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books : Amara Lakhous: civilisations at crossroads

Amara Lakhous: civilisations at crossroads

‘Scontro di civiltà per un ascensore a piazza Vittorio’, has been consecrated Italy’s literary sensation of the year. The 36 year old Algerian-born author, who is Italian at heart, tells us his story

by tiziana sforza // 26/11/06

books, italy, rome, amara lakhous, brunch

REPORT books : Paris, Samuel Beckett’s final stop

Paris, Samuel Beckett’s final stop

One hundred years after his birth, Paris presents the complete œuvre of Samuel Beckett, one of the European writers who best expressed the malady of the 20th century (until June 2007)

by max hidalgo // 14/11/06

books, samuel beckett, paris, france, culture

INTERVIEW

Travelling with insider tips

Take an alternative trip around Brussels with our private guide, Stephane Lambert. Together we discover the hidden corners of the European capital.

by marc serena // 18/10/06

books, brussels, cities, belgium, museum, education system, culture

books : Google print outshines the European Digital Library

Google print outshines the European Digital Library

As Google actively courts European publishers at Frankfurt, the nascent European Digital Library fumbles to catch up

by Mariona Vivar Mompel @ // 04/10/06

books, frankfurt, culture

FOCUS

The long road to a European Digital Library

by Mariona Vivar Mompel @ // 04/10/06

books, frankfurt, culture

“We don’t want to stand in the way of the digital era”

Publisher Georg Siebeck explains why the new German copyright laws threaten the very existence of academic publishers

by Martin Schneider @ // 04/10/06

books, frankfurt, culture

FOCUS

The Frankfurt book fair discusses digital books

Every year, the world biggest book fair in Frankfurt attracts a lot of bookworms. But the future of the traditional paperback is unsure

by giovanni campi // 04/10/06

books, frankfurt, culture

FOCUS books : Turkish intellectuals and Europe

Turkish intellectuals and Europe

Europe represents a slippery and elusive object of desire for Turkey, but Turkish intellectuals are wondering whether it might not be best to define Europe before beginning to covet it.

by françois skvor // 08/09/03

books, secularity, mustafa kemal atatürk, ideology, candidate countries, akp, islam

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Sarajevo, Milijenko Jergovic and me

By Anna Huber It was the opening day of the Sarajevo film festival. The weather was moody. The doors of the bookshop looked very inviting. I recalled the title of a book I was recommended very strongly as an exceptional book about Sarajevo: "Sarajevo Marlboro“ by Milijenko Jergovic. This is ...

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The colonial routes of Nazism

We all regard Nazism's birthplace to be in Nuremberg or Munich..but what if this movement has its origins in Africa? David Olusoga and Casper Erichsen's book ''Kaiser Holocaust'' changes our way of thought about the origins of Nazism and the German ''imperium'' in Namibia.

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3rd Artist book and small editions Festival: call for participants

Book, Humanity’s symbol and testimony: HUMAN BOOK Books that are the body of what is written in and have printed words by soul Books where matter and spirit are kept to be read, looked at and touched CALL Authors of Artist books, illustrated books editors, self-editors, book artisans and ...

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Factory: The presentation of the first volume in Ravenna

Factory: The presentation of the first volume in Ravenna Factory By Gianluca Morozzi e Michele Petrucci Publishing house Fernandel Meet the authors Saturday 15th November 2008 ore 6pm Galleria Mirada – Libreria Interno 4 Via Mazzini 83 Ravenna Five people wake up in a old factory. They don’t know each ...

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The European Union is not a peace project

Some topics might actually prove too daunting to write about even in tomes. Barry Eichengreen, professor at the University of California at Berkeley has undertaken a difficult task in his book The European Economy since 1945: Coordinated Capitalism and Beyond. It entails the economic history of the whole of Europe ...

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