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“The Man of Feeling,” by Javier Marías: a meditation on love

foto: www.larevista.ro Amazingly beautiful meditation on love, published in the book “The Man of Feeling,” by Spanish writer Javier Marías. „The Man of Feeling is a love story in which love is neither seen nor experienced, but announced and remembered. Can such a thing happen? Can something as urgent and unpostponable as love, which requires both presence and immediate consummation or ... Citeşte mai departe »

“The Prince of Tides,” by Pat Conroy: short fragments of art

photo My favorite paragraphs from Pat Conroy’s most beloved book, “The Prince of Tides” – an memorable story about family, honesty, learning to accept your past, and love. ~~~ My wound is geography. It is also my anchorage, my port of call. *** It was five o’clock in the afternoon Eastern Standard Time when the telephone rang in my house ... Citeşte mai departe »

My favorite paragraphs: „The Atomic Weight of Love,” by Elizabeth J. Church

It was such a joy to read Elizabeth J. Church’s debut novel! „The Atomic Weight of Love” is the kind of book that infiltrates itself into your daily life and makes you think about the story even when you’re not immersed in reading it. So you can’t wait to find the next couple of hours to read more, and more, ... Citeşte mai departe »

„The High Mountains of Portugal,” by Yann Martel: a definition of love

photo A beautiful definition of love that I found in Yann Martel’s new book, „The High Mountains of Portugal”. „Love is a house with many rooms, this room to feed the love, this one to entertain it, this one to clean it, this one to dress it, this one to allow it to rest, and each of these rooms can ... Citeşte mai departe »

Încă trei filme din selecția Cannes 2015, aduse în România

Independenţa Film va distribui în România încă trei filme selectate anul acesta la Cannes – mult așteptatul Love, al lui Gaspar Noé, programat în afara competiţiei, în secţiunea Midnight Screening, Trois souvenirs de ma jeunesse (r. Arnaud Desplechin) şi Le tout nouveau testament (r. Jaco Van Dormael), în cadrul Quinzaine des réalisateurs – alături de cele cinci anunțate deja săptămâna ... Citeşte mai departe »

Leslie Hawke: Top 5 greatest gifts I’ve ever received

Leslie Hawke has a confession to make and an emotion to unveil in every response she offers. The co-founder of OvidiuRo association, who found joy in helping needy children in Romania, told us which are the greatest gifts she has ever received in life. Here they are. LESLIE HAWKE: The Catholic theologian Thomas Merton said that „The things we really ... Citeşte mai departe »

Isabel Allende: „My life is not different from other people’s lives”

In an exclusive interview for our magazine, writer Isabel Allende talks frankly and with humour about the way her wonderful books are born, about her family and about intimate themes like love and sex. The famous author of „Paula”, „Eva Luna” or „The House of the Spirits” unveils herself just like she does in her novels: passionate, full of life ... Citeşte mai departe »