The Malta Independent 2 November 2026, Monday
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The farmer from Skorba

Sunday, 26 July 2026, 10:14 Last update: about 4 months ago Noel Grima

Ah! Author: Immanuel Mifsud Publisher: Klabb Kotba Malti / 2025 Pages: 128   This is the first time I am tackling Immanuel Mifsud and the prospect is quite daunting,...

Scenes from the other side

Sunday, 19 July 2026, 08:20 Last update: about 5 months ago Noel Grima

Inside the house of blessings and other stories about Egypt and Palestine  Mandy Fessenden Brauer Faraxa Publishing  2026 260pp   Dr Mandy Fessenden Brauer...

A Maltese classic reimagined

Sunday, 28 June 2026, 09:25 Last update: about 5 months ago

A cornerstone of Maltese literature is set to reach new audiences with the upcoming release under the Quinque label of Snow on Comino, the first full English translation of Silġ fuq Kemmuna by...

More underground cures

Sunday, 28 June 2026, 08:59 Last update: about 5 months ago Noel Grima

In July 2014 I had published on these pages a review of what in my opinion was and remains a remarkable book, An Anthology of Underground Cures. This contained an account of cures as a result of...

Follow your dreams

Sunday, 21 June 2026, 11:01 Last update: about 6 months ago Noel Grima

To my great surprise when I started researching about the book I am reviewing today, I found out that the author was born just a few weeks before me - he on St Bartholomew's Eve and I a few days...

Malta’s forgotten fascists

Sunday, 21 June 2026, 08:26 Last update: about 6 months ago

In the turbulent political landscape of 1930s Malta, a little-known and often misunderstood chapter unfolded-one that challenges the conventional narratives of colonial loyalty and resistance. At its...

A spring tapestry of memory and Maltese heritage

Sunday, 17 May 2026, 08:03 Last update: about 7 months ago Marie Benoît

The Easter issue is one of the three annual editions of the journal published by Fondazzjoni Patrimonju Malti.  This is a beautifully balanced issue -  part scholarship, part memory,...

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