#ItalianLitMonth n.46: Q&A with Translator Jamie Richards Conducted by Jeanne Bonner

by Jeanne Bonner Jamie Richards has translated the works of some of the most celebrated writers working in Italy today, including Igiaba Scego and Viola di Grado. She won the 2024 National Translation Award in Prose for her translation The Hunger of Women by Marosia Castaldi, which was published by And Other Stories. Her translation was … Continue reading #ItalianLitMonth n.46: Q&A with Translator Jamie Richards Conducted by Jeanne Bonner

#ItalianLitMonth n.23: Women and the Holocaust: Overlooked Stories

by Jeanne Bonner One of the most memorable scenes I’ve ever read about the Holocaust comes from a memoir by Giuliana Tedeschi that recounts the birth of a baby boy in a Nazi concentration camp who shortly after he was born was put “in a cardboard box in the cellar.” Tedeschi was born in Milan … Continue reading #ItalianLitMonth n.23: Women and the Holocaust: Overlooked Stories