The voice of Jewish Canada since 1960.
The voice of Jewish Canada since 1960.
The Polish writer Zbigniew Herbert, travelling in Italy during his student years, recalls in his book A Barbar in a Garden, an episode while he was visiting the Pinacoteca at Siena. Around noon, he wrote, the guardians were “ringing the bells like crazy, because the clock on the tower of the Palazzo Pubblico was nearing the 12th hour,” which promised, “a dish of steaming spaghetti, a glass of wine and afterwards a nice nap.” The young writer also retreated to one of the nearby eateries.
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