this is the very first post of what is intended to be a virtual literary salon of a bookstore too small to have one for real in its premises.
As the sole participant so far, i will take the liberty to chose the subject and shape the monologue.
There will be updates on books i recently stumbled on, books i'm reading ,books i've lost, things i find in books, and so on and so forth.
the world of books is infinitely vast and to stare at it means to sit at the edge of a cliff with your feet hanging down looking at an abyss without end, and as you are doing that, your ego falls down into that abyss and you lose it ,because no matter how much you know about it ,your knowledge still ends up being a speck of dust blown by the wind.
However, it is that wind that takes us places and makes us discover new worlds and peep into new universes, and then ,being the social animals that we are, although we do everything and anything to deny it, we inevitably come together to share those travel adventures....and in the meantime life goes on
enjoy the journey
About Me
- lamplight books
- Seattle, Washington, United States
- established in 2003,located in the heart of the Pike Place Market, this little tiny shop has books of second hands and eyes, sometimes with the coffee stain circle on the cover, sometimes not.
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ReplyDeleteCara libraia di Pike Place Market,
ReplyDeletecredo valga sempre la pena di sporgersi sugli abissi e che molto ci sia ancora da esplorare intorno e dentro noi stessi.
Dalle finestre di casa vedo il fiume e oltre quello il luogo dove abitò, e scrisse, un romanziere che ha forgiato la fantasia di molte generazioni di lettori, Emilio Salgàri.
Pur senza aver mai viaggiato per le terre d’Oriente, descrisse la Malesia con tale dovizia di particolari da condurci a sentire i rumori della giungla, avvertirne il caldo umido sulla pelle, inondarci di colori e stordirci con profumi di fiori rari.
Se un tour ci guiderà alla scoperta di luoghi, personaggi reali o immaginari, narrazione o pensiero filosofico, illuminante poesia, stacca pure un biglietto per il bus a due piani in partenza.
Ma t’avverto, essendo il primo, non rinuncerò al posto di prima fila, accanto alla temeraria autista degli Abissi.
Hi!
ReplyDeleteMay I join you?
I like your ideas.
Are your book going to be in english? I hope so, because I can't understand a word of what giaduiotti wrote...