#ItalianLitMonth n.45: Six Italian Literary and Translation Awards You Should Know About

Posted on by Leah Janeczko

by Leah Janeczko They say you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, but if the cover boasts one of these six awards, it means that judges somewhere in the world have deemed the book shelfworthy. Though there are many other national and international literary and translation prizes celebrating Italian works, this is a good … Continue reading #ItalianLitMonth n.45: Six Italian Literary and Translation Awards You Should Know About

#ItalianLitMonth n.28: Glowrushes by Roberto Piumini: A Timeless Italian Masterpiece

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by Leah Janeczko A wealthy lord summons an artist to his palace to paint murals in the three windowless rooms to which his young son is confined due to a life-threatening illness. The artist’s boundless generosity turns the simple commission into a years-long labor of love, and his paintings allow the boy to vicariously experience … Continue reading #ItalianLitMonth n.28: Glowrushes by Roberto Piumini: A Timeless Italian Masterpiece

#ItalianLitMonth n.2: Beppe Fenoglio’s A Private Affair

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by Howard Curtis Although not especially well known outside Italy, Beppe Fenoglio is considered one of the most significant Italian writers of the period immediately after World War II. Emerging as he did from the anti-Fascist partisan movement, he wrote mostly (though not exclusively) about the war years. When his novel A Private Affair was … Continue reading #ItalianLitMonth n.2: Beppe Fenoglio’s A Private Affair

Great Granny Webster by Caroline Blackwood

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This short novel is a fearsome portrait of a startling old woman. Great Granny Webster lives in Hove, Sussex, on the south coast of England. She inhabits a dark house, spending her time sitting upright in a chair, doing nothing. This has been her way of life for decades. What makes her live in this … Continue reading Great Granny Webster by Caroline Blackwood