Tag: literary fiction

by M. Bijman April 19, 2019

A howl from the guts – White Out by Martine Delvaux

Before you read White Out it is best that you know that this book is written somewhat in the styleContinue Reading

by M. Bijman December 14, 2016

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“Kǔ lé”, a state of both joy and sorrow in Do Not Say We Have Nothing, by Madeleine Thien

This important novel about two families of brilliant musicians in China during the “Great Leap Forward” (1958 – 1961), the “Cultural Revolution” (1966 –Continue Reading

by M. Bijman October 1, 2014

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Stick Out Your Tongue – Getting the hang of the Chinese novel

Reading Chinese novels in English After many years of being tasked to read and review novels (translated into English) by Chinese authors, IContinue Reading

Red Pennant Communications – The business side of 6W + 1H

Observations on AME Roundup 2019 – Tech solutions looking for problems February 15, 2019

AME Roundup 2019 in Vancouver, BC, finished on 31 January 2019, and here is my final post about some of the events. (Previous post: 4. Innovation Hub, Additions to the Geoscience Toolbox, Jan 30, 2019) 5. Innovation Hub, The latest technologies, Jan 31, 2019 Seven tech companies presented their solutions to improving the appearance and accessibility […]

Art of the Title – Review of Film Title Sequences

Babylon Berlin (2018) April 24, 2019

“Zu asche, zu staub. Zu asche. Doch noch nicht jetzt.” “Let’s not be shy to say it,” says Christian Buss, Der Spiegel’s cultural critic, about TV show Babylon Berlin. “[Germans] are big again — as the world champions of angst.”If the spending behind Babylon Berlin is any indication, German angst is indeed big again. Created by Tom Tykwer (Run Lola Run), Henk […]

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) April 15, 2019

“Look, I'm a comic book, I'm a cereal, did a Christmas album. I have an excellent theme song.” — Peter Parker When Kristine Belson, president of Sony Pictures Animation, confirmed the title for Spider-Man: Homecoming at CinemaCon in 2016, she briefly talked about the as-yet-unnamed animated Spider-Man film. She declared that it would “break new gro […]