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YOU and Your Schoolchild – by Horst Költze and Maria Teresa De Donato

YOU and Your Schoolchild – by Horst Költze and Maria Teresa De Donato

The whole truth about School Review by Prof. Elisabetta Fioritti A publication that speaks to all of us because children are our future and our human value, and their education constitutes the fundamental means of growth and progress of human and civil society. The authors denounce the limits of a school founded on narrow evaluation…

I will be reborn in Tibet – by Samar Darkpa –

I will be reborn in Tibet – by Samar Darkpa –

Poetry collection by Fiori D’Asia Publisher Review by Maria Teresa De Donato A sensitive soul and a remarkable depth of thought emerge from this work by the Tibetan Author Samar Darkpa. The numerous quotes relating to Nature, its symbols, and the consequent perfect osmosis with Man characterize his verses, bringing us back, in certain aspects,…

Flowers of Empire – by Cao Shui

Flowers of Empire – by Cao Shui

Poetry collection in three languages by Fiori D’Asia Publisher Review by Maria Teresa De Donato Reading, interpreting, and reviewing The Flowers of the Empire by Cao Shui was not easy but extraordinarily fascinating and equally exciting. The purpose, not only of this Collection but also of his entire literary production, is clearly indicated in the…

Psychology, Criminology, Art and Culture – Interview with Andrea Giostra

Psychology, Criminology, Art and Culture – Interview with Andrea Giostra

by Maria Teresa De Donato As a Psychologist and Criminologist, we imagine him continually examining the psyche’s abysses and exploring the human mind’s labyrinths to identify everything that the interlocutor on duty might have repressed and relegated to his own “shadow.” Andrea Giostra is this and much more. Equipped with an eclectic personality and a…

The Great Poeticism Movement  – with Cao Shui, Founder and Famous International Author

The Great Poeticism Movement – with Cao Shui, Founder and Famous International Author

Interview by Maria Teresa De Donato My friend and fellow author Cao Shui came to visit us today. Cao is a famous Chinese poet, novelist, screenwriter, translator, representative figure of Chinese Contemporary Literature, and the founder of the Great Poeticism Literary Movement. We will discuss many topics with him, but, as usual, I will leave…

Becoming Love, Our Greatest Power – Brainstorming with Lan Xin(LanXinSaMei)

Becoming Love, Our Greatest Power – Brainstorming with Lan Xin(LanXinSaMei)

Interview by Maria Teresa De Donato Today I am very pleased to host for the second time my dear Chinese friend and internationally renowned Chinese writer and poet Lan Xin.  Those who haven’t had the chance to meet or get to know her yet may do so by reading our first interview. As I have previously stated, Lan Xin…

Woman, or ‘The Other Half of Heaven’  – Interview with Fiori Picco, Sinologist, Author, Publisher

Woman, or ‘The Other Half of Heaven’ – Interview with Fiori Picco, Sinologist, Author, Publisher

by Maria Teresa De Donato Dear Readers, Today I have the pleasure of hosting again my dear friend and colleague, Author, Editor, and Sinologist, Fiori Picco, who lived for eight years in Yunnan, China. So many themes and interests unite us, and just as many emerged from my reading of her three novels that I…

YOU and Your Schoolchild (PRESS RELEASE)

YOU and Your Schoolchild (PRESS RELEASE)

– The whole truth about School – or rather THE HIDDEN AGENDA OF EDUCATION Is it essential that school helps children and young people to develop their creativity to realize their full potential? Shouldn’t students at all levels be happy to go to school to study instead of suffering from the lessons and becoming ill…

A heartfelt THANK YOU …   from Maria Teresa De Donato

A heartfelt THANK YOU … from Maria Teresa De Donato

Ø  To Mr. Bai Gengsheng, vice chairman of the Chinese Writers Association, for his Introduction to my interview “Lan Xin Sa Mei – Internationally Renowned Chinese Writer and Poet” and for having appreciated its content; Ø  To Lan Xin Sa Mei, afamous inspirational bestselling writer in China, the only female inheritor of Dongba Culture, a translator, a bilingual host in Chinese and English,…

Lan Xin Sa Mei – Internationally Renowned Chinese Writer and Poet

Lan Xin Sa Mei – Internationally Renowned Chinese Writer and Poet

Interview by Maria Teresa De Donato My dearest friends, Today I have the honor to introduce you to a particular person. Her name is Lan Xin (LanXinSaMei). She is an internationally renowned Chinese writer and poet, a famous spiritual and emotional mentor, a member of the Chinese Writers Association, a famous inspirational bestselling writer in China, the…

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