Human Affairs

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RT @M_C_Klein: Martin Wolf:. "The Swedish finance ministry tells me they think the Russian government’s own figures for inflation are far h….

New York City in the 90s was dotted with little fruit and vegetable storefronts run by Koreans. Inside was always a man or woman who, when they weren't busy, was shelling fresh peas into a plastic container. So sweet. Now the stores are gone, and you cant get sweet peas anywhere.

….It certainly rang a lot of bells for me. 6/6.

… , as they gradually filtered through to post-war lives at the southern tip of Africa. In addition, it gives us an insight into Emanuel’s personal development. All in all, it is a detailed and vibrant portrait of growing up in Cape Town in the middle of the 20th century.….5/6.

… and, of course, on the lives of the new, indigenous crop. It also encompasses the intricacies of the wider South African scene during the apartheid era and introduces events and culture from the outside world ….4/n.

… augmented by an extraordinary array of illustrations. How did he have a photograph of the brooch he gave to his mother as a present about seventy years ago? The book is set primarily in Cape Town and focuses on the Jewish milieu of the older, immigrant generation ….3/n.

… while reading his book. Except that this time-machine was equipped with an unusually powerful search light, thanks to Emanuel’s sharp memory, eye for detail and his ability to convert them into easily readable marks on the page, ….2/n.

5.0 out of 5 stars NOTHING FORGOTTEN.Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 July 2025.Verified Purchase.No doubt the fact that I am a Capetonian of similar vintage to Emanuel Derman added to my feeling of being in a time-top ….1/n.

Michael Cunningham on Virginia Woolf’s Literary Revolution

You have to have prayed in Hebrew to get this

Virginia Woolf on Mrs Dalloway. Like Schopenhauer, she doesn’t believe in concepts, only ideas.

Sorry, I didn’t read Mrs. Dalloway before.

RT @iowahawkblog: I’ve been notified I may eligible for a class action settlement payout, and now I’m very curious to find out what horrify….

As the world has moved away from writing by hand, over the last 20 or 25 years an incredible diversity of writing implements and paper and notebooks has developed for a v small audience

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RT @ole_b_peters: For those of you about to order a copy. An Introduction to Ergodicity Economics.is available on amazon and other online….

How mores changed between 1918 and 1923 in postwar England, according to Virginia Woolf’s character Peter Walsh. That was 100 years ago. And now?.

Reading Mrs. Dalloway, never read it before, surprisingly absorbing.