A frustrated singer
“A frustrated singer should be content to be a frustrated singer; he shouldn’t try to become a singer of marsias.” In other words, a writer should not attach himself to any political or religious group and become their writer. Singers should sing their own songs and, if they are prevented from doing so, should accept their fate and remain silent.
January 31, 2022 · Leave a comment
Film by Satyajit Ray, story by Rabindranath Tagore
For his first job, the postmaster came to the village of Ulapur. It was a very humble village. There was an indigo-factory nearby, and the British manager had with much … Continue reading
August 3, 2016 · Leave a comment
A short story by Giovanni Verga
A young Sicilian woman called Nedda declares, at the end of a short story by Giovanni Verga, that it is better to be dead than alive and thanks the Holy … Continue reading
June 8, 2016 · 2 Comments
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