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Multumesc pt raspuns ... nu am reusit sa o gasesc in romaneste pe la librariile online pe care le stiu asa ca o sa ma duc la biblioteca sa o iau in engleza. Da, si mie imi place sa ma ascund printre rafturi la biblioteca ... si biblioteca municipala din Boston e si un momument arhitectonic in sine, e o adevarata placere sa ma duc. Toate cele bune!
Buna! Tocmai am citit descrierea cartii "Music of a Life" de Andrei Makine si mi se pare foarte interesanta. Stii cumva titlul in romaneste, pentru ca as prefera sa o citesc in romaneste. Multumesc. Altfel, inca n-am ajuns sa citesc Mauriac si Canetti, am fost la biblioteca sa ma uit dupa ei si am tot dat peste alte carti :-)
The Historian e un triler istoric legat de legenda lui Dracula. Povestea are la baza ideea ca Vlad Tepes ar fi reusit sa afle secretul nemuririi cu posibile consecinte nefaste pt prezent si se tese in jurul a trei generatii de istorici care incearca sa afle adevarul. Ce mi-a placut in mod special la cartea asta a fost ca e foarte dinamica - actiunea se muta dintr-un loc in altul prin Europa (incluzand desigur si Romania) si e foarte bine scrisa - naratiunea se leaga extraordinar de la o pagina la alta (esential pentru o carte de peste 700 de pagini cat are traducerea romaneasca). Cred ca merita citita desi daca ar fi sa aleg, prefer de departe triler-urile istorice ale lui Matthew Pearl (Clubul Dante, Umbra lui Poe). Merci pt detaliile despre Mauriac si Canetti,. Cred ca o sa-mi placa din ce imi spui, o sa ma uit la biblioteca publica sa va ce au.
Buna. Mai bine zis sint autori care m-au facut curioasa... Francois Mauriac, de exemplu - n-am citit nimic de el si nici nu stiu ce gen de literatura scrie ... La fel si Elais Canetti. Daca poti sa-mi dai o idee despre cei 2 autori ar fi super si cu ce carti mi-ai recomanda sa incep din fiecare. In afara de asta Ibsen, Marguerite Duras, Kafka ... i-am citit de mult cand eram in liceu ... necesita un refreshing major. Oricum, mix-ul de carti de pe raft e super-interesant. Eu citesc mai ales literatura contemporana foarte recenta ca sa spun asa. Imi place foarte tare si fictiunea istorica si genul in care scrie John Grisham (nu stiu daca le pot numi literatura politista).
Buna. Care carti spuneai ca te-au facut curioasa?
Hi Alina, If you haven't already done this, could you please introduce yourself to the group. As a member of our group we would like to get to know you better. We would like you to enjoy being part of this group. If you have any suggestions that will help our group get stronger and more interesting to you, then please feel free to share your ideas with the rest of the group. Our main aim is to make our members happy and comfortable to feel part of the group. My co-admins and I wish you an enjoyable week, We are looking forward to hearing from you soon, enjoy your reading, Silvana
Hi Alina, Looking at your books, I am guessng that you come from Romania? One of our young members, Anca comes from Romania as well. Beautiful city.
Hi Alina, Welcome and thank you for joining the Bibliophile club group. I hope that you will enjoy your new group and that you will join us in our discussions, or start a new one of your choice. Alina is a lovely name. Where are you from? if you have any questions regarding the group, please ask me or one of our admins. We'll be very happy to help you. Enjoy your reading.
I met the author, she is so nice
Wow!!! Then you should read "The Historian" by Elizabeth Kostova. I am from Spain, but have been living in America for 8 years now.
Hi there, of course we can be friends. Where are you from?