Milena Bonvissuto: From Radio to Novels and Social Commitment

Milena Bonvissuto: From Radio to Novels ...

Interview by Maria Teresa De Donato On one of her social profiles, she presents herself decidedly provocatively with a “Leave me alone, I’m unfriendly.” Allow me to differ. Having had the opportunity to meet her, even if only virtually for the moment, and to interact with her on various occasions, I have been able to…

Patrizia Carlotti between Music, Singing, and Writing

Patrizia Carlotti between Music, Singing...

Interview by Maria Teresa De Donato Dear friends, Today, as the first interview of this New Year 2025, I have the pleasure of introducing you to a truly special woman: Patrizia Carlotti, a pure-blooded Tuscan whose life I hope to immortalize in a novel shortly. While waiting to realize this beautiful project, I invite you to…

Amazing Italy: Visiting Villa Morosini

Amazing Italy: Visiting Villa Morosini

with Maria Cristina Buoso by Maria Teresa De Donato Our journey in Amazing Italy with our dear friend Maria Cristina, Author and Blogger, continues with other precious pearls of her Region: Veneto. I wish you all a good read! MTDD: Hello, Maria Cristina, and welcome back to my Virtual Cultural Salon. MCB: Thank you, Maria Teresa, for the invitation. It…

The Time of Glutinous Rice

The Time of Glutinous Rice

by Fiori Picco Review by Maria Teresa De Donato With her new novel entitled Il tempo del riso glutinoso (= The Time of Glutinous Rice)  (Picco, 2024, Fiori D’Asia Editrice), Fiori Picco, Author, Literary Translator, Editor, and Sinologist, conquers the hearts of all of us by transporting us once again to her beloved Yunnan and,…

Joys and Woes of Marriage in India

Joys and Woes of Marriage in India

by Hemalatha Gnanasekar Review by Maria Teresa De Donato We have already encountered Hemalatha Gnanasekar’s work through her publications Life Lessons from India—A Woman’s Memoir and The Guilt Is Alive, which both allowed us to appreciate her nurturing, empathic, and caring nature and feel her deep and boundless Love for her family. In Joys and Woes of Marriage in India,…

Being Yourself

Being Yourself

Interview with Emanuela Trovato, Actress and Acting Coach by Maria Teresa De Donato Sicilian by birth, Roman by adoption, actress, acting coach, wife, mother, and much more: this, in short, is the picture that emerges of her as we get to know her. Emanuela Trovato is an extraordinary woman with a severe appearance, severe indeed, but…

China: Dongba Culture and Academy (Part Two)

China: Dongba Culture and Academy (Part ...

Interview with Lan Xin Sa Mei by Maria Teresa De Donato Dear friends, Last time, we had the chance to meet again with Lan Xin Sa Mei, an internationally renowned  Writer and Poet we had previously known in our interviews Lan Xin Sa Mei – Internationally Renowned Chinese Writer and Poet and Becoming Love, Our…

China: Dongba Culture and Academy (Part One)

China: Dongba Culture and Academy (Part ...

Interview with Lan Xin Sa Mei by Maria Teresa De Donato Today, I have the great pleasure of hosting my dear friend and colleague Lan Xin Sa Mei again. We met Lan Xin previously on two occasions: in August, through our first interview with Lan Xin Sa Mei – Internationally Renowned Chinese Writer and Poet…

Epic of Eurasia – by Cao Shui

Epic of Eurasia – by Cao Shui

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…

“Dad, will you connect me?” – by Maria Teresa De Donato & Giovanni Tommasini

“Dad, will you connect me?” ...

That is to say Internet Addiction of the New Generations (Part One) Brainstorming between Maria Teresa De Donato and Giovanni Tommasini Backyards that only house cars and cats. Once upon a time, they were full of little girls and boys who, depending on the case, carefreely played hide and seek, played football with pots or…

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