wistfulness

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These three novellas were written in the 1920s, after the fall of the empire, and in their baroque translation by John Batki they cast back upon bygone times with wistfulness, charm and winking humor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

All of the romance and wistfulness of the concert can’t undo years of heartbreak and resentment.

From Salon • Feb. 5, 2026

Schneider said he and many of those active in the Yiddish scene are alive to the "danger of becoming really wrapped in a ball of nostalgia and wistfulness".

From Barron's • Oct. 26, 2025

Co-produced with Edgar Barrera and Sky Rompiendo, the song toils with the wistfulness of what never came to be, and the hope of what could become.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2024

A mixture of annoyance and amazement and wistfulness that seems different in retrospect.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern