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Blogging Anniversary - 10 years

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A while ago I checked when I did my first blog post, in order to celebrate with an anniversary post. Well, that day came and went without any reaction from me. Better late than never, so here a reminder of my very first blog post from 24 October 2012.  The book was New Finnish Grammar  by Diego Marani. Marani is an Italian novelist, translator and newspaper columnist. While working as a translator for the European Union he invented a language ‘Europanto’ which is a mixture of languages and based on the common practice of word-borrowing usage of many EU languages. It was a suitable book to start with, being a book about letters, languages and memories. With a beautiful prose, the novel went directly to my heart.  "One night at Trieste in September 1943 a seriously wounded soldier is found on the quay. The doctor, of a newly arrived German hospital ship, Pietri Friari gives the unconscious soldier medical assistance. His new patient has no documents or anything that can ide...

NYT Survey on Reading Habits

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Jeanie at The Marmelade Gypsy has answered the New York Times, Sunday book section's questionnaire concerning reading habits. I thought I will go along and look into my own habits. Here we go. 
 What are you reading right now? As always I read several books at the time, changing them according to my mood. Here are some of them: A Portrait of a Lady  by Henry James. It is a read along with Dolce Belezza for February. A Room of One's Own  by Virginia Woolf. This is also a read along for February with Alex at The Sleepless Reader. Restless  by William Boyd. A new favourite author. The Empty Family  by Colm Toíbin. Favourite author. What is the last great book you read? Coffin Road  by Peter May. Could not put it down and read it in a day. I love his books. Candide  by Voltaire. A surprisingly fresh classic, enjoyable also today. What do you read for solace? For escape? For sheer pleasure? For solace and escape I would read anything t...