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L'incendiaria

by Stephen King (Goodreads Author)

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— Apr 28, 2026 11:50AM

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IL canto dell'essere e dell'apparire

by Cees Nooteboom

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Transnational Japan in the Global Environmental Movement

by Simon Avenell

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Marianna’s Quotes

“the world is a fine place, and worth fighting for”
― Ernest Hemingway

tags: beauty-of-life, world-peace

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“There is always a way out, as there is a way in”
― Bernard Kelvin Clive, Your Dreams Will Not Die

tags: hopeful, inspirational

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“It’s so easy to lose faith and become lost in all of the politics of the world. That’s why we need the arts. To sublimate our frustration and anger into something beautiful. Freud called sublimation a virtuous defence mechanism because it is in the arts that we can find our humanity.”
― Kamand Kojouri

tags: anger, art, arts, beautiful, beauty, corporation, corrupt, corruption, create, creative, creative-arts, creativity, defence, defence-mechanism, empathy, faith, freud, freudian, frustration, give-up, hope, hopeful, hopefulness, hopeless, humanity, humanness, kamand, kamand-kojouri, kojouri, life, lose, lost, media, news, politics, psychology, sublimate, sublimation, surrender, theory, virtue, virtuous, world

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“La vita dei morti è riposta nel ricordo dei vivi”
― Marco Tullio Cicerone

tags: memories-quotes, mortality

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“If you remember me, then I don't care if everyone else forgets.”
― Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore

tags: inspirational, love

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Japanese Literature — 5617 members — last activity 1 hour, 22 min ago
A group for people who enjoy literature written by Japanese authors, the arts, culture, and history of Japan. May 2026: Dragon Palace by Hiromi Kawa ...more

Giappone Nihon 日本 — 533 members — last activity Apr 29, 2026 02:32PM
Libri e notizie sul Giappone: arte, cultura, storia, società.

South Asian Literature — 1257 members — last activity Jul 22, 2024 08:37AM
For readers around the world interested in literature from or about South Asia! Countries of interest include India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhut ...more

Asian American Literature Fans — 243 members — last activity 5 hours, 44 min ago
A place to talk about Asian American literature.

Dragons & Tea Book Club — 4433 members — last activity Mar 01, 2024 07:14AM
Hello! This is a book club, hosted by four Asian book reviewers, dedicated to boosting marginalized voices and celebrating diverse books, while always ...more

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