Confessions of a displaced hedgehog

A displaced hedgehog is a figure - or rather an image - from Tove Jansson's Moomin books. This is how I can best describe myself. This blog is mostly about being displaced.

Monday, 18 November 2019

My British children's literature, part 4

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Read part 1 , 2 and 3 of this story. Yet another unlikely British author, significantly more famous in Russia than in his h...

Saturday, 16 November 2019

My British children's literature, part 3

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Read part 1 and part 2 of this story. While the reason Leila Berg was acceptable in the Soviet Union seems clear, it is less o...

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Friday, 15 November 2019

My British children's literature, part 2

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Read the first post in this series. Another favourite was of a totally different kind: The Adventures of Chunky , by Leila Berg, wh...

Thursday, 14 November 2019

My British children's literature

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It so happened that I never gave the talk that was supposed to be my valedictory appearance. But I did finish it, and I think it may be o...

Sunday, 13 October 2019

My day-to-day life

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A lot of friends have expressed concerns about how I would cope after retirement, and I won't repeat my grand plans , some of whic...

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Thursday, 3 October 2019

Literary Stockholm, Part 8: Doctor Glas.

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Read the background for this blog series. Read Part 1 , Part 2, Part 3 , Part 4 , Part 5 , Part 6 and Part 7 . The...

Monday, 30 September 2019

Will I miss it?

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Today is my last day as employee of the University of Cambridge. While I inevitably contemplate what I will miss from now ...

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