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| The "Giraffe aus Barranquilla" comprises 82 journalistic works by García Márquez written between 1948 and 1952. "La Girafa" was the title of a column that the then 22-year-old regularly wrote for the Colombian daily newspaper "El Heraldo". Many of the short glosses and literary sketches, in which he processed everyday experiences, paved the way for his later work. |
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| The artist's commission: Paint within 3 minutes Don Quijote on Rocinante and Sancho Panza on his donkey approaching a windmill. And voilà! As an encore, the artist even added a scorching sun over La Mancha, or is it a dust-wreathed herd of mutton? ... |
* [For first time visitors]:
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| "Enigma in luogo di mare" A fine read, the more while enjoying holiday in Italy. ;-) |
Franco Luccentini (24 December 1920 – 5 August 2002)
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| Tiempo de fulgor |
Sergio Ramírez *5 August 1942
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| The Polish Rider (El jenite polaco) I re-read a few days ago. This afternoon "The Collected Stories of Katherine Mansfield" enriched my coffeetime. ... Well, not all, but two of them. ;-) |
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| Bird poo art |
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| However you spin it |
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| What a writer! Not to write: What a woman! |
Edna O'Brien (15 December 1930 – 27 July 2024)
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| Comic cloud |
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| Little Man, What Now? |
Hans Fallada (21 July 1893 – 5 February 1947)
