The Sixth and Seventh Simenon Omnibus
Maigret and the Wine Merchant was first published as Maigret et le marchand de vin in 1970. It was translated by Eileen Ellenbogen. Oscar Chabut was a very successful man. … Continue reading
Freeborn men: the Dubliners & the revolution
This is about the Irish group the Dubliners. Almost every folk musician in Ireland has been in this group, which has been playing for 50 years. I’m talking here only … Continue reading
Keltic united
I’ve been enjoying listening to some music over the past few weeks, and only belatedly realised it was all from the same part of the world: Galicia, in northern Spain. … Continue reading
Akhnaton, Zarathushtra and Moses
Monotheism is the belief there is one god, god meaning the creator of this world, and omnipotent over it. It is contrasted, usually unfavourably, with polytheism, belief in many gods, … Continue reading
A company of wolves: Jason and the Argo crew
1. HEROES OF THE CLASSICAL WORLD The life of heroes of the classical world, like Achilles and Odysseus, was a lot different to that we imagine. The Mycenean clans in … Continue reading
The Fifth Simenon Omnibus
Maigret’s Boyhood Friend was first published as L’Ami d’enfance de Maigret in 1968. It was translated into English by Eileen Ellenbogen. Leon Florentin is Maigret’s boyhood friend, with whom he … Continue reading
Chance
I had a dream. In it huge shadowy players were throwing gigantic dice. They were like figures from a Greek vase, but they were enormous, and black figures which were … Continue reading
