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Do you know this author? On January 22, 1981, Marguerite Yourcenar took her place in literary history when she became first female "immortal" admitted to the French Academy since its founding in 1635. She was an ideal choice--and a much more suitable candidate than the more sensual Colette or...

Has anyone seen this movie? I did and liked it very much, so much that it made it to the top of my favourite movies list. The main characters are played by Vanessa Paradis ( she is such a talented actress, such a shame that she gave up on it) and by my favourite french actor, Daniel Auteuil(ok...

ALMOST TRANSPARENT BLUE by RYU MURAKAMI( no connection apparently to haruki murakami, other then both being japanese authors and sharing a last name)... well this is the book i bought yesterday and started reading... it's good and also shocking, in fact yes i will have to agree with a review i...

Has anyone read "RASHOMON"? I did and i enjoyed it very much... but still i think i like other japanese authors a bit more MISHIMA, INOUE, YOSHIKAWA, of course MURAKAMI. Can you tell me what you think?

This quiz is inspired by a manga series created by Kaori Yuki (she is the best). It's good try it on! and excuse me if i seem such a kid... i do have more mature sides but i don't believe that our inner child should ever be silenced. So if you decide to try it enjoy! You'll be surprised...

Hello! My name is Sabina, I'm 22 and i love reading...i'm really happy to be here and i look forward to many great talks. I like several authors i couldn't really decide which one i like best but some of my favourites are Nina Berberova, Isabel Allende, Marguerite Yourcenar, Mika Waltari, Eiji...

I just finished reading "The Lover" by Marguerite Duras and i must say that although i liked the book iI was a bit disappointed by the fact that i realised that the movie had been better, which is usually not the case, the movie rarely exceeds the book but this time the movie succeded where the...

I'm really bored!!! Does anyone have any suggestion?