Mother’s Day: « Promise at Dawn » by Romain Gary, « Book of My Mother » by Albert Cohen and « Letter to My Mother » by Georges Simenon

This Sunday is Mother’s Day. This year it falls on the same day in Belgium and in the US, which makes it easier for me, since my parents live in Continue Reading →

Andalusia: Federico Garcia Lorca and Antonio Machado

Last summer, Céline and I traveled for one week in Andalusia. I was looking for a few good books.  I could have read « Tales of the Alhambra » written by the Continue Reading →

Italian frescoes: “The Princess of Mantua » by Marie Ferranti and « A Month in Siena » by Hisham Matar

I believe there are two ways, more complementary than contradictory, to be seduced or moved by a painting. Either it is the composition, the perfection of the drawing or the Continue Reading →