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"The beauty of the world is in the eye." Introduction When I first read De Noaille's poetry, I was positively surprised, if not mesmerized. I feel fortunate knowing French, since this made it possible for me to discover her works in their original form instead of translated ones, which hold the inevitable risk (especially in poetry) of altering the writer's authentic style or the poem's aesthetic.…
8 books that are difficult to put down once you start reading them. I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh This book could be one of the few of its kind or even the only one that appears as a recommendation on this blog, since I generally do not dip my toes into thrillers. However, I could not omit it, especially as a page-turner, which I think it totally is, offering suspense and a haunting atmosphere.…
4 books that capture the essence of summer. Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome During the late years of the 19th century, three hypochondriac friends wish to take a break from their tiresome everyday lives and decide to go on a boat trip in the Thames. While writing this book, Jerome intended for it to serve as a travel guide, although it ended up being more than just an expedition, since it…
A selection of short books that can be read in a day. Night Flight by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry De Saint-Exupéry's semi-autobiographical novel revolves around nocturne postal flights. One night, three airplanes are expected to return to Buenos Aires from Patagonia, Paraguay and Chile, as the routine requires. Then, the mail is supposed to continue to Europe. However, a heavy storm is causing…
5 books that are utterly outside of common sense and conventionalism. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Caroll Alice, a little girl, is spending some leisure time with her sister during the summer break, when, all of a sudden, someone catches her attention: a white rabbit dressed in a waistcoat that enters through a rabbit hole in a hurry and disappears. Without thinking much about it,…
A selection of books that feature natural spaces: from poetry to epic fantasy. Le Coeur innombrable by Anna de Noailles This is de Noaille's first poetry collection, in which she revealed the immense appreciation she felt for nature and life. Her writing is beyond impressive; it reflects her elegance alongside the sensibility she had towards everything bigger than humans: the divine, beauty, and…
4 Japanese books that offer more than a cute cover. The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko Ogawa A housekeeper is hired to take care of a mathematician, whose recollection capacities have decreased after an accident: his short-time memory lasts eighty minutes before resetting. Thus, every day they introduce themselves anew. Despite this issue, his brain's ability to function has not ceased…
5 novels in which memory meets love, loss, and regret. Lie With Me by Philippe Besson This novel revolves around a man's memories and his love story with Thomas during their teenage years. They met in the last year of school and got romantically involved. Their relationship was complex though, for they saw each other in secret, hidden from watchful eyes and, at times, even denied the reality of…
The novelist and poet, who shook up the Victorian norms. The Brontë sisters, Charlotte, Emily and Anne, have influenced the English literary world; they have become universally read and highly valued. Their works are taught in schools and universities, as part of classic English literature, providing study ground for morality, gender, class, faith and more. Yet, stepping away from academic frames,…