Author Archives: Charles Lambert

Casting away

Posted on December 2, 2008 by Charles Lambert

I’ve been having a discussion with Giuseppe today. He’s finally read The Scent of Cinnamon because a translator friend, Isabella Zani, has rendered it – superbly – into Italian. After over 22 years together (tié Ratzy!), this is the first … Continue reading →

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Iran, Jamaica, Vatican, Sudan….

Posted on December 2, 2008 by Charles Lambert

Surprise news from the Holy See. Someone called (Father) Federico Lombardi claims that the Vatican’s refusal to endorse a proposal for the UN that homosexuality be decriminalised, signed by all EU states, presumably including Poland (!), does not mean that … Continue reading →

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Grooming

Posted on December 2, 2008 by Charles Lambert

An interesting experience yesterday. I came across a reader’s review of Little Monsters on the Waterstones site. It starts like this: I wasn’t sure I would like this book. A tale of a young girl setting up home with her … Continue reading →

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Cyclone tour: stage four

Posted on December 2, 2008 by Charles Lambert

My Something Rich and Strange virtual book tour, to celebrate the publication of The Scent of Cinnamon and Other Stories, goes from strength to strength. This week’s event is hosted by Jim at Jockohomo Datapanik and it’s a corker. I … Continue reading →

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Lessons in democracy

Posted on November 30, 2008 by Charles Lambert

The Honourable Maurizio Ronconi, deputy for the UDC, just can’t stomach the victory of Vladimir Luxuria on Isola dei Famosi (more information about this can be found here). He says it’s ‘simply scandalous’ that state television should transform a transsexual into a national … Continue reading →

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The merest whiff

Posted on November 29, 2008 by Charles Lambert

A very small taste of my presentation a week ago at Rome’s John Cabot University. It comes from the opening of The Scent of Cinnamon. I’m not being a tease (although I can be): this really is all that was … Continue reading →

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What I’d like to do to Berlusconi (while we still can)

Posted on November 25, 2008 by Charles Lambert

You may already know this, but I’ve just discovered a whole sub-genre on YouTube of actions being filmed in slow motion. I had no idea. Some of them are intensely lyrical. Others aren’t. This one, for example, isn’t. http://www.youtube.com/v/cWGn6_EH2gM&hl=en&fs=1

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The dark side

Posted on November 25, 2008 by Charles Lambert

I’m not sure how much of this, from today’s NYT, I understand, but it certainly feels exciting. Here’s an extract: A concatenation of puzzling results from an alphabet soup of satellites and experiments has led a growing number of astronomers … Continue reading →

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Richer and stranger…

Posted on November 25, 2008 by Charles Lambert

Don’t miss the third leg of my Something Rich and Strange virtual book tour, at Scott Pack’s essential blog, Me and My Big Mouth. I’m answering questions on order, sequence and, well, order again, which makes it sound a lot drier … Continue reading →

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Stop press: Luxuria wins IdF

Posted on November 24, 2008 by Charles Lambert

Well, it’s not Obama, but I’m happy to report that Italy’s most famous transgender politician-cum-actor-cum-a-host-of-other-things, Vladimir Luxuria, has just won the Italian version of I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here, known here as Isola dei Famosi (Island of … Continue reading →

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