I admire clear succinct prose, like Hemingway’s. And I also like beautiful style of Oscar Wilde, where every word matters even though the language is poetic and can be quite elaborate at times. Both writers couldn’t be more different but one thing they have in common is clarity.… Read the rest
Alan Partridge himself (by Benabomb (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons)
What’s the reason behind his popularity?… Read the rest
Infinity Rally by David Gerstein, via Wikimedia Commons
If it still expands after the Big Bang as we are told by astrophysicist then – where to? Have you ever considered than there might be just another Universe like ours inside the tiniest particle we have yet to discover, let’s name it cutely – gravittino.… Read the rest
Prince Myshkin from Dostoevsky’s novel “Idiot” is a renowned misfit character
I’m a misfit. Always been one, always will be. Yet often, when things got too difficult, I would think, “I wish I was normal, like everyone else.”
The thing is there’s no such thing as normal.… Read the rest
Fatsia covered in snow, Hammersmith, London, December 2010
Johann Goethe is one of my role models, he was a multitalented person, most known for his literary work and especially his masterpiece, Faust.
Goethe was also a botanist, a specialist in plant morphology.… Read the rest
Luke is a motorcycle stunt rider who tries to be a good father. But with no jobs on the horizon, he decides to rob banks in order to get some money to support his son. It’s a desperate measure, which results in a tragedy.… Read the rest
While the London Book Fair 2013 is still fresh in my memory, I’ll talk about the Read Russia Showcase, which I attended at the LBF. Read Russia is an initiative aiming to raise awareness about Russian literature outside Russia and connect fans of Russian books to modern Russian authors.… Read the rest