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#ItalianLitMonth n.48: The Harshaneeyam Podcast and Its Italian Literature in Translation Playlist

Posted on November 2, 2024 by Leah Janeczko

by Leah Janeczko Three years ago, three friends in India who loved reading – Harsha, Giri and Anil, who had been friends for 25 years and studied mechanical engineering together – started a podcast dedicated to novels and short stories in their native language of Telugu. They called the program Harshaneeyam, a play on words … Continue reading #ItalianLitMonth n.48: The Harshaneeyam Podcast and Its Italian Literature in Translation Playlist

Posted in Global Literature in Libraries Initiative, Italian Literature, ItalyTagged And Other Stories, Ann Goldstein, Black Cat, Brian Robert Moore, Domenico Starnone, Elena Ferrante, Europa Editions, Flatiron Books, Harshaneeyam, International Booker Prize 2024, Italian Lit Month, ItLit2024, L'amica geniale, Le assaggiatrici, Leah Janeczko, Lost on Me, Michele Mari, My Brilliant Friend, Niente di Vero, Oonagh Stransky, podcasts, Rosella Postorino, Telugu, The House on Via Gemito, The Women at Hitler's Table, Tu Sanguinosa infanzia, Veronica Raimo, Via Gemito, You Bleeding Childhood1 Comment

#ItalianLitMonth n.33: Abandonment: An Eritrean-Italian Story

Posted on October 19, 2024 by Leah Janeczko

by Oonagh Stransky A recovered gem from the Italian postcolonial literary canon, this heartrending and kaleidoscopic work of creative non-fiction by Erminia Dell’Oro was originally published in 1991 by Einaudi. Twelve-year-old Sellass undertakes the dangerous journey to Massawa in search of a better life, going on to become a water carrier. Carlo musters up the … Continue reading #ItalianLitMonth n.33: Abandonment: An Eritrean-Italian Story

Posted in Global Literature in Libraries Initiative, Italian Literature, ItalyTagged abandonment, Eritrea, Erminia Dell’Oro, Héloïse Press, ItalianLitMonth, ItLit2024, L’abbandono, Oonagh Stransky1 Comment

#ItalianLitMonth n.11: The Sorrows and Joys of Translating Italian Dialects: Part Two

Posted on October 7, 2024October 7, 2024 by Leah Janeczko

by Katherine Gregor To read Part One of this article, click here. If Italian dialectal idioms are sometimes hard to convey into standard Italian, translating them into English would make Hercules throw in the towel. When considering how to translate dialect I rejected the option of using a UK regional dialect as an alternative because … Continue reading #ItalianLitMonth n.11: The Sorrows and Joys of Translating Italian Dialects: Part Two

Posted in Global Literature in Libraries Initiative, Italian Literature, ItalyTagged Clarissa Botsford, Emma Mandley, Italian dialect, ItalianLitMonth, ItLit2024, Katherine Gregor, Oonagh Stransky, Richard Dixon1 Comment

#ItalianLitMonth n.6: Who’s That Girl? A Reader’s Guide to The Mortal and Immortal Life of the Girl from Milan

Posted on October 4, 2024October 6, 2024 by Leah Janeczko

by Oonagh Stransky Domenico Starnone, born in Naples in 1943, is one of Italy’s greatest living authors. His name is often mentioned in connection to the mysterious figure of Elena Ferrante because of their shared interest in certain themes and the city of Naples. But we won’t be talking about that here. The Mortal and … Continue reading #ItalianLitMonth n.6: Who’s That Girl? A Reader’s Guide to The Mortal and Immortal Life of the Girl from Milan

Posted in Global Literature in Libraries Initiative, Italian Literature, Italy, Translated LiteratureTagged best book of the year, Childhood, coming-of-age novel, contemporary, death, Domenico Starnone, drowning, editors choice, family, family drama, friendship, grandmother, growing up, infatuation, Italian, ItalianLitMonth, Italy, ItLit2024, literary, memory, most anticipated, Naples, Neapolitan, novella, Oonagh Stransky, prize-winning, short novel, slim, Strega Prize, translated fiction1 Comment

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