Sarah Zama's Blog, page 45
April 2, 2018
Cabaret (Weimar Germany #AtoZChallenge)
Weimar culture is often identified with its cabaret culture, and rightly so. In the cabarets springing up in every big cities (in Berlin more numerous than anywhere else), the extreme, modern, free post-war lifestyle found...
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April 1, 2018
Berlin (Weimar Germany #AtoZChallenge)
The Weimar Republic was born from revolution in 1919 and died in totalitarianism in 1933. But in this short period (Die Goldenen Zwanziger – The Golden Twenties) it really shone, and today Weimar culture is...
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March 31, 2018
Armistice (Weimar Germany #AtoZChallenge)
At the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, the Great War ends. Germany signs an armistice agreement with the Allies in a railroad car outside Compiégne, France. It should...
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March 27, 2018
Earth (Samuel Beckett)
You’re on earth. There’s no cure for that. – Samuel Beckett ————————————————– This post is also part of the Ireland Reading Month organised by 746 Books and The Fluff Is Raging blogs. To celebrate the wealth and breadth and general awesomeness of Irish cultural life, I...
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March 23, 2018
Tree (Elizabeth Bowen)
We can surmount the anger we feel. To find oneself like a young tree inside a tomb is to discover the power to crack the tomb and grow up to any height – Elizabeth Bowen ——————————————– This post is also part of the Ireland Reading Month organised by 746 Books and The Fluff Is Raging blogs. To celebrate the wealth and breadth and general awesomeness of Irish cultural life, I will...
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March 18, 2018
AtoZ Challenge Theme Reveal Blogfest Day 2018 – The Weimar Republic
I’ll be honest, I had been doubting. The AtoZ Challenge blog had been down for several months between the end of last year and the beginning of this. I asked many times on social media...
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March 16, 2018
Gang Roundup – March 2018
Well, yes, can you say that I’m getting ready for the AtoZ Challenge next month? I’ve been researching the Weimar Republic and happened upon quite a few interesting articles. How could I avoid sharing them...
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March 12, 2018
Actions (Iris Murdoch)
Our actions are like ships which we may watch set out to sea, and not know when or with what cargo they will return to port. – Irish Murdoch ————————————————— This post is...
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March 5, 2018
The 1920s Novel Speakeasy Party
A couple of weeks ago we held a party in the 1920s Book Club. We exchanged recommendations of books set or written in or around the 1920s. The recommendation had to be accompanied by a...
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March 1, 2018
Thursday Quotables – A Hunt in Winter
‘I don’t think that’s so, Michael. I think you wanted Alice to be your girl. And when she said no and no again, you decided to punish her.’ ‘Punish her?’ Carmody seemed genuinely puzzled. ‘Wha’...
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