Federico Gobbo Male, 34. Milano, Italy

Esperanto was launched in 1887 through a publication of a written book with some original and translated literature in. So, it is rightful to say that Esperanto had a literature since its beginning. However, from 1887 to 2007 a lot of writers published prose, poetry, theatre, essay... It was quite difficult to delve into Esperanto literature without knowing the language well, and even so, most of the books are quite difficult to achieve. This work is a fascinating tool to understand why people started - and still wants - to write in Esperanto instead in natural languages. In my point of view, the uniqueness of Esperanto literature, made by people all over the world on a equal basis, makes the language worth learning. ... (continue)

I've found this book on the shelf of a house in Ginostra, where people let 'strange' book for informal crossing. The typically American ads on that book, e.g. "a delightful novel", "brillianty funny" etc. don't find my approval. A man and a woman, living at the opposite sides of US, have a phone call. They never knew before and they met thanks to an erotic catalogue.
I've found that my English is too academic in order to enjoy subtile descriptions of robes and physical sensations and be erotically excited. But it was an interesting trial. ... (continue)

I've played first time in an agile meeting in Belgium and it was very funny. It's good for team building, but it is mostly determined by casualities, so fun is high at first but afterwards it goes low a bit too fast.

...you should <em>really</em> read this book. This long pamphlet is an attack to the NOMA (non overlapping magisteria) ethics as hypocrital.

Por literaturamantoj kiel mi felichas tiu novajho: bonkvalita, belstila, zorge printita revuo pri literaturo en esperanto. Simple nemalhavebla.