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Bio: an eclectic physician Avatar: Burt Lancaster as the Prince of Salina, a.k.a. The Leopard. Loves: philosophy, poetry, novels, neorealism, postmodernism, existentialism.

“Mi casa tendrá dos piernas y mis sueños no tendrán fronteras„ — Ernesto Guevara

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Luigi Malerba: Pataffio (Paperback, German language, 1996, Fischer (Tb.), Frankfurt) 4 izar

A different perspective on human fallacies

4 izar

Quite a unique, fun, irreverent novel, which inspired the famous Italian comedy 'The Incredible Army of Brancaleone' by Monicelli, set in fictional late-medieval feud in central Italy. The author brilliantly and fluently alternates between a macaronic Latin, Vulgar, and Roman dialect, and ironically highlights the shortcomings of the feudal system. Somehow the novel manages to feel extremely actual with regard to the present struggles in Italian society.

Various Authors: The Passenger: Japan (2020, Europa Editions & Iperborea) 4 izar

A new series from Europa Editions, The Passenger collects the best new writing, photography, art …

A beautiful glimpse on the heart of Japan

4 izar

One of the best titles in The Passenger series. This is one standing out resource on Japanese culture which feels true and intimate, without falling into the typical Western serotypes. The variety of content provided, together with the selected photos and infographics, contribute depicting a lively and dynamic portrait of the traditional Nipponic landscape.

Richard K. Morgan: Broken Angels (2007, Del Rey) 4 izar

Welcome back to the brash, brutal new world of the twenty-fifth century: where global politics …

good sequel

4 izar

This book further expands on the dynamics of the fictional universe where Kovacs was born into; the story moves away from the typical noir cyberpunk setting to embrace a different but nonetheless compelling scifi style.

Richard K. Morgan: Altered Carbon (Takeshi Kovacs, #1) (2006) 5 izar

It's the twenty-fifth century, and advances in technology have redefined life itself. A person's consciousness …

a landmark of cyberpunk genre

5 izar

I really enjoyed this book. An hard-boiled, engaging story which aligns with the themes and the style of its genre, but succeeds at the same time in creating something really unique. Language is simple, straight to the point; explicit at times, but under no circumstances vulgar. A Dense, intricate plot, a crescendo of suspense.

Sylvia Plath: The Bell Jar (2005) 5 izar

The Bell Jar is the only novel written by the American writer and poet Sylvia …

A must of 20th century us literature

5 izar

This is prose writing at it's absolute best, and however distressing the content of the book may be , you can't fail to be impressed by the masterful use of English by this unbelievably gifted young woman. I went on to read Sylvia's journal, and at that point it became obvious that you can substitute the name Esther for Sylvia - they are one and the same. I've felt compelled to read much of the other prose and poetry she wrote in her tragically short life and can totally understand why she's regarded as one of the greatest writers of twentieth century literature.

Ernest Hemingway: For Whom the Bell Tolls (2014, Scribner) 5 izar

High in the pine forests of the Spanish Sierra, a guerrilla band prepares to blow …

A masterpiece

5 izar

As a Hemingway die-hard fun, I must say this is for me one his most successful works, alongside Fiesta and a Farewell to Arms. The author perfectly conveys the trauma, the spiritual mangling, the contradictions, the inebitable loss which a civil war, but also describes the lives of those who volunteered to sacrifice their life for the sake of an idea. The driving rhythm of his concise prose makes this book an engaging reading

Fyodor Dostoevsky: The Brothers Karamazov (2002, Farrar, Straus and Giroux) 5 izar

The Brothers Karamazov (Russian: Бра́тья Карама́зовы, Brat'ya Karamazovy, pronounced [ˈbratʲjə kərɐˈmazəvɨ]), also translated as The …

Review of 'The Brothers Karamazov' on 'GoodReads'

5 izar

No doubt it's Dostoevskij Masterpiece. The whole essence of the human being in a single piece of writing