Marina Sofia
@marinasofia.bsky.social
Global nomad, translator (RO and DE to EN), writer and publisher, addicted to world literature. Blog at https://findingtimetowrite.wordpress.com, publish at https://corylusbooks.com
I was Moominmamma while the kids were small but would not recommend
November 29, 2025 at 1:14 PM
I was Moominmamma while the kids were small but would not recommend
With whom do you identify most? I'm definitely Snufkin
November 29, 2025 at 10:34 AM
With whom do you identify most? I'm definitely Snufkin
Read Love/War when I was going through divorce and it was perfect just then!
November 29, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Read Love/War when I was going through divorce and it was perfect just then!
Reposted by Marina Sofia
Great haul. Both those Koestler novels were major for me at a pivotal point in my teens. Plus without them we wouldn’t have 1984
A fairly forgotten novel in a very similar mode that I always shout about - Rex Warner’s The Professor (1938) 🤌
A fairly forgotten novel in a very similar mode that I always shout about - Rex Warner’s The Professor (1938) 🤌
"For what am I fighting?": George Orwell on Arthur Koestler's "Darkness at Noon"
Republished 1941 review shows the influence Kostler's dystopian classic had on Orwell.
www.newstatesman.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Great haul. Both those Koestler novels were major for me at a pivotal point in my teens. Plus without them we wouldn’t have 1984
A fairly forgotten novel in a very similar mode that I always shout about - Rex Warner’s The Professor (1938) 🤌
A fairly forgotten novel in a very similar mode that I always shout about - Rex Warner’s The Professor (1938) 🤌
I did see Queen in Vienna when I was a child
November 28, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I did see Queen in Vienna when I was a child
It's one of my favourite films ever. It's all about the vibe...
November 28, 2025 at 5:22 PM
It's one of my favourite films ever. It's all about the vibe...
Lovely, thank you!
November 28, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Lovely, thank you!
Ooooh!!! Envious! I was so besotted with them back in school
November 28, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Ooooh!!! Envious! I was so besotted with them back in school
You're all so cool!
November 28, 2025 at 1:19 PM
You're all so cool!
Why are you all so cool? 😃😯
November 28, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Why are you all so cool? 😃😯
I got my kitchen installed after 2.5 months of cold food or eating at friends' houses 🎉🎉🎉
November 28, 2025 at 10:33 AM
I got my kitchen installed after 2.5 months of cold food or eating at friends' houses 🎉🎉🎉
Thank you, that's very kind!
November 28, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Thank you, that's very kind!
Thank you, that's very kind!
November 28, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Thank you, that's very kind!
I did suspect that might be the case but they also said they were open to Quereinsteiger... ah well, onwards and upwards!
November 28, 2025 at 10:01 AM
I did suspect that might be the case but they also said they were open to Quereinsteiger... ah well, onwards and upwards!