Siciliaanse brieven : berichten van Ortigia

While Italy played a prominent role in the thoughts, and to some extent earlier works of Geerten Meijsing, mostly through his erudition and knowledge of classical languages and culture, he actually moved to live there as early as in 1979, at first in Lucca, in Tuscany and later in Sicillian

Show More

Syracuse. Written in the present tense, Siciliaanse brieven (Berichten van Ortygia) was actually written over a long period. The book does not actually contain any letters, no dates or locations are mentioned. The book consists of free reflections on the author's life in Italy. The visit of his sister, Doeschka Meijsing who is also a writer is written in the style of mocking banter. Throughout their lives (Doeschka died in 2012), there was rivalry between brother and sister, although during the period described, she visited him in Italy and they worked together of a joint novel Moord & Doodslag, published in 2005. Siciliaanse brieven (Berichten van Ortygia) was published in 2023.

Show Less