Noble writers the importance of reading

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Noble European Writers Album


Literature  Art of written work  “Things made from letters”  Forms (fiction and non-fiction)  Techniques (poetry and prose)  Genres (romance, mystery, crime, fantasy)


Learning objectives  Learn all we can about European writers;  Disclose information;  Test our partners’ knowledge;  Promote the importance of reading.


Juozas Aputis  Date of Birth: 08-12-1936  Date of Death: 28-02-2010  Birthplace: Balčiuose, Raseiniųrajone  Nationality: Lithuanian  Jobs: Prose writer, translator  Works :  Flowering bee bread (1963)  Hogs running the horizon (1970)  Body Voice of clothing stories (1991)  Prize: National Culture and Art Prize (2005)

“Every life is like an overloaded ship: even the smallest disturbance will make it overturn.”


Federico García Lorca     

Date of birth: 05-06-1898 Date of death: 19-08-1936 Birthplace: Fuente Vaqueros, Andalusia Nationality: Spanish Jobs: Poet, drama playwright and theatre director  Works :  Quimera (1930 - theatre)  Ode a Salvador Dalí (1926 - poetry)  Songs (1927)  Blood Wedding (1933)  Yerma (1934)

“I always stand beside those who have nothing.”


• Franz Kafka

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Date of Birth: 03-07-1883 Date of death: 03-06-1924 Birthplace: Prague Nationality: Czech Jobs: Insurance officer, factory manager, novelist, short story writer  Works :  The Trial  The Castle  Short stories

“There are two cardinal sins from which all others spring: Impatience and Laziness.”


Orhan Pamuk     

Date of birth: 07-06-1952 Birthplace: Istanbul, Turkey Nationality: Turkish Jobs: Novelist and screenwriter Works :  The White Castle (1985)  The New Life (1995)  Snow (2002)  Prize: Literature Nobel (2006)

“I don’t want to be a tree, I want to be its meaning.”


José Saramago     

Date of birth: 16-11-1922. Date of death: 18-06-2010 Birthplace: Azinhaga, Portugal Nationality: Portuguese Jobs: Novelist, storyteller, playwright, poet  Works:  The Gospel according to Jesus Christ (1991)  Blindness (1995)  Convent Memorial (1982)  Prize: Literature Nobel (1998)

“I think we are all blind. Blind people who can see but do not see.”


Antonio Tabucchi     

Date of birth: 24-09-1943 Date of death: 25-03-2012 Birthplace: Vecchiano, Italy Nationality: Italian Jobs: Writer, Language and Literature Portuguese teacher  Works (some examples):  The dark angel (1991)  Night Indian (1984)  Porto Pim Wife’s (1983)  Prizes:  French Prize “Médicis étranger”  Campiello Prize

“I have always been drawn by tormented people full of contradictions.”


Stanislaw Lem     

Date of birth: 12-09-1921 Date of death: 27-03-2006 Birthplace: Krakow, Poland Nationality: Polish Jobs: Essayist, philosopher, scientific fiction writer  Works:  Solaris (1961)  His Master’s Voice (1968)  Fiasco (1987)  Prize: Literary Prize (1973)

“A dream will always triumph over reality, once it is given the chance.”


• Quiz

 Multiple choice exercise (Jquiz)  Matching exercise (Jmatch)  Gap-fill exercise (Jcloze)  Crossword (Jcross)


Conclusion Importance of reading What did we learn? Did we achieve the initial objectives?


• References Literature Wikipedia. (2012). Literature. Retrieved on 3th November 2012 from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Literature

Juozas Aputis Portuguese and Lithuanian Comenius team

Antonio Tabucchi Texts: Portuguese and Italian Comenius teams Unknown. (2012). Facts about Antonio Tabucchi. Retrieved on 4th November 2012 from: http://www.fixquotes.com/authors/antonio-tabucchi.htm

Images: http://www.fnac.pt/Pereira-Maintains-Antonio-Tabucchi/a361836

José Saramago Federico Garcia Lorca Texts and images Portuguese and Spanish Comenius teams

Texts:

Portuguese Comenius Team Unknown.(2007). The memorial of Covent. Retrieved on 4th November 2012 from: http://www.shvoong.com/books/1648079-memorial-convent/#ixzz2BI1pUNaT Images: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vAG24zYuARc/T-Ya_o7ZCdI/AAAAAAAAANw/ZLdyNK5hZ

Franz Kafka Texts and images Portuguese and Czech Comenius teams

Orhan pamuk Texts: Portuguese and Turkish Comenius teams

Images: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/booksblog/2007/may/29/hayfestivalpamukwithoutthe

Stanislaw Lem Texts: Portuguese Comenius Team SHELOKHNOV, Steve . (2011). Stanislaw Lem. Retrieved on 2th November 2012 from: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0501015/bio

Images: http://www.sci-fi-o-rama.com/2008/09/01/stanislaw-lem-solaris

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