I have known Tito for 44 years, ever since I worked in the same bank where he was a valued client. Fate then brought us together a few years later in the Dominican Republic, where I had lived for a year and where Tito had business relations. A missed meeting during my trip to Mexico …
Tito Bassi: trilogy “El Molino del OSo”
Tito Bassi: la trilogia "El Molino del OSo" . Read about the author who lives in Guatemala City . My review - la mia recensione It all began a long time ago… in a quiet area of Insubria, what is today commonly called Canton Ticino. Perhaps the villagers had first noticed Otto, a …
Los devoradores de Mazapán * Mario Chavarría Gonzáles
Los devoradores de mazapán * Mario Chavarría Gonzáles (con le illustrazioni di Ruth Angulo) Carvajal Educación S.A. Literatura infanttil - Novela Guatemalteca Editorial Norma – Ciudad de Guatemala , agosto 2013 ISBN 978-9929-42-031-1 I was myself immersed together with Ximena in the bowels and labyrinths of the old Capital of Guatemala: La Antigua, …
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On sale in Ascona… * in vendita ad Ascona…
La prossima domenica 9 aprile, in occasione degli Eventi Letterari Monte Verità, il mio ultimo romanzo Il Segreto degli Annwyn (in lingua italiana e inglese) sarà in vendita sul Lungolago di Ascona. Un'occasione da non perdere per chi desidera acquistare una copia autografata! The next Sunday, April 9, at the Literary Events Monte Verità, my …
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Nicholas Rossis Novels: Schism – Rise of the Prince – Mad Water – Vigil – (End Game)
More than the saga of Benioff and Weiss The Game of Thrones, "PAERSEUS" by Nicholas C. Rossis reminds me of an epic story where the reader is transported into a sacred narrative, built by cosmological events and where archetypes and symbols garble the reader. A myth, in short, that could also be the vision of …
Review of the Novel Miedo by Kevin Cooper
Link to Kevin Cooper's books on Amazon "All good things must come to an end." The book tells a true story of a painful past that emerges from the depths of time, which continues to prick the memory of the man who recounts his childhood. A novel that touches the heartstrings, rattling arcane emotions, in …
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Tito Bassi: El estuario de la memoria
El estuario de la memoria di Tito Bassi Editorial Vitela Seviglia - España ISBN: 978-84-944659-0-1 prezzo 30.- € here you may order * aquí se puede ordenar Bajo el luminoso título de El estuario de la memoria Tito Bassi publica sus recuerdos, los de un hombre de acción que supo hacerse a sí mismo, que …
Books are pieces of dreams… I libri sono frammenti di sogni
Inside my novels, there is a common dream aiming to change the world for a better place for humankind... You will find appealing descriptions of places far away, you may travel with the characters on airplanes and sailboats, you will plunge into unrevealed mysteries and you will feel the shiver realizing that most of it …
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“The Annwyn’s Secret” by Claudine Giovannoni
Una bella recensione del romanzo Il Segreto degli Annwyn, ora disponibile in lingua inglese.
I was pleased to read on the author’s blog that one of her recent books, Il Segreto degli Annwyn, has been translated from Italian into English.
The Annwyn’s Secret is a novel set in the XXIII century and the future scenario it presents is not as positive as one could possibly hope for. In fairness, some may find it not so surprising, considering the numerous red flags on matters of environment and pollution. Providing a bit of background on the events, the first pages of the book reveal that in 2022 a fatal cataclysm raged out across the planet, causing immeasurable damage and the death of millions of people. Thus, the surviving world population was forced to move to those few remaining habitable areas. However, they had to adapt severe security measures and get used to live under the constant threat of emergency occurrences.
Remarkably, Claudine’s book is not about the end of…
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The new novel by Arturo Monterroso
La libélula mecánica y el averiguador * Arturo Monterroso http://www.librerianorma.com Editorial Norma– Ciudad de Guatemala , agosto 2016 ISBN 978-9929-42-210-0 (for now, only in the original Spanish version... the book need to be translated!!!) Gunshots in the silence of the night mark the beginning of this story enigma, search, and conflict. Monterroso in this …
IBRIDO (romanzo urban fantasy edito da GDS)
Titolo: Ibrido Autore: Isa Thid Casa Editrice: editrice GDS Genere: urban fantasy Numero pagine: Lunghezza stampa 191 Prezzo ebook: 2,99€ Link d’acquisto ebook: amazon (.mobi) - ultima books (.epub) Contatti: Facebook (Isa Thid) – Twitter (@isatgreen) – Blog (Maledetta Tastiera) Un paio d'anni fa avevo letto con piacere la prima stesura del romanzo dell'amica Elisa …
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Recensione di Marianna Altamura
Premessa di M. Altamura Il blog di Claudine Giovannoni è stato curiosamente il primo che ho cominciato a seguire subito dopo aver aperto l’account su WordPress, qualche anno fa. Un incontro casuale. O for se no. A parte la questione del multilingua, che mi aveva attirata in un primo momento, nel suo blog ho riscontrato una grande sensibilità nel …
Tito Bassi: a writer of visceral emotions * scrittore d’emozioni viscerali
. . El jueves 24 de septiembre de 2015, a las 20:00 tendrá lugar en Sevilla en el pabellón de Guatemala de la Exposición Universal de 1929, la presentación del libro El Molino del Oso de Tito Bassi, a cargo de Manuel Merinero Villagrasa y Jaime Galbarro García. El escritor Tito Bassi, oriundo de la …
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M. R. Morales: a Guatemalan writer of fiction or reality?
I enjoyed both novels, but the second one has left me stunned! The subtle humor of Mario Roberto Morales, emerges from time to time, but the puns aimed at the truth about his beloved country are effective. After all, is not a fiction invented from scratch... but rather an historical account embellished with sagacity. Unfortunately it …
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The Annwyn secret: the thrill to become a movie
to help children in need AdaptLab: from page to screen This year L’immagine e la parola (Images and words) (19 – 22 March) will be joined by a session of AdaptLab, a workshop on the adaptation of literary works for the screen, developed by TorinoFilmLab and addressing industry professionals. This major initiative from TorinoFilmLab will …
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Tito Bassi: a writer of visceral emotions * scrittore d’emozioni viscerali
I was not even twenty when I first met Tito: he was a fascinating person, singular and unreachable. Or at least if I considered all the stories and rumors going around about him! He was emanating a strange aura, his smile was captivating, and his strange accent made me smile. I saw him again on an …
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Alberto Jelmini: a new enchanting literary surprise * una nuova incantevole sorpresa letteraria
Ho conosciuto Alberto Jelmini parecchi anni or sono… avendo iniziato il mio percorso letterario, necessitavo di un magister che mi aiutasse a migliorare le mie lacune ed affinare il mio stile. Così iniziai a frequentare il suo corso di scrittura creativa con estremo coinvolgimento: i risvolti sono ormai conosciuti! Negli anni ci siamo trovati a …
Keep dreamings * sempre sognando
Estratto dal romanzo Il segreto degli Annwyn
About me…
This time of the year, either because of the upcoming holidays as well as the usual fatigue accumulated during months, I don't feel very creative. Fortunately, with the arrival of Cocoa, although he has not taken the place of my beloved Ebony who died last September 17, my heart is filled with joy! I should …
Carpe Diem
Sono nato dalla fantasia di un uomo che aveva creduto di poter cambiare il mondo, una persona comune ma dotata di una grande passione: le parole. E da allora mi sono sempre ritrovato a passare di mano in mano, attraversando le vicissitudini di chi mi ha posseduto e il più delle volte senza neppure …
Yeah… seriously see who I have chosen!
Chrysalis’ young fans * giovani ammiratori di Chrysalis
I wrote this novel especially for them, the young! I wish I could bring more awareness to our moral obligation towards the planet Earth... with a mixture of modern fairy tale and educational romance that deals with the theme of the "journey" and the contrast between good and evil. * Questo romanzo l'ho scritto …
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Male young adult character: Kazimir
Briciole del mio tempo * Time’s crumbs
Nabucodonosor A volte, quanto il tempo si contorce dentro la mia mente e le mani battono veloci sui tasti, la storia dei personaggi scivola lungo sentieri sconosciuti. Descrivo le emozioni che si fanno incalzanti, come nuvole che si rincorrono lungo l’arcobaleno lasciato, quale utopico segno, da una tempesta appena disfatta. Accarezzo i loro stessi …
L’Orologio [pensieri da: Il gioco delle perle di vetro – H. Hesse]
I walk with bowed head, looking at the tip of my gym shoes smeared with mud, as I fear that my steps might awaken the souls of the past who have stayed in this magical place. But I just leave confused traces where the grass does not cover the passage, which overlaps with those of …
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Piccoli passi nella Taiga: i personaggi
descriptive card of the character ¦¦ scheda descrittiva del personaggio female young adult character: Vladimira O’Floinn drawing ©Michele Tanner . GENERALITA’ Nome: Vladimira O’Floinn (figlia di Fiona Moira del 1978 e Yuri Georgijevič Zarkovskij del 1968) Razza: caucasica (per metà irlandese e l’altra metà russa) Luogo di nascita: Dublino – Irlanda Data di nascita: 1996 …
Abstract of The Annwyn’s Secret * riassunto de Il Segreto degli Annwyn
For an assignment of 4a. high-school, my son Emanuele Giosuè chose my latest novel... Per un compito scolastico di 4a. media, mio figlio ha scelto l'ultimo romanzo... HERE you go to the whole text: english and italian
Fantasy: dichotomy between real and surreal
watercolor & ink ©Marion Jiranek We draw a lot of ideas from the dreamlike or from the "collective mind", from which we can draw without even realizing it also while awake! A single image, like this one lovingly given to me by a dear friend, it can create in the observer ideas and concepts reproducible …
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The melodies of the heart * Melodie del cuore
First sketches – the main character takes shape
. A long story to tell... read here *** leggi qui l'introduzione al progetto grafico Il blog del nuovo romanzo in lavorazione taigasdream.wordpress.com