Maria Messina’s writing is dedicated to those who, in her experience, were considered to be of little importance in early 20th century society: women. She was a woman writing about the silence around other women, most likely because she knew no one else would. She was, in the words of Leonardo Sciascia, the Sicilian Mansfield.…Read more Maria Messina: Camilla, from the collection Sicilian girls
Erri De Luca: I pesci del Mediterraneo/ The fish of the Mediterranean
225 men, women and children have died in the Mediterranean in the first 40 days of 2023. This means over 5 deaths a day, on average, as the world looks on in almost total indifference. I pesci del Mediterraneo Erri De Luca Prendete e mangiatene tutti. Questi sono i corpi planati …Read more Erri De Luca: I pesci del Mediterraneo/ The fish of the Mediterranean
Giacomo Leopardi: Passero solitario/Monticola solitarius
"The most blissful creatures in the world are birds." - Giacomo Leopardi Il passero solitarioGiacomo LeopardiD’in su la vetta della torre antica,passero solitario, alla campagnacantando vai finchè non more il giorno;ed erra l’armonia per questa valle.Primavera dintornobrilla nell’aria, e per li campi esulta,sì ch’a mirarla intenerisce il core.Odi greggi belar, muggire armenti;gli altri augelli contenti,…Read more Giacomo Leopardi: Passero solitario/Monticola solitarius
Benedetto Croce: diario/ diary, December 2, 1944
"Violence is never strength but weakness, nor can it ever create anything, but only destroy it." "When the German radio announced he was free and would return to politics, I was indifferent, because, for me, he was like a rag doll, which has lost the sawdust used to stuff it and just hangs there,…Read more Benedetto Croce: diario/ diary, December 2, 1944
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