The grandfather of Nell Trent wants to make sure his granddaughter is provided for when he dies. His memory of his daughter’s suffering and premature death gives him a fear of poverty. This obsession results in his financial and physical ruin. Nell and her grandfather flee and embark on a journey that has no destination. For Nell, all she wants is a peaceful existence with enough to subsist on.??They come across many interesting people in their travels and are often met with the kindness of strangers. Yet, underneath an animated and colorful world, they also encounter the bleak reality of the industrial age. From simple villages and fields of flowers, they cross into a dirty city full of mass unemployment and plague victims—where children die from starvation and are left on the curb.??The story isn’t just about Nell and her grandfather, but the people who are connected to them directly or indirectly. There is Richard Swiveller, a careless young man who is a friend of Nell’s plotting brother, who wants Swiveller to marry Nell for the fortune he thinks she has. Daniel Quilp, the malicious dwarf, has a vendetta against the grandfather—who was the one person who managed to fool him. There is honest Kit, who finds himself the victim of spite of people he never harmed. Kit desires to help Nell, whoM he worships as a personal angel that has always inspired the best in him. The mysterious Bevis Marks, who is a generous patron to some and an enemy to others, also has his own reasons for finding Nell and her grandfather.??Unique to this book, unlike Dickens other works, is a fairy tale quality to the story. It is certainly a book of contrasts: the purity of Nell compared to the sadistic depravity of Quilp, fresh air and scenic villages to the polluted, stone covered city, etc. Even people’s reactions to the book revealed a stark contrast. At first, Nell Trent was praised as the most perfect Dickens character. Later, she was ridiculed and criticized by many well-known people like Oscar Wilde. While characters in other Dickens books are moving towards a better future, Nell and her grandfather are fleeing their life—and their story is moving towards an ending.??The Old Curiosity Shop was inspired by a personal tragedy in Dickens life. Nell Trent is based on the seventeen year old sister-in-law of Dickens who lived with him and whom he was fond of. The girl collapsed and died suddenly after the family had come home from the theater, probably due to undiagnosed heart disease. The story is a time capsule—full of references of popular songs, literature, and scandals of the period. As to be expected of a Dickens novel, there is social commentary on the plight of the poor. The Old Curiosity Shop delves into the unknown world of freak shows and other traveling entertainers—showing a magical world, yet one with a dark underside to it.

YAKINDA SIRA G?KY?Z?NE DE GELECEK! ? ?ilahi nizama(Yarat?l?? Yasalar?na) g?re, yeryüzünün hi? bir yeri; hi? bir insana ve zümreye ait de?ildir. ?nsani düzene g?re ise ger?ek tamamen farkl? olup yeryüzü parsel, parsel ya?malanm?? olup nehirler, g?ller, denizler ve hatta k?talar bir avu? az?nl??a ya da zümreye hizmet etmektedir. S?z konusu bu az?nl?klar dünyan?n kaynaklar?n? ?e?itli y?ntemlerle dev?irip s?mürmektedirler. ??S?mürü sadece do?al kaynaklarla s?n?rl? olmay?p dünya üzerinde ya?ayan tüm canl?lar? da kapsamaktad?r. Bundan, tek hücreli organizmalar da nasibini almakta ve efendilerinin ahlaks?z ama?lar?na hizmet etmeye mecbur kalmaktad?r. Bu azg?n küresel s?mürgeciler, insanlar?n beden ve beyin gü?lerini s?mürdükleri yetmezmi? gibi ?imdilerde zihinlerini de ele ge?irmeye y?nelik yo?un bir gayret i?indedirler. ??S?mürgeciler, kaynaklardan dev?irdikleri de?erleri ?nce paraya daha sonra ise parayla birlikte bu kaynaklar? da kullanarak gü? dev?irmekte olup ?bu b?yle katlanarak devam etmektedir. Küresel emperyalistler, s?mürü düzenini hepimizin iyi bildi?i yedi(S) arac?l???yla, yani onlar? de?er dev?irmekte kullanarak ger?ekle?tirir. ? Bunlar s?ras?yla: Su (G?da),Sa?l?k, Seks, Silah, Sanat, Spor ve Siyaset olarak s?ralanabilmektedir. S?ra gü? dev?irmeye gelince bu s?ralamada siyaset birinci s?raya ge?mektedir. Sebebine gelince s?mürgeci en ?ok siyaseti ?veya baz? siyaset?iyi, ?baz? siyaset?iler ise bu sayd?klar?m?z?n tümünü birden kullanmaktad?rlar. ??Birde s?mürgecilerin elinde, onlar?n ?ok sevdikleri bir ba?ka (S) olan ad?na Sava? denilen alt?n (S) vard?r. Sava?lar?n ara?lar? ise sizlerin de ?ok iyi bildi?i gibi temel iki unsura dayanmaktad?r. Bunlar, dindarl?k ve kindarl?k olup toplumlar ayr??t?r?l?p dü?man kamplara b?lüne bilmeleri i?in; ya inan? farkl?l?klar?, ya da tarihin bir d?neminde atalar?n?n birbirlerine yapt?klar? yanl?? davran??lar? k?rükleyerek dü?manl?klar? yaratmaktalar. Sonras?nda da dü?manla?t?r?lan toplumlara gaz verirler, onlar sava??rken bunlar bir yandan silah satarken bir yandan da ya?malar?n?(has?latlar?n?) hazinelerine katarlar? ???nsanlar?, insanl???ndan ??karan, herkesi paran?n pe?inden ko?turan; en ac?s? da para i?in her türlü de?erlerinden vazge?ebilmeyi ba?ar? gibi sunan bu ?arp?k sisteme kar??: Bizler akl?m?z? ba??m?za toplamaz ve s?mürgecilerin de?irmenine su ta??maya devam etmeyi sürdürürsek; ?o zaman g?kyüzüne iyi bakal?m! ?ünkü; korkar?m :Torunlar?m?z g?kyüzünü b?yle mavi olarak bir daha zor g?rebilecekler !!! ?SADEKUL ? Y ? Z L E ? M E ( MAN?FESTO ) ?- G ? R ? ? ?TOPLUMSAL PAST?R?ZASYONLAR VE SAKINCALARI "Sosyolojik Past?rizasyon ve Yeni Bir Düzen ?zerine ?zgün Yakla??m" Hepimizin ?ok iyi?bildi?i gibi; kurals?z ya?ayan insan topluluklar? tarih i?erisinde kurall? ya?ama ge?erek; birer düzen toplumlar? haline gelmi?lerdir ??te: Toplumlar?n egemen oldu?u bu topraklar üzerinde ya?ayan bireylerinin hak ve ?zgürlüklerinin s?n?rlar?n? belirleyen bu tek siyasi erkin ad?na devlet denilmektedir. Bu ?rgütün, en temel g?revi yurtta?lar?n?n i? ve d?? güvenli?ini sa?lamak olmakla birlikte; devlet bu sorumlu?unu yerine getirirken ise her zaman herkese kar?? tarafs?z ve e?itlik?i olmak mecburiyetindedir. ?zellikle de i? güvenli?i sa?larken; hem kendisinden yurtta?lar?n?, hem de yurtta?lar?n? yurtta?lar?ndan korumakla yükümlüdür. Ayr?ca bireylerin beden ve ruh sa?l??? da tamamen bu ?rgütün güvencesinde olup devletler her ko?ulda ki?ilerin beden bütünlü?ü ile zihin sa?l???n? da korumaktan da soruludurlar.

Cartea v? propune spre lectur? o sum? de eseuri inedite, inspirate de la chestiuni cvasi-cotidiene sau rezultate din c?ut?ri la care ne ducem mai rar cu gândul. În plus, atât pentru condimentarea experien?ei de lectur?, cât mai ales pentru democratizarea conceptului de antropologie (în jurul c?ruia graviteaz? prozele din cuprins), seria de eseuri – fuzionând idei de psihologie, sociologie ori de filosofie – este punctat? (ini?ial, median ?i final) cu câte o proz? fic?ional? din seria interpret?rilor speculativ-antropologice de mituri ?i legende populare (aici fiind vizate baladele "Monastirea Arge?ului" ?i "Miori?a"), serie de autor început? odat? cu cartea "Întoarcerea fratelui risipitor" (Editura Europress, Bucure?ti, 2014). Volumul de fa?? aduce cititorului un amalgam de provoc?ri pentru minte ?i pentru inim?, într-un melanj pastelat, sus?inut pe tot parcursul de împletitura a trei filoane esen?iale: auto-ironie, umilin?? ?i duio?ie. De altfel, ideea de smerenie – atât cea subiectiv? cât ?i cea extins? la întreaga specie – constituie aici o reiterare definitorie. Parcurgerea c?r?ii se poate dovedi o experien?? deosebit? atât pentru cititorul pasionat de beletristic? cât ?i pentru cel atras de eseistica de idei. Profunzimile ?i perspectivele vor surprinde adesea.

n condiiile unei crize a lucrrilor de sintez, monografia marelui crturar Nicolae Balota despre literatura german, constituie un model de analiz a uneia dintre cele mai majore culturi ale lumii. Cartea apare pentru prima dat n colecia Ediii definitive.

ber Zsófi, a harmincas, okos és sikeres mfordító egy nap arra ébred, hogy ki akar szállni a hétkznapok mókuskerekébl. Krnyezete legnagyobb dbbenetére vidékre kltzik, hogy birtokba vegye a nagymamájától rklt, mesébe ill házat. A titokzatos Nagyi azonban, akirl faluszerte azt suttogták, boszorkány, mást is tartogat unokája számára. Zsófi krül egyre sokasodnak a megmagyarázhatatlan események és a véletlen egybeesések. Mintha a ház – vagy valaki más – üzenni akarna neki. Vajon mit jelentenek a külns dátumok a nagypapa fényképének hátoldalán Mi minden rejtzhet az ódon, sokrekesz szekreterben Kinek a horoszkópját rizgette féltett kincsként a Nagyi és miért Bauer Barbara generációkon átível regénye arra keresi a választ, honnan jvünk, és milyen terheket halmoztak ránk felmenink. Talán nem is tudunk róluk, mégis egy életen át cipeljük ket Vagy elég bátrak vagyunk ahhoz, hogy megszabaduljunk a kéretlen útravalóktól Mialatt Zsófit mindinkább magába szippantja nagymamája naplója, melynek lapjain egy idtlen szerelem felemel és szívszorító trténete bontakozik ki, saját sorsa is gykeres fordulatot vesz egy férfi váratlan felbukkanásával. Nagyon úgy fest, hogy Szoboszlai András az igazi – de lehet, hogy egy kicsit még annál is tbb. Mieltt kzs jvjük tervezgetésébe vágnának, szembe kell nézniük saját múltjukkal, és kiderül, hogy trténetük szálai a felszín alatt szorosabban fonódnak ssze, mint azt bármelyikük is gondolta volna…

Graff Angéla és Encsy Eszter élete és sorsa oly szorosan tartozik ?ssze, akár a nappal és az éjszaka – s ?k ketten éppen ennyire ellentétei is egymásnak. Komor korban t?ltik együtt gyermekéveiket, amelynek s?tétségér?l Angéla mit sem tud, s amely ?r?kre feketére festi Eszter lelkét. Angéla gondtalan áhítattal mosolyog a hajnali fénybe, mik?zben széthulló családja életük romjait menekíti, Eszter pedig tehetetlen irigységgel zokog, amiért nem láthatja szenvedni ezt az ártatlan angyalt. ?vekkel kés?bb találkoznak ismét, a kapocs kettejük k?z?tt egy férfi ? férj és szeret?. Eszter ünnepelt színészn?, mégis boldogtalan: a lelkében izzó démoni gy?l?let lassan elpusztít mindent, ami boldoggá tehetné. Angéla ?r?k gyermek, fogalma sincs a k?rül?tte munkáló gyilkos indulatokról, emészt? szenvedélyekr?l. Nem sejti, hogy akiket a legjobban szeret, háta m?g?tt megcsalják, élete f?lforgatására készülnek. Az ?z?egy szerelmi háromsz?g és egy élethosszig tartó, engesztelhetetlen bosszú kegyetlen t?rténete. Szabó Magda magával ragadó, kíméletlen regénye mé.ltán tette egy csapásra híressé és elismertté szerz?jét: t?bb mint húsz nyelvre fordították le, és máig sem veszített elementáris erejéb?l

The Divine Comedy describes Dante's journey through Hell (Inferno), Purgatory (Purgatorio), and Paradise (Paradiso), guided first by the Roman poet Virgil and then by Beatrice, the subject of his love and of another of his works, La Vita Nuova. While the vision of Hell, the Inferno, is vivid for modern readers, the theological niceties presented in the other books require a certain amount of patience and knowledge to appreciate. Purgatorio, the most lyrical and human of the three, also has the most poets in it; Paradiso, the most heavily theological, has the most beautiful and ecstatic mystic passages in which Dante tries to describe what he confesses he is unable to convey (e.g., when Dante looks into the face of God: "all'alta fantasia qui mancò possa" — "at this high moment, ability failed my capacity to describe," Paradiso, XXXIII, 142). "IN the midway of this our mortal life, I found me in a gloomy wood, astray Gone from the path direct: and e'en to tell It were no easy task, how savage wild That forest, how robust and rough its growth, Which to remember only, my dismay Renews, in bitterness not far from death.." (Dante) IN the midway of this our mortal life,I found me in a gloomy wood, astrayGone from the path direct: and e'en to tellIt were no easy task, how savage wildThat forest, how robust and rough its growth,Which to remember only, my dismayRenews, in bitterness not far from death.Yet to discourse of what there good befell,All else will I relate discover'd there.How first I enter'd it I scarce can say,Such sleepy dullness in that instant weigh'dMy senses down, when the true path I left,But when a mountain's foot I reach'd, where clos'dThe valley, that had pierc'd my heart with dread,I look'd aloft, and saw his shoulders broadAlready vested with that planet's beam,Who leads all wanderers safe through every way. Then was a little respite to the fear,That in my heart's recesses deep had lain,All of that night, so pitifully pass'd:And as a man, with difficult short breath,Forespent with toiling, 'scap'd from sea to shore,Turns to the perilous wide waste, and standsAt gaze; e'en so my spirit, that yet fail'dStruggling with terror, turn'd to view the straits,That none hath pass'd and liv'd. My weary frameAfter short pause recomforted, againI journey'd on over that lonely steep,The hinder foot still firmer. Scarce the ascentBegan, when, lo! a panther, nimble, light,And cover'd with a speckled skin, appear'd,Nor, when it saw me, vanish'd, rather stroveTo check my onward going; that ofttimesWith purpose to retrace my steps I turn'd. ? ?About Dante: ? Durante degli Alighieri, simply referred to as Dante (1265–1321), was a major Italian poet of the Middle Ages. His Divine Comedy, originally called La Comedia and later called Divina by Boccaccio, is widely considered the greatest literary work composed in the Italian language and a masterpiece of world literature. In Italy he is known as il Sommo Poeta ("the Supreme Poet") or just il Poeta. He, Petrarch and Boccaccio are also known as "the three fountains" or "the three crowns". Dante is also called the "Father of the Italian language".

lmában nem, de életében egyszer kinyílik az ajtó az írón eltt. Szeredás Emerenc ajtaja, amely mások számára rkre zárva marad. A megingathatatlan jellem, erklcséhez és hiedelmeihez tántoríthatatlanul ragaszkodó asszony házvezetnnek áll az írónhz, ám els perctl nyilvánvaló, hogy diktál. Gazdája megmérettetik, és nem találtatván knnynek, Emerenc nem csupán otthona, hanem lelke ajtaját is megnyitja eltte, ha csak résnyire is. gy sejlik fel Magyarország huszadik századi trténelmének kulisszái eltt egy magára maradt n tragikus, fordulatos sorsa. Vajon mit rizget az ids asszony a hét lakatra zárt ajtó mgttAz ajtó a ki- és bezártság, a születés és a halál si jelképe. llandó kettsség jellemzi a két fhs áhítatosan odaadó, máskor szinte gyllkd kapcsolatát is. A szeretet kapujában állnak. Sikerülhet-e végül beljebb vagy elengedni egymást Az ajtó Szabó Magda talán legismertebb regénye: Szabó István forgatott belle filmet, és 2015-ben felkerült a The New York Times sikerlistájára.

Nagy élmény ez az éjszaka! Felettem zldell faág és a csillagos ég.” A csndben zek, dámvadak osonnak le a kopolyához”… – írja naplójában tizenévesen a majdani kutató, a nvénybiológia professzora, két teljes napot egyedül eltltve a Nagynyíri erdben. Folytatódik a sor nyári diákmunkaként egész megyéket feltérképez kerékpártúrákkal, ifjúkori nyaralásokkal, majd eljutunk a már felntt férfi, családapa kutatói munkáival sszekapcsolódó utazásaihoz, tanulmányútjaihoz. Egyszer turista számára elérhetetlen oldalát láthatjuk Hollandiának, Japánnak, megtudjuk, hol van Fokhagymaország”, van-e, volt-e rabszolgaság a 20. sz.-ban, mit mond a távolról jtt magyarnak Dél-Amerika… Megismerhetjük más népek szokásait, vallását, gynyrkdhetünk természeti és épített kincseik szépségében. Ismeretekben gazdag leírások, pontos információkkal az adott ország fldrajzi adottságairól, társadalmáról, olykor trténelmérl is – érzékletesen, élményszeren. Nem hagyva ki a korabeli Magyarország külfldi utakkal kapcsolatos hozzáállását sem... Szülfldjérl, Trtelrl indul, és vissza is tér oda. Bár Szegeden él, mégis tevékenyen vesz részt a település mindennapjaiban. E. L. tudósként gondolkodik, de a hétkznapok nyelvén fogalmaz. Visszaemlékezéseit olvasva knnyedén, szinte észrevétlenül gazdagodik tudásunk, emelkedik lelkünk… Szafián Zsuzsanna tanár, író

Augustin Fr??il? (1953-2010), scriitor ?i cantautor, a fost un apropiat al lui Nichita St?nescu ?i membru al Cenaclului de Luni. A publicat ?n cele mai importante reviste culturale, iar ?ntre 1991 ?i 2010 a fost redactor-?ef al Editurii ALLFA, departamentul de literatur? al Grupului Editorial ALL. C?r?i publicate: Gramatica mor?ii, poezie, 1995 (premiul USR), El-Roi, poezie, 1996, Plaja nudi?tilor, poezie, 1998. Dintre c?r?ile traduse de Augustin Fr??il? din englez?: Legende franceze, Pove?ti japoneze, 1001 de nop?i, Moby Dick, 100 de minuni ale lumii, 100 de ora?e ale lumii, 100 de muzee ale lumii, Islamul ?i Vestul. A tradus poezie din limbile francez?, italian? ?i spaniol?. C?r?ile sale au fost traduse ?n german?, croat?, greac?, spaniol?, englez?. Ca muzician, a ?nregistrat ?i editat discul O recitare, 1982, muzic? original? pe versurile lui Nichita St?nescu, ?i dou? CD-uri ?n 2005: Mai sunt pentru c? el mai este ?i A?a am tr?it. Al treilea CD, Balad? pentru Transilvania, c?ntece originale pe versurile lui A. Fr??il?, a ap?rut ?n 2007. Voce muzical? ?i poetic? unic? ?n literatura rom?n? contemporan?, el declara ?ntr-un tulbur?tor, ultim interviu publicat ?n revista Luceaf?rul: ?N-am f?cut niciodat? nici cel mai mic efort de a cultiva vreo rela?ie, m-am l?sat doar ?n voia valului – asum?ndu-mi riscurile de rigoare, – am l?sat destinul s? lucreze pentru mine, s?-mi arate dac? trebuia s? fiu acolo ori nu. Asta m-a costat, ?ns?: imagine, notorietate, carier?, via?? de familie, via?? social?... n-a fost zi s? nu pl?tesc pre?ul dezordinii, aventurii mele existen?iale.“

Lumin?, ?ncet este o antologie care reune?te cele mai valoroase poeme scrise de Marian Dr?ghici – un poet atipic, greu de integrat ?ntr-o anume genera?ie, de?i, structural, pare s? r?m?n? afiliat unei ontologii postmoderniste. Marian Dr?ghici scrie o poezie cerebral?, fragmentar?, ironic? ?i autoironic?, din care nu lipsesc ?ns? m?rcile unui vizionarism ?bine temperat“. De?i poezia din Lumin?, ?ncet e mai degrab? geometric?, ?n care, totu?i, abund? artele poetice, se poate remarca aici – cum sus?ine ?i criticul literar Dan Cristea – ??mbinarea dintre religia poeziei ?i poezia religiei“.

Selec?ie de Teodor Dun? ?O parte a criticii a socotit c? Mazilescu este un ?poet de limbaj?, elaborat, rafinat, atras de artificiu, nu cu scopul exacerb?rii retorice a limbajului, ci, din contr?, pentru configurarea unui minimalism poetic, prin distorsiuni sintactice, blancuri, omisiuni, ?ntreruperi etc. ce au rolul de a revela o insolitare suplimentar? a limbajului poetic. Eugen Negrici caracteriza lirica lui Mazilescu prin formula fericit?: ?o stilistic? a eschivei?. Virgil Mazilescu trebuie privit, ?ns?, nu doar ca un poet al limbajului, oric?t de ?ncifrat, ci ?i ca un poet al fiin?ei, cu un discurs liric ce are o miz? clar ontologic?, dispus? chiar ?ntr-un registru neoexpresionist, un discurs ce ?ncorporeaz? ?n sine ‘?marile teme? ale modernit??ii: moartea, nebunia, suferin?a, Poezia cu ?majuscul?? ?i care percepe ?mistica poeziei ca instrument de m?ntuire, gravitatea rostirii? (Mircea C?rt?rescu)’.“ – Iulian Boldea

O carte pe s?pt?m?n? reprezint? norma decent? pentru un critic de ?nt?mpinare, cu at?t mai mult cu c?t el mai scrie ?i studii sau eseuri, ??i duce copilul la ?coal?, plimb? c?inele pe trasee lungi, dinainte calculate, petrece mult timp printre studen?i la cursuri ?i seminarii, formeaz? oameni tineri ?i ?ncurajeaz? debuturi, fiind prezent c?teva ore zilnic ?i pe Internet, pentru a prelua comenzi de colaborare sau ca s? onoreze unele mai vechi, cu scaden?e ?n general respectate. Cartea de fa?? prezint? jum?tatea pedanta, disciplinat? a celui care a scris, ca un program personal de evaziune, Visul lupului de step?: 52 de texte, dedicate scriitorilor rom?ni, formeaz? aici un ?an ideal“ consacrat literaturii recente, compus din respect pentru munca altora, din admira?ie ?i entuziasm, dar ?i din responsabilitatea critic? a disocierilor lucide, tran?ante, atunci c?nd cazurile o impun. Practic?nd cu pl?cere cronica de ?nt?mpinare de mai bine de 30 de ani, autorul c?r?ii de fa?? ?tie prea bine c? nu laude a?teapt? ?n primul r?nd scriitorul rom?n din partea criticului s?u, ci ?n?elegerea obiectiv? a demersului literar ?i onestitate. ?n consecin??, se prea cuvine ca recenzentul s? r?m?n? un om marginal ?i s? priveasc? vedetele din penumbr?. ?n ultim? instan??, critica de ?nt?mpinare devine stil prin coregrafia subtil? a distan??rilor reciproce: a scriitorului de sine ?nsu?i prin intermediul criticului s?u, ?i a acestuia din urm? de propria sa fixa?ie, prin mijlocirea c?r?ilor mereu noi pe care le cite?te.

Again and again, in Denver Welte's exquisite Dew Drops, poems startle us into awareness of the understated, the nearly always invisible and the marvelous; those aspects of life that come under the rubrics of loneliness and joy. Welte combines a light lyricism with a postmodern sensibility for life. This collection was gathered from a one time weekly blog that appeared over four years. They are arranged in date order rather than by theme, so that you may witness the poet's growth.

O edi?ie aniversar?, dedicat? unuia dintre cei mai mari creatori europeni, realizat? cu participarea unor importante personalit??i ale culturii rom?ne (Nicolae Balota, Eugen Simion, Nicolae Manolescu etc.); edi?ie special? ce con?ine o bogat? iconografie. Textele sunt menite s? omagieze o legend? vie a literaturii rom?ne – ctitor, al?turi de Liviu Rebreanu ?i Hortensia Papadat-Bengescu, al romanului modern.

De ce fr minotaur Fiindc literatura, din perspectiva mea, este un labirint, iar naintarea n ea, una plin de pericole, topite ns n pura iridiscen. Un labirint, dar unul radios, menit s atrag atenia asupra infinitii de jocuri ascunse n textul literar. Jocuri care te prind (mai bine-zis te seduc), doar ca s te poi elibera, s fii vzut n mijloc, schind un salut triumfator – poate spre nite prieteni nevzui. Cu nimic altceva n jur dect pietre ncinse, ncrustate cu nestemate. Nevoit s mergi mereu nainte, lai averea asta altcuiva, n-o poi lua cu tine – sensul e s iei din labirint cu totul nud (neatins de prejudeci ori de cliee), fr cicatrici literare, literatura s fie pentru tine o poart, nu o temni. Ea poart, ntr-adevr, n sine, aceast imens generozitate. Niciun minotaur care s te sfie, doar picurul de miere al bucuriei lecturii, pe lespezile arse de soare: suntem la amiaz, ateni, vigili (minotaurul ar fi doar creaia noastr). Senzaia de deschidere druit de literatur st deci la originea acestei cri, mai degrab un sinuos autoportret de cititor (nu att narcisiac, ct fidel siei) dect o lucrare sistematic. Un chip caleidoscopic, conturat din capricii reunite, firesc, ca rsplata pentru a fi urmrit cu ncredere traiectoria neregulat a lecturii – sinuozitate nelipsit totui de un sim al unitii, tradus n meditaia continu asupra unor noiuni precum familiaritate i alteritate, a relaiona ori a insolita.“ – Simona Grazia Dima

Lidia Lazu a scris aceste poeme. i pe urm a uitat c le-a scris. Le-a gsit pe marginea unei ferestre, ciugulite de psrile cerului, cu frumuseea pierdut pentru totdeauna – c toate lucrurile sortite s ntrein miracolul existenei. Acesta este mitul n jurul cruia ar putea s se consolideze o ntreag oper poetic. Eu cred c nici unul dintre poeii romni nu a reuit s construiasc o asemenea imagine, care ntr-adevr s ne reprezinte ntr-un asemenea chip i ntr-o asemenea msur. Lidia Lazu scrie din preaplinul firii sale. (...) Ea face parte dintre acei oameni care nu scriu din pricina slbiciunilor lor, ci din pricina prea multelor daruri cu care a fost nzestrat de Dumnezeu.“ – Mircea Ciobanu

Sub limita de detec?ieVorbi?i ?n ?oapt?Ceva se petreceSub pragul vostru auditiv.A?a cum silabele gurii taleSunt sorbite de timpanele ei, tot astfelAcolo, ?n ad?nc,Picur? ceva –P?m?ntului ?i scap? lacrimiPe care le-nghit r?d?cinile;Acolo, ?n ?naltSe spulbera ceva –V?zduhului ?i scap? lacrimiPe care le-nghit ?ngerii.E un plan?et f?r? istovAl lucrurilor, fertil –Doar c? se petreceSub limita de detec?ie.

mi nchipui pe pmnt locuriUnde nu ajunge raza de soareLocuri unde nu adie vntulLocuri oarbe i surde, fr cldurFr memorie –Dar nu am destul putere s-mi nchipuiLocuri unde s nu ajungi s nu m ajungDurerea.

Camil L. A. Camil este un alt nume. Persoana din spatele lui Camil L. A. Camil nu-?i asum? responsabilitatea celor scrise, de?i voi crede?i c? i-ar apar?ine de drept. ?Probabil”, g?nde?te acea persoan?, poeziile scrise de Camil L. A. Camil sunt retu?uri ?n trans?.” Eu nu sunt la?, dar nu mai ?tiu unde ?i c?nd am scris cele ce urmeaz?! S? fie uitarea singurul meu viciu?

Segundo Eduardo Coutinho, a obra trata de um texto bastante atual, que aborda a cr?nica em vários de seus aspectos, no período que se estende desde a primeira metade do século XX ao início do século XXI, deixando claro que o gênero continua vivo e em plena efervescência no momento presente. Além disso, inclui uma bibliografia relevante e bastante atualizada sobre o assunto e uma rela??o bastante completa de livros de cr?nicas publicados no período de 1936 até o presente.