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Naguib Mechawar @naguibmechawar.bsky.social · 9h

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cosmoflash @cosmoflash.bsky.social · 9h

Lecornu II : Matignon Drift
Lecornu 3
Lecornu 4Ever
Lecornu V Infinite
Lecornu Origins
The Lecornu Tales
Legend of Lecornu

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Naguib Mechawar @naguibmechawar.bsky.social · 9h

Brilliant.

Naguib Mechawar @naguibmechawar.bsky.social · 10h

For those who don't like dad jokes, I'm a discontent creator.

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Naguib Mechawar @naguibmechawar.bsky.social · 10h

If we say antifa instead of antifascist, why not use antima for antimatter, antiscra for anti-scratch, antibo for antibody, etc?
Thanks for your attention to this ma.

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Naguib Mechawar @naguibmechawar.bsky.social · 11h

Hello Amsterdam.

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Naguib Mechawar @naguibmechawar.bsky.social · 16h

*nourishment

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Naguib Mechawar @naguibmechawar.bsky.social · 16h

Nurishment for the soul.

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Naguib Mechawar @naguibmechawar.bsky.social · 16h

I'm vegetarian, but I still love some Carpaccio every so often.

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Naguib Mechawar @naguibmechawar.bsky.social · 1d

("Overflowing bookshelves" is a delicate way of describing countless piles of books.)

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Naguib Mechawar @naguibmechawar.bsky.social · 1d

Spent my last night in Venice at La Fenice! Wonderful concert by Maestro Muti and his Orchestra Giovanile Luigi Cherubini.

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M.A.Orthofer @maorthofer.bsky.social · 1d

Pleased to see the very worthy Krasznahorkai get the Nobel Prize www.nobelprize.org/prizes/liter... First batch of linkage up at the Literary Saloon www.complete-review.com/saloon/archi...

Nobel Prize in Literature 2025

The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2025 was awarded to László Krasznahorkai, “for his compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art.”

www.nobelprize.org

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Naguib Mechawar @naguibmechawar.bsky.social · 1d

Speaking of Nobel laureates, I just paid my respects to one of the greatest.

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Naguib Mechawar @naguibmechawar.bsky.social · 1d

😂

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Naguib Mechawar @naguibmechawar.bsky.social · 1d

Really looking forward to LK's Nobel lecture.

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Matt Keeley @matt-keeley.bsky.social · 1d

Remember that if you find Satantango too intimidating to read, you can watch the movie instead!

It is seven hours long and has about 150 shots in the whole movie.

Poster for the Bela Tarr film Satantango, showing a haunted-looking boy in black-and-white

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Naguib Mechawar @naguibmechawar.bsky.social · 1d

I had the pleasure of chatting with @petipaw.bsky.social over coffee this morning. Yes, we did talk about books! It seems like we have the same allergy to ugly book covers (paging @causticcovercritic.bsky.social).

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Naguib Mechawar @naguibmechawar.bsky.social · 1d

Excellent choice. I'd show you my pile, but I'm not at home. 😂

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Andrei @theuntranslated.bsky.social · 1d

Congrats!

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Naguib Mechawar @naguibmechawar.bsky.social · 1d

Told you so!

Naguib Mechawar @naguibmechawar.bsky.social · 25d

Three weeks before the Nobel announcements. Who will win the Nobel in literature this year? I think it will be either László Krasznahorkai or Gerald Murnane.

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Naguib Mechawar @naguibmechawar.bsky.social · 3d

Grazie mille.

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Naguib Mechawar @naguibmechawar.bsky.social · 3d

If Greta wins it, we'll never hear the end of it!

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Naguib Mechawar @naguibmechawar.bsky.social · 3d

** spoiler alert **

I've been in Venice for 24h and, despite all my efforts (I even hired a gardener), still no trace of the Aspern papers. It's as if someone has burned them or something.

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Naguib Mechawar @naguibmechawar.bsky.social · 3d

He mentioned the comfortable house (but not the gondola excursion) in a letter to his wife.

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Naguib Mechawar @naguibmechawar.bsky.social · 3d

Rilke stayed on the second floor of this small house (painted blue at the time) facing the Giudecca canal, during his November 1907 visit to the Venice. The Pensione Romanelli was run by two sisters and, Rilke being Rilke, he rapidly declared his love to one of them, on his knees, in a gondola. 😂

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