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Reading List 9

Posted on July 1, 2018 by admin

35 books read in the first half of the year (a total reduced by the eternal London Labour and the London Poor). I managed most of what I’d planned, starting with some continuing projects: Brontës Agnes Grey — Anne Brontë … Continue reading →

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Strange and familiar

Posted on May 25, 2018 by admin

One thing which makes Oran an interesting place to live is the contrast between the familiar and the exotic. You could apply this to many areas — language, society, the arts — but it also holds true in the natural … Continue reading →

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Reading List 8

Posted on January 1, 2018 by admin

A relatively gentle 44 books for the second half of the year brings my yearly total to a neat 104, or two per week. Algerian Memory in the Flesh — Ahlam Mosteghanemi What the Day Owes the Night — Yasmina … Continue reading →

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Oran 30/30: Coffee

Posted on October 24, 2017 by admin
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Oran 29/30: Harvest

Posted on October 23, 2017 by admin
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Oran 28/30: Window

Posted on October 22, 2017 by admin
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Oran 27/30: Trombones

Posted on October 21, 2017 by admin
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Oran 26/30: Selfie

Posted on October 20, 2017 by admin
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Oran 25/30: Viennoiserie and Tlemcen cake

Posted on October 19, 2017 by admin
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Oran 24/30: Home

Posted on October 18, 2017 by admin
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