Slate posted an interview with Werner Herzog yesterday in which the German film director’s narrative techniques are compared to those of Polish reportage author Ryszard Kapuściński. Jacob Weisbe… more →
Bacacay: The Polish Literature WeblogIran wrote 1 day ago: “Only with the greatest simplification, for the sake of convenience, can we say ‘Africa’. In reality … more →
w martin wrote 3 days ago: Slate posted an interview with Werner Herzog yesterday in which the German film director’s nar … more →
theartoftheblag wrote 2 weeks ago: This month I have mostly been reading: Money by Martin Amis Video Night in Kathmandu by Pico Iyer So … more →
reneethewriter wrote 1 month ago: The Canadian death toll continues to rise. Image courtesy of Master Corporal Doug Desrochers via Fli … more →
w martin wrote 1 month ago: David Varno has just posted to Critical Mass, the National Book Critics Circle blog, a summary and d … more →
Eduarda Sousa wrote 2 months ago: Papei ontem Os Cínicos Não Servem Para Este Ofício de Ryszard Kapuscinski. Não conseguiria descrever … more →
westrow wrote 2 months ago: Heading south, and just time to note this, from Travels with Herodotus by Ryszard Kapuscinski, fres … more →
Eduarda Sousa wrote 2 months ago: «Hoje, se queremos perceber para onde estamos a ir», sustenta Kapuscinski, «não é necessário olhar p … more →
versouk wrote 2 months ago: Steven Carroll praises Kapuscinski’s ‘The Other‘ for Melbourne’s The Age. Th … more →
w martin wrote 2 months ago: Yes, the hiatus is over! The past 5 weeks have seen, among other things, preparations for three Poli … more →
Akhil wrote 3 months ago: Here is a list of the books I read this summer. I loved all of them. ———— … more →
w martin wrote 6 months ago: The new Harper’s (July 2009) has a great review by Robyn Creswell of the late Sudanese writer … more →
seandodson wrote 6 months ago: The sudden protest in Tehran burst like a firework onto the internet last night. The Boston Globe pu … more →
mvlturner wrote 7 months ago: Often a small detail can be as telling as a shelfload of description. I have a horror of generalis … more →
cawdor wrote 8 months ago: I’m still reading Ryszard Kapuscinksi’s Travels With Herodotus. In it he describes the a … more →
peter rudd wrote 8 months ago: Another excerpt from Kapuscinski’s book The Other. Here he describes the tendency for strong … more →
Joanna wrote 9 months ago: I AM reading Lapidarium and learning to blog… “Man doesn’t think with stories. Our … more →
Arhopala Bazaloides wrote 10 months ago: From Travels with Herodotus, a book by Ryszard Kapuscinski: ..neighbourhoods [in third world cities] … more →
peter rudd wrote 1 year ago: Here is a description of how Europe colonized the world between the Middle Ages and modern times, as … more →