history. The king though knows that the delay of… Read More “Baltasar and Blimunda” by Jose Saramago
Here is a classic piece of work read by most teens in the US and a few other in the world… Just to mention that the book has been translated into forty or more languages! Harper Lee has written only two books. The first one, “To Kill a Mockingbird”, is one of the most well… Read More “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee
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