Literary Radar
Articles, book reviews, literary critiques and journalistic reports around books on local and international media.
Jane Austen Has Left the Building — and So Have Dickens and Waugh | The New York Times | 15/11/2019
We reenter in twenty famous fictional dwellings that Christina Hardyment recalls in her books, such as "The Castle of Otranto" and "Mansfield Park".
Shelf mythology: 100 years of Paris bookshop Shakespeare and Company | The Guardian | 15/11/2019
A tour throughout literature is what Shakespeare and Company offers to both, tourist and literature experts. As a Paris landmark, which turns 100 this month, this bookshop features a unique charm and beauty only a few would be able...
Book clinic: where should I start with European classics? | The Guardian | 9/11/2019
Sandro Ferri and Sandra Ozzola's list of the 19th-century Eurpean literature greats, including the Russian novels by Tolstoy and Dostoevsky and the French novels by Balzac, Dumas, Hugo and Zola, among many other essentials for...
How a Harry Potter Illustrator Brings the Magical to Life | The New York Times | 6/11/2019
We discover how the artist Jim Kay, whose latest book is "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire", gets inspired when he draws unnatural creatures like dragons, goblins and trolls.
...Albert Camus on the responsibility of the artist | Literary Hub | 29/10/2019
We read "Create Dangerously: The Power and Responsibility of the Artist" by Albert Camsu and reflect on it and the place of current artists amidst the politics of society.
On a Greek Island, a Bookstore With Some Mythology of Its Own | The New York Times | 27/10/2019
We find out some modern myths which draw writers from all over the work to the bookshop in the village of Oia, situated on Santorini's northern tip.