Posts Tagged “Cultural Salon”

The Great Poeticism Movement  – with Cao Shui, Founder and Famous International Author

The Great Poeticism Movement – with Cao Shui, Founder and Famous International Author

Interview by Maria Teresa De Donato My friend and fellow author Cao Shui came to visit us today. Cao is a famous Chinese poet, novelist, screenwriter, translator, representative figure of Chinese Contemporary Literature, and the founder of the Great Poeticism Literary Movement. We will discuss many topics with him, but, as usual, I will leave…

A heartfelt THANK YOU …   from Maria Teresa De Donato

A heartfelt THANK YOU … from Maria Teresa De Donato

Ø  To Mr. Bai Gengsheng, vice chairman of the Chinese Writers Association, for his Introduction to my interview “Lan Xin Sa Mei – Internationally Renowned Chinese Writer and Poet” and for having appreciated its content; Ø  To Lan Xin Sa Mei, afamous inspirational bestselling writer in China, the only female inheritor of Dongba Culture, a translator, a bilingual host in Chinese and English,…

Lan Xin Sa Mei – Internationally Renowned Chinese Writer and Poet

Lan Xin Sa Mei – Internationally Renowned Chinese Writer and Poet

Interview by Maria Teresa De Donato My dearest friends, Today I have the honor to introduce you to a particular person. Her name is Lan Xin (LanXinSaMei). She is an internationally renowned Chinese writer and poet, a famous spiritual and emotional mentor, a member of the Chinese Writers Association, a famous inspirational bestselling writer in China, the…

The Butterfly Women’s Circle – Mugao and Bhaktu   –            A novel by Fiori Picco  – Review by Maria Teresa De Donato

The Butterfly Women’s Circle – Mugao and Bhaktu – A novel by Fiori Picco – Review by Maria Teresa De Donato

Once again, Fiori Picco catapults us into Yunnan, the Chinese province where she lived for eight years, making us familiar with the life of the Dulong community. Although she is the author of the novel, the narrative voice is that of Mila, a girl born and raised in Kunming, the capital of Yunnan, who at…

Make your dreams come true … at any age. – Interview with Betty Bianchini – by Maria Teresa De Donato

Make your dreams come true … at any age. – Interview with Betty Bianchini – by Maria Teresa De Donato

Dearest friends, Today another welcome guest came to visit us. Her life and the choices she has made bear witness to the importance of continuing to cultivate one’s dreams and never giving up because though we might have missed the chance to pursue them in the past, the opportunity can always present itself. We, at…

Dominus – The Code of Fate – A Novel by Eleonora Davide – Review by Maria Teresa De Donato

Dominus – The Code of Fate – A Novel by Eleonora Davide – Review by Maria Teresa De Donato

After the literary break from Il Fiore del Carso, focused on the delicate issue of Friuli-Venezia-Giulia and the frontier ethnic groups between the two World Wars, Eleonora Davide resumes, with Dominus – The Code of Destiny, the saga of Il Normanno bringing the reader back to medieval Irpinia divided between Normans and Lombards. Although some themes already present in…

The Norman – Historical-fiction novel by Eleonora Davide – Review by Maria Teresa De Donato

The Norman – Historical-fiction novel by Eleonora Davide – Review by Maria Teresa De Donato

Authored by Eleonora Davide this novel is exciting and captivating. Though a fictional literary work, it is inspired by some real events concerning the history of Irpinia, a land disputed and divided between Normans and Lombards. With a wealth of details and a simple, straight to the point, and yet equally engaging language, Eleonora leads…

Education and Freedom (Part 2)

Education and Freedom (Part 2)

In conversation with Institute director and educational writer Horst Költze by Maria Teresa De Donato Today I am delighted to have my dear friend, the director of the institute, and educational writer Horst Költze as a guest again. Born in Pomerania in 1932 and after fleeing the invasion of the Red Army in 1945, Horst…

Education and Freedom (Part 1)

Education and Freedom (Part 1)

In Conversation with the Director of the Institute and educational writer Horst Költze by Maria Teresa De Donato Today I have the great honor of having as a guest an extraordinary man, the Director of the Institute and educational writer Horst Költze, a dear friend of mine whose private and professional life is full of…

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