‘April hath put a spirit of youth in everything.’ Well, actually, here in Stockholm it has put a shiver in everything. Cold, rainy, with snow predicted. But the day’s are longer at least.
‘O war! thou son of hell’ O Putin! Thou son of hell!
Our thoughts and support are still needed to the people of Ukraine, and the
people of Russian who hate this war. Protest in any way you can! And don’t give
up hope. ‘True
hope is swift, and flies with swallow's wings.’
In
this time of turmoil and hope I give you this familiar promo for the book Shakespeare
calling – the book. Indie authors like myself always need support, even now when book
signings and lectures can again be scheduled. Only on the Internet can I reach
people like you, who are interested in Shakespeare would like to support the
Shakespeare Calling project. I do so hope you will help me by ordering the book
online. Any
sales I make of this book will go directly to Doctors without Borders for their
work in Ukraine as long as the war lasts. Thank you.
The book is available
for those of you in Great Britain and parts of Europe on this site:
Also
available on http://www.amazon.com/Shakespeare-Calling-book-Ruby-Jand/dp/9163782626/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1436073737&sr=1-1&keywords=Ruby+Jand+shakespeare+calling
Or
in Sweden
http://www.bokus.com/bok/9789163782626/shakespeare-calling-the-book/
or
Adlibris. Or contact the publisher info@vulkan.se
I would be thrilled to get an email from you if you bought
the book. rubyjandshakespearecalling@gmail.com
Shakespeare sightings:
- In the play The Red about Mark Rothko (Alfred Molina), the artist scolds his apprentice (Alfred Enoch) for not reading Shakespeare.
- A reviewer in Dagens Nyheter finds that the Shakespeare context in the TV series Station Eleven functions well.
- In Ian McEwan’s Machines Like Me the highly advanced robot Adam discovers Shakespeare and becomes lyrical.
- In Harry Belafonte’s autobiography My Song he mentions Paul Robeson’s role in Macbeth. Later he writes that he had studies too much Shakespeare to be satisfied singing tepid pop love songs.
Films with a
Shakespeare connection seen this month - see reviews on https://rubyjandsfilmblog.blogspot.com/
- Maleficent – Shakespeare connection: Imelda
Staunton is in A Midsummer Night’s Dream Re-Told, Shakespeare in Love,
Twelfth Night, Much Ado about Nothing
- Dune 2021 - Stellan Skarsgård was in a filmed
version of a staged Hamlet.
- Venom - Michelle Williams is in the spin-off
of Lear, A Thousand Acres.
- The Secret Garden - Maggie Smith is
in Richard III.
- Crisis - Gary Oldman is in Rosencrantz
and Guildenstern Are Dead.
- Akeelah and the
Bee- Laurence Fishburne is in Othello.
- Georgia - Jennifer Jason
Leigh is in the King Lear spin-off A Thousand Acres.
Further since last
time:
- Finished, finally: Women of Will by Tina Packer. See report under ‘Book reviews’.
Posted this month:
- This report
- Review on Women
of Will.
Shakespeare
Calling – the book is promoted by http://shakespearesallskapet.se/
Read more about my alter ego’s books, in one of which
Shakespeare appears live and in person, on:
- https://themerlinchronicles.wordpress.com/ruby-and-shakespeare/shakespeare-calling-the-book/
- https://themerlinchronicles.wordpress.com/ruby-and-shakespeare/spoiler-merlin-and-shakespeare/
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