by Jeanne Kore Salvato | Mar 25, 2022 | Uncategorized
he title of the novel The City of Good Death by Priyanka Champaneri already contains an interesting premise to think about: some cities are better places than others for that universal wish we all hold, to die a good death with no regrets. This is our...
by Jeanne Kore Salvato | Mar 17, 2022 | Uncategorized
he haunting image of a musician playing farewell on her piano to her home that had been bombed by the Russians has chased many other thoughts away. I wanted to appreciate Ukrainian culture now that we are standing in solidarity with the Ukrainian people. ...
by Jeanne Kore Salvato | Mar 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
s the world watches the financial sanctions among other penalties imposed upon Russia and Mr. Putin, the world may be tempted to think that banking problems would be the least of Mr. Putin’s worries. Au contraire! Were he to read this blog post in which a...
by Jeanne Kore Salvato | Mar 4, 2022 | Uncategorized
ast night I listened to historian Timothy Snyder talk about the invasion of Ukraine with American author and social critic Ta-Nehisi Coates. We learned that Prof Snyder has traveled to the Ukraine for 25 years and speaks the language. Naturally, he joined...
by Jeanne Kore Salvato | Feb 25, 2022 | Uncategorized
oday’s post features two books. First, a final reflection on the notion of the outcast, prompted by Camus’ book, L’Etranger. The idea of outcast also informs the first debut novel we have read, Swimming Back to Trout River by Linda Rui Feng, the first in...