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Aktar stejjer b’San Ġużepp fi ħsiebi u f’qalbi Kumment Tarċisju Zarb U n-narrattiva titkellem tgħajjat. Hija dik it-tip ta’ narrattiva li tgħidilna l-istejjer. Stejjer diretti. Sempliċi. Stejjer li jafu lili u lilek. Anke meta dawn ma jiġux mistqarra, kelma b’kelma. Għax in-narrattiva hija aħna. U San Ġużepp, insemmi jew mhux qiegħed hemm. Qiegħed […]
(an appreciation of Ġo Baħar Jiskura sad-dlam, by Gioele Galea) For all of us who were biting our nails, waiting for the sequel to In-Nar Għandu Isem, where the writer leaves us in awe at a supernatural experience that propelled him onto a road of deep conversion wondering what came next, the recently published Ġo […]
Awtriċi: THERESE VELLA Pubblikatur: HORIZONS Dan ir-rumanz sibtu interessanti ħafna minħabba li huwa ambjentat fil-futur, fejn il-passat tiegħu huwa ż-żmien li ngħixu fih aħna llum. Rakkont intriganti ta’ tifla ddisturbata mill-mewt ħesrem ta’ missierha, u t-trobbija li rċeviet wara mingħand ommha. Trobbija li ma tantx ħalliet relazzjoni tajba bejn l-omm u l-bint. Biss meta […]
The Shadow: Poems for the Children of Gaza By Ahmed Miqdad & John P. Portelli Published by Horizons, 2024 It’s tempting to switch channel when confronted with streams of death and destruction, but at what point does avoidance turn into complicity? The Shadow: Poems for the Children of Gaza is an invitation to resist the […]
(pubblikazzjoni www.horizons.com.mt, paġni 308) Apprezzament ta’ Tarċisju Zarb Daħla Il-kelma ‘dell’, għalkemm ma fihiex toqol fiżiku, fiha hemm toqol bla qiegħ f’dik li hija qagħda subkonxjuża, prikonxjuża, inkonxjuża u l-bqija. Għax hija turija ċara tas-‘swidija’, li hemm taħkem fina l-bnedmin, li xi darba jew oħra ltqajna ma’ xi skontru jew inkontru li fih tbenġilna, […]
Exploring their fears, ambitions and jealousies John P. Portelli interviews the author, DAVID SAMUEL HUDSON to delve into his debut novel, ‘M’ David Samuel Hudson’s debut novel M (Malta: Horizons, 2024) offers a pleasant and swift read. Written in excellent and flowing English, each chapter ends with an event or commentary that makes […]
Poeżiji – poems John P. Portelli Traduzzjoni John Baldacchino Pubblikazzjoni Horizons Tarċisju Zarb B’xi mod jew ieħor aħna rridu niddefinixxu lilna nfusna. Il-ħajja hija mixja lej’ l-awtodefinizzjoni…awtodefinizzjoni li ma tieqaf qatt. Kull mument, ħin u waqt. Kull sekonda li aħna npassu fiha, jew saħansitra nieqfu fiha, trid b’xi mod jew ieħor tgħidilna aħna min […]
Bejn il-Binarji (Malta: Horizons, Novembru 2022) ta’ John P. Portelli Minn: Walid Nabhan Lil John P. Portelli nsejt meta u fejn iltqajt miegħu. Abbli ltqajt miegħu permezz tat-tieni ġabra tal-poeżija tiegħu Taħt iċ-Ċirasa qabel iltqajt miegħu wiċċ imb wiċċ. Kien saħħarni bl-umiltà u s-sens ta’ umur tiegħu li ma jaqtgħu b’xejn. Imma l-aktar li […]
Ippubblikat għall-ewwel darba fl-2023 minn Horizons www.horizons.com.mt Kumment ta’ Tarċisju Zarb Jingħad li l-ħajja hija ‘palk’. U fuq dan il-palk, kull attur jippreżenta lilu nnifsu skont il-‘faċċata’, li jkollu jilbes. Sadattant waqt li jkun fuq dan il-palk, huwa jagħmel minn kollox biex jipperswadi ’l-‘udjenza’ skont il-faċċata / il-maskra li jkun libes. Meħuda fil-kamp wiesa’ […]
Ġganti (Horizons, 2022) ta’ David Aloisio jqajjem f’Mark Vella r-riflessjoni dwar il-qari ta’ tfulitna u ta’ wliedna, filwaqt li jarah indikazzjoni tajba għal toroq editorjali mġedda f’dan il-ġeneru. Dehret fil-gazzetta ‘Illum’ tal-15 ta’ Novembru, 2022. Kien pjaċir kbir il-qari ta’ Ġganti, l-aħħar xogħol ta’ David Aloisio maħruġ ftit ilu mill-Horizons. Huwa t-tip ta’ ktieb li wkoll jiffrankali […]
