pickI found this story/writing quite interesting. Written 80 years ago, it‘s the story of a guy who shows no emotion towards anything; his mother‘s death, his girlfriend, a murder. He just wakes up each day and goes through the motions of life. Today, he may be considered neurodivergent. Eighty years ago was a very different time. I paired #FoodandLit with Chorba Bayda, an Algerian chicken soup. Delicious!
“In Ibn Khaldun's lifetime, in the 14th century, the Kingdom of France is submerged by the English's new Bedouin wave, according to his short account of the Hundred Years' War as it was told to him in Spain.“
The English as Bedouins 😂 It makes sense given his view of the world, his philosophy, & the info he had, but the mental image is funny to me. I almost want to feed it to an AI image generator
#Algeria #FoodandLit
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#WeeklyForecast 48/25
A #ToB26 week! I am reading and enjoying Lion and listening to Emperor of Gladness, which I am not enjoying at all. Next will be the tagged book, that everyone seems to hate but I already bought it and am curious to see what I‘ll think.
Forbidden Notebook (in Dutch) is my choice for #FoodAndLit (Italy).
@Texreader @Butterfinger #foodandlit
I can contemplate this for another week and still second-guess myself, so I'll submit this list as my nominations. I mostly went with countries whose books are on my shelves to help narrow it down.
These are the books I'll be working on for this challenge. 2 of them are for #FoodandLit @Texreader @Catsandbooks #Italy
#SnowyDecemberReadathon
I've been wanting to read Ibn Khaldun for ages, & when I noticed the tagged book on my library's website, I thought #FoodAndLit would be a good opportunity. It's always difficult to pinpoint a country for authors born before modern nation states, esp. when they moved around a lot (just look on the map at all the places he lived in!) but as he wrote his most famous book while living with Bedouins in #Algeria, it sort of works.
@Texreader
#FoodandLit Italy December 2025
To participate read a book that takes place in the country or is by an author from the country. Also enjoy food from the country. Share your experience with the tag #FoodandLit & tag @Catsandbooks & @Texreader
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#FoodandLit Italy December 2025
To participate read a book that takes place in the country or is by an author from the country. Also enjoy food from the country. Share your experience with the tag #FoodandLit & tag @Catsandbooks & @Texreader
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