Oceania – Travel Readings

Java, Indonesia: “Beauty is a Wound” by Eka Kurniawan : Can a square become a circle? It’s the inverse of the classic geometric problem of squaring a circle. A visit to Borobudur on the Indonesian island of Java gave me Continue Reading →

Montevideo: “The Truce” by Mario Benedetti : One of the reasons I write this blog is that I like to read novels that describe the place I’m traveling to. For my recent stay in Montevideo, I chose Continue Reading →

Kanchanaburi, Thailand: « The Bridge over the River Kwai» by Pierre Boulle and « Kwaï » by Vincent Hein : Probably the most famous cadence whistles in cinema history. As I was spending a day exploring the Bangkok area, my Lonely Planet reminded me that the famous “Bridge over the Continue Reading →

Rwanda: “Jacaranda” by Gaël Faye : I just missed Gaël Faye’s visit to “La Page d’Après”, the bookshop my sister-in-law Floriane opened in Louvain-la-Neuve just over a year ago. Interest was so great that they had Continue Reading →

Victoria, Australia: « True History of the Kelly Gang » by Peter Carey

Posted on March 25, 2022 by Damien

So far, I have only made three trips, fairly short, to Australia, once in Sydney and twice in Melbourne. Each visit gives me the urge to learn more about the Continue Reading →

Melbourne: The Slap by Christos Tsiolkas

Posted on March 22, 2015 by Damien

“We could try an Italian. That would be exotic!” My Monash University colleagues’ suggestion for dinner reminded me that everything was upside down in « Down Under ». I had left Europe Continue Reading →