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ThinkShop: On Robert Graves, Count Belisarius and Lawrence of Arabia
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A selection of articles on history, politics, art and literature. Thursday, September 9, 2010. On Robert Graves, Count Belisarius and Lawrence of Arabia. In the historical novel,. Was first published Graves was confronted with numerous negative reviews. Most criticised the novel for its stiff portrayal of the main character, finding him to be "altogether too noble". Graves, never a lover of critics, reacted strongly. In one of two letters which he wrote to. T E Lawrence, better known as Lawrence of Arabia.
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ThinkShop: August 2015
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A selection of articles on history, politics, art and literature. Monday, August 24, 2015. Caravaggio in Dublin, Triumph of the Soulless. Having once been in Malta and failing to see that island's sole Caravaggio painting. I was determined not to make the same mistake when recently visiting the island of Ireland. The Taking of Christ. The Taking of Christ. Is the latest Caravaggio to be discovered. H. Now it hangs proudly, all cleaned up, spic and span, in the National Gallery. Or any mythic-science-fict...
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ThinkShop: Heliotherapy in Switzerland
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A selection of articles on history, politics, art and literature. Sunday, July 11, 2010. Here is an intriguing photo that I took at the exhibition "Magic Mountains: Switzerland as Energy Centre and Sanatorium". In the Swiss National Museum in Zürich. It shows a nurse giving a child a glass of ovalmaltine. The child and nurse are on skis, they are standing on snow and surrounded by high peaks, but what makes the photo most odd is the near nakedness of the youngster. By the early 20. Captured the almost re...
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ThinkShop: One Hundred Days by Lukas Barfuss
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A selection of articles on history, politics, art and literature. Friday, June 26, 2015. One Hundred Days by Lukas Barfuss. Granta Books, 2013). By the young Swiss author Lukas Barfüss. In this contemporary version of Conrad’s Heart of Darkness. This book has garnered Barfüss a number of literary prizes, as well as nominations for the biggest book prizes in Germany and Switzerland. He is, of course, almost unheard of in the insular, provincial English speaking world. Friday, June 26, 2015. Subscribe to: ...
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Nuala Ní Chonchúir on ‘Good Country People’ by Flannery O’ Connor | Short Story Ireland
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Focus On… The South Circular. Focus On… wordlegs. In Conversation With Aileen Armstrong. In Conversation With… Alan McMonagle. In Conversation With James Claffey. This Is The One. Eddie Stack on “Errand” by Raymond Carver. JAN CARSON ON THE SEMPLICA GIRL DIARIES BY GEORGE SAUNDERS. Nuala Ní Chonchúir on ‘Good Country People’ by Flannery O’ Connor. Caroline Healy on “Incarnations of Burned Children” by David Foster Wallace. This Is The One: Alison Wells on “A Stone Woman” by A.S Byatt. Good Country People...
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ThinkShop: The Beyeler Foundation: Vienna 1900 - Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele and Their Time
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A selection of articles on history, politics, art and literature. Monday, October 4, 2010. The Beyeler Foundation: Vienna 1900 - Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele and Their Time. 65279;. Beyler Foundation (photo: Bijan Sayfour). Gustav Klimt: The Dancer. Gustav Klimt: The Park. I only ask because most of my photos appear out of focus.) But it is the water that holds one’s attention, and the play of light on its surface. It dominates the bulk of the canvas, becoming almost an entirely abstract ...I hope the ...
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ThinkShop: More on Collective Memory
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A selection of articles on history, politics, art and literature. Sunday, March 17, 2013. More on Collective Memory. The is a follow up to my previous post. Famine memorial, Dublin. Johanna Burke, “Introduction to ‘Remembering’ War”,. Journal of Contemporary History. Volume 39 (4), October, 2004, p. 473]. Will no doubt help to shape the American collective memory to a far greater extent than academic monographs on the same subject. International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia, The Hague. In the ...
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My writing life: Mrs Jhaveri Investigates Part 5
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The Normal State of Mind. Thursday, 21 November 2013. Mrs Jhaveri Investigates Part 5. She walked as fast as she possibly could. She’d have to get to the bottom of this. She changed quickly into a white sari and dashed to the Morgan’s home. People had already started dropping in. She saw Mrs Jones by the buffet table, helping herself to canapes. 8220;Hello, Mrs Jones,” she said quietly. 8220;True.” Mrs Jhaveri wrung her hands together. Where would she get any clues? 8221; Mrs Jones smiled. 8220;Yes, I am...
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My writing life: The Normal State of Mind
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The Normal State of Mind. The Normal State of Mind. The Book Launch 14th March 2015 at Waterstones, Plymouth. With editor, Susie Wild. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). There was an error in this gadget. Latest short stories elsewhere. Propah Mumbai girl brought up on batata vadas and bhel, Bollywood and books. Hitchhiked across the world on hubby's oil tankers. Entered a country without a visa and hid under a bed. Phew, enough said! View my complete profile. Stories from Commuterlit.com.
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ThinkShop: The Death of Marat
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A selection of articles on history, politics, art and literature. Friday, May 21, 2010. The Death of Marat. The above painting is world famous, David's. The Death of Marat. It is a fine example of revolutionary iconography - the radical Marat, in death, has become a secular martyr. Some commentators have pointed out the similarity to Michealangelo's. Later we stopped at the building which once housed Marat's newspaper, the notorious. Then we crossed the road to find the site where radical faction, the Co...
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