Tag: Maltese Literature
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Lina Brockdorff, a doyen of Maltese literature, passes away
On the feast of St Paul, a national holiday, the veteran literary figure, Lina Brockdorff passed away at the venerable age of 95 years. The announcement was made by her family in a short post. Born in Senglea in 1930, Brockdorff was a prolific author, playwright and broadcaster whose work played a significant role in…
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The Minister of Culture’s favourite Maltese book is a children’s book
Earlier this week, Minister of Culture Owen Bonnici appeared on Jon Mallia’s TV show Il-Kazin where he gave a very inarticulate defense of the massive corrupt expenditure disbursed by the Ministry of Culture. Join Mallia is also a culture professional involved in the music industry and knows the subject well, apart from being born into…
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Literary academic Charles Briffa passes away
The most prolific Maltese literary academic, Charles Briffa has passed away. He was a literary academic and critic and will be mostly known for his voluminous work on the history of Maltese literature called “Il-Letteratura Maltija”. So far today, there is no local academic who can match him in terms of the volume of work…
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Interview with Times of Malta on Maltese literature
I was interviewed by the Times of Malta for a feature they did on Maltese literature. These are all my answers to the questions. Two other complete lists of answers have been published by Immanuel Mifsud and Toni Sant. Is Maltese literature passing through a golden age? No, we have yet to see a golden…
