Category Archives: reading

The Big Wave by Pearl S. Buck, still up to date

Posted on July 27, 2011 by leviacarmina

Kino lives on a farm on the side of a mountain in Japan. His friend, Jiya, lives in a fishing village below. Everyone, including Kino and Jiya, has heard of the big wave. No one suspects it will wipe out … Continue reading →

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Les plus beaux contes zen et l’art des haïkus – the most beautiful zen tales and the art of haiku (Henri Brunel)

Posted on May 31, 2011 by leviacarmina

“Nous voici revenus aux temps anciens, sur la place du village, aux pieds d’un maître zen de passage. Voici que dans le soir qui vient, nous sommes à nouveau touchés par le rythme des phrases, l’enchantement des images… Le Zen … Continue reading →

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Evaristo Carriego by Jorge Luis Borges

Posted on May 3, 2011 by leviacarmina

El estudio de Jorge Luis Borges sobre Evaristo Carriego -poeta argentino que disfrutó de popularidad a principios de siglo- no es un simple ejercicio crítico-biográfico ni un conjunto de estampas costumbristas, sino que late en él el propósito de recrear … Continue reading →

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Geisha of Gion by Mineko Iwasaki : discovery of another world

Posted on April 13, 2011 by leviacarmina

‘I can identify the exact moment when things began to change. It was a cold winter afternoon. I had just turned three.’ Emerging shyly from her hiding place, Mineko encounters Madam Oima, the formidable proprietress of a prolific geisha house … Continue reading →

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Tango – la mezcla milagrosa (1917-1956) – an essay by Carlos Mina

Posted on March 24, 2011 by leviacarmina

Merecedor del Premio La Nacion-Sudamericana de Ensayo 2006-2007, Tango. La mezcla milagrosa, nace como un clasico llamado a desentranar sentidos hasta ahora ocultos de nuestra identidad. Ameno, cautivante y original, analiza mas de 500 letras de tangos populares a lo … Continue reading →

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