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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...

The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare

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I read this comedy by Shakespeare as part of a challenge from the Classic Club  in co-operation with Rachel @ Hibernator's Library  -   2019 Year of Shakespeare . The idea is to read a Comedy for Jan - April -  The Taming of the Shrew , a historical drama for May - Aug -  King John  and a Tragedy for Sep - Dec -  Hamlet . At the same time  Hamlette's Soliloquy  announced the February blog party of  We Love Shakespeare Week . Hitting two birds with one stone, I read  The Taming of the Shrew.    I find it very difficult to read Shakespeare, that is maybe why I expose myself to the challenge. On top of it, I promised Hamlette's Soliloquy to write a review of The Taming of the Shrew. So, here we go. The story, in short, is set in Padua, where wealthy Baptista Minola has two marriageable daughters. The older one, Katherine, is vicious and ill-tempered and the young one, Bianca, is beautiful and mild. Bianca has suito...