«Μα ο ήλιος αβασίλεψε κι ο αητός απεκοιμήθη και το βοριά το δροσερό τον πήραν τα καράβια. Κι έτσι του
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Αργώ ή Πλους Αεροστάτου – Argo, or a Balloon’s Flight
Η «Αργώ ή Πλους Αεροστάτου» είναι ένα αφήγημα που γράφτηκε από τον Ανδρέα Εμπειρίκο το 1944. Ο Εμπειρίκος αναφέρει ότι
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There was once a hot air balloon named “Argo”
It all began in a stormy summer night. The year was 1856. One hunderd years after the birth of Wolfgang
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On Light and Shadow: A “Fluxus Eleatis” Discourse
“Our life shall pass away as the trace of a cloud, and come to nought as the mist that is
Continue readingThe Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner: Written by Himself: With a detail of curious traditionary facts and other evidence by the editor
Introduction The long title belongs to a novel by Scottish author James Hogg, published anonymously in 1824. This masterpiece was
Continue readingMurakami’s Oysters
Haruki Murakami, by danetta This is a post about oysters and the Japanese writer Haruki Murakami. In a speech
Continue readingFrankenstein Junior, a movie by Mel Brooks
This is a great comedy, made by Mel Brooks in 1974, quite possibly his best movie. The hero, Dr. Frederick
Continue readingWitold Gombrowicz: Pornografia
Existentialism tries to re-establish value, while for me the “under-value,” the “insufficiency,” the “under-development,” are closer to man than any
Continue reading1001 Ways to Die (12) – Alvaro Mutis Jaramillo, Colombian, Writer and Poet
Alvaro Mutis Jaramillo, one of my absolute favorite writers of all times, died on Sunday 22 September 2013 in Mexico City,
Continue readingIf you loved me: C. Cavafis Unpublished poems – Αν μ’ Ηγαπας: Ανεκδοτα Ποιηματα του Κ. Καβαφη
Εισαγωγη Το 2013 συμπληρωνονται 150 χρονια απο τη γεννηση του Κ. Καβαφη. Ξεφυλλιζοντας τα “Ανεκδοτα Ποιηματα¨εκδοσεις Ικαρος 1982, σε μνημη
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