Monthly Archives: December 2016

Happy Birthday Machi Tawara! Machi Tawara (俵 万智 Tawara Machi) (b. 1962) – Japanese poet Read about Machi Tawara here and here and here Her first volume of tanka, Salad Anniversary, was published in 1987 and became an immediate bestseller … Continue reading →

Happy Birthday Alejo Carpentier! Alejo Carpentier, born December 26, 1904 – Cuban novelist Read about Alejo Carpentier here and here  Read a review of Carpentier’s story The Chase Carlos Fuentes has pointed out that “Alejo Carpentier transformed the Latin American novel. … Continue reading →

Happy Birthday Izzy Stone! Isidor Feinstein Stone, born December 24, 1907 – journalist, newsletter publisher – I.F. Stone’s Weekly (newsletter) Read I.F. Stone’s biography here and here Read Stone’s autobiographical essay: [In 1953] I decided to launch a four-page weekly … Continue reading →

Happy Birthday Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa! December 23 Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa (b. 1896) Sicilian scholar and author – The Leopard (Il Gattopardo) (1957) Read about Tomasi’s life [Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa is] …one of Sicily’s most celebrated novelists, and … Continue reading →