Collector's item
'Times Gone By' in Gzira is a coffee shop that doubles as a meeting place for collectors of all kinds of items. It is run by Emma Stivala whose father Tony is the enthusiastic owner of numerous valuable collections. This morning, he showed me one of his prized items - Gorg Borg Olivier's first passport. I made my own discovery there today amongst the books for sale - a first edition of Dun Karm's "L-'Jien' u lil hinn minnu" - 'Ghanja tal-mohh, tal-qalb u tar-ruh' - published in 1938 and signed by the author with a personal note. It cost me less than the espresso I drank as I chatted with Tony. Jum Dun Karm was commemorated this morning in Floriana. Charles Flores writes:
A protest was held yesterday in front of 52, Old Bakery Street, Valletta - Dun Karm's home between 1910 and 1936 which is now neglected. Let's see how long it will take before some action is taken.
Liema kienet tkun l-ahjar tislima lil Dun Karm – ic-cerimonja li qed issir dalghodu hdejn il-monument tieghu fil-Furjana, jew billi jsir ix-xoghol urgenti mehtieg ta’ manutenzjoni fuq id-dar li kellu l-belt il-Poeta Nazzjonali? Kif turi l-akbar rispett – bil-banda u d-diskorsi, jew bil-hidma konkreta?
A protest was held yesterday in front of 52, Old Bakery Street, Valletta - Dun Karm's home between 1910 and 1936 which is now neglected. Let's see how long it will take before some action is taken.
Mon Oct 24, 03:19:23 AM CESTGrazzi hafna, Robert.
Fl-ahhar dik li kienet se tkun "protesta" tbiddlet xi ftit, u minflok tqassmu ittri ta' kuxjenza kulturali lill-girien ta' dar Dun Karm.
Jiena wasalt tard, hsibt li kont se nsib biss xi erba' qtates imma fraht hafna meta rajt li kien hemm grupp ta' nies gmielu. Fil-fatt, kienu rrapprezentati hames ghaqdiet differenti.
Dik il-mistoqsija li ghamel Charles Flores ma kontx rajtha. Tolqot il-likk.
Tislijiet,
Antoine.
Mon Oct 24, 10:42:46 PM CEST
Wow a first edition of the book for less than an espresso....that's a real bargain...and to think that here (in Birmingham) people pay £5 for a pamphlet with sudoku puzzles that are public domain on the web...
If there are any petitions being signed re Dun Karm's home they should be available via email too, for those who are temporarily living abroad!
Thanks :o)
Mon Oct 24, 11:34:14 PM CEST
Antoine,
Grazzi tan-nota. Ikun tajjeb li jinzamm il-momentum ghal din l-azzjoni. Tista ssemmi liema kienu il-hames ghaqdiet prezenti?
Moondust,
It is a bargain! It's a small publication of 32 pages in excellent condition signed by DK himself.
BTW, would you like to elaborate on why you enjoyed Murakami so much. I'm curious.
Tue Oct 25, 12:52:40 AM CEST
Is-Sibt li ghadda quddiem dar Dun Karm kienu rrapprezentati:
Il-Kunsill Nazzjonali ta' l-Ilsien Malti (maghruf il-lum bhala l-KNM)
L-Akkademja tal-Malti
Inizjamed
Il-Kunsill Nazzjonali tal-Ktieb (KNK)
L-Ghaqda Letterarja Maltija.
Good point about the petition, Moondust... I'll follow it up.
Wed Oct 26, 12:20:33 AM CEST
Kien hemm ukoll:
Ghaqda tal-Malti (Università) u
Ghaqda Poeti Maltin
Wed Oct 26, 12:21:30 AM CEST
Anke l-PoezijaPlus!
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