The 1989 Revolution has left open wounds and unanswered questions that still haunt the country today. Is an outsider suited to tell that story?
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Verdi’s Azucena is a tragic figure haunted by PTSD, revenge and horrible mistakes. And yet her story resonates perfectly across the centuries into modern times.
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The Great Gatsby is one of the great classics of American literature of the XX century, but underneath all the dazzle, the truth of human nature rears its ugly head.
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One of the most misunderstood books in literature, Don Quixote is a brilliant work centuries ahead of its time. Windmills be damned.
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A beautiful allegorical story that takes not-so-veiled jabs at the Catholic Church, prompting indignation, censorship and outrage.
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A supremely unlikeable protagonist finds her way to happiness and to the readers’ hearts through heartbreak, blunders and ultimate redemption.
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The deeply unsettling work of an allegedly disturbed mind, this book still attracts and captivates readers across the world against all odds.
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Moby Dick is a story of revenge, despair, and ultimately… total loss. Why does it have such a firm grip on our imagination?
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Europolis captures the golden era of Sulina, once one of the most cosmopolitan towns in Europe and now fallen almost entirely into obscurity.
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Humanity owes an immense debt of gratitude to Henrietta Lacks, but can that debt ever actually be paid to the Lacks family?
“The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks” and the broken scales of Profit and Consent Read More »