Fire from heaven van Mary Renault

In de negentiende BoekTube bespreek ik Fire from heaven van Mary Renault, dat ons meeneemt naar het leven van de jonge Alexander de Grote.
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Naast het lezen van talloze romans onderzoekt hij onze relatie tot het scherm, deels vanachter het scherm.</p> <div class="pk-author-social-links pk-social-links-wrap pk-social-links-template-default"> <div class="pk-social-links-items"> <div class="pk-social-links-item pk-social-links-youtube"> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMmznFeN3nyuVFjLP3giwTQ?" class="pk-social-links-link" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> <i class="pk-icon pk-icon-youtube"></i> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> <section id="comments" class="post-comments"> <h5 class="cnvs-block-section-heading is-style-cnvs-block-section-heading-default halignleft "><span class="cnvs-section-title"><span>2 comments</span></span></h5> <ol class="comment-list"> <li id="comment-33688" class="comment even thread-even depth-1 parent"> <article id="div-comment-33688" class="comment-body"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2371a21ac4c4bf55088b73cffad019c09bb7bf88cca8a158d944d6ea84d2e818?s=60&d=blank&r=pg' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2371a21ac4c4bf55088b73cffad019c09bb7bf88cca8a158d944d6ea84d2e818?s=120&d=blank&r=pg 2x' class='avatar avatar-60 photo' height='60' width='60' decoding='async'/> <b class="fn">Paul Schuurman</b> <span class="says">says:</span> </div> <div class="comment-metadata"> <a href="https://florisleest.nl/fire-from-heaven-van-mary-renault-19/#comment-33688"><time datetime="2018-06-17T23:43:48+02:00">June 17, 2018 at 23:43</time></a> </div> </footer> <div class="comment-content"> <p>Mooie bespreking Floris! Lees ook eens Arrianus, “The Campaigns of Alexander” (Penguin).</p> </div> <div class="reply"><a rel="nofollow" class="comment-reply-link" href="https://florisleest.nl/fire-from-heaven-van-mary-renault-19/?replytocom=33688#respond" data-commentid="33688" data-postid="4239" data-belowelement="div-comment-33688" data-respondelement="respond" data-replyto="Reply to Paul Schuurman" aria-label="Reply to Paul Schuurman">Reply</a></div> </article> <ol class="children"> <li id="comment-33702" class="comment byuser comment-author-henkdedenktank bypostauthor odd alt depth-2"> <article id="div-comment-33702" class="comment-body"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4a1bb8a7ac88d500eab440709796feb2bd1f47948bf9d0b400ad1c17eb85e93f?s=60&d=blank&r=pg' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4a1bb8a7ac88d500eab440709796feb2bd1f47948bf9d0b400ad1c17eb85e93f?s=120&d=blank&r=pg 2x' class='avatar avatar-60 photo' height='60' width='60' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> <b class="fn">Floris</b> <span class="says">says:</span> </div> <div class="comment-metadata"> <a href="https://florisleest.nl/fire-from-heaven-van-mary-renault-19/#comment-33702"><time datetime="2018-06-18T20:12:10+02:00">June 18, 2018 at 20:12</time></a> </div> </footer> <div class="comment-content"> <p>Bedankt Paul. 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