I'm an archaeologist, I love to read speculative fiction and feminist works (and why not both?). I mostly read Italian translations but I'm recording English language editions for the sake of getting more chances to share my interests.
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Stefano Costa
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Vol. 1. – Planet Cosmic/Elemental/Planetary Kinship
With every breath, every sip of water, every meal, …
Have been very excited about this series since its release in late 2021, and my partner gifted it to me for my birthday. I love the writing of many of the contributors over the five volumes.
Vol. 1. – Planet Cosmic/Elemental/Planetary Kinship
With every breath, every sip of water, every meal, we are reminded that our …
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Each page until the very end is so strong and deeply ties together the personal sphere and the political. The pregnancy of the young daughter of Ramatulaye is the final step in this woman's liberation journey away from traditional roles and preconceptions.
The writing is plain and moves forward slow and easy, but don't be deceived. Each page is like a heavy stone, a new turn of the "plot". The narrator sits, mourning and yet powerful thanks to her own writing.
Ifemelu and Obinze are young and in love when they depart military-ruled Nigeria for the …
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There are separate parts of this book that have their own identity. When reading through the final chapters I wondered if this was really the same book I had started a few weeks earlier. This is to say, the protagonists have a powerful way of growing up and becoming something different as the story progresses.
What stuck with me the most was how Ifemelu was "not Black" until she arrived in the USA.
Reading an excerpt where there's an archaeological dig going on made me curious
Ifemelu and Obinze are young and in love when they depart military-ruled Nigeria for the West. Beautiful, self-assured Ifemelu heads …
Half of a Yellow Sun is a novel by Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Published in 2006 by 4th Estate …
Half of a Yellow Sun is a novel by Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Published …
Finally getting to read this after more than one year I added to my wishlist.
This book starts throwing so many things in your face at once: geography, family, rape. It's pleasantly out of my comfort zone (?!).
Ottobre 1942: al commissario Boccadoro viene chiesto di convincere l’anziano don Rossano a far visionare dalla Soprintendenza le campane della …
