Introduce Yourself here and say Hi.

Hello everyone!
I am happy to join this community, because i am fond of literature. I like different genres, but I need to say that more often I read Science Fiction and Fantasy books. It seems to me that I know this genre well although I am just 24-years old man. And I want to know more.
My favorite authors are Jorge Luis Borges, Hermann Hesse, Stanislaw Lem, Strugatsky brothers, Roger Zelazny (it is obvious, isn't it? Just look at my nickname), Clifford Simak, Ray Bradbury, Gene Wolfe, Erich Maria Remarque and James Herriot.
I am russian and live in Moscow all my life. So I want to apologize for my English. It is very possible that I already done some mistakes. I try to do my best, and my English is improving.
Currently I am working as a cpp programmer and I like my job, but this is not the point.
I want to say why I have decided to join this community in the first place. I like reading, discussing and reviewing the books, but this is not all. When you are reading a book in original, like me, you want discuss it using the same language, not your native one. So I have joined to you.

Yikes... I don't really know how to describe myself because I'm at the point of my life where I really don't have a definite answer to "who I am." I feel like last week I was hell bent on being Ian the Musician, and now I'm giving Ian the writer a whirl.

So ultimately, I hoping through this website and through writing that I will be able to say who I am and where I'm going. But at this point, I'll just have to go with "Hello, I am Ian." Thank you for the opportunity to do so and I look forward to finding new and interesting people!

Hello, My name is Meriem, I am Algerian. I'm studying for the MA degree in Crosscultural studies. I love your forums I have been using the data on these forums since I was an undergraduate student. Now I'm searching for a topic for my thesis, I'm thinking about Algerian literature, Maybe the theme of violence in Algerian literature. But I'm also fascinated by postmodernism as a philosophy and theory!
My user name, Tellem Chaho, is the title of a book containing four short stories written by an Algerian author, Mouloud Maammeri, from the Amazigh area, he wrote about this area and its traditions during the colonial period. The four stories are folk tales told by grand mothers in the Amazigh area (north west Algeria). Tellem Chaho simply means ''Once Upon a Time"
I'm looking forward to contribute into this forum and learn from it :)

Best Regards,

Mimi

Hi, I like reading and would like to spend more time with books. My preferences include historical fiction and postcolonial literature (particularly based in India). Looking forward to an interesting time on the Literature Network Forums.

Hello all,

I'm Hugh in England.

Too tired to be coherent so here's something haphazard..

Grew up loving Arthur Ransome and CS Lewis. Had a Biggles phase, read lots of science fiction. Don't read SF now, but would always be willing to read Ray Bradbury.

I enjoy studying languages, partly so I can read things I loved in translation, in the original. So I learned Spanish to read Borges, French to read Maigret and italian to read Guareschi (Don Camillo stories) and later 'discovered' the genius of Dante. I have never studied these languages to a high (university) level, but reading was always my strongest discipline.

In English I have fits and starts of reading Dickens, Austen, Hardy, often after watching a tv adaptation. I read detective stories: cadfael, Adam Dalgliesh, Wycliffe. I have an ambition (possibly misguided) to write for children so I read children's novels and poems - Pulman, Rowling etc.

I enjoy telling stories, usually from traditional sources, so I read collections of folktales, fairy stories etc.

That feels like a lot but on the contrary I don't feel I have enough time to read.

Hugh

hi everyone!

Hello, I am new to this forum and am looking forward to talking with people who read books. I've spent some time online on wrestling and fighting forums, however it just occurred to me that there might be a place like this where people who enjoy literature spend some time. I look forward to meeting you all.

Greetings to all! I am new here, and cant wait to explore and contribute to the varied topics of discussions. :thumbsup:

Hello everyone,

I came across this site while searching for a book club. I am thrilled to find an online community that discusses such a wide variety of literature.

I am from Buffalo, NY but now live near Miami, FL. I am a big fan of Shakespeare, Dickens and Conrad. I have been on a personal journey through the "classics" since high school with stops along the way for historical fiction, history, art history, biographies, psychology and some modern fiction.

I look forward to joining the discussion.

Who wouldn't love sciene?! I myself perfer physics, but to each his/her own. =o

HI everybody,

I am Victor Teon, and I'm coming from Serbia. My native language is Serbian, but I am excellent in Macedonian and fluent in English.
I am engaged as a university professor in Belgrade, giving lectures in marketing, international business and economics and enterprenership.
In addition to my job, I am also engaged as a translator, English-Serbian.
Concerning literature, I have been writing poetry and some short stories.
I've published a poetry book few years ago, and the second is to be published soon, I hope in a couple of months.
So, I would like to meet people with similar interests and communicate ideas on poetry and literature stuff in general.
My favorite authors: Pound, T.S. Eliot, O. Paz, Borges, S. Plath, Shelly, Dante, Joyce, T. Mann, W. Blake, etc. etc.

Hey,

I am Katherine Reeds. Reading is one of my favorite Hobbies. It's refreshing to have found a society of like minded people and I look forward to discussions on a variety of topics.

Regards,
Kath

Hi everyone!

I'm new here since half an hour or so ago, but very excited. You can find some info about me on my profile. You all seem very interesting people and I hope to share ideas with you all.

My name is Rachel, and I'm fairly new here and come from Chicago. I'm into most creative non-fiction that surrounds the environment, like A Walk in the Woods traveling, and most modern novels like The Tin Drum and The God of Small Things. Cheers!

Greetings from the Northwest Side. Enjoy the company.

wel hello viewers
I am not very talented and not much highly educated.
I just find myself little different from the rest of the people.
And I just believe in hard working for accomplishing anything
you want.

a good looking young girl nice honest, and happy to be a member. I've filled in a few things in my profile for you to check. In addition to that let me add a few things.As for me, I like music (and singing), reading (although I haven't been able to a lot lately), writing, and history. Particularly, I like musicals at the moment, and writing poetry. Most of the year, I play soccer, even though for a quarter of the year, it's snowing (or just really cold). I live on the East Coast, though it doesn't snow a whole lot here. We pretty much survive the winter on minimal snow days, if any at all, though last year we had about two and a half or three feet of snow fall. My favorite books range about as far as my music genres, which is about anything, as long as it's good. Right now, though, I'm in a "Good Omens"-mood, by Teri Pratchett and Neil Gaiman, which was a fantastic book.

looking for a true love here and i believe that god will provide

hello and happy search to every members in this site

Hello everyone,
Am a lover of poetry,I love writing.Poetry comes to me naturally, I don't know, I have probably written a few hundreds of poems, many are already published. I also love writing stories, articles, essay. I enjoy good jokes and I also make a few ones. I like to laugh a lot and I also enjoy been alone, especially in a serene environment My favourite places are gardens, good parks, under nice trees, back corners.Am actually an Accountant by profession and have a masters in banking and finance.
I also love to motivate people and love to teach people the sports I play.
I like to share this unpublished poem I wrote last year.

Five rain away

When you are five rain away
It is four pain this way
This life is different
The sun no more current
More than a seasonal thrill
Your sweetness can turn a mill

Give me a pencil to shade your smile
Then I would cast them by the seashore
And no wave can wash them away
Sometimes the moon hides in the night
But not since we took that walk
And comforted the night with our talk

What a country would leave her child to die
No guilt more cruel than that on the innocent
Who can tell how many angels wait at the
Gate to revenge
I stay still though I dance with my feet
You can’t remain low when steaming love
Invades your heart
Each territory I see you pass by
I build a tent to protect
Like a faithful country I tender you
till you come back five rain away

Hello, I'm living in France and not a native english speaker, but I fend myself well enough to incur in some discussion. Right now, there is not enough physical conversation about literature available for me, so virtuality shall solve that problem. I'll be very pleased to exchange ideas with many of you and I hope to learn while doing it. Nice to meet you all!

Hi Everybody!

I am a 25 year old man. I am from Iran and am currently living in Iran. But I will soon move to Chicago and stay there for 5 years to get a PhD in business from the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University where I will be working on Game Theory.

My English is good enough for my academic and everyday life, but probably not good enough literally.

I am glad to be here and am looking forward to interacting with and learning from you all!!

I've been a lifelong reader of good books and Great Books, lately more interested in understanding the background, analysis and interpretation of literature. My studies in university were focused on career needs more than all that interests me, and now that my kids are away at college themselves I've finally got time to dig into those things.

Glad to find a place to poke around in!

I've thought a lot about how I can introduce myself on this forum.

I've concluded that no better introduction is needed than to assert:

• I love books
• I love intelligent discussion

It's nice to know the rest of you have similar tastes.

See you all on the discussion boards!

I am really lost and confused too. I do not even know who I am. How I can introduce myself?

It's never too late for good things in life. Welcome to the forum.

My name is Jennifer and I am a English graduate student. Besides teaching English to college freshmen, I have always had passion for literature. Hence, I read and write for a living and as hobbies.

Pleased to meet you!

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It's never too late for good things in life. Welcome to the forum.

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do you think that is true?
I hope, but i didn't think so.

Hello, i am not a new member, but a returning one after some months. Hope things are still as good as i recall they were :)

hello, my name is maria, i'm portuguese, 22; writing is never easy for me, i am way better with images than words, but i am a compulsive reader,... i read everything that presents.

Hello everyone!
My name is Anzor, I am 22 and I live in Tbilisi, Georgia. I work as a management consultant. I don't have much free time, but whenever I do, books are sure to occupy large part of that time. I found this forum several months ago and it was nice to read all those discussions about various books and authors, so every time I'd finish a book, I'd get on here and see what others think of it. Finally decided its time to join and share my opinions on my favorite books/authors.

hello every body ! I'm Algerian English student . I don't have neither internet line nor PC but I'm interested in sharing ideas with people who has different views of mine. I'll try to cope with you . bye!

Hello...
my name nastiti
I live in Bogor, Indonesia
I love to write stories..... nice to meet you all ^^
:D

I just joined today and although I have written many poems over the years, I have not saved that many. I live in Sarasota Florida and only write poetry when the mood hits me!
I still have a bad habit of writing in iambic pantameter and rhyme. Jimmy G

Hello everyone! My name is Elisabeth, I am 23 years old and looking for a place to come and discuss books, thoughts, and ideas! I stumbled upon this site and hope it can become a place for me to make some online intellectual buddies. I live in Orlando, Fl. My favorites kinds of books are emotional dramas, psychological thrillers, philosophical theories, self-help books, compilations of short-stories, comedies (love David Sedaris.) Can't wait to hear back from you guys!

hey we are not too far from each other!- that was meant for jimmy!

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hey we are not too far from each other!- that was meant for jimmy!

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Well, that's lucky. Be sure and invite us to the wedding! ;-)

Hey everyone,
I'm brand new to this sight and i'm looking to post some of my work in progress.
How would I go about that :P

Hi, new here. I'm a twenty-three year British undergraduate studying English&Irish Literature at the University of Liverpool, hoping eventually to accede to a life in academia. In my spare time I play competitive (semi-professional) rugby, I played three professional seasons in Portugal before starting my degree. I sporadically write poetry and am currently seeking publication. My particular literary interests are early-to-mid-20thCentury Irish fiction, American Gothic and Absurdist Dystopian. My main poetic influences are Dylan Thomas and Ted Hughes, with a healthy dose of Burroughs thrown in.

Salutations everyone, my name is John Adams (no relation to the founding father...I assume at least). I've been writing all my life and am just now starting to take it as a serious means of existence in this world, in more ways than one. I hope to get feedback and give helpful commentary as well, talking to fellow writers can spur helpful discussion and improvement.

Hello everyone!

I am so delighted to discover this forum. My true passion is art in the whole meaning of this word. I love poetry and good literature. I love reading and I hate writing as I was born to read and talk.:biggrin5: I can express myself the best in paintings. English is my second language and it adds more to my attitude toward writing. Good to be here.

Hello everyone,

So I came here to write erotic short stories, why, because i'm an impulsive teenager who likes to write and is also going through a very stereotypical time in his life. Hope I have fun here, even if my work has a small audience.

I feel like I've discovered gold by coming across this site. I love to read and usually have several books on order at the library to pick up. However, nothing I've read in awhile has been as enjoyable as the book by Harriet Beecher Stowe "The Pink and White Tyranny".

If anyone in the forum has read this wonderful book, I would very much enjoy getting to discuss it.

Happy Reading!

lightersooner