Carnaio di Fantasmi
A comparative book review At the beginning of this past September, and knowing that my in-laws would be visiting later…
Italian Book Review by Anna Aryal: Scontro di civiltà per un ascensore a Piazza Vittorio
Regular readers will have come across my October post, “Advanced Literary Composition” and will know all about the so-titled course…
5 (or more) Reasons to Teach the Amica Geniale Series
Over the years, and as a trained literary analyst, I have been conditioned to scoff at bestsellers. At their best,…
Italian Book Review: Noi siamo tempesta, by Michela Murgia
An Italian-language review of Michela Murgia’s 2019 book follows below. Scritta a tre cervelli, se non a sei mani. Ringrazio…
Italian Book Review: The Game, by Alessandro Baricco
Ask any Millennial. Better still, ask their parents. They’ll unequivocally tell you how greatly their generation has been affected by…
Italian book review: La paranza dei bambini, by Roberto Saviano
Paranzini si nasce. Little criminals are born, not made. Per fare i camorristi, bisogna essere già imparati (sic). There is…
Italian Book Review: Macerie Prime, by Zerocalcare
Luogo comune: a pejorative term, the name attributed to clichés or platitudes, often also referred to in Italian as “frasi…
Italian Book Review: Le Assaggiatrici, by Rosella Postorino
The Premio Campiello is an Italian literary prize awarded to one book that, more than any other that year, captures…
Italian Book Review: Storie di donne e di pianura by Annalisa Panati
Lovers of Great Books know Penelope to be a meaningful but secondary figure. When her husband, Ulysses, is called to…
Book Review: The Pink House and Other Stories by Licia Canton
Licia Canton’s 2018 book The Pink House and Other Stories is a collection of 15 short stories set in a…