“New World Map” by Derek Walcott
Without a shadow of a doubt the greatest poet in Caribbean history. Derek Walcott in "Map of the New World" places this area on the map of world poetry, showing…
“The reluctant fundamentalist” by Mohsin Hamid
An incredible text that we could talk about for hours. Mohsin Hamid's "The Reluctant Fundamentalist" is without a shadow of a doubt the novel that best analyzes how the world…
My term paper: “The decolonization of minds”
4 years ago I wrote my essay, so long after, I propose it to you again through the 5 books to which I entrusted. Unfortunately in Italy it is no…
Mario Scalesi, the cursed poet of the Maghreb
One of the most extraordinary and least known poets of the whole world literature. Mario Scalesi was the "cursed poet" of Tunisia, able to fascinate thousands of readers thanks to…
Fatma Aliye, the first novelist in the Islamic world
Let's go back to talking about great writers with the first novelist in the Islamic world. Fatma Aliye was the first woman to manage to publish a long series of…
Garibaldi in Tunis
Giuseppe Garibaldi, "The hero of the two worlds", was always very close to the Tunisian capital, so much so that it was his first choice for the exile of 1849.…
Çay, very short introduction
We are also recently collaborating with The Lifestyle Journal and we found ourselves talking about tea in Slow Living. It seemed appropriate to start talking about it also on our…
Innov Gnawa, African tradition in NYC
One of the most interesting groups of the moment regarding the international Gnawa scene. Innov Gnawa leave Morocco to conquer New York and the world thanks to their music. Innov…
“Scheherazade Goes West ” by Fatema Mernissi
One of the most interesting books on women, a real meeting point between western and eastern imagery. Fatema Mernissi's work dispels all the ideas you have had to date of…
Ibn Battuta, the greatest traveler in the Islamic world
Ibn Battuta is without a shadow of a doubt the greatest travelers that history has ever seen, able to go from Morocco to the distant lands of China and Indonesia.…
