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Margi Cintrano

Margi Cintrano

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Buonsera, Good Afternoon, Buenas Tardes,

Who are your six fave authors or authoresses ?

Please do not list more than six.


My 6 Favorite Authors / Authoresses who do not specialise in cookbooks or gastronomy are:

1. Brazilian Author: Bernardo Guimares

2. American Author: Ernest Hemmingway

3. Italian Author: Umberto Eco

4. Chilean Authoress: Isabel Allende

5. Colombian Authoress: Amparo Bonillo

6. American Author: James A. Michener


Gastronomy Topic Authors and Authoresses: I would prefer to state, that I have an enormous collection of cookbooks in several languages, and I love each and everyone of them, for different reasons ... Some are exemplary in the coaching, some visually, the recipes of vanguardism and others for their historical accounts and background of the recipes.



Have a lovely August.
Margi.
 
In no particular order....Most of mine are not very recent:
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Arthur Conan Doyle
Arthur Henry Sarsfield Ward (Better known as Sax Rohmer)
Ambrose Bierce
Winfred Blevins
Carlos Castaneda
There is a host of others....
 
Hoot, Buonasera,

Thanks so much for your contribution. I am a big fan of Arthur Conan Doyle too.

We, our family, are fans of the character, Sherlock Holmes, and have the entire collection ... I also truly enjoy the Basil Rathbone & Nigel Bruce classic films ...

Have lovely wkend,
Margi.
 
Cws,

Graham Greene had quite a unique pen ... Personally, I could not put his book down, called Mexico Somethng about the Priest and the Dentist ... This is going back to Secondary School Days, and I had re-read it a couple of years ago ... I also enjoyed his Journey of Maps ...

T.U. for your contribution.
M.C.
 
Margi Cintrano said:
Cws,

Graham Greene had quite a unique pen ... Personally, I could not put his book down, called Mexico Somethng about the Priest and the Dentist ... This is going back to Secondary School Days, and I had re-read it a couple of years ago ... I also enjoyed his Journey of Maps ...

T.U. for your contribution.
M.C.
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Graham Greene's telegraphic style of writing has been mimicked by many, mastered by none. He belongs in a literary class of his own, IMO, and made every word count.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Greene
 
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Graham Greene: How True

Cws,

True, he was extraordinaire ...

The Power and the Glory was the spectacular literature I am referring to, about an expatriate dentist and a Mexican Priest, an outlaw.

His style of narration and profoundity of his characters, is a sheer reading enjoyment.

T.U. for ur contribution ...

M.C. :lucky:
 
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I can't define my preferences as my reading interests are so varied. I read just about everything, but haven't been able to cotton to science fiction. My father was a voracious reader and passed his love of books to me. Even though he was a very busy country doctor, he ALWAYS made time to read...that is, something besides his medical journals, etc.

Most of the time I have at least 3 books "working" and, during the last year, I've become enchanted with audio books. What a treat!! I can pursue any of my other beloved pastimes and enjoy a book.

As for what I read at any given time, it just depends on the mood I'm in. I may reach for something fluffy like a Janet Evanovich book or, if I feel the need for facts, I'll pull one of Erik Larson's books off the shelf.

I'm always discovering someone new and, after a little 'net research on a newbie to me, I give them a chance and make an effort to read their books chronologically. Doing this gives me the opportunity to experience the writer as he/she grows and develops, along with their characters.

I also delve into current juvenile literature on a regular basis because I'm fascinated with what that area is offering our youth today. Long before it was popular and way before it was a movie, I read The Invention of Hugo Cabret and was completely captivated by it. What a delightful piece of literature!!!!

So, that's my long answer to your question, Margi. I simply love to read and my "yet to be read" stack grows daily. My coffin will have to be lined with the books I'll not get to in this life.
 
Katie: Thanks so much for your feedback

It is always a pleasure to have you contributing on threads I begin ...

Yes, you have a good point ... However, since I spend so much time researching for the magazine, interviewing and writing; I do have my old time faves, as time is quite limited for literature and / or historical novels, or fiction ...

Most of my reading is currently being done on MP5 as well or my Tablet. I enjoy the narration tremendously especially if I am reading in Italian, Portuguese or Spanish ...

All my best, and hope that your hand is on mend ...
Ciao,:flowers:
Have wonderful August,
Margi.
 
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Sophie Kinsella
Dean Koontz
Patricia Cornwall
J K Rowlings

Cant think of them all right now...but there are a few :)
 
Ernest Hemmingway, I have heard of him but do not know any of his books


Margi Cintrano said:
Buonsera, Good Afternoon, Buenas Tardes,

Who are your six fave authors or authoresses ?

Please do not list more than six.


My 6 Favorite Authors / Authoresses who do not specialise in cookbooks or gastronomy are:

1. Brazilian Author: Bernardo Guimares

2. American Author: Ernest Hemmingway

3. Italian Author: Umberto Eco

4. Chilean Authoress: Isabel Allende

5. Colombian Authoress: Amparo Bonillo

6. American Author: James A. Michener


Have a lovely August.
Margi.
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Spanish Literature: Comes In English

Buon Giorno, Good Morning, Buenas Días,

I would like to suggest two absolutely spectacular books which are now available in English:

1) Camilo José Cela ( Deceased Galician Nobel Prize Author ): Viaje A Al Alcarría ( Travels through Alcarría, Guadalajara, Spain ) :

This is a unique humorous & bittersweet piece of literature, and Nobel Prize winning book of a man who travels through a group of villages and towns in the Castilla La Mancha region ... and who he encounters ... It is a most highly enjoyable read.

2) Juan Ramón Jiménez: Platero y Yo ( Platero and I ) ...

This is not just children´s literature, as this most enchanting historical story is about an Andalusian village man and his friend Platero, a Silver White Donkey ... It is beautiful ... And done in such witty profound prose. Everyone who has read this story, has been deeply touched by the world of animals and their relationships with mankind. For those of you, who love animals, do read or listen to the E-Book in Narration ...

www.amazon.com

www.amazon.es

Have a wonderful August,
Margi.
 
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Kylie,

Subject: Ernest Hemmingway

I would suggest the following three ( and they are classical films too ):

1. Kilimanjaro - a historical novel in which a Journalist and Hunter, goes to Tanzania, Africa and his adventures which lead him to a life threatening disease and complex romantic triangle; portrayed by Gregory Peck in the film ...

2. The Sun Also Rises ( my fave ) - A journalist, who travels to Paris, and then to Navarra, Spain ... The story has a soap opera quality where, there are 5 major people and how they all mingle and are involved. Eva Gardner and Tyrone Power are the stars in the classic silver screen film ... A must see film ...

3. Farewell to Arms: this book and film are about the Spanish Civil War, 1936 through 1939 ... Eva Gardner is the leading lady ... I believe the leading man is Gregory Peck. Exemplary ... It is quite awhile since I have last seen the film; though I have seen it a million times !

4. For Whom, the bell tolls --- WW I historical novel of excellence. Also, a film.

There are numerous others, however, these are my favorites, and I love the classical film cinema ... I own the DVDs in English & Spanish.

Do you like classical silver screen cinema ?

Have a great Sunday,
Margi.
 
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