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Naguib Mechawar @naguibmechawar.bsky.social · 7h

I thought the same before seeing the painting up close. That's not a wall, and it doesn't correspond to the description in the novel.

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Naguib Mechawar @naguibmechawar.bsky.social · 7h

No! Will check it out!

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Naguib Mechawar @naguibmechawar.bsky.social · 7h

... the narrow vertical band on the right.

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Naguib Mechawar @naguibmechawar.bsky.social · 7h

Just came back from The Hague, where I admired Vermeer's "View of Delft". Proust had Bergotte die in front of this painting during an artistic epiphany caused by "le petit
pan de mur jaune". There are many theories about which little yellow wall he had in mind. I'm convinced it's this one.

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Naguib Mechawar @naguibmechawar.bsky.social · 16h

(sorry)

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Naguib Mechawar @naguibmechawar.bsky.social · 16h

Cosy fan tutte

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Naguib Mechawar @naguibmechawar.bsky.social · 1d

Yes!

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Naguib Mechawar @naguibmechawar.bsky.social · 2d

Go Holland!

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Andrei @theuntranslated.bsky.social · 3d

“Everywhere across this surface, stories are being told. It teems with stories, like a wimmelbild [teeming picture]. […] Schattenfroh is a wimmelbuch, a book teeming with images.”

This tradition is alive, both in painting and writing.

theuntranslated.wordpress.com/2025/10/11/i...

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Naguib Mechawar @naguibmechawar.bsky.social · 3d

Don't forget to like and subscribe.

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Naguib Mechawar @naguibmechawar.bsky.social · 3d

It's all downhill from there.

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Naguib Mechawar @naguibmechawar.bsky.social · 4d

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cosmoflash @cosmoflash.bsky.social · 4d

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 · 4d

Brilliant.

Naguib Mechawar @naguibmechawar.bsky.social · 4d

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

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Naguib Mechawar @naguibmechawar.bsky.social · 4d

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 · 4d

Hello Amsterdam.

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Naguib Mechawar @naguibmechawar.bsky.social · 4d

*nourishment

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Naguib Mechawar @naguibmechawar.bsky.social · 4d

Nurishment for the soul.

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Naguib Mechawar @naguibmechawar.bsky.social · 4d

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

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Naguib Mechawar @naguibmechawar.bsky.social · 5d

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

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Naguib Mechawar @naguibmechawar.bsky.social · 5d

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 · 5d

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 · 5d

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

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Naguib Mechawar @naguibmechawar.bsky.social · 5d

😂

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