war, the search for identity, love and loss, the fragility and the resilience of human spirit, with a thin layer between reality and allegory.. easily one of the most poetic novels i have read
Mar 12, 2025
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excellent arab novel i found in my local library’s classic section. beautifully written, super engaging plot, and a message with lots to digest. anyone who likes classics or foreign literature should check it out. makes me wanna take a trip to Sudan
Jan 23, 2024
i picked up this book when i was travelling through albania, apparently the writer sadly passed away the day i bought it… did i curse him or ???
anyways, the book is about a young man stuck in a blood feud between two families that has been going on for years -according to the code of kanun. and arghh its so good!!! albanian culture is really fascinating
i really recommend this for those interested in albanian culture.. which you should be since the country is pretty unknown, yet very beautiful and definitely deserves more recognition. also its a pretty short read
i included a link to a wikipedia page about the blood feuds for those interested
Feb 12, 2025
by miljenko jergovic and it IS translated yay. it’s short stories about the lives of different “characters” in yugoslavia during the 90s wars but it’s such a unique collection of stories and the way he writes these characters is sooooooooooooooo unbelievably good. very human, melancholy-yet-hopeful and beautiful. my favorite one is Cactus. one of the few works of fiction i enjoyed!
Jul 31, 2024
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three weeks ago i visited the northwest of my country and i’m so happy i left with this pic so so proud that i took it
Jan 14, 2025
i’m absolutely in loveee with this new coffeeshop that has opened like a week ago in the médina
Mar 11, 2025
this photo has been part of my first exhibition that i had last summer and it’s one out of three from the collection, this one specifically is so close to my heart because it represents me growing up
Jan 18, 2025