Rutger Bregman: the BBC Reith Lectures, Thanksgiving football, National Guard members shot, ‘Light in August,’ and ‘The American Revolution.’
Another Week: Number 153
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Here is a list of content tagged “writers” on MarkCz.com.
‘The Alchemist,’ by Paulo Coelho, and following your dream
Paulo Coelho's bestseller The Alchemist: A Fable About Following Your Dream is one of those books that has been sitting on our shelf for years. His book The Pilgrimage is up there too, along with The Four Agreements, by Don Miguel Ruiz. I hadn't read any of them. I...
Happy Bloomsday! James Joyce / ‘Ulysses’ podcast
A stately, plump good morning to Ulysses readers everywhere. Over the last day or two, several messages have arrived here informing me (and asking me to inform you) of a new podcast. It's hosted by the bestselling Irish novelist, journalist and broadcaster Frank...
Dante Alighieri cenotaph, Santa Croce, Florence
Florence, Italy — The cenotaph (empty tomb) for Dante Alighieri in the Basilica of Santa Croce, erected in 1829. The Italian poet was exiled from Florence (that sentence was rescinded in 2008) and residing in Ravenna when he...