I have been going through an almost unstoppable reading spree despite the fact that I have always been keen on reading and rarely turn off the light in my bedroom without having at least read three or four pages of any given book.
Having my next trip in mind I got hold of a book I had long bought yet not read Shah of the Shahs by an author I had read a few books from and thoroughly enjoyed, this one being in no way different. Ryszard Kapuscinski's account of the 1979 Iranian Revolution brought a light into a number of side aspects I hadn't considered but above all it was his incomparable style of writing that I once more got fascinated by.
I then devoured the pages of Science and Islam by Ehan Masood, which provided me with an invaluable insight and awareness as to the Islamic legacy.
Tahar Ben Jelloun and his Giacometti, la rue d'un seul was to follow leading me into his personal thoughts on the sculptor and the numerous associations therewith related before I grabbed another book I had long bought and hadn't dared to open Lisbonne - Histoire, promenades, anthologie et dictionnaire. The visitors's accounts of Lisbon spanning from the 15th century onwards had me "hooked", namely because of what Lisbon meant and looked like then. I am far from finishing reading this latest and will certainly write about it some other time.
Having my next trip in mind I got hold of a book I had long bought yet not read Shah of the Shahs by an author I had read a few books from and thoroughly enjoyed, this one being in no way different. Ryszard Kapuscinski's account of the 1979 Iranian Revolution brought a light into a number of side aspects I hadn't considered but above all it was his incomparable style of writing that I once more got fascinated by.
I then devoured the pages of Science and Islam by Ehan Masood, which provided me with an invaluable insight and awareness as to the Islamic legacy.
Tahar Ben Jelloun and his Giacometti, la rue d'un seul was to follow leading me into his personal thoughts on the sculptor and the numerous associations therewith related before I grabbed another book I had long bought and hadn't dared to open Lisbonne - Histoire, promenades, anthologie et dictionnaire. The visitors's accounts of Lisbon spanning from the 15th century onwards had me "hooked", namely because of what Lisbon meant and looked like then. I am far from finishing reading this latest and will certainly write about it some other time.
Books for a wide variety of tastes ... and in a way "a must" ...
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