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Reader Notes: Yeshayahu Leibowitz – Israel and Judaism

Posted on January 27, 2011 by admin

Yeshayahu Leibowitz was one of the best known thinkers and scientists in the history of Israel. He was also one of the most controversial ones, his outspoken and non-compromising opinions on a number of issues from the Israeli policy of … Continue reading →

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Carte: Marek Halter – Maria

Posted on January 11, 2011 by admin

Undeva in postfata cartii sale Marek Halter scrie despre imaginea Mariei: ‘De-a lungul celor catorva ani necesari cercetarilor pentru redactarea acestui roman care si-a propus sa contureze portretul Mariei “mele”, m-am straduit sa-mi imaginez cum ar fi putut fi aceasta … Continue reading →

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Carte: Mihail Sebastian – De doua mii de ani …

Posted on December 27, 2010 by admin

Iata o carte care are un destin unic sau in orice caz foarte rar in posteritate si anume faptul ca prefata sa este mult mai citita si mai comentata decat cartea insasi. Incercand sa schimb ceva in acest dezechilibru nefiresc … Continue reading →

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Carte: Nicolae Manolescu – Viata si carti

Posted on December 10, 2010 by admin

Ce poate face Nicolae Manolescu, unul dintre cei mai importanti critici si istorici literari ai ultimelor decenii, dupa ce a scris o ‘Istorie critica a literaturii romane’? Desigur, una dintre optiuni este sa-si scrie memoriile. Succesul de public este in … Continue reading →

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Book: Philip Roth – The Humbling

Posted on November 22, 2010 by admin

The previous book of Philip Roth that I read was The Plot Against America which a historical ‘what-if’ type of story describing an alternative path that the American history could have taken in the period at the start of the … Continue reading →

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Carte: Petru Popescu – Fata din Nazaret

Posted on November 19, 2010 by admin

Ametitoare este cariera de scriitor a lui Petru Popescu, cariera intinsa deja in timp peste mai bine de patru decenii. Dupa ce debutase ca poet, isi face nume de romancier de mare succes la critica si public intre anii 1969 … Continue reading →

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Carte: Cristian Teodorescu – Medgidia, orasul de apoi

Posted on November 14, 2010 by admin

Lectura cartii lui Cristian Teodorescu ‘Medgidia, orasul de apoi’ mi-a adus imediat in minte ‘Cartea soaptelor’ a lui Varujan Vosganian. Cele doua carti aparute in ultimul an au multe elemente comune. Ambele sunt intitulate ‘romane’ dar structurile lor epice sunt … Continue reading →

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Carte: Andrei Codrescu – Ghid Dada pentru postumani

Posted on November 1, 2010 by admin

Acum un an cand televiziunile erau invadate de emisiuni ocazionate de implinirea a 20 de ani de la caderea Zidului si prabusirea regimurilor comuniste din Europa de Est, am vazut printre altele documentarul regizorului veteran Leslie Woodhead intitulat How the … Continue reading →

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Carte: Andrei Oisteanu – Narcotice in cultura romana

Posted on October 25, 2010 by admin

In spatele titlurilor unora dintre cartile lui Andrei Oisteanu nu se afla exact ceea ce s-ar putea astepta cititorul. De exemplu Imaginea evreului in cultura romana ascunde o adevarata istorie a antisemitismului romanesc, nu numai a celui cultural, probabil cel … Continue reading →

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Book: Imre Kertesz – Detective Novel (Detektivtortenet)

Posted on September 12, 2010 by admin

Born in a Jewish family in Budapest in 1929, Nobel-prize winner Imre Kertesz is a Holocaust survivor. In 1944 he was deported to Auschwitz, and liberated in Buchenwald in 1945. Part of his work is a reflection of the Holocaust … Continue reading →

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