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Sunday January 9
| Thorvald Steen (b. 1954) – Norwegian novelist – Camel Clouds / Kamelskyer |
Read the Wikipedia article about Thorvald Steen
Read a synopsis of Steen’s novel Camel Clouds
http://www.aschehougagency.no/Books/Fiction/Novels/Steen-Thorvald-Camel-Clouds
Watch an interview with Thorvald Steen (Norwegian language) talking about Saladin
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Monday January 10
| Louise Carver (b. 1979) – South African singer/songwriter |  |
Read about Louise Carver here and here
Watch the music video of “I didn’t mean to call”
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Tuesday January 11
Sulamith Wülfing (b. 1901) – German artist, illustrator – Angels |
Read the Wikipedia article about Sulamith Wülfing
See examples of Sulamith Wülfing’s art here and here and here and here
Watch a slide show of Sulamith Wülfing’s artwork
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xdugvh_paintings-by-wulfing-sulamith_creation
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Wednesday January 12
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Inoue Takehiko (b. 1967) – Japanese manga artist |
Read about Inoue Takehiko here
See examples of Inoue Takehiko’s art in the 2009 “The Last Manga” exhibit
http://halcyonrealms.com/art/inoue-takehiko-the-last-manga-exhibition-complete-catalogue/
Read an interview with Inoue Takehiko
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2007-11-21/takehiko-inoue-at-kinokuniya-nyc
Visit the Inoue Takehiko official website
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Thursday January 13
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Jay McInerney (John Barrett McInerney Jr.) (b.1955) – U.S. novelist – How It Ended: New and Collected Stories (2010) |
Read the Wikipedia article about Jay McInerney
Watch Jay McInerney talk about his roots and the characters in his books
http://www.videosurf.com/video/arts-a-conversation-with-jay-mcinerney-nytimes-com-video-65182290
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Friday January 14
Albert Schweitzer (b. 1875) – Swiss medical missionary, humanitarian – On the Edge of the Primeval Forest (1924) |
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Read about Albert Schweitzer here and here
Read an alternative viewpoint on Albert Schweitzer at the African Insights blog
I came across a book entitled The Africa of Albert Schweitzer, written in 1948 by Charles Joy and Melvin Arnold. As I read it, my former childhood hero crumbled from his pedestal into mere dust when I realized that this great man, this humanitarian who believed in the reverence for life, held the African in low esteem. He lived in Africa, but unlike the one in whose name he came, he did not dwell or live amongst them. He lived in his own world, surrounded by likeminded, segregated from the African; the hospitals had wards and living quarters for Europeans and for Africans, separate dining halls, separated lives, living geographically near but poles apart.
http://kabiza.com/Albert-Schweitzer-a-hero-falls.htm
Read online the book On the Edge of the Primeval Forest, Schweitzer’s memoir of his medical missionary work in Gabon, here
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Saturday January 15
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Sonya Kovalevsky (Sofia Kovalevskaya) (b. 1850) Russian mathematician, memoirist, novelist – A Russian Childhood (1889) |
Read about Sofia Kovalevsky here and here and here
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