Category: LITERATURE
NEW YORK, SUMMER 2005
Jonathan was utterly enchanted by the city: its vertiginous architecture, its hectic energy, its extroverted people with their mental alertness and inexhaustible greed. He had a deep conviction that his life would take a decisive turn right here.
PARTITION VOICES
PARTITION VOICES By Beverly Andrews Almost all countries throughout the world have experienced at least one defining historical moment which in many ways defines generations to come. For those which have […]
A vision in Buenos Aires
Series: Tales of cities By Pierre Scordia In the crowded Avenida Santa Fé, she was surprised by the sudden darkness in the sky. Hoping to reach Café Tortoni before getting caught by […]
Why is India still lagging behind China?
Zee JFL “annual” festival – London By Beverly Andrews The Asian literary festival, Zee JLF, returned to London for a sixth successive year. This wonderful festival offers British residents a welcome […]
HISTORY / LITERATURE / USA
From Kennedy to Hillary: the end of the myth of the American dream
The end of the myth of the American dream By Pierre Scordia Democracy seems a sham when you read two books, one by Hillary Rodman Clinton, What Happened, and the other […]
THE ANCIENT ART OF STORYTELLING
ONCE UPON A TIME: THE ANCIENT ART OF STORYTELLING I’m a baby boomer, born near Newcastle a few years after the war. In my teens I went to school in Berkshire and […]