Giada Marcazzani
@giadamar.bsky.social
History enthusiast (PhD), animal and book lover. Passionate about social justice, feminism and the environment. A 19th-century intellectual in a digital age, still believing in the power of small actions. SMManager and teacher. Somerset based
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Strasbourg, Ankara, Madrid: none felt like home, but in books I discovered my people | Elif Shafak
Strasbourg, Ankara, Madrid: none felt like home, but in books I discovered my people | Elif Shafak
As a child I moved from France to Turkey to Spain – then I finally found roots and belonging in stories
* In our end of year series, writers and public figures remember the place or time when they felt most at home
Where is home? The question has…
www.theguardian.com
January 2, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Strasbourg, Ankara, Madrid: none felt like home, but in books I discovered my people | Elif Shafak
#HanKang: I read #Wedonotpart, #Greeklessons, #Convalescence, and #Humanacts. Loved the first, dreamlike & haunting. The concept of collective MEMORY as a civic duty, vs. immobilized personal memory, is key. Remember first, help others to remember, to prevent history from repeating
January 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
#HanKang: I read #Wedonotpart, #Greeklessons, #Convalescence, and #Humanacts. Loved the first, dreamlike & haunting. The concept of collective MEMORY as a civic duty, vs. immobilized personal memory, is key. Remember first, help others to remember, to prevent history from repeating
I'm reading... Han Kang "Human acts" (Italian edition)
November 18, 2024 at 7:08 PM
I'm reading... Han Kang "Human acts" (Italian edition)
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From Trump leaving Nato to phone crimes: Edith Pritchett’s week in Venn diagrams – cartoon
From Trump leaving Nato to phone crimes: Edith Pritchett’s week in Venn diagrams – cartoon
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November 18, 2024 at 6:44 AM
From Trump leaving Nato to phone crimes: Edith Pritchett’s week in Venn diagrams – cartoon