Spanish is the official language of
Guatemala. 21 Mayan languages, one indigenous language,
and one Arawakan language are also spoken in the country. See rankings and descriptions of the various
languages at https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/what-languages-are-spoken-in-guatemala.html See also https://www.ethnologue.com/country/gt/languages
Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 remains one
of the most iconic works in American Literature. At home with his cats and collectables, Mr.
Bradbury talks about how the book came into being and what has sustained his
extraordinary career. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pqp38_uS-eg 22:18
"Teachers inspire, but libraries fulfill you." "Love what you do, and do what you
love." Bradbury lists his favorite
books towards the end of the video. See
also I
Graduated from the Library: An Interview with Ray Bradbury at
Salmon Burgers by Dorie Greenspan https://www.splendidtable.org/recipes/salmon-burgers You can keep
the burger mix in the refrigerator for up to 8 hours before cooking.
Perception of a threat
is eight times as good as a real one.
* The local delicacy,
Bisquitoleum, makes up for in longevity what it lacks in taste. *
allow them to be reclassified—and thus within the scope of
Rules: loopholery at its
finest. * PARAPHRASES
from Shades of Grey, The Road to High Saffron, book 1 in the Shades of Grey
series by Jasper Fforde This book was
published in 2009, preceding the Fifty Shades of Grey series by E.L. James
first published in 2011.
Jasper Fforde was born on January 11, 1961 in
London, England and now lives in Wales.
He is known for his work on the films The Saint (1997), GoldenEye (1995)
and Entrapment (1999). He left the industry to pursue a writing
career. His first novel "The Eyre
Affair" was published by New English Library in 2001 and was followed by
"Lost In A Good Book" in 2002.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0275532/bio See also https://www.bookbrowse.com/biographies/index.cfm/author_number/737/jasper-fforde
George du Maurier, in full George Louis Palmella
Busson du Maurier, (born March 6, 1834, Paris, France—died Oct. 6,
1896, London, Eng.),
British caricaturist whose illustrations for Punch were acute commentaries
on the Victorian scene. He also wrote
three successful novels. Du Maurier’s
happy childhood at Passy, France,
is recalled in Peter Ibbetson (1891), and
his full-blooded enjoyment of student life in the Latin Quarter of Paris is
reflected in Trilby (1894). In The Martian (1897)
there is a poignant episode
based on his own tragic experience of losing the sight of his left eye. This misfortune obliged him to abandon
painting in favour of drawing. In 1860 he moved to London, where his skilled
draftsmanship and engaging personality quickly established his success. His gently satiric caricatures were
mainly aimed at the growing nouveau riche class and the aesthetes led by Oscar Wilde. His book illustrations and drawings for such
periodicals as Once a Week and The Leisure Hour, however, are sometimes
considered his best work. His
granddaughter, Daphne du Maurier,
edited The Young George du Maurier:
A Selection of His Letters, 1860–1867 in 1951.
https://www.britannica.com/biography/George-du-Maurier See also The
Project Gutenberg EBook of English Society, by George Du Maurier at
‘Trilby-Mania’ by Erica Haugtvedt (Ohio State
University) ‘For we’ve got Trilby jugs and Trilby mugs and
Trilby chairs and lamps / We’ve all got Trilby plates of meat, and carry Trilby
gamps— / This Trilby craze will end my days—at home we’re all insane / We’ve
Trilby, Trilby, Trilby, Trilby on the brain’ goes the chorus to the 1896 music
hall song, ‘Trilby on the Brain’ (Sewell).
Published two years after George Du Maurier’s Trilby was serialized in Harper’s New Monthly Magazine in eight parts from
January to August 1894, the song captures the Trilby-mania that chiefly
overtook the United States—but also overflowed into Britain—in the mid to late
1890s. Trilby was
co-opted for advertising restaurants, sausages, toothpaste, soap, shoes,
jewelry, dolls, board games, and more. Franchise merchandising seems to better belong to the
twentieth and twenty-first centuries, yet examples such as Trilbyana testify to
the important influence of the Victorian period on the ways in which we now
engage with fiction franchises. http://rs4vp.org/trilby-mania-by-erica-haugtvedt-ohio-state-university/
Harry Potter and the 56 anniversary editions: endless tie-ins are diluting the magic by Pedro Martins, editor-in-chief of Potterish.com Harry Potter was the first book I ever read. I was eight and amazed by the fact I had read more than 200 pages without any illustration in a single day. I have been a superfan ever since. At the age of 13, I became a volunteer at Brazilian fan site Potterish. Now I am editor-in-chief and last year I was invited to visit the set of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald – a dream I never imagined could be possible. But even I can no longer bear the over-publishing of Harry Potter books. There has been a constant stream of new editions and tie-ins that add nothing more than weight to my bookshelf, and money to the publishers’ pockets. The most recent of these are the 20th anniversary commemorative editions: according to official website Pottermore, there will be eight editions for every volume of the seven-book series--each honouring one of the four Hogwarts houses, available in hardback and paperback with slightly different covers. I cannot imagine what will happen when the 50th anniversary arrives. In the small Potter library I’m building, the illustrated books are the only recent publications that are not dead weight. Jim Kay’s poetic art enhances Rowling’s writing and fascinates even those who have read the series dozens of times. The same can be said about Olivia Lomenech Gill’s simple and practical style, which complements the Fantastic Beasts bestiary perfectly, though it seems inevitable that fans will soon be invited to buy another edition of that because of the new beasts invented for The Crimes of Grindelwald. There are also two illustrated editions of The Tales of Beedle the Bard: the British one by Chris Riddell, and the American version by Lisbeth Zwerger. There’s enough content to make good editions, but publishers are choosing quantity over quality. Fortunately or not, the 20th anniversary celebration is far from over--there are still 40 more anniversary editions to come between now and 2027.
The
European Commission decided to award the €1.5 million Melina Mercouri Prize to
each of the two cities that will be European Capital of Culture in 2019 –
Matera (Italy) and Plovdiv (Bulgaria). Commissioner Tibor Navracsics said: "The title of European Capital of Culture is a unique
opportunity to bring communities together through culture and to foster strong
local, European and international partnerships for the future." The decision for the award is
based on the positive recommendation of a panel of independent experts in the
field of culture. The panel also
expressed further recommendations to the two European Capitals of Culture 2019
for the last preparatory phase. See the
full recommendations for Matera and
for Plovdiv. The European
Capital of Culture is one of the most high-profile cultural
initiatives in Europe. The cities are
chosen on the basis of a cultural programme that must have a strong European
dimension, engage and involve the city's inhabitants and contribute to the
long-term development of the city. Started in 1985 on the initiative of the then
Greek Minister of Culture Melina Mercouri, European Capitals of Culture have
developed into one of the most ambitious cultural projects in Europe and became
one of the best known--and most appreciated--activities of the European Union. The original motivation of the project is
more relevant than ever. It is to
provide Europeans with an opportunity to learn more about each other's
cultures, to enter into intercultural dialogue and to enjoy their shared
history and values. The initiative is now open to cities in candidate countries
or potential candidates for EU membership every third year as of 2021. After Matera (Italy) and Plovdiv (Bulgaria) in 2019, the next cities to
host the title will be Galway (IE) and Rijeka (HR) in 2020, Novi Sad (Serbia),
Elefsina (Greece) and Timisoara (Romania) in 2021. Link to European Capitals of Culture factsheet at https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/creative-europe/content/melina-mercouri-prize-awarded-two-2019-european-capitals-culture_en
http://librariansmuse.blogspot.com December 3, 2018 Issue 1996
337th day of the year
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