Widnet Il-Baħar U Stejjer Oħra
by Joe Friggieri, published by Kite Group Malta, 2020
Professor Joe Friggieri’s Widnet Il-Baħar u Stejjer Oħra published by Kite Group is the fourth collection of short stories presented to the public in the last five years, the previous three having become so popular to the point of either being translated into foreign languages or being read to the public on various local stations. Brief, to the point and leaving space for one’s own personal reflection and analysis, Widnet il-Baħar u Stejjer Oħra is a lovely collection of stories that can be enjoyed by readers of different backgrounds.
Studji Kritiċi, Volume Two
2020
As I have affirmed in my first review of his first volume of his critical studies, Tarċisju Zarb is one of Malta’s most prolific poets. He is a worthy author, academician, essayist and teacher whose highly philosophical views of life reflect a very deep and almost painful preoccupation with what is actually going on in a world that is tragically succumbing to chaos.
And like all poets, he is still hoping for better days, with more colourful undertones of cynicism that sometimes sound more pronounced and desperate than hopeful.
Earlier in 2020, Zarb has enhanced Maltese literature with his first volume of critical studies that not only were academical gems but also reflected the genuine interest that Zarb has, not only in local literature in general, but in other Maltese poets and writers.