MINN BEJN IL-KWINTI
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“Dawn l-erba’ drammi ta’ Casha huma awgurju sabiħ fi staġun ġdid tat-teatru fl-Iskola Maltija, skola li m’għandhiex tibqa’ lura ħdejn oħrajn fl-għarfien tal-importanza li għandu dan il-ġeneru fit-trawwim tal-persuna.” (Prof. Oliver Friggieri-Daħla għall-ktieb)
Dan ta’
Casha mhux xi volum għall-ixkaffa, iżda jrid jitqies bħala xogħol ta’
investigazzjoni għal edukazzjoni organika u applikata għall-immedjatezza
tar-realtà.
MINN TARF SA TARF TAT-TRIQ – AGIUS
These 20 short stories of Charles Casha takelife from those environments and come to us on the wings of the imagination. They make wholesomereading, especially since most of us who do not live abroad or out in the wilds – can recall similar stories from our childhood … so here is God’s plenty, spiced up with some delightful drawings by Mark Casha.” (Norbert Ellul Vincenti – The Times)
“Minn Fuq L-Għatba reads like a captivating study of recent Maltesehistory. Through character descriptions and brief amusing anecdotes we get to know about the life in post-war Malta. Maltese trades and traditions, religious rituals, entertainment, politics, the division of social classes and the influence of the English in Malta – all are part of this absorbing, delightful book.” (Joan Mallia-The Sunday Times)
KUN AF aktar dwar ilsienna – MERLIN LIBRARY – 1987
“…kien ħsieb tassew floku dak ta’ Charles Casha,hu nnifsu għalliem tal-Malti, u awtur ta’ diversi kotba għat-tfal, li jagħmel din il-ġabra ta’ għidut u espressjonijiet idjomatiċi biex wieħed jipprova jżommil-brejk u ma jħallix il-Malti jkompli nieżel in-niżla lejn il-preċipizzju bla qiegħ.” (Alfred Massa – Il-Ħajja).
L-APPARTAMENT FIR-RABA' SULAR(THE APARTMENT ON THE FOURTH FLOOR) - KKM - 2004
"it is my guess, that the way, Time as space in itself, allows for people's destinies to take shape, is crucialto this particular novel. In this way L-Appartament.., is a breakthrough as a genre."( F. Attard - letterto the author ).
“ … I really got into the book and had a hard time putting it down, mostly because you made the characters so real and sympathetic that you feelyou seem to get to know them and want to know what happens to them. Also the story of each character is so poignant. You wove the story of each character so cleverly too and I got a kick out of the surprise ending.” (letterto the author – Mary Brunet )
IL-PRINĊEP U T-TROGLODITI (KKM - 2008)
Casha jimraħ fil-ġeneru tal-fantasija li għandu kemm mill-ħrafa kif ukollmil-leġġendarju. Naraw għalhekk lill-bniedem f'waqtiet sbieħ, imma anki f'waqtiet meta jrid iħabbat wiċċu ma' bosta ostakli. L-ebda rakkont fantastiku mhu statiku,imma dinamiku,u dan iseħħ permezz tat-tema tal-vjaġġ...
Casha has clearly revelled in writing this book. The novel is riddled with a mysterious and intriguing plot which keeps the reader interested along the numerous twists and turns in the story. (Simone Spiteri – The Sunday Times)
KTIEB GĦAL AMY (KKM - 1999)
Bis-saħħa
ta' rumanzi bħal Ktieb
għal Amy, il-kitba Maltija tissokta tikseb ir-relevanza li teħtieġ
biex tibqa' dejjemħajja, waqt li titfittex dejjemaktar
Dawnin-novelli jippreżentaw sitwazzjonijiet maħluqin mill-awtur,imma jseħħu f'ambjent li kien jeżisti fi tfulitu u fi żmien dawk kollha li għalqu s-sittin u aktar.
In-novelli juri fihom dik il-ħajja li kien jaf l-awtur, għalhekk meta wieħed jaqrahom, fl-istess ħinikun qed jaqra dwar l-ambjent folkloristiku u l-ħajja tal-Maltin kif kienu sa nofs is-seklu għoxrin. (Guido Lanfranco - Il-Mument)
BURRAXKI (KKM - 2005)
“Charles
Casha ilu ħafna jimraħ fil-qasam tan-narrattiva bil-Malti, u l-kitbiet kotrana
tiegħu huma mfasslin għal udjenzi differenti,
IL-MISTERU TAL-MAQLUBA (KKM - 2001)
The story unfolds in a brilliant manner, with just a little bit more being given away at every stage. It is obvious from the cover, that the children do find the amulet. (Tanja Cilia - The Times)
IS-SEĦER TAT-TEMPJU (KKM - 1987)
Il-karattri maħdumin tajjeb, ukoll dawk sekondarji, bħal oħt il-Kappillan, is-sagristan u oħrajn; u l-istil kif jirraġuna r-raħli superstizzjuż huwa mnaqqax tajjeb ħafna. (Problemi ta' llum)
IL-KLABB: L-GĦAXAR ANNIVERSARJU (MERLIN LIBRARY - 1997)
Il-Klabb makes excellent reading, not least because Charles Casha knows full well how youths think, and react, and is perfectly capable of translating his real-life experiences with children and pre-adults,and a stage environment onto papar. (Tanja Cilia-The Times)
FRA MUDEST
Tul erbgħin sena li fihomid-dinja nbidlet bis-sħiħ, kull awtorità ddaħħlet fikriżi, u l-fehmiet u l-gosti tal-Maltin inqalbu ta'taħt fuq, Fra Mudest bil-karattru ferrieħi, b'dik id-daħkasimpatika tiegħu baqa' jilħaq dik ir-rokna f'qalbhom - li minkejja kollox - tixtieq is-sempliċità,il-ġenwinità. Baqa'xhieda ta' kontinwità u punt ta' riferiment iktar importanti milli naħsbu. (Profs Manwel Mifsud - f'għeluq l-40 senamindu dehret l-ewwel storja dwar Fra Mudest)
“Casha’s prose has a colloquial brightness that will appeal to ten year olds.” (Paul Xuereb – The Sunday Times)
“Fra Mudest
sar klassiku fil-letteratura tagħna u anki minħabba l-umoriżmu li fihom dawn
l-istejjer baqgħu jinqraw u se jibqgħu jinqraw
“… l-awtur li għaraf idaħħal ħlejqa oħra fil-mitoloġija folkloristika ta’ Malta u Għawdex “ (Ġorġ Mallia – daħla għall-ktieb 40 sena Fra Mudest – Il-Fra li ta tbissima).
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"Napprezza ħafna l-mod kif jirnexxilek tirrakkonta realtajiet attwali ta' żmienna u tibqa' dejjem eleganti fil-ħsieb u fil-lingwaġġ. Dawn huma merti ta' importanza kbira." ( Prof Oliver Friggieri, silta minn ittra lill-awtur)
“Il-ħila tal-awtur toħroġ meta jiġi biex jiġbor it-trufijiet kollha lejn l-għeluq. L-awtur stinka biex jara kif se jsib l-aħjar mezz biex iġib lil din il-familja f'sensiha. Mhux faċli li taqla' lil dak li jkun mir-rutina li jkun inqabad fiha. Iżda fil-waqt mistenni l-awtur isib kif u biex għandu jdawwar l-istorja li tingħalaq b'togħma tajba. Dan hu ktieb li għandu jinqara. (Frans Galea - It-Torċa)
“Casha
obviously knows how the minds of teenagers work - his career as a teacher shows
through his work. He takes us step-by-step through the seduction of the green
Martina by the worldly-wiseDonald, who in another genre, would have been a
vampire suckling the lifeblood out of nubile young ladies.
In this novel Casha seeks to give a subtle, hip
warning to teenagers who cannot comprehend the motives behind certain people's
overtures of friendship...and he succeeds. (Tanja Cilia- The Sunday Times )
CASHA U L-KITBA TIEGĦU
“ … Mr.Casha captivated the boys’ attention and they asked him a hundred and one intelligent questions, the college said. Infact, what was meant to talke 40 mins ended up by lasting one hour and 20 mins.” (Visit to st. Edward’s college - The Times).
“Kiteb l-ewwel ktieb li qatt ippubblika l-Merlin, Fra Mudest, u prattikament welled il-letteratura għat-tfal bil-Malti. Il-kotba tiegħu, jkun xi jkun il-ġeneru, marbuta b’element komuni: il-popolarità mat-tfal.” (L-edituri - MERLIN 45 -pubblikazzjoni kommemorattiva f’għeluq il-45 sena tal-Merlin Library).
“Charles Casha, għalliem u awtur li rnexxielu jgħaqqad dawn iż-żewġ kompetenzi flimkien bil-ħila kollha, ilu jagħti sehmu fit-tkabbir tal-librerija Maltija għat-tfal.” (Oliver Friggieri)
“Grazzi ħafna tal-lista li bgħattli tal-pubblikazzjonijiet tiegħek, turija tas-sehem sħiħ u konsistenti u serju li tajt lil-letteratura tagħna. Napprezzaha ħafna.” (ittra lill-awtur minn Oliver Friggieri – 2004)
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