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Creative Writing Critique (Satis Shroff): Fire in the Blood

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Creative Writing Critique (Satis Shroff): FIRE IN THE BLOOD Review: Irene Nemirovsky Fire in the Blood, Vintage Books, London 2008, 153 pages, 7,99 Sterling Pounds (ISBN: 978-0-099-51609-5) Denise Epstein was 13 when her mother Irene Nemirovsky was deported to Auschwitz, where she eventually died in 1942. The daughter is now an octogenarian and was instrumental [...]

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The British and the Gurkhas: Worlds Apart? (Satis Shroff, Freiburg)

Posted in 200 years of loyalty, British Army, elite soldiers, Falklands (Malvinas), Glory of Britain, Gurkha Brigade, Gurkhas, Johnny Gurkha, khukri, poor salary on July 4, 2007 | 4 Comments »

 The British and the Gurkhas: Worlds Apart? (Satis Shroff, Freiburg)   Even though generations of Nepalese soldiers called the fearsome Gurkhas, have fought Britain’s colonial and other wars (Falklands, Croatia, Iraq) the Gurkhas don’t have the same rights as ordinary British citizens. It was a magnificent scenario: the proud Royal Scouts led British cadets, Territorial [...]

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