tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72320909803842953682024-02-20T21:23:27.929-05:00IN THE THEATER OF THE WORLDThe blog dedicated to Alexander the Great fans, readers of the novel "In The Theater of the World", and questions related to Alexander and to the novel welcome here! Here you will find the teenager Alexander before he became 'The Great'.C Benjamin Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00588479392503423132noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232090980384295368.post-20490685644388672022013-10-28T10:45:00.003-04:002013-10-28T10:46:57.458-04:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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C Benjamin Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00588479392503423132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232090980384295368.post-20424185072671642682013-08-27T14:02:00.002-04:002013-08-27T14:07:12.406-04:00BOOK PROMO IN MACEDONIA<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Times;">On July 26, 2013 during the XXVIII Annual Summer Festival in Stip, Macedonia, </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Times;">the book promotion of <i>In The Theatre of the World</i> was held in the historic Bezisten Art Gallery, once a medieval Turkish trade center. A review was read by
Dr. Maria Kukubajska (professor of American Literature at University of Goce Delchev), and the novel's Prologue read by </span></span><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"type":45}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" style="font-size: small;" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">Natalija Pop Zarieva and Krste Iliev</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Times;">, of the
Philological Faculty of UGD. Amid the several dozen guests and audience from
Stip and neighboring towns, were Ilcho Zahariev, Mayor of Stip, General Stojan Dimcov, garrison commander of Stip, </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Times;">Promoter and Director of the festival, Kiril Panajotov, </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Times;">and other prominent
citizens. Mayor Zahariev gave a short speech </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Times;"> in which
he stressed the historical importance of Stip, and welcomed, presented gifts to and thanked the author for her
interest in Macedonia.</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Times;"> The author addressed the audience with
an emotional speech, which was interrupted several times with applause. She stated that since the age of sixteen she had been interested in the history of Alexander and Macedonia. Her life
dream, finally accomplished, was to visit Macedonia and meet the descendants of Alexander. Tracy also stated she will continue to advocate
for the Macedonian cause, and concluded her speech with an exclamation in Macedonian,
"Za Makedonia" ("for Macedonia").<br />
The next day Tracy (who had stayed at the home of her friend
and collaborator Alexander Donski, initiator of the promotion)
traveled to the city of Kocani with Darko Miovski, the translator of the Macedonian edition. <span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.cbenjamintracy.com/">www.cbenjamintracy.com</a></span></span></span><br />
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се чита како мемоари за Александар Македонски, така Александар самиот раскажува
за својот живот на возраст од 13 до 20. Романот е интимно патување во калење на
македонскиот воин-принц. Читателот ги истражува настаните и неговото семејство
и пријателските односи што го обликувале него, "вешто обезбедување увид во
неговиот живот како што повеќето фасцинантни тинејџери во<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>античката историјата, на начин што
тинејџерите денес може лесно да го сфатат." (Канада Newswire Прес -
Соопштение за медиумите "нов роман нуди уникатна перспектива за
создавањето на Александар Велики", 10 април 2012 година).</span><br />
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"King Alexander, Age 32" by Anke Eissman</div>
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Interview in last summer's edition of <i>Macedonian News Toronto. </i>Click link below.<br />
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<i><a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/62435134/Interview-of-C-Benjamin-Tracy-in-Canadian-Macedonian-News-Toronto">Interview of C Benjamin Tracy by Author Aleksandar Donski</a></i></div>C Benjamin Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00588479392503423132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232090980384295368.post-82775853106485571982012-05-16T19:59:00.002-04:002012-05-16T20:02:52.281-04:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-size: large;">Thank you to all who attended my lecture this afternoon! The Q&A period was fantastic. Please feel free to continue the dialogue and Q&A here in this blog or visit <span style="font-size: small;">Link:</span> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/In-the-Theater-of-the-World-Novel-by-C-Benjamin-Tracy/207813175941275">Novel's Facebook Page</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Bucephalus by Federica Costantini</span></span></div>
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Tracy" - Wednesday, May 16th at Riverhead Free Library, Riverhead, NY
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him during his adolescence. The book focuses on Alexander’s younger years...A pampered prince surrounded by fawning fellows and comely courtesans...Alexander wants for nothing and gets everything he wants whenever he wants it. He expects no less, and makes no apologies for that."</span></span></h6></div>C Benjamin Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00588479392503423132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232090980384295368.post-89006763899932660692012-01-26T15:34:00.004-05:002012-02-19T20:17:44.395-05:00MEET THE AUTHOR Nite<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-size: large;">April 18th 'Meet The Author' 5:00-6:00pm at Westhampton Beach Library, Westhampton Beach, New York. Presentation, reading, and Q&A with refreshments. </span><br />
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</style><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;">[Bucephalus]</span><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">, and prove to all who witness here I am greater than Bellerophon himself, and I mounted on the stallion will sweep through air swift as a gale of wind!”</span> </span></i></span><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;">And so begins the strong bond between youth and horse, riding across the known world until Bucephalus died in the year 326BCE in the location what is now Jhelum, Pakistan, once upon a time called 'Bucephala'.</span><br />
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