Sept 2008 - März 2009

Lucido, pungente, dolce e necessario. Peccato ci abbia lasciato. ( )

Many great introductions to artists of whom I shamefully admit ignorance. Points for me to remember:

An inside look into the mind of Jose Saramago, a winner of the Nobel prize for literature in 1998. This is a collection of notes, that I believe are blog entries, about a variety of subjects, the most popular being politics and thoughts about his other creative contemporaries. There are some interesting references to Portuguese writers and artists which I found interesting as I have not had much exposure to them. One of his favorite topics in the book is the Palestinian situation and the lack of truth and biases that exist in favor of the Israelis. He has much disdain for the political elite and gives much criticism of such leaders as Berlusconi and Bush. Saramago comes across as truthful and candid in his opinions which makes this book an interesting and thought-provoking read. ( )

OK, fine. This is a series of blog posts but they are posts without links and without responses. There is a lot about literature, and about politics, particularly Palestine. Some about religion.