Samuel Pepys (born on 23 February 1633) was a naval administrator, well known for his Diary which gives a fascinating picture of the upper-class life of Restoration London through the 1660s.He wrote his diary in shorthand, to ensure that no one could read it easily and he often further encoded the accounts of his many… Read More Pepys and Marriage
Ieri sera sulla piattaforma Zoom ha avuto luogo “La festa degli autori” – un evento gioioso legato al concorso nazionale “Racconti da Sogno” – organizzata dal curatore dell’antologia, Stefano Andrini.Nel corso della magica serata, piena di parole, musica, emozioni e speranze, sono stati letti alcuni incipit dei racconti pubblicati, tra cui il mio. La mia… Read More La festa degli autori
“I envy paranoids; they actually feel people are paying attention to them.” (1) Susan Sontag, one of the most prominent New York intellectuals of her generation, was a writer and political activist, born on 16 January 1933 (she died of leukaemia just two weeks before her 72nd birthday) When she was fourteen years old, she… Read More Susan Sontag
Tu non sei più qui, ma io ti trovo ancora nel Bolero di Ravel. Tu non lo consideravi un grande esempio di musica classica, eppure mi parla di te. E di me. Ricordi? Comincia con levità, quasi in sordina, con pochi tocchi, rarefatti, anche se già in un’atmosfera di liquida attesa. Va crescendo con l’aggiunta… Read More Bolero 💗
“Once upon a time there was a little chimney-sweep, and his name was Tom. That is a short name, and you have heard it before, so you will not have much trouble in remembering it. He lived in a great town in the North country, where there were plenty of chimneys to sweep, and plenty of… Read More The Water Babies
On 17 August 1945 George Orwell published “Animal Farm” an allegorical novella which has been defined a beast fable, a political allegory, an anti-utopian novel, which made him immediately famous. The original title was “Animal Farm: A Fairy Story”, but U.S. publishers dropped the subtitle when it was republished The Guardian on 24 August 1945 wrote that… Read More August 17, 1945: George Orwell’s Animal Farm
“I know that the night is not the same as the day: that all things are different, that the things of the night cannot be explained in the day, because they do not then exist, and the night can be a dreadful time for lonely people once their loneliness has started. […] … Read More Hemingway’s Night
Cari amici in un momento ancora problematico per molti di noi, ho avuto il piacere di ricevere una notizia positiva che vorrei condividere con voi: il mio racconto “L’addio ai monti” è stato selezionato per essere incluso nell’antologia RACCONTI LOMBARDI 2020 che verrà pubblicata da Historica Edizioni
“But, he (Santiago) thought, I keep them [the fishing lines] with precision. Only I have no luck any more. But who knows? Maybe today. Every day is a new day. It is better to be lucky. But I would rather be exact. Then when luck comes you are ready.” (1) This is a paragraph taken… Read More “Every Day is a New Day” 🕮
Oggi, in occasione dell’anniversario della morte di Leonardo da Vinci, avvenuta ad Amboise (Francia) il 2 maggio 1519, vorrei proporvi un mio racconto pubblicato nell’antologia “Racconti Lombardi” (ed. 2019) LA DAMA, IL SUO AMANTE, IL PITTORE E L’ERMELLINO Castello Sforzesco – Milano. 1490 Era immobile da ore, simile alle montagne di cui, nei giorni… Read More “La dama, il suo amante, il pittore e l’ermellino” 🖊️
