Finalmente vi posso dire che ho finito di leggere La luna e i falò' di Cesare Pavese. (Infatti l'ho finito qualche settimana fa ma ero un po' presa da lavoro e non avevo tempo di inserire quest'argomento).
E' un pezzo che volevo leggerlo. E ricordo che durante gli anni universitari, il libro ha fatto parte di un corso che ho saltato.
Non so perchè, ma è stata una lettura difficilissima per me. Mi pare che ci siano diverse parole nel libro che hanno a che fare con la campagna e la fattoria (appunto: la parola falò, che mi incuriosisce molto), ed è per quello che l'ho letto a stento.
Leggo romanzi italiani spesso -- fra cui libri di Silone, Moravia, Sciascia, ecc -- e ormai mi capita poco spesso che devo rivolgermi al vocabolario, e capita quasi mai che devo tenere il Ragazzini-Zanichelli accanto a me sul divano ma guarda un po.....
Oltre al vocabolario nella foto, potete vedere l'elenco di nuovi vocaboli mi sono segnato. Fra cui:
Fastello
Cascina
Salice
Grinfie
Canna
Canneto
Biroccino
E cosi via....va bene: vale la pena!
Buona lettura ragazzi!
Me = I write, I edit, I speak Italian, I teach & I do some translation, too. Plus, I love these little sugar-dusted donuts that the Italians call ciambelline. Ciambellina = Chah-Mm-Bayl-LEEna. Welcome & start reading!
Monday, August 30, 2010
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Summer dinner: Bistecca fiorentina
Ahhh....Il Nostro Inviato. Sa cucinare lui!
Every now and again the chef grills up a steak, and it's always delicious!
What you see in the picture is essentially a bistecca fiorentina (same cut, same cooking style), which our friends in Florence used to devour on a very regular basis.
In fact, we used to ring up some ridiculous bills at places like La Cantinetta in the Florentine countryside because the large bisteccas served there were not cheap.
Put over a bed of arugula and topped with shaved parmeggiano, it's a very simple dish. And man is it good!
Friday, August 06, 2010
Cesare Pavese vuol che io soffra....
Sto leggendo "La luna e i falò". Si, sto leggendolo ancora!
AIUTO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Proprio un sacco di parole che non conosco.
E sinceramente a volte perdo anche il filo del discorso.
Solo io? Sono grulla?
AIUTO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Proprio un sacco di parole che non conosco.
E sinceramente a volte perdo anche il filo del discorso.
Solo io? Sono grulla?
Tuesday, August 03, 2010
Foto: cena stile americana
Sunday, August 01, 2010
NYT Business: "Is Italy Too Italian?"
Molto interessante......Soprattutto questi due brani:
"To understand why...so much of Italy, is stagnant or worse, requires a bit of geopolitical history and a look at the highly idiosyncratic business culture here. It is defined, to a large degree, by deep-seated mistrust — not just of the government, but of anyone who isn’t part of the immediate family — as well as a widespread aversion to risk and to growth that to American eyes looks almost quaint."
"...Of course, the worship of growth has its limitations. The American economy is vastly more robust, but instead of family-owned bakeries, which seem to dot every hectare of Italy, we’ve got Quiznos. And for all the efficiency and horsepower in Germany, no character in a movie has ever welled up and sighed, “We’ll always have Stuttgart.”
Potete leggere il resto dell'articolo qui:
Business
Is Italy Too Italian?
By DAVID SEGAL
Published: July 31, 2010
Like much of the Italian economy, the Carlo Barbera factory is struggling, for reasons that academics say reveal much about what ails Italy.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/01/business/global/01italy.html
"To understand why...so much of Italy, is stagnant or worse, requires a bit of geopolitical history and a look at the highly idiosyncratic business culture here. It is defined, to a large degree, by deep-seated mistrust — not just of the government, but of anyone who isn’t part of the immediate family — as well as a widespread aversion to risk and to growth that to American eyes looks almost quaint."
"...Of course, the worship of growth has its limitations. The American economy is vastly more robust, but instead of family-owned bakeries, which seem to dot every hectare of Italy, we’ve got Quiznos. And for all the efficiency and horsepower in Germany, no character in a movie has ever welled up and sighed, “We’ll always have Stuttgart.”
Potete leggere il resto dell'articolo qui:
Business
Is Italy Too Italian?
By DAVID SEGAL
Published: July 31, 2010
Like much of the Italian economy, the Carlo Barbera factory is struggling, for reasons that academics say reveal much about what ails Italy.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/01/business/global/01italy.html
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