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Bérénice by Jean Racine at Odéon
Bérénice Finally a classical piece with a modern touch. I enjoyed every minute of this tragedy and the rhythm of the verses are still summing in my ears. During the performance I could not help asking myself what would I pick, power or love? The play, faithful to the text is accompanied by the movie
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Photo London 17-20 May 2018
Walking down the Strand past Prêt à Manger I always have to think of my student days when I read history at King’s College. Our campus was adjacent to Somerset House and how often did I have my vegetable sandwiches in the beautiful square? The large Neoclassical building and originally the site of the Tudor
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Paris à Frankfort at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2017
The French German salons are re-awakening at the Frankfurt Book Fair France was the Guest of Honour and the motto was “Frankfort en français.” Naturally Emanuel Macron met Angela Merkel on Tuesday to initiate the largest Book Fair in the world. In the 11 gigantic halls publishers, printers, agents and the key people of the
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Parfum-Frauen in de Welt der Düfte von Bettina de Cosnac
Die Frankfurter Buchmesse ist voller neuen, schönen Entdeckungen! Mein persöhnlicher Liebling ist Bettina de Cosnac’s Parfum. Auf die Idee das Buch zu schreiben kam die Pariserin durch einen Photografen nachdem Sie den European Garden Book Award gewonnen hat. So passioniert war sie von den ersten Sekunde, das es nur ein Jahr vom Konzept des Buches
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