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I second this question!!!

Same I am dying to know where she finds bookrecomendations

I THIRD !!!!

I fourth!!!

omg, Emmie, please answer us! I was wondering the same!

Loved that! In Arabic it’s the ح sound, which is the saddest sound of all in my humble opinion; حب (love), جرح (wound), حنان (tenderness), حلم (dream)… it’s endless The خ sound in Arabic spreads a sense of goodness in my opinion … خير (goodness), خبز (bread)..

@@shaimael-sayeed5771 the arabic language is just so incredible! I'm already familiar with the alphabet from Qur'an school in my younger years, but now I've decided I'm going to pick a dialect and learn. a little tangent i suppose, but thanks for your comment!

I was going to comment the same thing! I read it when I was in high school and fell in love. I have so many good memories reading it! ( Soy de Chile)

perfect thank you! can't wait to read it :')

@@emmiereads The author was banned from her own family for 10 years after the release of her novel The house of the spirits.

thank you so much for the recommendations!! adding them all to my very long list of books haha, thank you!

@@emmiereads glad to help :))

If I may, I will add Dubravka Ugrešić, great czech writer.

how about The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera? :) I really enjoyed reading that one

thank you so much Amine, definitely agree - I hope you're doing okay! I've really been thinking and trying to get back into writing recently, just taking it slow for my eyes! Thank you so much love

@@emmiereads thank you dear Emma!

Correction: Its actually not necessary. The key demanded by the exam is „subjective novel” or „novel of experience”, which Maitreyi/Bengal Nights falls into, but its not the only one that can be analyzed for the BAC. Its just that many professors choose to teach this one in class because Mircea Eliade is considered to be one of the biggest authors from our country. Still, he is not considered a „canonical” writer, like Rebreanu, Călinescu or Eminescu, therefor they cant specifically ask the students to analyze one of his works. For that specific key of „novel of experience”, novels such as „Last night of love, first night of war” or „The Procrustean Bed” by Camil Petrescu could also be presented. Thought it might be interesting to point out. ^^

@@orionhwll6671 Yes, that's true, thank you for pointing it out!

ayy romania gang

Siii, comento para que se vea más arriba tu comentario :)

Se pronuncia como una "J" en inglés ya que la "Y" es más como una i

​@@jorgealvarezsinprecedentessi no me equivoco hay personas mexicanas que dicen la LL como la Y gringa! Yo pensaba que sonaban no nativos, pero es solo el acento

It's late Sunday afternoon on the east coast of the US and I'm with you on that - a lil bit dreading the start of another stressful online school/work week. Do you have midterms? I'm going into the second week of exams 🥲🥲

@Lotte Kruijer Thank you! You have great day too!

@@zzyzxzzyzx yes, we have midterms but it will be next month. Goodluck on your exams!

Hey :) have you read the book? Can you give me some background on it? I‘m german and I have sooo many questions like what it’s about and why it’s forbidden?

@@valo9346 Hey ;) yes, I have read almost all of his works. and "The Blind Owl" is considered the most important work of Hedayat. This book is dark, sad, funereal yet ethereal in its beautiful lyrical prose. The tale is sophisticated and complex and at the same time it is ‘told’ to you in such a matter-of-fact way. It's a haunting tale of loss and spiritual degradation. Replete with potent symbolism and terrifying surrealistic imagery, this masterpice details a young man's despair after losing a mysterious lover. And as the author gradually drifts into frenzy and madness, the reader becomes caught in the sandstorm of Hedayat's bleak vision of the human condition. The narrator is having or has experienced what seems a complete nervous break from reality, and the world he describes is that of a socio/psychopath, though he never really sees himself as such or, if he does, it’s only momentary; a fleeting thought. darkly romantic and surrealist at its core, the novel is flecked with unsettling realistic detail and structured in a fashion which heralds postmodernism, calling into question the meaning of its own narrative. And yes this "psycho-fiction" was subsequently banned in my country because it caused many suicides in Iran after it came out. And well, if you must know, Hedayat also committed suicide 10 years after this book's Tehran publication. But actually I don't think this is the real reason. The political landscape that provides background for the history of the novel's reception could be the actual reason. After the revolution 1979, the book was officially banned and still remains banned in Iran in its original version and a heavily censored copy was recently approved. Also as part of a group of Marxist intellectuals, Hedayat was antimonarchical, anti religion and critical of the conservative literary establishment. This could be another reason for bowdlerizing and banning his books.

Just finished the book. It was easy to read but difficult to understand. It helped a lot to listen to the discussion of the book. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ORSw0CRDtaQ.html

@@mahshidalborzi2151 thank you so much that must have been the most awesome review I have read in a long time! I immediately put it on my tbr list for this year (I just noticed that it’s actually my first Iranian work, which is even more exciting) and I’ll let you know my thoughts on it after I read it, if you don’t mind. There’s seriously nothing better than dark literature told with sweet words and you can’t convince me otherwise. As for you, please write professional reviews you got me so hooked lol. Have a great day and thanks again!

@@valo9346 I'm so glad you liked my (rambling) review and I hope you enjoy the book, can't wait to hear your thoughts on it ...😊

ah thank you so much Chiara! From what I've heard I think I'll definitely fall in love with it, sending all the hugs back xx

oh amazing, haven't heard anyone review it so it's nice to hear you're loving it!

I've seen that Tūla by Jurgis Kunčinas has an english edition too :)

Do you (or someone else) by any chance can recommend contemporary literature from Latvia?

Would you happen to have any recs by female authors?

@@Rerlio some books by Kristina Sabaliauskaitė are translated, she writes historical fiction, ‘Cold east’ by Gabija Grušaitė. I am not familiar with other translations unfortunately

thank you so much for this list, looking them all up now!

That sounds so interesting, definitely adding Nada to my TBR 😍 abrazos desde Italia 💕

A lot of the literature that came out following the Civil War is pretty good... besides Nada, I liked El cuarto de atrás by Carmen Martín Gaite and Soldados de Salamina by Javier Cercas. I'm not a Spaniard but I think that your country's literature in general isn't as popular as it should be. Saludos desde los EEUU!

thank you so much for the recommendations, that sounds right up my alley!

holy shit a book with my last name as the title??? I'll be adding that to the tbr djksnjknzn

Or you could pick Abigail by Magda Szabo! Also a beautiful Hungarian piece of literature ❤️

ah that one is on my list, maybe I should just buy it haha - thank you for reminding me of it! xx

@@emmiereads I’m scared that I give too much hype to it, so It’s not even that good I guess… :D

Yes, Abigél is my all time favourite book ❤️❤️

I remember living in Norway as a highschool student years ago, and reading a bunch of my host sisters (she was 9) books, and have her reading them to me. I think there is something so special about having someone read to you, especially in a language you're learning, Jeg håp at du har en fantastik tid i Norge!! Ha det!!

yess! I'd love to make another spring recommendation video

ooh I'm gonna screenshot this, that sounds interesting even if the English version isn't as impactful

thank you so much, just wrote it down! thank you lovely, sending all the love xx

:')

ah so glad you're loving it, it was so good!

Thanks, I hope Emmie read this, it would be nice she read it like this~

I had absolutely no idea thank you so much for letting me know! can they be read out of order? xx

@@emmiereads yes surely you can especially daughter of fortune and house of the spirits can be read as standalone. portrait in Sepia knit the trilogy not with the story but with characters from the del Valle family. House of the spirits written first but in chronological order for Involuntary trilogy its the last one.. and it is more satisfaction to read in this way if you plan to read portrait in Sepia... I hope I didn't make you confused 😥