I was reading The Goldfinch with such eagerness! In the beginning, I had doubts that I will read the book till the end (the book published by Litera has 1108 pages!), but the small painting’s story really captivated me, it’s that kind of book which will not let you sleep, eat or do anything else than reading. I’ve finished the book in almost two weeks. The book was realized in 2013, is the third novel written by Donna Tartt and was awarded Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 2014. Read more
205 years ago, on February 7, 1812, was born in Portsmouth, England, John Huff Charles Dickens, an English novelist, known for the 19th-century realism, reflected in his novels. Up to the age of 12, Dickens‘s childhood was peaceful and happy. His family belonged to the nobility and he went to a private school. His father, a bohemian character, was incarcerated in a debtor’s prison. To help his family, Charles was forced to leave school and work ten-hour days at Warren’s Blacking Warehouse, where he earned six shillings a week pasting labels on pots of boot blacking. Read more
Since 1995, April 23rd has been more than just another day on the calendar. Thanks to UNESCO, it’s the official World Book and Copyright Day—a global celebration of reading, literature, and the brilliant minds who shaped it. The date was chosen to honor two literary giants who passed away on this day: Miguel de Cervantes and William Shakespeare. The tradition began in Spain, where the day also coincides with the beloved Festival of the Rose and St. George’s Day. Read more
I’m in the middle of a book about marriage—borrowed from a friend, like many of life’s biggest questions. Marriage has always stirred something in me. Not just curiosity, but a kind of restless wonder. Among all the existential questions that occasionally camp out in my mind, a few wear wedding rings.
I still remember a moment from my teenage years—one of those imprints that time doesn’t blur. My mother, with her unshakable realism, said to me: “Every marriage looks perfect from the outside. But once you’re inside, there’s no guarantee that your home will ever feel truly peaceful again. Arguments creep in when you least expect them—usually over children or money.” Read more
“You will not believe what a longing for you possesses me. The chief cause of this is my love and then we have not grown used to be apart. So it comes to pass that I lie awake a great part of the night, thinking of you; and that by day, when the hours return at which I was wont to visit you, my feet take me, as it is so truly said, to your chamber, but not finding you there I return, sick and sad at heart, like an excluded lover.” Read more