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I started reading on Nov 5. Each letter or essay had to be analyzed carefully before moving to the next. As an Algerian born Frenchman, he fought for equality in his homeland, he fought for humanity, but was forced into exile. He stated how the indigenous Algerians fought for France during WW II so they should not be abandoned. He stood up for the minute communities and their differences, and how the new government should reflect the differences.

In honor of #FoodAndLit #Italy I made spumoni cookies. I am in love with them- they will definitely go in my every year rotation. Definitely worth the effort to make the 3 separate doughs. https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/spumoni-cookies/

An 18-c novella about an overconfident young Spaniard touring #Italy. He summons the Devil who appears with a camel's head, then turns into an attractive young woman. The expected happens: they fall in love. Will he come to his senses, or will he be saved by his strong sense of honour, his courage, & his filial love for his mother (all the clichés about Spanish people)? Soft pick
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The author spends a year in Lecce, a small town in Puglia, the heel of Italy. His neighbour is a 90-year-old woman who lives on her own. They strike up a friendship; she teaches him the recipes that his own nonna took to her grave; he is there for her. This is a short, rather melancholic text, lifted by a bit of humour and some nice line drawings.
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There is a recipe for tiramisù at the end, with pictures instead of some words, so perfect for involving pre-schoolers, although most parents might think twice before letting them eat a coffee-based dessert... At least, there is no rhum in the ingredients list 😄
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Literally, Tiramisù or how winter became pleasant: a children's book about the mad inventor who created tiramisù, as a way to fend off winter blues, a long time ago, when winter appeared for the first time in the world (the world being a small village in central #Italy).
You'll see on the map that the North Pole starts south of Turin 😂
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I found this short novel by 19th/20th-century Italian woman writer Maria Messina on the Italian shelves of a local independent library. It was recently republished in #Italy, which spurred feminist publisher Cambourakis to issue a French translation. It centers on Franca, a 20s flapper crushed by the insanely high local cultural expectations of demureness and proprieties.
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Famous Italian writer, humanitarian & mountain climber Erri De Luca reflects on his life and the food he eats, ate, or didn't/doesn't eat. Nutritionist Valerio Galasso chimes in with nutritional advice whose tone is at odds with De Luca's. There are a handful of (probably) family recipes at the end that are too vague to be of use. Still interesting.
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