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Ichi-go ichi-e (Japanese: 一 期 一 会, pronounced [it͡ɕi.ɡo it͡ɕi.e], lit. "one time, one meeting") is a Japanese four-character idiom that describes a cultural concept of treasuring the unrepeatable nature of a moment. The term has been roughly translated as "for this time only", and "once in a lifetime".
This Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen, also known as Ladies and Gentlemen, to the Gas Chamber, is a collection of short stories by Tadeusz Borowski, which were inspired by the author's concentration camp experience. The original title in the Polish language was Pożegnanie z Marią (Farewell to Maria). [1]
"Follow the path for another fifty yards. I am going back to the foot of the rocks to make another climb. If I feel in good form I shall take the difficult way up; if I do not I shall take the easy one. I shall join you in an hour." [3] — Albert I of Belgium (17 February 1934), shortly before falling to his death while rock climbing "Ella, Ella!
La Henriade is an epic poem of 1723 written by the French Enlightenment writer and philosopher Voltaire.According to Voltaire himself, the poem concerns and was written in honour of the life of Henry IV of France, and is a celebration of his life. [1]
This was a collection of already published poems. No one expected it to become one of the most popular books of German verse ever published, and sales were slow to start with, picking up when composers began setting Heine's poems as Lieder. [23] For example, the poem "Allnächtlich im Traume" was set to music by Robert Schumann and Felix ...
Kirkus Reviews called the book engaging but said its allusions to French culture and topical issues can be confusing for international readers. [1] Publishers Weekly said the two writers have large egos and continuously return to themselves as subjects of their discussions, but there is "an undeniable pleasure in being privy to this conversation between these two outsize personalities". [2]
The function of the brain and nervous system is to protect us from being overwhelmed and confused by this mass of largely useless and irrelevant knowledge … leaving only that very small and special selection which is likely to be practically useful.’ According to such a theory, each one of us is potentially Mind at Large.
One-Way (French: Un aller simple) is a 1994 novel by the French writer Didier Van Cauwelaert. It received the Prix Goncourt . [ 1 ] It was adapted by Van Cauwelaert into the 2001 film Un aller simple , directed by Laurent Heynemann.