Katherine Gregor is our new resident Italianist. Born in Rome, she is an appassionata and translator of Italian literature. In…
The Italianist: Riveting Italian Books You Need to Know About
I’m a projection of myself, my own exit poll. How is it possible that the years go by quickly, how…
‘Tis that time of year again. Santas Ho-ho-ho-ing, Bing Crosby Bo-Bo-Bo-ing, red-breast robins posing on fake snow. To those who,…
This month, it is my pleasure to invite into the Italianist’s chair my talented fellow translator Lori Hetherington, who presents…
I have in my hands two tufts of braided spikes: lavender, that still has the faint fragrance of a distant…
Mention the late Sicilian writer Andrea Camilleri and people in the UK immediately think of Inspector Montalbano. Some have read…
FOUR TRANSLATORS DISCUSS THE CHALLENGES AND JOYS OF TRANSLATING ITALIAN LITERATURE – With Howard Curtis, Richard Dixon, Katherine Gregor, Lori…
I think it was Picasso who said that an artist mustn’t chase after beauty, but run ahead of it (I…
For centuries women’s faces have observed us from the paintings where they’ve been captured for eternity. Women often not known…
