Dan Costinas

Dan Costinas

When Life Gives You Books

September 16, 2026
That evening, sitting amidst tower blocks of Victorian drainage history, Phineas realised Mrs Brown was right. Lemons were versatile. Books were heavy, flammable and stubbornly dry. But as the rain began to drizzle over the hill, he decided that if life refused to give him citrus, he would simply have to improvise…

Thus Spoke Zarathustra

The book remains one of the most influential works in modern philosophy. It challenges readers to step away from mindless conformity, take responsibility for their own lives and constantly strive towards personal transformation and creative self-expression…

Speechless Hours

August 31, 2026
He wrote for ten or twelve hours a day. This was not an exaggeration, although people tended to assume it was when they first heard it. He began after breakfast and often did not notice the afternoon arriving. He would look up at four and discover that the light had…

Screwdrivers and Headshrinkers

August 30, 2026
It is a daily occurrence. Last month, I was asked to replace a broken door handle on Ward Four. Dr Gregory, the chief psychiatrist, cornered me in the hallway and spent forty-five minutes explaining that the brass handle had developed an Oedipus complex and was actively refusing to be turned…

The Hellstein Files

August 30, 2026
Consider Hell, for instance, where every virtue of mortal existence is systematically inverted to accommodate thieves, murderers, architects of global warming, warmongers, fraudsters and politicians. Especially politicians.…

Summa Cum Confusion (Part 1)

August 29, 2026
Dr Guy B. Cybelius had a summa cum laude PhD in Comparative Literature, specialising in Afro-European Culture. He was also as absent-minded as a scientist could possibly be. At least, that was what the visible signs suggested: He had red wine with ice for breakfast. He regularly wore two different-coloured…
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Former diplomat and globetrotter, Dan Costinas is a versatile contemporary writer, translator, and editor. A true polyglot, he has authored and contributed to several dozen books spanning mainly fiction, essays, aphorisms, reviews and criticism, journalism, and poetry.

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Books of Our Continent

From the quiet shelves of forty-four national archives and ancient university libraries to the cosy corners of independent bookstores and modest home…

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