When we asked our Italian writers and translators to send us their postcards from around Italy, we suggested they offer our readers some literary anecdote, some memory about books,
We celebrate Italian literature in Ireland in 2022 with two authors who both rode the twentieth century’s wave of political and social changes, and who had similar preoccupations
‘Are you from Vigata?’ a lovely Scottish lady asked me the moment she heard about my Sicilian origins. Edinburgh was bathed in sunlight, and I had just received two special gif
‘Die with memories, not dreams’, is the motto etched on my favourite bench in Belgrave Square Garden, opposite the Italian Cultural Institute in London. Italians tend to think
It’s always dangerous for a writer to echo George Orwell; few can hope to equal the lucidity and power of Orwell’s prose, and Alberto Prunetti doesn’t. But his story of setti
For about thirty years, I worked outside my native Italy – first as a teacher of Italian literature at the universities of Uppsala and Caen, then as a cultural attaché in Paris,
This short and funny story by new writer and bookseller, Valentina Pellizzoni, takes its inspiration from the antics of her three children. The story is told in the first person by
In the last twenty years, the Italian publishing industry has witnessed a flourishing of illustrated children’s books. The publishing houses that have contributed to this process
How do you introduce concepts like ratio and relative size to the youngest children in a fun and engaging way? Rossana Bossù, a graphic designer and illustrator/author of children
‘“Once upon a time, there was a girl who was called Little Yellow Riding Hood.” “No, Red!” “Oh, right!” Little Red Riding Hood. Her mother called her one day and said
