Thoughts can never be conveyed fully in any language. Giants are big in stature but not necessarily in intellect or creativity. Of course, well written works still don’t make ‘great’ writers. Just following a few comments and articles would be enough to see how both you and Daphne would always be lacking in depth. Shallow and clinging onto a decadent section of society whose pretentious glory was itself made decadent both from true literary giants and from apostates of your own twisted lot.

Umberto Eco is one good example of brilliant writing, even when translated into English.

I was being generous. I’m trying to cut down on my attakki fahxija.

For fuck’s sake, Tyrone. A “giant”? Compared to a country of illiterates? “His field”? Writing for an audience of 400,000 in a language that cannot convey thoughts adequately?

Anyone who writes in Maltese, by definition, cannot be a literary giant.

[Daphne – ‘Writing for an audience of 400,000’: not quite. Many of those 400,000 are children, senile, illiterate, or can’t speak/read Maltese properly.]

What the hell difference does it make? He isn’t that brilliant anyway. I was just struggling to find examples from further back.

If you read this one book ‘umpteen times’, and ‘it never ceases to impress’ you, then something must be wrong with your logic.

Or you haven’t been around much.
Or you have certain limitations.

Yes but Thatcher had a statue in bronze done for her whilst she was still alive.

Yes but Thatcher brought 72 billion into the British economy.

Naqbel perfettament.