Review by Maria Teresa De Donato “On September 1, 2008, I resolutely resigned from Xihai Metropolis Daily and embarked on a trip I had been planning: starting from Qinghai to Tibet in the South and Xinjian in the North, the two most magical places in China. To my mind, the Xinjiang desert in the north…
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…
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,…
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…
Once again Eleonora Davide pleasantly surprises us with a new historical novel. If in The Norman the author led us into the fascinating and equally intriguing medieval world, and precisely in Irpinia disputed and divided between Normans and Lombards, in The Flower of Karst her attention focuses on the Friuli Venezia Giulia region and on its border areas. In…
After the literary break from Il Fiore del Carso, focused on the delicate issue of Friuli-Venezia-Giulia and the frontier ethnic groups between the two World Wars, Eleonora Davide resumes, with Dominus – The Code of Destiny, the saga of Il Normanno bringing the reader back to medieval Irpinia divided between Normans and Lombards. Although some themes already present in…
Authored by Eleonora Davide this novel is exciting and captivating. Though a fictional literary work, it is inspired by some real events concerning the history of Irpinia, a land disputed and divided between Normans and Lombards. With a wealth of details and a simple, straight to the point, and yet equally engaging language, Eleonora leads…
We are in the years 1972-1985. On the occasion of Shabbat and other special events, the author, quite young at that time, and his family meet together with other relatives in the dining room of Aunt Ida and Uncle Ivo. All sit around the large table set where, in harmony with the best Jewish and family traditions,…
Review by Maria Teresa De Donato Yunnan, China: A young girl who has just graduated from her country with a degree in Chinese Language and Literature arrives in the city of Kunming, where she will stay for eight years and teach European Culture at the Department of Tourism of the Yunnan Normal University, as well…
by Fiori Picco Review by Maria Teresa De Donato “… a tenacious and courageous woman who has seen death several times and who desperately clung to life as many times.” (Flowers Peak, 2020, Prologue, p. 9). That’s how Giada Rossa describes herself in this autobiographical book created through her stories by the competent and skillful pen…