Tag Archives: fantasy

Fantasy, Escapism and Truth

Posted on March 19, 2011 by Cora

It seems that after the nihilism in fantasy debate, we are now having the truth in fantasy debate, for Mark Charan Newton offers this post on fantasy, escapism and truth in response to the Guardian article by Damien G. Walter. … Continue reading →

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Awards, Writing and E-Books

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Cora

I’m tired and busy, so here is a linkdump, mostly writing and e-book related: The Prize of the Leipzig Book Fair, one of Germany’s three most important literary awards, has been won by the 28-year-old Austrian writer Clemens J. Setz … Continue reading →

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Sex versus Death

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Cora

Only a short post today, cause I’m tired. Yesterday evening, I was at the monthly translators’ meet-up, had some crawfish pasta and red wine and a nice chat with some colleagues. Unsurprisingly, there was much griping about zu Guttenberg. Talking … Continue reading →

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