on the pleasure and madness of books. A real marvel of text and images. #bibliophilia

Saramago years ##fiction

‘Famished immortal birds mistake a tin can of words for a tiny morsel of meat One night a human gift was flaming like a flower’ -Shuzo Takiguchi

Imagine, if it were Putin who bombed a Ukrainian TV during a live broadcast, killing journalists, it would have been among the greatest war crimes of the 21st century. Western media, journalists, pundits, leaders and other stakeholders of the free world would have bled tears in

Israel bombed a cafe in Gaza. At least 29 people were killed. Nine of them were women, and several were children or teenagers. Among the victims were artists, students, social activists, a female boxer, a footballer and cafe staff. Now read the BBC headline.

“Like the beginning of a play by Racine. With sweet willingness. ‘Do you see me? Do you want me to touch?” -Barthes

“it speaks of forgetting. That is to say, it speaks of me,the author of this book, who is not identical with myself, namely, it speaks of my twin” #books

‘Verse is the diver, scouring the depths, searching for treasure on the seabed out there in the brain. It conspires with burnt-out stars’ (translated by Karen Leeder) #poetry

Shame on the Patroleum And Natural Gas Ministry for placing the traitor and murderer Savarkar above true patriots and martyrs. That to with money of the exchequer.

Susanna’s Granthapura, translated by Catherine Thankamma was published in 2023. Now paperback edition is available. #fiction

the beauty of a new edition #books

beauty and sadness born together #fiction

new arrival #Novel

For two years, Tokyo ramen chef Chikahiro Naoya has been protesting the genocide in Gaza alone, outside the Israeli Embassy. Police have tried to silence him—but he came back every week, rain or shine. One man. One voice Notice how the police treat their citizens vs the US/EU

Mircea Cǎrtǎrescu & Antonio Moresco together in Naples earlier this week. Cǎrtǎrescu’s Theodoros, translated by Sean Cotter, & Moresco’s The Beginnings, translated by Max Lawton & edited by Francesco Pacifico, both forthcoming in 2026 from Deep Vellum!!

For two years, the media has told you that this is Israel “targeting Hamas.”

This was not a war. This was a genocide.

This was Palestinian journalist Saleh Al-Jaafarawi's Last message before he was killed today. He shared this video yesterday, a heartfelt message of thanks to everyone who supported, stood by, and protested for Gaza and the Palestinian cause. Rewatching it broke my heart

Saleh Aljafarawi's final message to the world.

You can run campaigns against Nehru, remove him from posters, delete him from textbooks, slander him but you cannot remove him from the world’s consciousness. Pettiness cannot dismantle a statesman.