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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…