Journal Entry 1 by hendertuckian from Henderson, Nevada USA on Friday, November 30, 2007

Selected for Olympic Challenge - Sao Tome and Principe.
I was afraid of this book when I read it's description because I thought it would be textbook dry sucking the life out of the poems. I ended up enjoying both snippets and the history behind the snippets. I don't know if it is because the history was new or the poems were new to me.
There is also a well rounded selection of poems at the end that are presented in its orginal language and english.
A part of me wanted to keep this book a little longer and show a few people what I found, but I think hobbit will like this more. 

Journal Entry 2 by hobbit from Surabaya, Jawa Timur Indonesia on Tuesday, January 08, 2008

This looks very interesting. I admit to having the same thoughts about it maybe being dry when I read the title - "essays on literature" doesn't sound very exciting. But the poems definitely look promising, as does the fact that it explores a theme of a mythic bird.

Thanks, hendertuckian! 

Journal Entry 3 by hobbit from Surabaya, Jawa Timur Indonesia on Wednesday, July 23, 2008

I really enjoyed this book, especially the appendix full of poems! 

Journal Entry 4 by hobbit from Surabaya, Jawa Timur Indonesia on Thursday, August 13, 2009

I'm sending along with some other books from various countries to soffitta1 who's also working on the Olympic Challenge. Don't worry, it's really a lot better than the title makes it sound - enjoy!!


Just for interest, its current travelling companions are:
Homo Novus
Global Restructuring and Peripheral States: The Carrot and the Stick in Mauritania
Kisses in the Nederends
The Return of the Water Spirit 

Journal Entry 5 by soffitta1 from Ávila, Ávila Spain on Wednesday, September 02, 2009

Excellent, this will work for 2 challenges - the Olympic and my 999 Librarything challenge. Thanks!

I was worried this would be a bit dry, but actually this was a good read. I am living in Portugal and taking a Portuguese course at uni, so am trying to read as much on Luso-culture as possible.
It takes a look at the literature of the islands, but also gives you the political and historical background. I also enjoyed the poems in the appendix. 

Journal Entry 6 by soffitta1 at Soffitta's Africa bookbox, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases on Thursday, July 08, 2010

Released 1 yr ago (7/10/2010 UTC) at Soffitta's Africa bookbox, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases

CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:

In the Africa Bookbox. 

Journal Entry 7 by katrinat at Chelmsford, Essex United Kingdom on Tuesday, August 03, 2010

taken from soffitta1s bookbox, hopefully will help me discover new authors