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,…
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…
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…
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,…
.jpg)
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…
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…
.jpg)
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…
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,…
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…
.jpg)
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…
