Katherine Gregor is our new resident Italianist. Born in Rome, she is an appassionata and translator of Italian literature. In this new monthly column she will introduce you to som
Treat your bookshelf to a taste of Italy! In October 2024, the Global Literature in Libraries Initiative hosted its first celebration of Italian literature in English transla
Brothers. There’s a lot to think about there.Romulus and Remus, one must kill the other.Romulus and Remus, blood that is worthless unless spilled, in some cases.The wolf fed you
When I first read Melissa Panarello in 2003, she was only known as Melissa P. and I had to sneak into my dad’s office to leaf through the scandalous (for the time, at the time) C
This month I’m dipping into the archives for an older book than usual, but for reasons both important to the Italian literary landscape and to the scope of this column. A collect
What an exciting year for Italian publishing! With two books on the 2024 International Booker Prize Longlist (Domenico Starnone’s The House on Via Gemito in Oonagh Stransky
Racism in Italy was discovered two years ago, when the so-called yellow-green government coalition was formed by the Lega and the Movimento 5 Stelle. At least, that’s what mainst
Readers who follow my work will know that, recently, I have been more focused on translating games than novels (though the skills and expertise are the same, trust me). The role-pl
I first encountered Alessandra Carnaroli as a poet. As did most Italian readers. The novel I want to spotlight for this month’s Italianist is her first full prose publication. To
A quick note on this month’s Italianist: some readers may find one or both of the main topics disturbing, as the book deals with the themes of loss of a parent and the BDSM world
