The magnificent short narratives collected in the volume Roman Stories by Jhumpa Lahiri were all translated by the author and Todd Portnowitz, a translation I can only describe as
Domenico Starnone definitely knows how to tell a story. The tension that quickly builds over the first few pages of his books continues throughout until the very last pages, in fac
It’s been wonderful to see the re-emergence of country-specific anthologies of short fiction from around the world, courtesy of Penguin Classics, one of which is The Penguin Book
In the hotel dining room, the lady started to observe the gentleman seated at the table across from her, and upon preliminary inspection, surmised that he was interesting. The esse
After moving to Rome in 2015, I sought to respond to this question. For many years, I had studied Italian from afar, without ever having lived in Italy. The desire to speak it ever
Jhumpa, if you and I were meeting in person, not on Zoom, we might be sitting together having a coffee or a prosecco. Where would you like to be? I’m in my house in Rome right no
When children are much more perceptive than adults give them credit for… From Ritanna Armeni‘s Hour After Hour My grandchildren appear on the computer screen. Costanza
Trick, the latest offering in English from Domenico Starnone, one of Italy’s most renowned writers, and translated expertly by Jhumpa Lahiri, follows a few days in the life of a
Tuesday 22 March 2015, 7pm – 8pm | Free, booking essential The Italian Cultural Institute, 39 Belgrave Square, London, SW1X 8NX Jhumpa Lahiri will discuss her latest book, In
