Draga Olivia,
Drage bralke in dragi bralci, ki boste to pismo lahko prebrali_e zaradi Olivinega prevoda!
Draga Olivia, ali v angliščini obstaja beseda za »črtalnik«? Te besede že vsaj trideset let nisem uporabila v nobenem jeziku, pa vendar sem ob prvi povedi tega pisma pomislila: »Moj bog, če bi vsaj imela črtalnik!«
Laura and Irene both speak of their personal relationship with letter writing. Laura is apt to send letters to whoever on her Facebook friends list wants one, while Irene sends long digital letters in the form of emails to a friend in New York. In a beautiful analogy, Laura then compares letter writing to kintsugi.
Cities, like letters, are layered; they’re contradictory and defined by presence and absence working simultaneously. Marius Burokas’ Vilnius-inspired letter serves as a reminder that both cities and the self remain open – they’re unfixed and contain the ability to be superimposed, but yet never erased.
The myth of Robin Hood has travelled far beyond its own home forest. Outside Prague’s main train station lies Vrchlického Sady, known by locals as Sherwood. This urban park doesn’t hold the legendary history of heroism that permeates Nottingham’s popular forest, but rather incorporates through literature the darker aspects of Prague’s culture.
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