Language & Culture
I read 41 books in 2023…here are the best of the bunch
Twenty-twenty-three: an economic bust, but a reading boom —– Quite frankly, 2023 didn’t have the feel of a year when I’d manage to read more
25. December 2023
Tag: Books
Language & Culture
Books of the year – 2022
These are my five books of the year which moved me and nourished my thoughts most in the past 12 months —– 5. The Devil You
25. December 2022
Language & Culture
An ode to my local public bookshelf
Walk around the streets of Vienna for just 15 minutes and you are sure to find a public bookshelf. Placed on squares, street pavements, in
10. March 2021
Language & Culture
Why Bruno Schulz is the perfect author for our troubled times
Killed by a Nazi officer in 1942 in his hometown of Drohobycz, Bruno Schulz left behind only a small body of writing. Yet what work
3. March 2021