Author Archives: Ron Pavellas

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About Ron Pavellas

reader, writer, a sometimes poet

The Siege of Leningrad

Posted on June 11, 2008 by Ron Pavellas

How can a story about the purposeful murder of 650,000 people be wonderful? When the story of a few survivors is so poetically and lovingly told, as in The Siege by Helen Dunmore. The siege of Leningrad lasted from September, … Continue reading →

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Indeterminability in Copenhagen

Posted on May 28, 2008 by Ron Pavellas

Eva and I were in San Francisco during  January, 2002. We attended a performance of the play Copenhagen at the Curran Theater, the undated playbill of which I recently came across, and was reminded of my resolve to get the … Continue reading →

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