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Giada Marcazzani

@giadamar.bsky.social

History enthusiast (PhD), animal and book lover. Passionate about social justice, feminism and the environment. A 19th-century intellectual in a digital age, still believing in the power of small actions. SMManager and teacher. Somerset based

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Strasbourg, Ankara, Madrid: none felt like home, but in books I discovered my people | Elif Shafak As a child I moved from France to Turkey to Spain โ€“ then I finally found roots and belonging in stories * In our end of year series, writers and public figures remember the place or time when they felt most at home Where is home? The question hasโ€ฆ

Strasbourg, Ankara, Madrid: none felt like home, but in books I discovered my people | Elif Shafak

02.01.2025 08:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 70    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

#HanKang: I read #Wedonotpart, #Greeklessons, #Convalescence, and #Humanacts. Loved the first, dreamlike & haunting. The concept of collective MEMORY as a civic duty, vs. immobilized personal memory, is key. Remember first, help others to remember, to prevent history from repeating

02.01.2025 08:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm reading... Han Kang "Human acts" (Italian edition)

18.11.2024 19:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I just arrived too (Iโ€™m Violet). I usually take refuge in Substack๐Ÿ’œ

18.11.2024 11:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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From Trump leaving Nato to phone crimes: Edith Pritchettโ€™s week in Venn diagrams โ€“ cartoon Continue reading...

From Trump leaving Nato to phone crimes: Edith Pritchettโ€™s week in Venn diagrams โ€“ cartoon

18.11.2024 06:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 176    ๐Ÿ” 22    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

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