(Article No. 2) Remarks on the influence of materialism. by Edward Eggleston “No farmer is more slave to his plow, than a gentleman following the clock of fashion”. — W.H. Auden, “The Rake’s Progress” … And so we express our “freedom”: by an increasing economic servitude. A few prefatory comments…
(Series explanation. An educational model excessively governed by business, science, and technology subjects is inadequate and unbalanced, despite the gloss of “modern progress”. The reduction (or even elimination) of humanistic studies deserves serious attention. The long term effects of such educational policies, carried out by various institutions, will be immense. In view of the scale…
A native of France, Mireille Guiliano is known in some circle as “the Ambassador of France and its art of living”. She is an international best selling author whose passion is the joie de vivre. She gives practical advice to women on work, family,and getting older, while enjoying the good things in life. She has been a guest…
Lauren Oliver is an American author who is well known in the YA (Young Adult) genre. Encouraged by her parents who were both literary professors, Lauren Oliver was very creative as a child, and wrote many stories, poems and created many things. She studied literature, philosophy and creative writing in college, and began writing for Penguin…
Herman Koch is an international writer and actor. Born in the Netherlands, he has published numerous short stories, novels and columns. His book The Dinner has been adapted into stage productions and will be presented as a movie in May 2017. It will star Richard Gere, Laura Linney, Steve Coogan and Rebecca Hall. The dinner…
If you would like to know more about Anita Diamant, click here. The Boston girl / Anita Diamant. Anita Diamant’s “vivid, affectionate portrait of American womanhood” (Los Angeles Times), follows the life of one woman, Addie Baum, through a period of dramatic change. Addie is The Boston Girl, the spirited daughter of an immigrant Jewish family,…
