To make navigation easier on this site, here is a map allowing localizing the places mentioned and discussed in each of the blog’s posts. Click on the location markers to find the book reviewed and a link to the blog post.
Aleppo, Syria: « Death is Hard Work » and « No One Prayed Over Their Graves » by Khaled Khalifa :
Syria has been embroiled in civil war for more than ten years and has yet to emerge from it. Although fighting has subsided since 2020, the country remains divided, and Continue Reading →
Marseille: « The Count of Monte-Cristo » by Alexandre Dumas and « Total Chaos » by Jean-Claude Izzo :
At the end of June in Marseille, you had to get up early to enjoy a bit of fresh air. I left my hotel, located just opposite the Palais du Continue Reading →
Dubrovnik: The Walnut Mansion by Miljenko Jergović :
When I first visited Dubrovnik, the Pearl of the Adriatic was still in Yugoslavia. I was amazed to discover this medieval city set within its walls between the hills and Continue Reading →
Nicaragua: « The Country Under My Skin » by Gioconda Belli, « The Jaguar Smile » by Salman Rushdie and Muchacho by Emmanuel Lepage. :
The taste for poetry runs deep in Nicaragua, a country where the harshness of volcanoes is softened by the water of lakes. On our recent trip to León, we visited Continue Reading →