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Enjoying Haiku

Julia_M September 10, 2020 No Comments Asian Literary Criticism Asian Poetry (Kindle Store)Essays (Books)Haiku & Japanese Poetry Japanese Literary Criticism (Books)Japanese Literature Japanese Poetry & Haiku

To enjoy haiku one must read it in small doses. Here are 3 excellent choices which I bought at the British Museum.

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V.S. Naipaul – The Writer

Julia_M July 29, 2020 No Comments Buddhist History (Books)Essays (Books)Fatherhood History of Anthropology Indonesia Travel Islam Letters & Correspondence Literary Criticism & Theory Literary Letters Literature Religious Fundamentalism Religious Travel

The late Sir VS Naipaul is one of my favourite writers. I do not read his fiction as the settings, in colonial Caribbean, is not…

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By Edward W Said

Julia_M March 23, 2020 No Comments Caribbean & Latin American Politics Colonialism & Post-Colonialism Cultural Anthropology (Books)Essays (Books)Philosophy History & Survey Political Commentary & Opinion Psychologist Biographies

Edward Said is one of those engaged intellectuals. They see the world from the prism of the oppressed and tried to change it through writings.…

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