The question Japanese people like to ask me most frequently is why I study Japanese. I thought I’d address the matter here, clearly, once and for all. It gives me…
Fully Booked – Fully Hooked, The Gambler
The other day a voice beamed through the air and convinced me that I should write about books. So in case this is boring, don’t blame me. What prompted the…
Learning how to Read again
A precious moment, one unlike most, and yet so simple, that it only requires a couple of lines to sketch out. The grey stone crumbling bridge over an empty moat….
Fully Booked – After the World of Yesterday
As a kid I never wanted to visit Vienna. I’m not sure why. I think I associated it with boring, gray skies, mediocre food, and a lack of liveliness. So…
Recensie: Hemel en Hel – Jón Kalman Stefánsson
"De hel, die is overal te vinden, maar waar is de hemel?"
Jón Kalman Stefánsson - Hemel en Hel